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Mrs. McEvilly from Crystal Lake, IL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play-Dough for Fine Motor Skills Development

Help me give my students some play-dough for fine motor development and sensory experiences in the classroom.

  • $316 goal

This project expired on May 11, 2025.

This project expired on May 11, 2025.

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My Project

Using play-dough as a tool to develop tiny humans’ hand muscles is a must in any kindergarten classroom. The use of Play-dough in the classroom provides a multi-sensory experience that helps develop fine motor skills; it is also a beloved and enjoyed open-ended activity for young learners.

Play-dough comes in handy for early literacy development, math lessons, science activities, free play, opportunities for creativity, and so much more.

Thank you so much for considering donating to our project.

Play-dough is a key resource for kindergarteners that we unfortunately do not have.

Mrs. McEvilly Canterbury Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Crystal Lake, IL 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

21 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Dough - Set 2 - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $74.99 1 $74.99
Lakeshore Dough - Set 1 - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $74.99 1 $74.99
Mad Mattr® Sensory Dough • Lakeshore Learning Materials $73.99 1 $73.99

Materials cost

$223.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$268.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.39

Total project goal

$315.92

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