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Ms. Perez from Van Nuys, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Light Up My Classroom

Help me give my students a space saver, color changing light table and manipulatives to foster literacy, fine motor skills, and mathematics.

  • $537 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

I am a special education teacher for students with a range of abilities. My program, Preschool For All Learners, includes students with a various disabilities. My students are hands-on learners who require short and engaging activities.

They are happy and curious learners.

They look forward to coming to school and experiencing a range of activities. They are always ready to engage in active learning. My students enjoy participating in innovative and creative activities.

I implement the Creative Curriculum with modifications and accommodations to meet students various needs. My students require language modeling, social emotions support, and adaptive equipment to access the curriculum. My students do well with proper accommodations and are able to meet their goals.

My Project

The materials provided will allow me to foster early literacy development by allowing students to explore letters in a fun and engaging activity. By providing me with a space saving color changing light table, I will also be able to engage students in early mathematical development by exploring numbers and shapes. The materials I am requesting will also provide students with the opportunity to practice their fine motor skills by using their hands to manipulate the letters, numbers, and shapes.

My students will benefit from the space saving, color changing light table, because it will support students with visual impairments, students with sensory needs, and spacial awareness.

It will promote social skills by taking turns and sharing. Students will be able to work in small groups of 2-3 students and use the manipulatives connected to our unit lesson.

Ms. Perez Andres & Maria Cardenas 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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Van Nuys, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL526 - Space-Saver Color-Changing Light Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $349.00 1 $349.00
LC588 - Translucent Letters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
LC589 - Translucent Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
LC585 - Translucent Pattern Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$384.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$455.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.46

Total project goal

$536.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.42

6 Donors

-$336.42

Donations toward project cost

-$285.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.46

Matching donations from our partners

-$200.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$170.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

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 $0.00

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