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Ms. Messick from Gilbert, AZ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Lets Learn by Playing Games to Stay Motivated

Help me give my students books like The Last Kids on Earth and many other titles that they have been asking to read.

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My Project

In my class we have a total of 43 students and they love to learn with hands on materials. We play a lot of games in our class like trashketball and fly swatter vocabulary along with active spelling bees for review. They love it! I can tell the difference in their test scores when we play more hands on review than your typical pen and paper. With these tools we can play a lot more review with the use of scrabble tiles, decks of cards and dice. The dice is huge as we can use it in writing and in review games. Having a variety of books and games as well as little tools for organization and classroom management really help us move quicker and more efficiently to allow more time for learning. I would greatly appreciate any help that you can offer for my amazing students.

Ms. Messick San Tan Charter School - Recker Grades 3-5

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Gilbert, AZ View local requests 43 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Last Kids On Earth Collection 7 Books Set By Max Brallier (Last Kids On Earth, Zombie Parade, Nightmare King, Cosmic Beyond, Midnight Blade, Skeleton Road & Doomsday Race) • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Schoolgirl Style Decorative Straight Borders (108366) • Amazon Business $4.99 6 $29.94
Wordplay for Kids - Fun and Educational Board Game for Kids - Ages 6-12 - Classic Word and Party Game for Kids and Family Game Night Fun • Amazon Business $26.65 1 $26.65
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Books 1-4 • Amazon Business $24.94 1 $24.94
Bostitch Metal Manual Pencil Sharpener, Black (MPS1-BLK) • Amazon Business $11.98 2 $23.96
Two Pocket Portfolio Folders, 50-Pack, Orange, Letter Size Paper Folders, by Better Office Products, 50 Pieces, Orange • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Giant SORRY! Classic Family Board Game Indoor Outdoor Retro Party Activity Summer Toy with Oversized Gameboard, for Adults and Kids Ages 6 and up • Amazon Business $18.39 1 $18.39
The Ramona Collection, Vol. 1: Beezus and Ramona / Ramona the Pest / Ramona the Brave / Ramona and Her Father [4 Book Box set] • Amazon Business $17.23 1 $17.23
XL Black Chalkboard Contact Paper - 8 FT (17.7"W x 96"L) Chalk Board Paper Roll - Self Adhesive Wall Paper Blackboard Wall Decal Sticker - Removable Chalkboard Wallpaper Stick and Peel - Chalk Sticks • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Play-Doh Handout 42-Pack of 1-Ounce Non-Toxic Modeling Compound for Kid Party Favors, Halloween Trick or Treat, Classroom Prizes, School Supplies, Assorted Colors, Ages 2 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $14.45 1 $14.45
Wooden Frog Rasp Musical instruments of Africa Frog Rasp Super Guiro (6 Inch) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
CleverDelights 100 Wood Letter Tiles - White Color - Complete Set - Game Replacement Crafts Weddings Scrapbooking • Amazon Business $13.88 1 $13.88
Science Comics: Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Science Comics: Trees: Kings of the Forest • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
100pcs Colorful dice • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Epic Book Of World War II Heroes: 27 Fearless Men That Changed the War • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Great Book of American Heroes: 32 True Tales From American History That Made Them Legends • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Science Comics: Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Science Comics: The Digestive System: A Tour Through Your Guts • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Spectacular Stories for Curious Kids: A Fascinating Collection of True Tales to Inspire & Amaze Young Readers • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish Boxed Set: (My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish; The Seaquel; Fins of Fury) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Bicycle E-Z See/Lo- Vision Playing Card Deck • Amazon Business $3.24 3 $9.72
Diary of a SUPER GIRL - Book 1 - The Ups and Downs of Being Super: Books for Girls 9-12 • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
History Smashers: Pearl Harbor • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
History Smashers: The American Revolution • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
300PCS Wooden Scrabble Tiles, Scrabble Letters for Crafts, Making Alphabet Coasters and Scrabble Crossword Game. • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sun and Moon - Fuzzy Velvet Coloring Poster for Kids and Adults (Fun Coloring Activity for All Ages, Arrives Uncolored) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Octopus Den - Fuzzy Poster - Arrives Uncolored - All Ages Coloring Fun for Kids and Adults - Perfect Indoor Activity • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Cosmos - Fuzzy Velvet Coloring Poster for Kids and Adults (Arrives uncolored) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tales of a Fifth-Grade Knight (Middle-grade Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Case Closed #1: Mystery in the Mansion • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • Amazon Business $6.71 1 $6.71
Freckle Juice • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Bad Guys Movie Novelization (Dreamworks: the Bad Guys) • Amazon Business $5.24 1 $5.24
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Bantam Classics) • Amazon Business $5.05 1 $5.05

Materials cost

$470.57

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.32

Sales tax

 $33.65

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$575.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.58

Total project goal

$677.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $677.18

8 Donors

-$325.38

Donations toward project cost

-$299.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.36

match offer

-$325.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$276.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.41

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