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The Games We Play (2)

My students need exciting educational games that will make them take an active role in their own educations.

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I am a third grade teacher at a school that is located in a lower socioeconomic area. My school is a Title 1 school, which means that the school receives aid from the government. This aid includes, but is not limited to, a free lunch program for all students. The school is currently a Program Improvement school. This means that the school has been designated as "low performing" within our district. Despite the school's current circumstances, I consider my students to be full of potential and very eager to learn. They just need the right resources and materials to help them meet their full potential.

Each day my colleagues and I try to come up with creative ways to capture our student's interest. We stand in front of them using our booming voices and try to get them excited about things other than television and video games. We want them to take a genuine interest in reading, writing, math, and science. But how does one get children to willingly and eagerly practice newly learned and challenging concepts without ominous threats of future tests? The answer is "GAMES"! Educational games will get any child excited about learning.

In order to help my students take an active role in their own educations, I need some educational games that will capture their interest. Due to the widely publicized budget cuts that our school district is now experiencing, the funds for such supplemental learning materials are not currently available to me. Games purchased with your generous donation would be used daily during our Independent Work Time. During this time students would be able to play them and reinforce the concepts being learned during instruction. This will ultimately result in better retention, which will translate to better test scores.

Teachers like me will continue to stretch our creativity to the limit in order to ensure that our students meet their maximum potential, but we can’t do it alone. We need the generosity of donors like you to help us create fun and dynamic learning opportunities. If you choose to fund this project, you will be literally be using games to take the content off of the pages of books and firmly plant it in the minds of my students.

Ms. Williams 59th Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

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Nearly all 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ380X - Math Bingo Library • Lakeshore Learning $49.50 1 $49.50
TT400 - Mastering Math Games Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $95.00 1 $95.00
LC1279 - The Allowance® Game • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
JJ260X - Social Studies Bingo Library • Lakeshore Learning $36.00 1 $36.00
BG778 - Magnetic Big Money • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
EE379 - Grab & Go! Math Center - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50
GG330 - Secrets of Science Games Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning $69.95 1 $69.95

Materials cost

$396.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.69

Sales tax

 $28.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$492.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.00

Total project goal

$600.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $600.00

5 Donors

-$578.82

Donations toward project cost

-$492.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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