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Ms. Finchum from New York, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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This Little Light of Mine: Light Table for Super Stars

Help me give my students a light table and a variety of translucent manipulatives.

  • $524 goal

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My Students

Welcome to my Pre-K classroom! We are a happy group of 3 and 4-year-olds who are eager and happy to learn! Can you hear us singing? Can you hear us playing? We are ready to learn and succeed!

We are an inviting and curious group of children!

Science is our favorite subject because we love animals! We are an attentive group that lives in the Harlem neighborhood of NYC. We are a Title I school and many of us come from further neighborhoods just to be a part of our fabulous school.

My Project

My students are three and four year olds and at this age children learn through play and hands-on experiences. The possibilities of playing and learning with a light table are enormous! The light table will not only provide my students the opportunity to explore light but other concepts such as color mixing, shapes, cause/effect, and countless others.

The light table will also be a place for collaboration among the students.

This will be a great tool for them to let their imaginations soar, build their vocabulary, and increase their attention span. The manipulatives include a variety of translucent objects including colored chips, numbers, dominoes, pattern blocks, and letters.

Ms. Finchum PS 180 Hugo Newman Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Finchum

New York, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

18 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL526 - Space-Saver Color-Changing Light Table • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00
LC590X - Light Table Manipulative Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$408.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.55

Total project goal

$523.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$523.67

12 Donors

-$519.26

Donations toward project cost

-$445.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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