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Mrs. Perez from San Bernardino, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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These 5-Year-Olds Need to Play to Learn!

Help me give my students ways they can play but learn at the same time. Such as life cycle of butterfly, quantities and manipulating numbers.

  • $361 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

My very active and smart kindergarten class is learning Spanish in the Dual Immersion program. In the time that they've been in class, their Spanish vocabulary has grown. They enter our room with a smile and "Buenos días Señora Perez."

Most of my students are coming from English-only households that appreciate and encourage their child learning a second language.

I want to keep that enthusiasm up as the year progresses and keep them improving their Spanish vocabulary throughout the year and the years to come.

My Project

These manipulatives will help my little sweethearts learn through play.

Being five is hard, especially when only working with worksheets and pencils.

I want these items to help them understand concepts fully and when they increase their fine motor skills, they can transfer those skills learned onto paper and pencil.

The letter and number construction set will help them manipulate shapes to build letters and numbers and also improve those fine motor skills. The links will help them manipulate quantities and gain number concept.

Playing with word making game will help them become comfortable speaking Spanish with their peers and in turn, help them to speak Spanish outside of class.

Mrs. Perez
Grades PreK-2
  • Paakuma K-8 School
  • San Bernardino, CA
    • 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

    This project will reach 24 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kizh Wooden Letter and Number Construction Activity Set Educational Preschool Toys Shape Color Recognition Pegboard Sorter Set Board Blocks Stack Sort for Toddler Kids Boys Girls Non-Toxic Toy • Amazon Business $10.99 4 $43.96
Learning Resources Juego de Palabras Spanish Reading Rods Word Game • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Insect Lore Butterfly Farm with Live Cup of Caterpillars • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Mightyverse ¡Dígame! Spanish Learning Card Game • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Insect Lore Ant Farm - Two Sided Ant Mountain- Includes Habitat, Sand And Voucher for Live Ants • Amazon Business $20.78 1 $20.78
Creativity Street Alphabet Beads, Uppercase, 288-Pack • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Lewo 203 PCS Pattern Blocks Set Activity Cards Wooden Geometric Shape Puzzles Tangrams Set Educational Toys for Kids • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Learning Resources Link 'N' Learn Links, Bucket of 500 Assorted Color Links, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
JCREN 155 Pcs Wooden Pattern Blocks Set Geometric Shape Puzzles Graphical Classic Educational Montessori Tangram Toys Brain Teasers STEM Gift with 24 Pcs Design Cards for Kids Toddler • Amazon Business $12.66 1 $12.66
Carson-Dellosa Espanol Basico Basic Spanish: Bingo • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Carson-Dellosa Espanol Basico Basic Spanish: Bingo • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$249.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.04

Total project goal

$360.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $360.24

1 Donor

-$306.20

Donations toward project cost

-$306.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$54.04

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 $0.00

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