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Mrs. McArthur from Las Vegas, NV is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Want to hear a story?

Help me give my students tactile storytelling pieces to help them learn how to tell and retell stories.

  • $359 goal

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My Students

I teach kindergarten in the suburbs of Las Vegas. My students will be new to our school and for some of them this will be their very first experience in a school setting.

One thing about kindergarteners is that they are usually one of two things at the start of the school year: they are either so excited to be at school or somewhat fearful of the new experience.

I hope to help them learn to love school and grow their excitement for learning. This coming school year will be wonderful as I will get to be with my students in real life again!

My Project

For young children, retelling stories can be a tricky business. If they are not quite ready to be reading words yet, they have to use pictures to help guide them through the stories. Children love to touch and work with their hands. Sometime working with pictures on a page alone isn't enough. They need to feel and move things as they work.

Using these storytelling pieces will help them to build the confidence they need to learn how to tell and retell stories in a "just right" mode for them.

Not only will they have the opportunity to act out stories but it will give them the chance to relive the excitement of a story over and over again!

Mrs. McArthur Patricia A Bendorf 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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Las Vegas, NV View local requests

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

17 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA955X Lakeshore Storytelling Kits Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
LA990 Storytelling Board with Magnetic Backing • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LA998 Storytelling Lapboard • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 2 $21.98

Materials cost

$250.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$304.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.72

Total project goal

$358.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$358.15

3 Donors

-$262.38

Donations toward project cost

-$236.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.95

match offer

-$80.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.77

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$0.00

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