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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kid-Inspired Brain Breaks Keep Us Active

My students need full access to Go Noodle Plus for inside recess and brain breaks.

  • $991 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Last week we started another wonderful year of school. My students bring such joy to my life and I am thankful to be their teacher.

We seriously have some of the best students in our small town elementary school.

I know that every school and every teacher says that, but I know just how amazing our students are.

We are over 60% free and reduced lunch, but together our community, parents, and staff work together to get everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

My Project

In between lessons and during inside recess our students love to use Go Noodle. Last year we had the free access to Go Noodle, but this would allow us to access the Plus Brain Breaks.

My students want and ask for Go Noodle Plus.

This project is kid-inspired because they are always asking for the locked Go Noodle plus during our free minutes. On the free version when we finish one, they always ask for a second and a thirrd. I would love to be able to give them access to the Plus dances that they so want.

These brain breaks are essential to keeping students engaged and active all day. This subscription will help our students get their 60 minutes of activity each day, plus they love to do all the dances! It is so important for our students to be more active and this helps our classrooms stay active even when we can't go outside. Also, seeing them dance and so excited brings a smile to my face each day.

These brain breaks are short, but they get us moving and our hearts pumping. Our students will be thrilled.

Mrs. Melissa Smith
Grades 3-5
    More than half 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

    This project will reach 400 students.

    32 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Go Noodle Plus • Go Noodle $800.00 1 $800.00

Materials cost

$800.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$842.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.59

Total project goal

$990.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $990.59

30 Donors

-$275.00

Donations toward project cost

-$235.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.60

match offer

-$713.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$606.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$107.05

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.94

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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