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Ms. Tello from Escondido CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Just a Fine Motor Skill Away

Help me give my students access to materials to help them improve their fine motor skills.

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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 Project

My fourth and fifth grade students enjoy art! It is a part of their weekly routine to improve their fine motor skills through cutting, tracing, and cursive writing activities. These skills are essential to the learning of students with learning differences—especially with increasing opportunities to participate in art and stem activities.

The pencil grips would help my students improve their handwriting and feel successful everywhere on campus.

My students need access to colored and writing pencils to have the basic materials needed to participate in daily cursive practice, which has been used to learn how to write cheques, which is an essential skill.

Ms. Tello
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ticonderoga Original No 2 Pencils, Pre-Sharpened, Yellow, Pack of 240 - Wood • School Specialty $59.99 1 $59.99
Crayola Classpack Kids' Colored Pencils, Assorted Colors, 240/Carton (68-8024) • Quill.com $44.09 1 $44.09
The Pencil Grip Inc. The DUO Grip, Assorted Colors, Pack of 6 • School Specialty $8.84 2 $17.68

Materials cost

$121.76

Vendor shipping charges

$7.77

Sales tax

$11.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.44

Total project goal

$202.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$202.94

2 Donors

-$75.00

Donations toward project cost

-$63.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Kleenex match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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$52.94

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