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Mrs. James from Mesquite, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Is Fun Fun Fun

Help me give my students interactive games to enhance the learning experience in our classroom.

  • $229 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

I teach English learners, some of whom are newcomers to the country and speak no English and others who have been here a limited amount of time and speak little English.

We work all year to learn how to grow from failure and use it to get a step closer to success.

Many of my students come to me with a sense of apathy formed from the lack of experiences of academic success in the past. We're a Title I school with more than 80% of our students receiving free or reduced lunch.

My Project

In my classroom, I try to spread a love for learning. One thing every kid loves is playing. They naturally learn and explore through play from a very early age. Once they start school, we slowly pull the play and creativity from them.

My goal with this project is to allow my students to learn through play the way they have for years in the past; research has shown that playing has been an effective way for children to learn even from birth.

Older kids can benefit just as much, and the memorable experience that comes along with learning through play will be long-lasting and enable them to gain a full grasp of the content.

Both of the escape room games will be used to teach literacy content like poetry, reading comprehension, and literary devices. The games (Wordical, Blurt, Scategories, Super Sleuth, Word Around, and Play on Words) will all be used to develop vocabulary while teaching students critical thinking skills and allowing them to practice their speaking and listening in English. The Grammar in a Jar and Figurative Language in a Jar will be used to teach grammar rules and figure of speech items that are important to the language development of ESL students.

Mrs. James Mesquite High School Grades 9-12

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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Mesquite, TX View local requests

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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Escape Room in a Box: The Werewolf Experiment • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Educational Insights Blurt! • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Escape Room Bundle: Poetry, Close Reading and Multiple Choice, Literary Devices • Teachers Pay Teacher $18.00 1 $18.00
Educational Insights Super Sleuth Vocabulary Game • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Hasbro Scattergories Game • Amazon Business $14.44 1 $14.44
Play On Words Card Game - Extra-Creative Word Making Fun for All Ages - A Parents' Choice Award Winner • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
ThinkFun Word A Round Game - Award Winning Fun Card Game For Age 10 and Up Where You Race to Unravel the Word • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Educational Insights Wordical • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Grammar In a Jar® • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Educational Insights Rhyme Out! • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09
Figurative Language In a Jar® • Amazon Business $7.50 1 $7.50
Narratives as Mentor Texts: Independent Reading, Literature Circle Activities • Teachers Pay Teacher $7.50 1 $7.50

Materials cost

$161.66

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$194.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.25

Total project goal

$228.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$228.33

3 Donors

-$206.27

Donations toward project cost

-$194.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

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$0.00

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