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Ms. Calzada Castillo from Pacoima, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lets BUILD!

Help me give my students the ability to create using various building blocks

  • $383 goal

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Ms. Calzada Castillo has another project! Donate to Creative Learning to help her classroom.

$300 - complete this project and be a hero

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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 learn best when concepts are presented through a wide range of modalities, including: visual (seeing), and tactile (touching) and kinesthetic. When teaching learners of varying abilities and challenges, the more senses or modalities we can activate, the more learning will take place. We are in need of manipulatives that will help our students with their motor development and social skills as well as cognitive abilities. Our students need building blocks that will require them to use their muscles in their little fingers which helps develop their fine/gross motor skills as well as work on their pre academic skills (colors, shapes, etc). Our preschool program is fortunate to have been provided some blocks but sadly they have been utilized to their end, we are in dire need of new building blocks for rotation and sustainability of the materials throughout the years to come.

Ms. Calzada Castillo Hillary Broadous 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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Pacoima, 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

15 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Giant Soft Building Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
Edushape Brick Block Large Building Set - 44 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $58.46 1 $58.46

Materials cost

$257.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $23.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.32

Total project goal

$382.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.15

1 Donor

-$382.15

Donations toward project cost

-$324.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.32

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