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Mrs. Blaustein from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Motor Power!

Help me give my students materials to strengthen their fine motor skills as they learn and grow!

  • $511 goal

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My Students

My students are full of wonder and curiosity. They are constantly exploring the world around them and learning new things every day. Pre-K is all about hands-on learning and my students love to dig in with all their five senses.

My students come from all different types of backgrounds and cultures.

Many of them have little or no experience with the world around them. Their parents have limited resources and are unable to buy them educational toys to help them progress and succeed. Their main experience comes from my classroom and the trips I take them on.

Even after 17 years of teaching it still amazes me as I watch them grow and learn. Pre-K students have an amazing ability to soak in information. The growth in their maturity and learning is so rapid. The more we expose them to, the more they grow. The metamorphosis throughout the year is absolutely the most incredible sight I have ever seen.

My Project

Learning to become independent learners and thinkers is a major part of our Pre-K experience. We begin to learn how to do many things by ourselves, which in turn builds our self-confidence. We learn how to set and clear the table, we learn to zip our coats and pack up our belongings. We also learn to cut, glue and write.

All of these accomplishments need one very important skill: fine motor skills.

The items in our project are all materials that not only help us learn important academic skills but also build strength in our fingers and hands. We need these materials to improve our eye-hand coordination so that we can learn our self-help and prewriting skills.

Mrs. Blaustein PS 177 the Marlboro School Grades PreK-2

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Brooklyn, NY 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

18 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FELT SETS SSI FAIRY TALE COMBO SET OF 5 • School Specialty $85.55 1 $85.55
SCISSORS WESTCOTT WITH CADDY 5 IN POINTED SET OF 24 • School Specialty $47.56 1 $47.56
THREE LITTLE PIGS TRADITIONAL STORY - SET OF 5 • School Specialty $42.24 1 $42.24
SAND KINETIC 5 KG BOX • School Specialty $39.75 1 $39.75
PLAY-DOH MODELING COMPOUND 3 OZ SET OF 48 • School Specialty $38.90 1 $38.90
SMALL COLOR PUZZLE SET - SET OF 8 • School Specialty $34.07 1 $34.07
KIT LINKING CUBES 400 PC SET WITH CONTAINER • School Specialty $34.07 1 $34.07
AROUND THE HOUSE SOUND PUZZLE • School Specialty $13.27 1 $13.27
NUMBER PUZZLES - SET OF 20 • School Specialty $13.27 1 $13.27
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS SOUND PUZZLE • School Specialty $13.27 1 $13.27

Materials cost

$361.95

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$433.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.51

Total project goal

$510.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $510.09

4 Donors

-$475.09

Donations toward project cost

-$403.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.26

Matching donations from our partners

-$35.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

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