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Ms. Vayti Valdes from Miami, FL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play Is Powerful!

Help me give my students the highest quality resources for exploration, discovery and play with Lincoln logs, building blocks, and learning logs!

  • $310 goal

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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

Through meaningful play, my students are given the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the learning process throughout the day. Play supports children’s social emotional learning, helps develop communication skills, and allows them to practice math and literacy skills with their peers.

These materials will allow me to expand our class’ engaging centers and project-based learning curriculum.

For example, students will become engineers as they create and build with the Lincoln Logs, the connectors, and the pipe tubes. They will also be able to see how things work in the gears center.

Your contribution, no matter how small, will give our class more opportunities to create meaningful play experiences, which will do so much more than just support their academic and social development. It will make their first grade year one they will never forget!

Ms. Vayti Valdes Miami Children's Museum Charter School Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

36 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PicassoTiles PTB240 240pcs Bristle Shape 3D STEM Building Blocks Tiles Set Construction Learning Toy Stacking Educational Block, Creativity beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Recreational, Educational • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Lincoln Logs –100th Anniversary Tin-111 Pieces-Real Wood Logs-Ages 3+ - Best Retro Building Gift Set for Boys/Girls - Creative Construction Engineering – Top Blocks Game Kit - Preschool Education Toy, Brown (854) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Deluxe Building Set Pink - 100 Pieces, Ages 3+ STEM Toys, Gears for Kids, Preschool Building Sets • Amazon Business $34.47 1 $34.47
burgkidz Pipe Building Blocks Toy, Creative STEM Tube Locks Construction Sets, 252 Pieces Interlocking Educational Sensory Kit, STEAM Preschool Learning Toys for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $31.96 1 $31.96
176 Piece Pipe Tube Toy, Sensory Toys, Tube Locks Construction Building Blocks, Educational STEM Building Learning Toys with Wheels Baseplate for All Ages Kids Boys Girls • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! 100-Piece Deluxe Building Set, STEM Construction Toy Set, 100 Pieces, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $23.57 1 $23.57
RAINBOW TOYFROG Star Flex Toy Building Sets-Create Puzzle Kids Building Toys - Toddler STEM Toys for 3 Year Old+ Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$229.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$263.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.48

Total project goal

$309.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $309.88

3 Donors

-$141.33

Donations toward project cost

-$139.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

match offer

-$145.38

Match offer toward project cost

-$123.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.18

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 $0.00

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