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Mrs. Silvestry from Brooklyn, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Safe Sand and Water Play Please!

Help me give my students the items they need to safely learn science concepts through sand and water play!

  • $240 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

I work with 18, wonderful and inquisitive pre-kindergarten students in a very diverse school in Brooklyn, New York. We have children from many different cultures in our class and children with many special abilities.

My pre-k students love to learn new things daily!

For many of these children, it is their first year in school. They are learning about themselves, others, school rules, routines, and many new concepts in various subjects! They have many opportunities to explore what kind of learners they are and learn concepts in many different ways!

My Project

Young children learn through play and exploring. They learn math and science skills through exploring natural materials. It improves their fine motor skills while also allowing them to explore sensory learning. A sand and water table are essential materials for learning through play and exploration.

Covid 19 has made it difficult to use a sand and water table!

Using a sand and water table can no longer be a group activity with many little hands inside sand or water. It must be an individual activity now. To compensate for this, our class is asking for two small separate sand and water tables. We are asking for kinetic sand. Kinetic sand makes it possible for each child to receive their own large bag of sand to play with, which they can reuse in a safe and easy way. We are also asking for individual bins to keep these individual materials in, so germs are not shared. My students would love to receive these materials to learn important academic skills such as science and math skills through play and exploration. We greatly appreciate any help you can give us!

Mrs. Silvestry PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids-ELR-12401 Sand and Water Adjustable Activity Play Table Center w/ Lids, Small Table GREENGUARD [GOLD] Certified, Sand & Water Sensory Table, Sensory Tubs, Special Needs Toys, Sensory Bins • Amazon Business $89.99 1 $89.99
Kinetic Sand, 5kg (11lb) of All-Natural Brown Sand for Mixing, Molding and Creating • Amazon Business $45.99 1 $45.99
IRIS USA CNL clear Latching Box, 5 Qt, 20 Count • Amazon Business $34.92 1 $34.92

Materials cost

$170.90

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$203.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.90

Total project goal

$239.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$239.36

5 Donors

-$239.36

Donations toward project cost

-$203.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.90

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$0.00

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