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Mrs. Weissman from Jamaica, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Playing To Learn

My students need games, like Uno, Connect Four, and Go Fish, to play during the lunch period after they finish eating.

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My Students

"Children learn as they play. Most importantly in play children learn how to learn." O. Fred Donaldson We believe this to be true and that is why this project is so important to us. Learning through play is as important as learning through books.

My students attend a Title 1 school in a high needs area where they receive free breakfast and lunch each day.

The school is a K-5 elementary school with self contained special education classes, integrated co-teaching classes, and general education classrooms. We feel that children learn as much through play as they do in a classroom. While playing children experiment with creativity and imagination while learning how to interact socially. Children learn conflict resolution through play. These are all necessary life long skills. By funding this project you will be helping all of the students at this school develop intellectually, emotionally, and socially through play. Children develop reasoning and problem solving skills through play. As a result of play, children achieve a feeling of fun as well as pleasure and a sense of accomplishment, which leads to self confidence and feelings of self worth. All things we want for our students.

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"€œPlay is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."€ - Fred Rogers When our children go to lunch they are in the cafeteria for 50 minutes. Once they are done eating there is not much else for them to do. By funding this project you will be providing much needed games and materials to engage these children and foster the value of play.

Donating to this project will not only improve one classroom, but an entire school!

By donating to this project the students at this school will enjoy the benefits of play. Play serves so many valuable purposes that are so often overlooked. According to research, play is a means by which children develop their physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and moral capacities. Play is a means of creating and preserving friendships.

Mrs. Weissman PS Q086 Grades 3-5

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Jamaica, NY 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

600 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Uno Card Game • Amazon $6.00 20 $120.00
Milton Bradley Connect Four - Fun On the Run Game • Amazon $5.05 20 $101.00
Math War Addition and Subtraction Game Cards • Amazon $2.99 15 $44.85
Blink Card Game The World's Fastest Game • Amazon $5.19 8 $41.52
Math War Multiplication Game Cards • Amazon $2.69 15 $40.35
Division War (Flash Kids Flash Cards) • Amazon $3.95 10 $39.50
Go Fish: Card Game (Kids Classics) • Amazon $3.50 8 $28.00
Fractions Flash Cards (Brighter Child Flash Cards) • Amazon $2.69 10 $26.90
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - Yellow • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - Neon Orange • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - Neon Green • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - Hot Pink • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - Electric Blue • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - White • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
YoNimo Lanyard 100 Yard Spool - Purple • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
1800 Mixed Rubber Band Color Bands with c and s clip Combination • Amazon $4.75 1 $4.75

Materials cost

$495.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$533.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.10

Total project goal

$627.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $627.34

1 Donor

-$527.34

Donations toward project cost

-$448.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.10

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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