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Mrs. Velez from New Britain, CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Build!

My students need 5 sets of magnetic building tiles for hands-on learning about community buildings and 3D shapes.

  • $424 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, with 100% receiving free lunches, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to provide my students with creative and meaningful hands-on learning experiences through developmentally appropriate play.

My students love working with new and exciting materials which they wouldn't have access to at home.

During their play, the children are able to develop stronger communication and the ability to make decisions. With our second language learners, it allows them to increase their vocabulary and enhances oral language skills.

My Project

Through Donors Choose/"Let's Build" , I would like to acquire magnet-tiles for my students to use collaboratively during our purposeful play centers. My purposeful play supports executive function skills by engaging students with new and exciting opportunities to explore, design, and develop their background knowledge of their community. I would like my students to use the magnet tiles to work together to build their neighborhood including hospitals, stores, schools, houses etc. Using their imagination with the magnetic tiles, they will construct while learning about shapes, 3D shapes, color, balance, size, and the science of how magnets work while improving focus and stamina.

Mrs. Velez Lincoln Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New Britain, CT 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

25 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kids Magnet Toys Magnet Building Tiles, 120 PCs 3D Magnetic Building Blocks Set, Educational Toys for Kids Children • Amazon Business $64.99 5 $324.95

Materials cost

$324.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.50

Total project goal

$423.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$423.32

7 Donors

-$372.96

Donations toward project cost

-$317.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.64

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.36

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$0.00

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