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Mrs. Kastigar from West Terre Haute, IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarten Winter Restock!

Help me give my students storage totes, batteries, baggies, colored paper, prizes for our treasure chest, plus so much more!

  • $441 goal

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$273 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Kastigar

Mrs. Kastigar has another project! Donate to Supplies for the New School Year! to help her classroom.

$273 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

The students at my school are from a rural farm community. We have a small school at the edge of a large corporation. Our students come from all socioeconomic backgrounds. We are lucky to have great families that work hard and are involved in our school events, but we don't get a lot of extra funding from the state. This is due to our school not qualifying as a Title I school. Title I schools have a higher level of free and reduced-price lunches than we currently have.

My sweet kiddos are hard workers, but they have lots of extra energy and thrive during hands-on activities.

We try to keep moving around our classroom several times throughout the day to help with this. I also have tried to incorporate a flexible seating environment to keep their little bodies wiggling, while engaged in learning, while at our seats. We have had a lot of success when we use hands-on manipulatives and activities.

I love to provide learning opportunities that will get my students moving, thinking, and stimulating their learning by creating.

My Project

This project is not super exciting in words, but is just what we need for our classroom! We need a few more storage totes to organize our activities, baggies to store books and word cards, batteries to keep our electronic items working, card stock to make various games and activities for our classroom, masks to keep us healthy, and some prizes to restock our treasure chest. Plus, a few other supplies for the classroom.

These items like baggies, totes, batteries, and cardstock are used daily in our classroom and are needed to keep our classroom functioning.

The baggies with the sliders are perfect for my littles and we are out! We use them to store so many things that we use every day like stories and word cards and our games and activities that I make out of our cardstock paper. These items travel from home to school nearly every day.

Mrs. Kastigar Fayette Elementary School Grades PreK-2

More about Mrs. Kastigar

West Terre Haute, IN View local requests

More than half of 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

19 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Insights Playfoam Pals Snowy Friends, Party Pack of 12 | Non-Toxic, Never Dries Out | Sensory, Shaping Fun, Arts & Crafts For Kids | Surprise Collectible Toy | Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $30.31 2 $60.62
WT361 Small Lakeshore Tuff Tote 11 12l x 9w x 5h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 4 $39.96
PEZ Christmas Winter Holiday Candy Dispensers Individually Wrapped PEZ Candy and Dispensers (24 Pack) • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Energizer AA Batteries (48 Count), Double A Max Alkaline Battery • Amazon Business $18.17 2 $36.34
Hot Wheels Mini Collection 10-Pack #1 - Race Day [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
WT365 Large Lakeshore Tuff Tote 17 14l x 13 34w x 8h • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 65 lb/176 gsm, "Happy" 5-Color Assortment, 250 Sheets (21004) • Amazon Business $16.79 1 $16.79
Neenah Paper Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 65 lb/176 gsm, "Eco" 5-Color Assortment, 250 Sheets (98853) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Disposable Face Masks, Christmas Face Mask for Adults with Breathable 3 Layer Protection Christmas Masks with Adjustable Ear Loops & Nose Wire Christmas Pattern for Women Men (30 Pcs) • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5” x 11”, 65 lb / 176 gsm, "Spectrum" 25-Color Assortment, 75 Sheets (80944-01) • Amazon Business $7.64 2 $15.28
Energizer CR2032 Batteries, 3V Lithium Coin Cell 2032 Watch Battery, (6 Count) • Amazon Business $7.06 2 $14.12
EE809 Magnetic Fishing Poles Set of 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Lip Smacker Crayola Lip Balm Party Pack, 8 Count • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Hefty Slider Storage Bags, Gallon Size, 30 Count (3 Pack), 90 Total • Amazon Business $9.84 1 $9.84
Hefty Slider Storage Bags, Quart Size, 40 Count (Pack of 3), 120 Total • Amazon Business $8.97 1 $8.97

Materials cost

$339.45

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.10

Total project goal

$440.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$440.64

6 Donors

-$204.34

Donations toward project cost

-$200.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.50

match offer

-$204.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$173.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.94

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$0.00

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