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

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Puzzle Me!

Help me give my students a variety of puzzles to develop their growing minds.

  • $170 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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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 Students

My students live in a low socioeconomic and often rough area of Los Angeles. Although they do not live in the best of neighborhoods, I strive to give them the best education for a brighter future.

My students are 25 energetic, inquisitive, smart 5-6-year-old students from diverse backgrounds in the dual language program.

They consist of 50% English Language Learners with a Latino background and 50% English only students with Latino and African American backgrounds. I love that my students are diverse in their backgrounds and in their Spanish abilities. They are able to learn from each other as they begin their journey into bi-literacy and bilingualism.

My Project

We work hard in kindergarten. We read, write, listen, discuss, problems solve, but kids need some down time too!

These puzzles will provide my students some "play" time, while still helping to develop their brains.

Working on a jigsaw puzzle has been shown to improve cognition and visual-spatial reasoning. It also helps students focus when putting pieces together and improves memory and problem solving. All of these skills will no doubt also help them with their learning in the classroom.

We currently have some puzzles in the classroom and I notice that students always gravitate to them when given the chance. I would love for them to have more variety in the classroom so they can build new puzzles together.

Ms. Esparza Parmelee Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Nearly all 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP608 - Sequencing Trains 1-100 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
PP1115 - Busy Bugs Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1109 - Ocean Animals Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1107 - Safari Animals Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1101 - Alphabet Train Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1114 - Transportation Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$102.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$143.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.39

Total project goal

$169.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $169.29

2 Donors

-$55.84

Donations toward project cost

-$48.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.88

match offer

-$111.69

Match offer toward project cost

-$94.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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 $0.00

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