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

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Melany’s First Classroom

Help me give my students a cozy classroom filled with soothing toys and hands-on manipulatives in my first year of teaching!

  • $526 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 Project

My non-verbal students depend on visuals and hands-on manipulatives to communicate. My students benefit from a warm inviting classroom; which is why I picked the bright colors. In kindergarten and first grade, social-emotional learning is vital for our children to learn self-regulation and safe ways to express themselves. Sensory items are needed to incorporate these manipulatives into my lessons and also my calm-down corner. Students benefit from a corner they can go and calm down before rejoining the classroom lesson. 2024 is my first year teaching!

Ms. Melany
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher Created Resources Pink and Orange Color Wash Better Than Paper Bulletin Board Roll • Amazon Business $17.99 4 $71.96
Childcraft Manipulative Alphabet Learning Locks, Set of 52 • School Specialty $51.52 1 $51.52
Solobo Toys: Emotions Coin Drop - social emotional learning toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
Set of 24 Small White Board Dry Erase Boards Classroom Pack Mini White Boards 9"x12” Double Sided Personal Whiteboards for Students Teachers School Supplies Lapboards l 24 Mini Erasers Incl • Amazon Business $37.49 1 $37.49
Counting Peg Board | Montessori Math and Numbers for Kids | Wooden Math Manipulatives Materials • Amazon Business $32.95 1 $32.95
JoyCat Ice Cream Preschool Learning Activities Counting and Color Sorting Set Stacking Toys for Kids 3-5, Montessori Stacking Fine Motor Skills Toys, 65PCS Math Manipulatives Learning Resources Toys • Amazon Business $27.58 1 $27.58
hand2mind Sensory Fidget Tubes, Calming Toys for Kids, Occupational Therapy Toys, Play Therapy, Stress Relief Toy, Comfort Items for Anxiety, Calm Down Corner Supplies (Set of 4) • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
Lakeshore Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
Teacher Created Resources Brights 4Ever Stripes Straight Rolled Border Trim - 50ft - Decorate Bulletin Boards, Walls, Desks, Windows, Doors, Lockers, Schools, Classrooms, Homeschool & Offices • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
edxeducation Counting Bears with Matching Bowls - Early Math Manipulatives - 68pc Set - 60 Bear Counters, 6 Bowls & 2 Game Spinners - Home Learning • Amazon Business $16.94 1 $16.94
Learning Resources Big Feelings Pineapple Deluxe Social-Emotional Learning Toy Set, Yellow (LER6375) • Quill.com $16.01 1 $16.01
Kasfalci Feelings Chart, Social Emotional Learning Activities,Autism Learning Materials, ADHD Tools,Behavior Management,Anger Management Toys,Calm Down Corner Supplies for Classroom Daycare & Home • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Brights 4Ever Smiley Face Border • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
Stress Balls with Expression 12 Pack, Squishy Balls Fidget Toys, Popular Emotion Sensory Toys, Calm Down Corner Supplies • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95

Materials cost

$403.31

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.77

Total project goal

$525.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $525.13

5 Donors

-$253.35

Donations toward project cost

-$223.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.17

match offer

-$262.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.21

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