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Play Your Way to Improved Spatial Relations

My students need Perplexus games to improve their spatial relations, and these games are perfect for that. The games are portable, easy to learn, yet challenging enough for long-term use

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My Students

Imagine playing a game to improve SAT scores! Spatial relations are difficult to teach, yet essential for success on college entrance exams. Every day some students have small amounts of time in class where they could play with a Perplexus and improve their spatial relations at the same time.

My students are in eighth grade at a suburban school.

We have large classes of 30+ students. The math curriculum is challenging, but there is little time for individual attention. The students are very active in sports, music, the arts and community involvement.

My Project

I have put a Perplexus in the hands of people from ages 4 to 64 and all have been captivated. The games can be played for minutes or for hours, and although it is very easy to learn how to play the game it is very difficult to master it. The sets of Perplexus I am requesting would allow two different types of use. One would be as a reward for individual students who have finished their work or for struggling behavior situations where the student has earned that option. The second use would be as a classroom activity, with teams working to attain the highest score. The tally could be graphed for the entire year for additional motivation and examination of improvement. One goal of mine is to keep the students engaged throughout class time. The Peplexus would give motivation as well as focused practice to all my students.

The last four years have brought significant budget cuts and salary freezes.

I want my students to have a diverse classroom experience, but I cannot afford to buy these wonderful games. People learn when they are engaged, and this would definitely engage my students.

Mrs. Bensfield Sandburg Middle School Grades 6-8

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Elmhurst, IL View local requests 184 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Perplexus Epic • Amazon $23.60 5 $118.00
Perplexus Twist • Amazon $18.96 5 $94.80
Perplexus Maze Game by PlaSmart, Inc. • Amazon $17.74 5 $88.70
Perplexus Rookie • Amazon $17.24 5 $86.20

Materials cost

$387.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.74

Total project goal

$498.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.26

17 Donors

-$448.26

Donations toward project cost

-$381.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.24

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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