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Ms. McCarthy from Floral Park, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puzzling… isn’t it?

Help me give my students the opportunity to work collaboratively by assembling jigsaw puzzles. The wooden drawer with flat top will enable two classes to save their work over multiple periods.

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Using materials from the project, students with disabilities will be able to use SEL time during class periods to assemble jigsaw puzzles as a team. The classes have already experimented with using small, individual puzzles. There was great interest among the students in completing the challenge, in addition to conversation and student inspired assistance among the class. Working on bigger puzzle projects...more pieces and more hands/perspectives needed...will bring a unified collaboration to the class activity. The small special education classes include sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students of varying abilities. Thank you in advance for your support!

Ms. McCarthy Irwin Altman Middle School 172 Grades 6-8

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
hehimhis Puzzle Tables for Drawers, 300 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzle Board 12X 17.3in Portable Puzzle Plateau with Storage Drawers Smooth Fiberboard Work Surface for Games & Puzzles • Amazon Business $30.98 3 $92.94
Ravensburger Happy Animal Buddies - 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids – Every Piece is Unique, Pieces Fit Together Perfectly • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Ravensburger -World Landmarks Map - 300 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids – Every Piece is Unique, Pieces Fit Together Perfectly • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
Buffalo Games - Charles Wysocki - Frederick the Literate - 300 LARGE Piece Jigsaw Puzzle • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97

Materials cost

$137.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.98

Total project goal

$199.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $199.84

3 Donors

-$191.01

Donations toward project cost

-$169.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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