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Ms. Floyd from Bronx, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Hands, Creative Minds

Help me give my students an engaging hands-on learning opportunity as they experiment with various manipulatives to enhance their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

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My Project

I'm a special education teacher, and the use of manipulatives would be a great addition to my classroom environment. It would support my students fine motor development and eye-hand coordination. Manipulative play encourages children to learn to make decisions, patterns, colors and textures. It also help children learn to handle simple objects. Due to my students limited coordination and muscle tone this would help them master more complex items.

I believe that experimenting with different manipulatives will improve and advance the growth of learning.

Children require the development of fine motor skills in order to accomplish many everyday tasks that are necessary for their growth. Students can construct, make patterns and sort using materials. Additionally, as the majority of my students learn best visually, having a printer in the classroom will be helpful. Visual aids enhance their comprehension and support their learning preferences. I will implement activities utilizing manipulatives during small group lessons.

The fine motor skills of my students are not developed enough. Manipulatives would enhance their abilities to visualize ideas. Children's interest in learning will increase, above all. My goal is to keep giving my students a classroom environment that fosters their enjoyment of learning new concepts while allowing them to keep growing in their capacities.

Ms. Floyd Learning Through Play Pre-Kindergarten Center Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

More about Ms. Floyd

Bronx, NY 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP Smart Tank 5101 Wireless All-in-One Ink Tank Printer with 2 years of ink included,Print, scan, copy, Best-for-home, Refillable ink tank (1F3Y0A) • Amazon Business $179.99 1 $179.99
Drive & Play Accent Rug - 2'8" x 4' Rectangle • Teachers' School Supply $50.96 1 $50.96
Coogam Sorting Toy for Toddlers, Animals Dinosaurs Fruits Vehicles Foods Fishes Balls Farm Playset, Fine Motor Montessori Game Preschool Educational Learning Gift for Year Old Kids • Amazon Business $32.98 1 $32.98
iHarPro Sorting Toys for Toddlers, Montessori Toys Preschool Learning Activities for Kids, Autism Sensory Toys Educational Multiple Themes Fine Motor Sorting Games for 3+ Year Old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Toddler Sorting Toys, Sensory Toys,Fruits Dinosaurs Animals Insects Balls Food Fish Poultry Sorting Matching Playsets, Montessori Toys for 3 Years, Boys and girls Infant Preschool Learning Toys • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
Talking Flash Cards for Toddler 1 2 3 4 Year Olds, Language Learning Toys, Pocket Speech Therapy Toys, Autism Toys, Montessori Toys with 224 Words, Children's Sensory Learning Educational Toys • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97
B. toys- Bristle Block - Stackadoos- Sort & Stack STEM Building Blocks Set – 68 Interlocking Blocks- toys For Toddlers, Kids - Storage Jar With Lid – 2 Years + • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Coogam Numbers and Alphabets Flash Cards Set - ABC Wooden Letters and Numbers Animal Pattern Board Matching Puzzle Game Montessori Educational Learning Toys Gift for Preschool Kids Age 3 4 5 Years • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Peaceable Kingdom Numbers Bingo - Counting and Number Recognition Game for Kids Ages 4 Years and Up • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Building Blocks 70-pcs,Toy Building Block for Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8,Fun Blocks for Toddlers,Waffle Interlocking Building Blocks,Boys and Girls Toys • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Magnetic Tiles Toddler Toys Games Sensory Toys for Toddlers 3-4 Magnetic Blocks for Kids Age 3-5 4-8 Outdoor Toddler Activities Preschool Building Learning Toys • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Fun Express Stack It Peg Game with Board - Toddler Activity - Occupational Therapy for Autism - 1 Board and 30 Pegs • Amazon Business $16.82 1 $16.82
Peaceable Kingdom Alphabet Bingo! Letter Learning Educational Board Game for 2 to 6 Kids Ages 4+ • Amazon Business $16.78 1 $16.78
Montessori Wooden Beads Sequencing Toy Set, Stacking Blocks & Lacing Beads & Matching Shape Stacker for 2 3 4 5 Year Old STEM Preschool Learning Montessori Toys Gifts for Kids Boy Girl Toddler • Amazon Business $16.18 1 $16.18
MEGA BLOKS First Builders Toddler Blocks Toys Set, Big Building Bag with 80 Pieces and Storage, Blue, Ages 1+ Years • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
Counting Dinosaurs Montessori Toys for 3 4 5 Years Old Boys Girls Toddler Manipulatives Preschool Learning Activities Kindergarten Educational Sensory Fine Motor Skills Toys for Kids Ages 2-4 3-5 4-8 • Amazon Business $15.37 1 $15.37
VIPAMZ Peg Board Set Toys-Montessori Occupational Therapy Fine Motor Skills Toy, Suitable for Toddlers and Preschoolers Over 3+ Year Old. 25 Tall-Stacker Pegs Rubber 8" Pegboard • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
Aile Toddler Wooden Preschool Learning Shape Peg Puzzle Board Toys • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
MCPINKY 150PCS Wooden Pattern Blocks, Geometric Shapes Blocks Tangram Puzzles Pattern Blocks with Cards for Kids Educational Tangram Toys • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Counting Animals Color Sorting Matching Games with Sorting Bowls Montessori Sensory Early Educational Toys Learning Fine Motor Skill & Counting Math Toys Gift for 3 4 5 Year Old Boys Girls • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
GeroCrew Wooden Montessori Toys for Kids Toddler Number Puzzles Sorter Counting Shape Stacker Stacking Game Preschool Toys for Boy Girl Learning Education Math Blocks 1 Year Old Girl Gifts (Rainbow) • Amazon Business $9.47 1 $9.47
Magnetic Wooden Fishing Game Toy for Toddlers, Alphabet Fish Catching Counting Games Puzzle with Numbers and Letters, Preschool Learning ABC Math Educational Toys 3 4 5 Years Old Girl Boy Kids • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49

Materials cost

$590.97

Vendor shipping charges

$5.61

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$635.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.14

Total project goal

$747.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$747.58

1 Donor

-$747.58

Donations toward project cost

-$635.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.14

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$0.00

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