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Dr. Moreno from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready or Not, Express What You Got!

My students need board games, balance balls, paint, yarn, and paintbrushes to create an arts and games center to express themselves.

  • $500 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 Students

As a special education teacher working in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. However, despite the many challenges they face, they are energetic and full of life. I am looking to foster this energy by providing my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.

The 15 students who make up our classroom are atypical learners and most are performing way below their grade level.

The majority of my students have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and have been identified as having a Specific Learning Disability. They live in a dense, poverty-stricken neighborhood riddled with gang activity. Many of them are either raised in single parent households or live with extended family in tight quarters. All of them receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. This is not the environment that lends itself to succeed in an academic setting. My students need all of the support that they can get.

My Project

Sometimes it's the extras that count! Special education is about data and goals; "extras" such as arts & crafts and board games often fall to the wayside in an effort to focus just on what's in their IEP. However, enrichment activities have been proven to be effective to help with speech, social skills, and academic subjects such as science, math, and other academic subjects- which can be made more accessible through drawing, painting, sculpting, and mixed media. And that’s just the beginning!

My plan is to have an activity center in our classroom, which will include board games and art supplies like scissors, paint, yarn, and paintbrushes.

This center will serve as a place for my students to express themselves artistically and socially, especially on days in which words may not come as easy. The games will serve as a welcomed break to already stressful and demanding days. Some of these games include A Tic Tac Toe Magnetic Game, JENGA, Bananagrams, Scattergories, and picture riddle books. Games offer students the opportunity to think, react, adapt, master, & compete, all the while enjoying themselves. Research also suggests that board games can help in building social skills and self-esteem, as well as teach students about rules, competition, fair play, and values. I picked games that would stimulate the mind, as well as build language. The balance balls will be used primarily in the activity center, but will also be available to help individual students reach their full potential at their desks, especially for those with sensory processing disorders, ADHD, or just a strong need to fidget. I'm hoping that the combination of games and art supplies that I included in this project, along with the balance balls as seats will encourage students to express themselves in more productive ways.

Dr. Moreno Magnolia Avenue Elementary School Grades 6-8

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

15 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Champion Sports 65 cm Fitpro Ball With Stability Legs Yellow • Quill.com $33.99 4 $135.96
KIT GAMES CLASSIC SET OF 4 • School Specialty $48.27 1 $48.27
AA696 - Lakeshore Scissors Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PX2020 - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - 10-Color Set - Pints • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.50 1 $29.50
65208-1005: Classroom Yarn Assortment - 5 lb, Assorted Colors • Blick Art Materials $23.79 1 $23.79
BA918 - All-Purpose Paintbrush Assortment - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Jenga Game • AKJ Education $15.29 1 $15.29
CLASSIC BANANAGRAMS • AKJ Education $11.32 1 $11.32
I Spy School Days A Book of Picture Riddles • AKJ Education $10.21 1 $10.21
I Spy A To Z A Book of Picture Riddles • AKJ Education $10.21 1 $10.21
Scattergories The Card Games • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Take 'N Play Anywhere Tic Tac Toe Magnetic Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$349.84

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.21

Sales tax

 $32.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.88

Total project goal

$499.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $499.19

10 Donors

-$373.60

Donations toward project cost

-$339.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.29

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.59

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