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Mrs. Dutcher from Queen Creek, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Hands On Experience!

Help me give my students calming manipulatives and hands on learning games and toys.

  • $232 goal

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My Project

I plan on using these calming manipulatives during our morning meeting to set the tone of our day! Having students identify and share what they are feeling is key to helping them learn and grow!

I hope to use the sight word building and sentence building game as an fun reading center to help students increase their reading and writing skills.

This will help students take ownership of their learning and increase their knowledge! My students love to take charge of their learning and with these games they can do just that!

Mrs. Dutcher Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School Grades PreK-2

More about Mrs. Dutcher

Queen Creek, AZ View local requests 20 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Solobo: Emotions Coin Drop - social emotional learning toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
hand2mind Sensory Fidget Tubes, Calming Toys for Kids, Occupational Therapy Toys, Play Therapy, Stress Relief Toy, Comfort Items for Anxiety, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $33.79 1 $33.79
IRIS USA 5.9 Qt Plastic Stackable Storage Container Bin with Latching Lid, 20 Pack - Clear, Nestable Box Tote Closet Organization Toys School Art Supplies Shoe Shoebox • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Aizweb Sentence Building,Sight Word Games for Kindergarten 1st 2nd Grade Classroom Must Haves,Montessori Phonics Reading Learning Games,Speech Therapy Special Education Manipulative Toy for Teacher • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Key Education 86-Piece Sentence Building for Kids, Toys for Speech Therapy, Sight Word Games for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Classroom Must Haves, Speech Therapy Activities, Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $15.53 1 $15.53
PP PHIMOTA Sensory Toys Set 55 Pack, Stress Relief Fidget Hand Toys for Adults and Kids, Sensory Fidget and Squeeze Widget for Relaxing Therapy - Perfect for ADHD Add Anxiety Autism • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$149.29

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$10.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.80

Total project goal

$232.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$232.00

3 Donors

-$206.99

Donations toward project cost

-$175.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.04

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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