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

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Math Essentials

Help me give my students two sets of shape sorters and simple word builders.

  • $211 goal

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My Students

All of my students are visually impaired. They enjoy singing and dancing. They come to school with a positive attitude. They love engaging and hands-on​ projects. All of these children have been in school since infancy, a child with a visual impairment is in a school setting from the time they are just a few months old, this is beneficial for them because they begin to familiarize themselves with the school environment at an early age in order to be able to orient themselves a little easier when they enter preschool.

My energetic preschoolers enter the classroom ready to learn, they are curious and full of questions!

I love my students because they are always smiling and full of life.

My Project

My Visually Impaired and blind students learn primarily through sound and touch. I'm always trying to find new ways to allow them to use their senses and expose them to new activities.

By having shape sorters in my classroom my students will be exposed to a variety of ways to sort shapes.

In addition, by providing them with different activities that focus on similar concepts allows my students to have options when picking a preferred activity.

I also added language builders to starts exposing them to common words that they will use on a daily basis and to begin to implement foundational skills required for reading.

Ms. Velasco Van Ness Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Los Angeles, 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

5 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP158 - Infant⁄Toddler Photo Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT818 - Getting Ready to Write Gumball Grab • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
TT194 - I Can Build Simple Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AA775 - Button Size-Sorting Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
BC553 - See-Inside Sorting Bucket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$134.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$179.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.64

Total project goal

$210.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $210.96

6 Donors

-$210.96

Donations toward project cost

-$179.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.64

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