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

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Learning Can Be Magnetic!!

Help me give my students fun ways to practice what they know while building fine motor skills and a functional grip for writing using magnetic activity boards!

  • $595 goal

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My Students

My students are inspirational!! They inspire me to teach in ways that will reach each and every one of them on an individual level. They are special students with special needs. They have been identified with Autism as well as for some, Specific Learning Disabilities. My students are intelligent and eager to learn. They can be silly and playful at times. They love to learn new things and show what they already know as well. But most importantly, they love school and I want to make sure that continues!

The things that I can teach and use to make learning fun and meaningful will help my students grow as important, productive members of our school community and society.

Learning for my students must be hands-on. Learning for them must be interesting. Learning for them must be active. Being active participants in their own learning is most important and most beneficial to the development of their minds and bodies. Materials that help us to keep our learning organized is also important. Things that allow for family participation is important as well.

I need your help to make learning the best experience it can be for my students!

My Project

Many of my students lack the fine motor skills needed to have a proper grip for writing using tools such as pencils, pens, and markers. This difficulty with properly gripping a writing tool leads to difficulty with writing legible letters, words, sentences, and stories. Not to mention, students also display difficulty with drawing -- and for many students who are still learning the alphabet, drawing is their best form of communicating their thoughts for writing projects and assignments.

Magnetic activity boards to the rescue!!

With the materials provided by generous and caring donors like you, my students will be able to practice the skills they have already learned, such as identifying colors, shapes, sorting, and counting, while strengthening their fine motor skills and grip for writing. They will be doing this without even realizing it, which for many students will be helpful since sometimes their hands do feel in pain when they are focused on writing. This way, through "play," they will have gain, without pain!

Ms. Morales Figueroa Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Los Angeles, 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

12 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP283 - Magnetic Counting Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
LL676 - Magnetic Alphabet Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 2 $99.98
EE226 - Pre-Writing Magnetic Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP282 - Magnetic Color Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FF667 - Magnetic Shapes Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
GG465 - Race to the Finish Magnetic Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
GG459 - Colorpillar Magnetic Maze • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$429.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$505.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.24

Total project goal

$594.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $594.94

1 Donor

-$594.94

Donations toward project cost

-$505.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.24

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