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Mrs. Walters from Madison, WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Game On!

My students need games and puzzles including ThinkFun Rush Hour, Kanoodle Genius Game, Shape By Shape and Giant Foam Dice.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Walters's classroom raised $199

This project is fully funded

My Students

Child's play and learning often overlap and interact, and using games in the classroom can increase learning. Games can challenge enthusiastic learners, motivate reluctant learners, provide skill practice, and encourage persistence in problem solving. Middle school students are not too old to play.

My students attend a large urban middle school and come from very diverse backgrounds.

Close to two thirds of my students are economically disadvantaged, and a third have limited English proficiency. Despite the fact that some of the student achievement indicators for my school are below the state average, the amount of growth our students are making each year is above the state average in math, putting them on track to catch up with their peers. This is because these students want to learn and the staff here puts significant effort into ensuring that they do learn. We are changing our school model this year and will, for the first time, have all sixth graders in their own classes while the seventh and eight graders will be in multi-age classrooms. The students will be taught by a team of teachers in groups of sixty students. Students will have designated stations throughout their ninety-minute class session.

My Project

I work with about 160 students, teaching sixth grade math. I believe I was born to teach and my passion is helping students discover their capabilities, especially those who do not yet see themselves as strong. Some of these materials will be used with the entire class, such as the dice. These tools will be used to enhance activities within the curriculum as well as encouraging students to participate through random selection. Many of the tools will be used with small groups of students. These games will help to move students from fluency to automaticity with math facts; to increase logical reasoning; and to encourage participation. Some of the games emphasize visual thinking, such as Block by Block or Shape by Shape. Some of the games emphasize numerical and algebraic thinking, such as I Have...Who Has? or Shape-O-Metry. Some require students to think logically and develop persistence in problem solving, such as Set, and Rush Hour. All of these are vital math skills.

Middle school students sometimes feel caught in that limbo between childhood and adulthood.

Games give them permission to learn through play, as they did when they were younger. These games are age appropriate, and will encourage them to think, develop strategies, solve problems, and reinforce skills they are developing in math.

Mrs. Walters Sennett Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Madison, WI View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shape-O-Metry • Amazon $19.99 1 $19.99
ThinkFun Rush Hour • Amazon $17.17 1 $17.17
Teacher Created Resources I Have... Who Has...? Math 5-6 (7834) • Amazon $16.99 1 $16.99
ThinkFun Block By Block • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99
ThinkFun Shape By Shape • Amazon $14.99 1 $14.99
Square By Square Board Game • Amazon $13.33 1 $13.33
Set: The Family Game of Visual Perception (Cover art may vary) • Amazon $10.02 1 $10.02
School Specialty Giant Foam Dice - 5 inches - Set of 2 - Yellow with Red • Amazon $8.82 1 $8.82
Educational Insights Kanoodle Genius Game • Amazon $8.15 1 $8.15
Blink Card Game The World's Fastest Game • Amazon $7.58 1 $7.58

Materials cost

$132.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.82

Total project goal

$198.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $198.82

4 Donors

-$197.76

Donations toward project cost

-$169.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.06

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 $0.00

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