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Mrs. Silvestry from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Learn Through Sand And Water!

My students need a super sand kit, a water play kit, and 4 waterproof smocks to use at our sand table.

  • $226 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 Students

Do you remember why, as a child, you loved going to the beach so much? Could it be the fun times and learning that took place when you played with sand and water?

I teach 18 wonderful and curious children in a high need school.

My students love to go play in our sand and water table daily. The only problem is, there is only sand and a table but no learning materials for this area! The old ones I had have gone missing and we need some new sand and water supplies for the kids to learn through our sand and water table.

My Project

Due to the weather in New York, children only have about 3 months out of the year when they can actually go to a beach. So they don't have much opportunity to play with sand and water. You would be surprised how much you can learn through sand and water! Through playing with water, you can learn about floating and sinking, buoyancy, the water cycle, and measurement. Through playing with sand you can learn about cause and effect, volume, science, and social skills such as sharing, taking turns, and working together. If we have the tools to explore these concepts through sand and water, the kids can learn while they play! My students also need waterproof smocks to stay dry. Your donations can give us the supplies we need!

You can make it possible for my students to learn important social and academic skills by working with sand and water!

Donating to our class will bring the beach to our classroom every day and the children can use the tools they need to learn while playing. Please donate to this worthy cause. Thank you!

Mrs. Silvestry PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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
TT649 - Lakeshore Super Sand Set • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
AA439 - Lakeshore Water Play Kit • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
LA987 - Stay-Dry Water Play Smock - Each • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 4 $39.80

Materials cost

$159.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$192.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.90

Total project goal

$226.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $226.00

3 Donors

-$201.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.15

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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