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Mrs. Jenks from Lawrence, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Play. Indoor Recess Activities for 3rd Grade.

Help me give my students different games, art supplies, and activities for indoor recess allowing them to engage in appropriate and community-based play.

  • $843 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

The 3rd grade consists of approximately 150 students who are dedicated to their learning and are working on building strong, positive relationships with both adults and their peers. Many of them can be labeled as a minority, require special education services, qualify for free or reduced-rate lunch, or go to homes that have very few to no school supplies to support their learning journey. Yet, these labels do not define them or let you truly understand just how amazing these students are.

These students come to school excited to learn and have parents who want them to succeed.

They value their education and get as much support as possible from home to ensure their success. These students emphasize day in and day out why I love to teach so much and work so hard to make sure they succeed to reach all of their goals in life.

My Project

As a school this year, we are focusing on building and fostering nurturing relationships amongst our students and staff in the building. With a focus on social-emotional learning initiatives, we are creating a school language around supporting our students to manage their emotions, achieve positive goals, establish and participate in positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

Recess can often be a difficult time for our students and they often require support for their social-emotional needs.

Many students struggle during unstructured times, and we as a school are working to ensure that students can engage in kind and caring play during this time.

Since we live in New England, our outdoor recess days are few and far in between during the winter months, causing us to often have indoor recess. Previous to this year, our indoor recess has often been spent sitting in the auditorium. We are hoping to change that this year and build indoor recess boxes of engaging activities that students can use to engage in appropriate peer relationships and put their newly learned social-emotional skills to work. These boxes will also allow staff to participate in games and activities with their students, building relationships that are integral to student success.

The materials selected include board games such as Connect 4, Trouble, and Jenga, art supplies such as coloring books, building toys such as legos and magnets, and card games such as Go Fish. These tools will allow students to interact appropriately with each other, build skills to play games fairly and celebrate each other's victories, and lastly, interact with the staff creating open lines of communication.

Mrs. Jenks South Lawrence East Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Basic Brick Set 11002 Building Kit , New 2019 (300 Piece) • Amazon Business $17.00 6 $102.00
IRIS USA, Inc TB-56D Stack & Pull Storage Box, 53 Quart, Black • Amazon Business $72.51 1 $72.51
Rhino Realm Magnetic Building Stick & Ball Set 63 Piece, Storage Pouch Included - Educational Magnets for Kids & Adults, Magnet Fidgeting and Stress Relief Solution 3D Puzzle • Amazon Business $10.99 6 $65.94
Jenga Classic Game • Amazon Business $7.19 6 $43.14
UNO Card Game • Amazon Business $5.44 6 $32.64
MasterPieces Explorer Kids - USA Map - 60 Piece Kids Puzzle • Amazon Business $5.33 6 $31.98
Trouble Game • Amazon Business $5.19 6 $31.14
Melissa & Doug Jumbo 50-Page Kids' Coloring Pads Set - Animals, Vehicles, and More • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Melissa & Doug Sticker Collection and Coloring Pads Set: Princesses, Fairies, Animals, and More • Amazon Business $13.49 2 $26.98
Superhero Ultimate Coloring Book Assortment ~ 15 Books Featuring Avengers, Spiderman, Justice League, Batman and More (Includes Stickers) • Amazon Business $25.95 1 $25.95
Over 380 FT Plastic Lace Cord Jewelry Making Kit for Kids DIY Projects with 16 Rings and 16 Clasps - Flat Gimp Boondoggle String for Bracelets, Lanyards, Keychains - Summer Camp Supplies • Amazon Business $11.95 2 $23.90
Elefun and Friends Barrel of Monkeys Game - Colors May Vary • Amazon Business $3.95 6 $23.70
Go Fish: Card Game (Kids Classics) • Amazon Business $3.95 6 $23.70
Pocket Size Coloring Book: Color Me Calm Mandalas For Kids (Travel Size Coloring Books) (Volume 4) • Amazon Business $3.59 6 $21.54
Super Sweet Coloring Book: For kids of all ages! • Amazon Business $3.59 6 $21.54
Pressman Toy Double Six Wooden Dominoes, 28 Pieces • Amazon Business $3.50 6 $21.00
Hasbro Connect 4 Game • Amazon Business $6.89 3 $20.67
Dreampark Puzzles for Kids & Toddlers Ages 2-8, [6 Pack] Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles 60 Pieces Preschool Educational Learning Toys Set for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
School Zone - Memory Match Farm Card Game - Ages 3+, Preschool to Kindergarten, Animals, Early Reading, Counting, Matching, Vocabulary, and More (School Zone Game Card Series) • Amazon Business $2.99 6 $17.94
LotFancy Playing Cards, Poker Size Standard Index, 12 Decks of Cards (6 Blue and 6 Red), for Blackjack, Euchre, Canasta, Pinochle Card Game • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
24 Pcs Plastic Drawing Stencils Set for Kids Colorful Drawing Scale Template DIY Crafts Set for Boys Girls with Animal Stencils - 6 Sets of 4 Different Stencils by STARVAST • Amazon Business $7.98 1 $7.98

Materials cost

$676.21

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$716.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.41

Total project goal

$842.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $842.76

13 Donors

-$660.71

Donations toward project cost

-$580.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.36

Matching donations from our partners

-$160.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$136.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.05

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