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Ms. M. from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wild About School

Help me give my students amazing alphabet and wild animal puzzles that will build their fine motor and cognitive processing skills. Art supplies to bring their creations to life and sensory match seashells to increase their memory.

  • $519 goal

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My Students

Kindergarten is the time to create, investigate, and make! My students are wildly imaginative, brilliantly creative, and full of giggles! They come from one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city of Chicago but it certainly doesn't stop them from being excited about school, every day! It's one of the happiest years in early childhood because they are at the age of exploring and are just stepping into the big world of education. They see the world through these fabulously fun glasses of endless possibilities that spreads into our hearts as teachers and adults. It's a positive and constant reminder of how fun it was to be five!

My students are a terrific bunch of kids full of excitement and who have an epic hunger for learning!

They are always asking new questions and are curious about anything new they discover. My students are this incredible bunch of diverse learners. We have students of all abilities and I am always so proud and impressed by the level of love and compassion my students share for one another. We are a true community of little learners who are always eager to try something new and help each other learn and grow!

My Project

The amazing alphabet and wild animal puzzles are a fantastic way to build memory, literacy, and fine motor skills. My students love puzzles and I am always trying to provide them with materials that match their interests. With the puzzle storage rack, students can easily manage to get out and put away their materials all by themselves. It's also a great way to build literacy since they need to match the letter on the rack to the letter puzzle they took out. Building self-help skills is crucial in kindergarten and this activity will help to build on those skills.

The art center is always a class favorite and providing the right materials to help them create their masterpieces is always important.

By having the wiki sticks my students can create new projects by adding details and using vibrant colors that match the vision in their minds. The messy mats make clean-up a breeze and allow them to have a space of their own.

The animal playset and sensory match seashells will be used during free-choice time where students are allowed to pick a center that is of most interest to them. Having these materials will allow me to open up more areas of interest to my students and the learning that occurs at these centers will be filled with rich conversation and meaningful play.

Ms. M. Burke Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Chicago, IL 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

25 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA826 - Alphabet Sounds Picture Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.99 1 $129.99
TS996 - Kwik Stix™ Tempera Painters - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
TG166 - Messy Mats - Set of 5 - 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 5 $84.95
LA859 - Alphabet Puzzles Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
SE712 - Sensory Match Seashells • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC630 - Animal Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$404.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$440.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.82

Total project goal

$518.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $518.79

4 Donors

-$357.24

Donations toward project cost

-$323.74

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.50

match offer

-$137.92

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.63

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 $0.00

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