My students have come from many different parts of the world including Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and the United States. They come with tenacity, creativity, and a wide variety of experiences and gifts. We work hard every day as scholars, artists, critical thinkers, and friends.
At our school, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 92% of the students are students of color.
The majority of my students are learning English as a second or third language. These students have the capacity to achieve greatness.
My Project
My students are incredibly curious and creative 4th graders. I see them engaged in critical thinking and problem solving. Recently, we got a table for our classroom that is perfect for building puzzles. We've received some puzzles from DonorsChoose.org, and we love them. We need more. By having access to engineering-focused activities, like puzzles and mazes, my students will develop their creativity and critical thinking skills. These activities will provide focus and purpose during our Morning Work time and indoor recess. With these activities, we will continue to develop our creative brains and build a stronger classroom community.
My students have so much passion for learning and for creating--we need more opportunities to expand our perspectives and our creativity.
This project will be just the ticket; it includes 8 high-quality engaging puzzles and several brain-teasers, like tangrams.
Sopu Wooden Puzzles for Adult and Kids, 3D Brain Teaser Puzzles Educational Toy, Genius Skills Builder T-Shape Pieces with Tetris for Explore Creativity / Build Your Brain
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Mudpuppy Animals A-Z 500Piece Jigsaw Puzzle, Featuring Colorful Animal Illustrations for Every Alphabet Letter, Multicolor
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mudpuppy Little Scientist 500 Piece Family Puzzle
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mudpuppy Butterflies of North America Family Jigsaw Puzzle
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mudpuppy Slowpokes 500Piece Family Puzzle, Multicolor
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mudpuppy 9780735357631 Rainforest Animals 500Piece Family Puzzle, Multicolor
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mudpuppy Doodle Dogs 500 Piece Family Puzzle
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Mudpuppy Outer Space Glow-in-the-Dark Puzzle, 100 Pieces, 18”x12”, Made for Kids Age 5+, Illustrations of Planets, Stars, Spaceships and More, Award-Winning Glow in the Dark Puzzle
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Women in Science Puzzle: Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World 500-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle & Poster
• Amazon Business
$9.91
1
$9.91
KINGZHUO Hexagon Tangram Classic Chinese Handmade Wooden Puzzle for Children and Adults & Brain Teaser Disentanglement Puzzles
• Amazon Business
$7.47
1
$7.47
Materials cost
$129.30
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.94
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$161.24
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$28.45
Total project goal
$189.69
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$189.69
3 Donors
-$178.99
Donations toward project cost
-$152.74
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$26.25
match offer
-$10.00
Match offer toward project cost
-$8.50
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Solis and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
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