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Ms. Zelman from Miami, FL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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LEGO Builders

Help me give my students LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box sets and Building Plates to create with.

  • $258 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 are all children with Autism. This year I currently only have kindergartners. They are ages five and six.

Most of my students are non-verbal with limited communication skills!

They need different learning modalities and activities to understand their environment. I am requesting LEGO Duplo starter sets and building bases in order learn how to design and build during STEM activities.

Many children with Autism have difficulty with fine motor skills. In my experience teaching students to develop STEM designs in fun and different ways help to teach them in a way they will remember. Teaching them this in Kindergarten will allow them to have more success throughout their educational career.

Ms. Zelman Joe Hall 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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Miami, FL 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO DUPLO Classic Deluxe Brick Box 10914 Starter Set - Features Storage Box, Bricks, Duplo Figures, Dog, and Car, Creative Play, Great Early Learning Toy for Toddlers Ages 18+ Months • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97
LEGO DUPLO Green Building Plate, 24x24 Stud Foundation for Toddlers to Build, Play, and Display Their Brick Creations, Baseplate Construction Toy for Kids, 10980 • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97

Materials cost

$185.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$218.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.60

Total project goal

$257.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $257.33

3 Donors

-$232.33

Donations toward project cost

-$197.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.85

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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