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Mrs. Lau from San Francisco, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Volleyball for First Graders

My students need a set of soft volleyballs to develop their fitness and coordination.

  • $603 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Please help support our first graders in developing their self esteem and improving their coordination skills. I would love to teach my class how to play volleyball! Help get kids off their electronic devices and into the gym! You can make a positive difference in the lives of young children!

My first grade students are mostly children who have not experienced many sports activities.

They live in a big urban city in California and attend a public school. Many come from backgrounds where parents cannot afford to pay for their children to learn new sports. Many of these parents themselves have little time to teach their children to catch a ball or shoot a basketball or hit a volleyball. These kids may not own a volleyball, basketball or baseball glove.

My Project

Volleyball has been a part of my life since I was young. I still play regularly and would love to teach my students the joy of this team sport. I was inspired as I watched my daughter who has just completed first grade, take a volleyball class from the same coach who taught me when I was a youth. I was able to help out and got learn more of how teach volleyball to kids. There are now innovative volleyballs made just for young beginners! They are lighter than standard volleyballs so kids can play with them without getting sore arms. I thought that maybe I could teach the first graders in my own classroom during PE. Not only would my students learn volleyball skills but they would also develop teamwork and good sportsmanship. Playing volleyball could also open them up to new opportunities that they might not have otherwise. I am hoping for 12 indoor volleyballs so kids can practice in pairs, 2 outdoor balls to play on a grassy field, 2 bags to hold the balls and a few whistles.

If you have ever played volleyball or any other team sport, you probably know the exhilarating feeling you have when you play and can identify with how sports can build up a person's self esteem.

If you have never played sports but wish you had had that opportunity as a youth, here's a chance to help a child! I plan to teach volleyball not only this year's class but future ones as well so the impact of your gift will continue on. Your donation may be giving a start to a future Olympian!

Mrs. Lau
Grades PreK-2
  • Ulloa Elementary School
  • San Francisco, CA
    • 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

    This project will reach 22 students.

    8 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Royal/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 2 $53.90
Orange/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 2 $53.90
Gold/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 1 $26.95
Purple/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 2 $53.90
Scarlet/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 2 $53.90
Dark Green/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 1 $26.95
Pink/White Tachikara® SVMN Volley-Lite® Volleyball • Nasco $26.95 2 $53.90
24" x 30" Mesh Ball Bag - Blue • Nasco $5.15 2 $10.30
Classic Fox 40 Whistle - Blue • Nasco $5.45 1 $5.45
Whistle Lanyard - Gold • Nasco $0.65 1 $0.65
Fox 40® Mini Whistle - Purple • Nasco $5.25 1 $5.25
Tachikara® “Super-Soft”® Outdoor Volleyball - Red/White/Blue • Nasco $26.50 2 $53.00
Whistle Lanyard - Black • Nasco $0.65 1 $0.65
Whistle Lanyard - Blue • Nasco $0.65 1 $0.65

Materials cost

$399.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.94

Sales tax

 $36.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$511.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.32

Total project goal

$602.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $602.14

7 Donors

-$597.73

Donations toward project cost

-$511.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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