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

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Little Learners Want to Read and Play

Help me give my students dramatic play materials and books to use at home during distance learning. These materials will be placed into separate bins (disinfected) and 1 sent home on a weekly basis to each student.

  • $552 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

Our school is home to a diverse population of special needs preschoolers. They love to learn, dress up like superheroes, and eat as many snacks as they can get their hands on. Some students in my class may not be able to verbalize their thoughts YET, but they are still able to benefit from our brand new preschool curriculum. Their favorite activities include multi-sensory art time, sensory bin time, and pretend play time.

My students love books and have an incredible urge to understand what the symbols on a page mean.

Their favorite books have very vivid pictures about princesses, superheroes, and real-life animals. Some of their favorite parts of the day include when staff members and/or family members read and play with them using age appropriate toys, books and manipulatives.

My Project

These materials will be sent home to my peppy preschoolers to learn from home. Students will use the books to develop early literacy skills with books that they will be able to keep and share with their family at home. The manipulatives will be switched every 1-2 weeks after they have been sanitized and/or disinfected.

The manipulatives will not only be used for students to develop their social emotional skills but also to help train their life-long teachers (their parents and/or guardians) on working with their child with special needs.

Ms. Clara Special Education Preschool @ Richardson Center 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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Bakersfield, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

10 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Healthy Meals Basket Set (Set of 3) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $55.76 1 $55.76
Farmer's Market Color Sorting Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $38.66 1 $38.66
Fun Fan Fryer - Kitchen Playset for Preschoolers - for Magic Cooking Motion • Kaplan Early Learning Company $27.86 1 $27.86
New Sprouts(r) Pretend Play Fresh Fruit Salad • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.36 1 $23.36
Sliceable Fruits and Veggies (23 Pieces) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.36 1 $23.36
New Sprouts(r) Pretend Play Garden Fresh Salad for Four • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.36 1 $23.36
New Sprouts(r) Pretend Play Hamburger and Hotdog Cookout! • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.36 1 $23.36
Who's That...Jumping? • AKJ Education $2.25 10 $22.50
I Am So Brave! • AKJ Education $2.25 10 $22.50
Pattern Blocks & Boards • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 1 $19.76
Backpack Bears with Sorting Bowls • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 1 $19.76
Critter Colors • AKJ Education $1.95 10 $19.50
Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? • AKJ Education $1.95 10 $19.50
New Sprouts(r) Healthy Snack Play Food Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.96 1 $17.96
Linking Cubes Jar - 150 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $16.16 1 $16.16
Stack and Sort Board • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.89 1 $9.89
Sorting Bowls - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $8.06 1 $8.06

Materials cost

$391.31

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $35.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$468.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.76

Total project goal

$551.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $551.74

5 Donors

-$551.74

Donations toward project cost

-$468.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.76

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