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Mrs. Olivarez from Huntington Park, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarten Kids Need to Play in Order to Learn

Help me give my students the chance to play and learn using classic LEGO sets and Picasso Tiles to create so many amazing structures.

  • $200 goal

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Mrs. Olivarez has another project! Donate to Make it Last! to help her classroom.

$284 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach in a high-poverty area of Los Angeles. The majority of my students are part of the free lunch program and come from low socio-economic home environments. Having money for food and other house hold expenses takes priority over buying learning games, books, or technology. Many students also have limited outside playtime to learn and explore due to unsafe neighborhoods.

My Kindergarten students deserve a classroom that has all types of resources to help them be creative in all academic areas.

I want to give my Kindergarten students a great first school experience that inspires them to develop a love of reading, writing, math and science through hands on activities and technology.

My Project

School is becoming a place where students need to work hard and play less. My Kindergarten students need to play in order to release their creative energy and learn at the same time. Through play, my students are using their verbal skills to communicate with their peers, expanding their creativity in role playing, learning to cooperate and share, and so much more. They always want to share what they made and I use this time to ask them how they built it and they can tell me in detail what they did as compared to when asked about what we just read. I hope to transfer these verbal skills and excitement over to other academic areas.

By playing and creating, my Kindergarten students are developing great skills that they can apply to other areas.

I usually bring to class the LEGO sets or other blocks that my own children are not using, but these are not enough for a full class and are limited on when they can play with them. I want my Kindergarten class to have enough LEGO sets and building toys such as the magnetic tiles so that they all have a chance to play and learn.

Mrs. Olivarez San Antonio Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Huntington Park, CA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PicassoTiles 100 Piece Set 100pcs Magnet Building Tiles Clear Magnetic 3D Building Blocks Construction Playboards, Creativity beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Recreational, Educational Conventional • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Build Your Own Creative Toys, Kids Building Kit (790 Pieces) • Amazon Business $47.99 1 $47.99
LEGO Classic Green Baseplate Supplement for Building, Playing, and Displaying LEGO Creations, 10cm x 10cm, Large Building Base Accessory for Kids and Adults • Amazon Business $5.69 5 $28.45

Materials cost

$126.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.98

Total project goal

$199.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $199.88

3 Donors

-$199.88

Donations toward project cost

-$169.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.98

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 $0.00

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