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Mrs. Snodgrass from Washington DC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bouncing Balls of Learning

Help me give my students various balls to explore the science behind the bounce and roll.

  • $181 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My 3 year-olds are some of the most amazing children I have ever met. They thrive while living in one of the most dangerous communities in our nation's capital. Some have gone through more in their young lives than many of us will ever have to endure in a lifetime. Yet every day, they walk down a hill to school where they are able to escape the violence that riddles their neighborhood and find solace in our classroom. Despite all of the challenges they face outside the school walls, they still come to school each day ready and excited to learn.

My students blossom with the educational and enrichment opportunities being offered, which helps them to build their background knowledge and exposes them to things they otherwise wouldn't be exposed to.

For all of them, coming to school is where they have opportunities to build their academic and social foundations to set them up for success later in life.

My Project

Children are naturally curious about balls and love to explore the different ways they can make them move and bounce. The topic of study also allows for students to explore the science behind what makes balls bounce and how ramps make balls move.

These materials will be used for students to explore the science behind balls.

They will use the marble run to build and test out their own theories on how to make a path for the marble to travel. They will use the various sensory balls to explore what makes them the same and different and how each of them move. Books were also included for a literacy component about balls and the different sports that use them. We also included a ball pump so students can explore by blowing up their own balls for the study.

Mrs. Snodgrass
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marble Genius Marble Run Super Set - 100 Complete Pieces + Free Instruction App (85 Translucent Marbulous Pieces + 15 Glass Marbles) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
SE120 - Swirling Glitter Sensory Balls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
LoveInUSA Bounce Ball, 12 PCS Edushape Sensory Balls Knobby Party Balls Massage Balls with Air Pump Set 4.72" • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
MINGRU Ball Pump for Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Rugby, Water Polo Ball & Other Inflatables Air Pump, Needles and Nozzles Included • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Infantino Textured Multi Ball Set • Amazon Business $9.44 1 $9.44
Froggy Plays Soccer • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Froggy Plays T-ball • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59
Pete the Cat: Play Ball! (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $4.50 1 $4.50

Materials cost

$114.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $6.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$153.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.01

Total project goal

$180.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $180.08

1 Donor

-$180.08

Donations toward project cost

-$153.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.01

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 $0.00

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