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Mrs. Poor from Little Rock, AR is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Penny Pinchers: Using Classroom Bucks to Teach About Money.

Help me give my students knowledge of how money works and what money is through classroom bucks and collection jars.

  • 1 donor
  • $190 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

I am requesting fake money and plastic jars to function as piggy banks in order to help my students learn about money. These resources will allow me to teach math in a very real-world and hands-on way.

The best way to combat poverty is to teach students about money and financial responsibility early.

Most of my kids come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and they don't understand what money is, how it works, or how to respect it. This project will allow me to teach about money in a very real way: by “paying” them.

I already have coins and many items for a classroom store. All I really need now is paper money and something to keep their money in so they can see their progress.

In the long run, this will also teach students about delayed gratification, which is another very important skill to have.

Mrs. Poor
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ljdeals 32 oz Clear Plastic Jars with Lids, Storage Containers, Wide Mouth PET Mason Jars, Pack of 6, BPA Free, Food Safe, Made in USA • Amazon Business $20.99 3 $62.97
Lakeshore Paper Money • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Money Counting Workbook: Counting book for kids to learn counting coins and dollar (Money skills for kids) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
ABC Finance Coloring Book: Family's First Financial Literacy Book • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79

Materials cost

$117.74

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.00

Sales tax

 $9.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.45

Total project goal

$189.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $189.67

1 Donor

-$189.67

Donations toward project cost

-$161.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.45

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