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Mrs. Douglas Swanson from Chicago, IL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Put The Fun In Fundamental

My students need reading, math, and science games to reinforce fundamental skills, giving them a fun way to practice what we have learned.

  • $901 goal

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My Students

"I LOVE MATH!" These words are often uttered by my enthusiastic and playful third graders. We have recently started to implement math centers that use games to reinforce their math learning. However, we don't have similar games to use in reading and science.

My students are some of the most ambitious and outgoing eight-and-nine-year-olds that you will ever meet.

They have more energy than ComEd! Boys outnumber the girls in my class, so the more hands on we are about our learning, the better. Any chance we get we roll up our sleeves to get our hands dirty. Even though our school is in a rough neighborhood, and most of my students are on the free lunch program, you wouldn't know it coming into our classroom. The colorful wall displays show the high-level thinking at work. Our desks are in pods so that students can work together, and their favorite time of day is when they get to play. It doesn't matter the game, my students love having a chance to play it.

My Project

I am requesting sets of games, mostly board games, that target reading, language, math, and science skills. This grant is particularly exciting to me because it will allow my students to do what they love most: play! At the same time they will be gaining invaluable skills in reading, math, and science. These sets of games are made for different skills in those subject areas. They will allow me to split up my diverse learners into strategy learning groups, having them work on the skills they need to be supported in most, while allowing me to pull groups of students to work with me on other skills. An added bonus is that playing together gives my students practice in the social skills and community building that our class has been working hard on all year.

These games will have a tremendous impact on the learning of my students.

It will allow them to practice fundamental skills they need to work on, build community through working and playing together, and provide options for them to do while I meet with small learning groups. All that, and it will give my students another reason to say, "I LOVE SCHOOL!"

Mrs. Douglas Swanson Learn Charter School - South Chicago Grades 3-5

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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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

40 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT672 - Climb the Cliff Fractions Game • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
GG340 - Secrets of Science Games Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
GG216 - Roller Coaster Craze: Word Blending Game • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
GG217 - Tiki Challenge: Blends & Digraphs Game • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
GG330 - Secrets of Science Games Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95
AA643 - Vocabulary Building Games Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $95.00 1 $95.00
FR514 - Pizza Fraction Games • Lakeshore Learning $19.99 1 $19.99
GG370 - Reading Comprehension Games Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $139.00 1 $139.00
DD540 - Vocabulary Building Games Library - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning $95.00 1 $95.00
LC1279 - The Allowance Game® • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
GG880 - Reading Comprehension Games Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $139.00 1 $139.00

Materials cost

$719.69

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$765.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$135.09

Total project goal

$900.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $900.58

2 Donors

-$450.29

Donations toward project cost

-$382.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.54

match offer

-$450.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$382.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.54

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