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Ms. Prange from Winfield, IL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Grow Together with Games!

Help me give my students the opportunity to collaborate with each other through games such as Osmo, Mancala, and dominoes!

  • $584 goal

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My Students

Every year I am lucky enough to teach 2nd grade students that have unique backgrounds and come from all around the world. This year, I have a designated EL classroom where roughly 1/2 of the population receives EL services. My student population represents 7 different countries and languages.

My goal is to build a strong classroom community where students support each others' learning.

We are an active bunch who loves to play games and work with each other on creative projects.

My Project

This year my class is very diverse because I am an EL inclusion classroom. We have seven languages spoken and reading levels that range from C-Q. To help meet the needs of all my students, I've started to incorporate a lot of games into our day.

Games are a great way to learn for several reasons:

1. They create an opportunity to collaborate with other classmates

2. Games don't have to rely on reading because directions can be given verbally and modeled for newcomers

3. Students have a chance to practice their academic skills in an engaging way (no worksheets!)

4. Students can practice social emotional skills together

5. Games are a great way to support language acquisition

6. Games promote cultural awareness for all students with games popular in their native country (like dominoes or mancala)

7. Games give students the opportunity to learn the life skills of "unwritten" social cues which might only be practiced at school

8. Games can be easily differentiated to meet the needs of students

My project requests a variety of games at different ability levels that support math, language arts, problem solving, and social emotional learning. I've also chosen some games from around the world like dominoes and mancala. I've also requested Osmo kits because they not only check answers immediately, but touch on number sense, world building, and spacial reasoning by allowing students to use manipulatives. All these games give my students the opportunity to learn together in a fun and engaging way while meeting their individual needs.

Ms. Prange Pleasant Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Winfield, IL View local requests

More than a third 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Osmo Genius Kit for iPad • Amazon Business $74.99 2 $149.98
Osmo iPad Base • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
Riddle Moo This™ Silly Riddle Word Game • AKJ Education $21.89 1 $21.89
Tenzi Slapzi Memory Card Party Game for All Ages - 2-10 Players • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
USAopoly TAPPLE (2018 Version) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Bananagrams My First Multi-Award Winning Kids Spelling Game • Amazon Business $14.62 1 $14.62
Guess Who? Board Game • Amazon Business $13.70 1 $13.70
Scattergories Categories - A Fun Twist on the Fast-Thinking Original - 2 or More Players - Ages 12 and Up • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Mattel Games Apples to Apples Junior - The Game of Crazy Comparisons (Packaging May Vary) • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
ThinkFun Swish - A Fun Transparent Card Game and Toy of the Year Nominee For Age 8 and Up • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Catch Phrase Game • Amazon Business $11.20 1 $11.20
Visual Brainstorms • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
SET: The Family Game of Visual Perception • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Word Shout • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
ThinkFun Izzi Puzzle - Builds Thinking Skills Through Fun Gameplay • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Quiddler Card Game • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Regal Games Double 9 Dominoes in Reusable Tin Case • Amazon Business $8.60 1 $8.60
Super Genius - Reading 1 • Amazon Business $8.06 1 $8.06
Mancala - Real Wood Folding Set • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Pop For Sight Words™ Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Snap It Up!® Phonics & Reading Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
I Sea 10!™ Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Pop For Addition & Subtraction™ Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Snap It Up!® Addition & Subtraction Card Game • AKJ Education $6.59 1 $6.59

Materials cost

$459.43

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.59

Total project goal

$583.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$583.91

1 Donor

-$248.16

Donations toward project cost

-$248.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$291.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$248.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.79

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.79

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$0.00

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