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Ms. Soto from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learn Through Play

Help me give my students a Pretend Professionals super set, Magna-Tiles, Tinkertoys, and more.

  • $313 goal

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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 Project

My students have great imaginations and are eager to learn. As first graders, they need to be engaged in diverse ways. These materials will invite them to be creative and think critically through hands-on play. They can take their learning from the table and chair with a paper and pencil to the rug with fun and engaging manipulatives. The can build towers with Magnatiles or tinker with K'Nex Tinkertoys. They can pretend play with Pretend Professionals while practicing their social skills and collaboration.. They can also practice the core subjects areas of math with colorful domino sets or spelling with alphabet dough stampers. The materials from this project will allow my first graders to learn learn through hands on play.

Ms. Soto Aldama 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.

More about Ms. Soto

Los Angeles, CA 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

37 students impacted 7donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Constructive Playthings Pretend Professionals Super Set, 24 Pieces • Amazon Business $55.70 1 $55.70
Magna-Tiles 32-Piece Clear Colors Set, The Original Magnetic Building Tiles For Creative Open-Ended Play, Educational Toys For Children Ages 3 Years + • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
K'NEX TINKERTOY - Retro Building Tin - 100 Parts - Collectible Tin - Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Colorations Alphabet Dough Stampers Set, Lowercase Letters – Set of 26 Letter Stamps, Fun ABC Learning Tool for Toddlers, Ideal for Classroom and Home Learning • Amazon Business $32.39 1 $32.39
hand2mind Wooden Dominoes Set for Kids, Double Six Dominoes for Toppling, Bulk Domino Blocks, Montessori Math Manipulatives, Kids Dominoes Classroom Set, Kindergarten Learning Games (6 Sets of 28) • Amazon Business $21.80 1 $21.80
Brain Flakes 500 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set - A Creative and Educational Alternative to Building Blocks - Tested for Children's Safety - A Great Stem Toy for Both Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$212.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$265.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.86

Total project goal

$312.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $312.39

4 Donors

-$303.56

Donations toward project cost

-$265.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.03

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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