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Mrs. Balansay from El Paso, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Financial Literacy

My students need activities for their math centers including Money Hot Dots Quiz Cards including a set of 4 pens, board games and a pocket chart about money.

  • $205 goal

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My Students

By the end of the year my students should be able to count coins up to a dollar and know the meaning of saving, earning, and spending. Students will the money Hot Dots Quiz Cards, board games and a pocket chart about money during centers to gain knowledge in financial literacy.

My students are first graders in a school that encourages independent learning through play.

This is my first year teaching and I'm preparing my classroom for my new students. My school is a Title 1 school and the materials would be a helpful resource for my kids to use while learning.

My Project

My students will use the materials during their centers in groups of 4. I will also use the materials with a small group that I feel needs more one on one help in identifying coins and their value. My kids will be able to practice counting money, identify coins, and defining money as earned income playing the allowance game. It is also important that they know the definition of earning, saving and spending. Financial Literacy is part of our TEKS and curriculum and I plan for my students to gain fluency also in adding coins and money.

I believe these materials will help them be engaged and eager to learn.

My kids would learn while having fun with their groups during centers. These donations would give them a lot of practice in financial literacy especially in learning how to count money.

Mrs. Balansay
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP356CP - Money: Ski-Ball! Arcade Game - Class License CD-ROM • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
BD230X - Hot Dots Power Pen - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
POCKET CHART TIME AND MONEY TABLE TOP POCKET CHART • School Specialty $22.32 1 $22.32
LC1279 - The Allowance Game® • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
BD808 - Money Hot Dots Quiz Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$139.28

Vendor shipping charges

$2.23

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$173.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.64

Total project goal

$204.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$204.24

8 Donors

-$52.00

Donations toward project cost

-$45.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$151.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$128.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.24

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$0.00

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