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Mr. Lydic from Laurel DE is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Jump Rope That Is Great For Beginners and Experts

Help me give my students two Crossrope Get Lean Rope Sets to help our beginners better feel the rope while turning and timing their jumps and help our more advanced students looking for a more intense workout.

  • $246 goal

This project expired on May 7, 2020.

This project expired on May 7, 2020.

My Students

My classroom is not the gym class many of us remember from our youth. We spend the majority of our time moving, no one is left out and students don't feel ashamed or afraid to participate in the movement activities. I tell people that I have the best job in the world. As an elementary physical educator, I am fortunate to teach each of the 1,150 students here at my school.

Every day I witness joy in the faces of children as they move within my classroom fully understanding the harsh reality that the local neighborhoods are no longer the safe havens of yesteryear and daily outdoor physical activity continues to be replaced by sedentary indoor entertainment.

For most born before the digital explosion, the choice to move was much more of a no-brainer. Sit at home and watch soap operas or go outside with your friends and play. I wish it were still that easy for my students. In addition to the many choices they have, many of them are not permitted to go outside and play with friends due to safety concerns related to their communities. I want to get them moving in class.

My Project

These Crossropes will continue to enhance the quality of our jumping lessons that we do almost daily in our classroom. My classroom is a place that my students really enjoy as they explore different ways to move that improve skills as well as improve their overall health and fitness! Our students love to jump rope during their warm-up activities and we have a variety of ropes including beaded ropes, speed ropes, and synthetic breaded ropes. Our beginner jumpers struggle with timing their jumps and allowing gravity to assist as they turn the rope. Our advanced jumpers are craving additional ways to challenge themselves including learning new ways to turn and jump the rope as well as jumping longer and faster.

The increased weight of these new Crossropes will help both of these groups of students take their jumping to the next level.

Beginners will benefit from the extra feedback they will receive when turning a weighted rope which will also assist them with timing their jumps. More advanced jumpers will be able to challenge themselves in ways that would be impossible with our lighter ropes. The best way to increase the enjoyment from rope jumping is to increase one’s ability to jump and to give effective options to those looking for a greater challenge. These ropes will continue to help all of my students grow into stronger jumpers who look forward to their next workout.

Mr. Lydic
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crossrope Get Lean Jump Rope Set - Small - Improve Fitness and Lose Weight in a Fun Workout - Meet Your Weight Loss Goals with a Gym You Can Take Anywhere - Includes Two Weighted Ropes for Speed + St • Amazon Business $88.00 2 $176.00

Materials cost

$176.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.82

Total project goal

$245.46

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