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

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Puzzled in PreK

Help me give my students puzzles for our PreK classroom that will help build critical thinking.

  • $165 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Someone once said that "While random activity provides delight for preschoolers, focused task oriented accomplishment builds character and closure."

All of life is a puzzle and it would be wonderful to have new puzzles for my Pre-Kindergarten classroom.

I am dedicated to making improvements within our classroom on a daily basis. My goal is to have puzzles in class that will build logical thinking skills and improve their spatial awareness. Puzzles provide lots of fun while building critical thinking. The children I teach are all between the ages of three and five.

I have noticed that many children who come into Pre-K have not worked on puzzles before. Children need to learn how to put puzzles together because it helps their problem solving skills, stimulates the brain, and develops fine motor skills. It also helps with hand-eye coordination, increases shape awareness, and improves spatial awareness. It also helps them with skills such as cutting, coloring, and handwriting. The puzzles will also give the children an opportunity to make independent choices and complete their self-selected task. Puzzles can be tricky for children, but it is wonderful to see a young child keep working at it until they have it figured out. I love to see the look on the face of a young child trying to make all the pieces fit just right. The look of accomplishment on a child's face after completing a puzzle is priceless.

I am requesting puzzles in order to help the children learn essential academics that will really help strengthen necessary early childhood skills.

Thank you for taking the time to read my proposal.

Mrs. Kelly Archer 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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Bronx, NY View local requests

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

18 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH397 - Tactile Alphabet Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 4 $59.96
PP201 - Dinosaurs Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PP196 - Bugs Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PP195 - Farm Animals Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PP194 - Wild Animals Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$107.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.62

Total project goal

$164.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $164.16

2 Donors

-$82.08

Donations toward project cost

-$69.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.31

match offer

-$82.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$69.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.31

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 $0.00

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