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Mrs. Jack from Maysville, KY is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Leapsters Need a Jumpstart!

My students need Leapster games and cases to be able to use the Leapsters that were already donated to us.

  • $423 goal

This project expired on December 16, 2009.

This project expired on December 16, 2009.

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Mrs. Jack Charles Straub Elementary School
Maysville, KY Grades PreK-2

I am a first grade teacher in a rural setting in Kentucky. As a teacher, I receive $200 a year for ALL of my classroom supplies, including ink cartridges for my printer, batteries for my clock, and so on. Needless to say, the money does not go very far! Our school system is 70% free and reduced lunch, meaning many families cannot afford donating towards our classroom supplies either.

This year I will be having five special education students and two visually impaired students in my room. I am trying to find ways to help expand learning to students at all levels. One way I can help do this is through individual learning opportunities. Recently, I receive 4 handheld Leapster game systems from donorschoose.org. These game systems are educationally focused to help assist reading and math skills, but in a fun way for kids. Now that I have the Leapsters, I need games!

I am requesting many types of games that will be able to be played by children at all levels. I will be able to assign a game to a student as center work, or as something they can do when they complete their work. It also could be used as a reward. I am also requesting four protective cases so that the game systems will hopefully last a long time.

In this new generation, we all know that media and technology is what will hold their attention. As a teacher, I realize that if I want to get through to some of these kids, I will have to provide some of that to them. So I want to have fun educational opportunities that the students can participate in the classroom. Learning needs to be fun! I'm sure if you have a child, grandchild, or relative of school age, you have heard complaining about school. Let's make it fun for them, where they can be excited to learn!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted
Mrs. Jack Charles Straub Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Maysville, KY View local requests

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

25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic Clifford (Leapster) • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
1st Grade (Leapster) • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
Finding Nemo (Leapster) • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
Leapster software - Wall-E • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
Leapster Grade 2 cartridge • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
Leapster Ratatouille Cartridge • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
Cars (Leapster) • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99
Leapster Arcade: Cosmic Math • LeapFrog School $14.99 1 $14.99
Leapster Carrying Case • LeapFrog School $17.99 4 $71.96
Talking Words Factory (Leapster) • LeapFrog School $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$286.87

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.69

Sales tax

 $17.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$346.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.97

Total project goal

$422.05

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