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Mr. Zook from Fishers, IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Train Your Brain With Games: Exercise for the Mind

Help me give my students math and logic games like Math for Love Prime Climb, Smath, and Proof!

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My Students

My classroom is a place where students from many different backgrounds are able to come together to form an amazing classroom community. We work hard together, challenge each other, solve problems together, and show our support to those around us as we strive to grow both academically and as individuals.

By providing hands on experiences and opportunities to solve real life problems, our classroom is not only full of rigor, but it also encourages students to take ownership of what we are learning.

Students are excited to come to class to see what new project or problem we are tackling that day and can't wait to see what a new day will bring.

My Project

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The mind once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." Students in my classroom are challenged every day in core subjects but I wanted to challenge and stretch their critical thinking in a new way. As I studied how critical thinking and the brain works, I recognized an area I don't utilize enough: playing brain games.

While my students regularly see challenges in their STEM class and work to solve real world application problems in math, not all student learn with the same methods.

With brain games, I saw a way to develop critical thinking skills with all students, particularly those that may not always excel in traditional activities sometimes required in core classes.

Through this project students will have weekly access to various types of math games dedicated to improve different cognitive and strategy skills. Students can use these tools at learning stations or independently when they have finished other assignments. We'll improve our logical thinking and spatial awareness with Brain Teaser Puzzles. These activities provided by your donation will help empower students to increase their cognitive abilities in a fun and stress free way. Many of the games require multiple players so students are also working on verbal skills, social skills, and learning to adapt on the go.

Mr. Zook Fall Creek Intermediate School Grades 6-8

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Fishers, IN View local requests 51 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Math for Love Prime Climb • Amazon Business $27.62 1 $27.62
Educational Insights Kanoodle Head-to-Head Brain Game • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Proof! - The Fast Paced Game of Mental Math Magic • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Pressman Smath Toy, Multicolor, 5" B00004NKL3 • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Marbles Newton • Amazon Business $8.60 1 $8.60
Coogam Metal Wire Puzzle Set of 16 with Pouch,Brain Teaser IQ Test Disentanglemen Iron Link Unlock Interlock Game Chinese Ring Magic Trick Toy for Party Favor Kids Adults Challenge • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Flexi Puzzle • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$100.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$131.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.24

Total project goal

$154.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $154.91

2 Donors

-$146.96

Donations toward project cost

-$131.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.95

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 $0.00

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