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Mrs. Reguero Garrison from Sonoma, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sewing Develops Fine Motor Skills For First Graders!

My students need embroidery floss, needles, felt, polyester stuffing and Sock Monkey kits to help them develop fine motors skills and the life skill of hand-sewing!

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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

6 year olds need lots of practice with hands-on activities to develop fine motor skills. Sewing is a perfect way to help them express their creativity and motivate them to develop great hand control. My class has become enchanted with sewing but the cost of the supplies is limiting our projects.

I teach first grade at a Spanish - English Two Way Immersion school.

We are community centered and strive to provide a bilingual and exciting education. In our first grade, native English speakers are learning in Spanish along with native Spanish speakers. We also teach English to all students at a specified time during the day. All students are learning a second language as well as academic content. One way we develop second languages is through engaging hands-on activities. Students learn vocabulary and phrasing in context. By bringing in unique opportunities such as sewing, students gain language skills and motor skills. When they enter first grade, most are still working on pencil control or using scissors. After a year of developing fine motor skills, students have great control and execution.

My Project

Offering the opportunity to learn how to sew at school makes fine-motor skill practice seem like play! The students are so engaged and focused you can literally hear a pin drop! They learn patience when working on a project because it takes several sewing sessions to complete. They understand that the results are not immediate or perfect and that the "mistakes" are what make their projects unique. I've seen students with fine-motor skill difficulties get frustrated when writing or cutting with scissors. Somehow, the relaxing art of sewing does not frustrate them....it inspires them. The materials in my proposal will keep my classes sewing for years to come. We've incorporated sewing into science, language arts, personal care (mending our clothes!) and we've made gifts for family members. With each project, students' hand control and focus to detail improves. It is truly rewarding to teach a 6 year old how to sew and to see him/her blossom.

We cannot assume that all students have access to adults who will teach them to sew at home.

By teaching a child to sew at school, we offer a life-long skill that is inexpensive and creative. We also provide an exciting and motivating way to develop fine-motor skills. They leave first grade with a portfolio of sewing projects they created and will share with family and friends. They leave with better hand control and with the patience to work on a project for multiple sessions. How exciting!

Mrs. Reguero Garrison Flowery 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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Sonoma, CA View local requests

More than half 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

40 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rex® Embroidery Needles • Nasco $1.40 5 $7.00
Coats & Clark Embroidery Floss Assortment • Nasco $20.30 1 $20.30
Prism Craft Thread - Jumbo Pack • Nasco $7.28 1 $7.28
Bulk Felt 100-Sheet Bundle - 9" x 12" • Nasco $47.96 1 $47.96
Animal Skin Printed Felt - Pkg. of 6, 9" x 12" • Nasco $2.52 2 $5.04
Peejay the Sock Monkey • Nasco $7.20 21 $151.20
12-oz. Bag Polyester White Stuffing • Nasco $3.29 10 $32.90

Materials cost

$271.68

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.17

Sales tax

 $24.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$362.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.02

Total project goal

$426.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $426.81

5 Donors

-$213.41

Donations toward project cost

-$181.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.01

match offer

-$213.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$181.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.01

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 $0.00

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