You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mr. Fisk from Austin TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Breaking In To Financial Literacy

Help me give my students a hands-on problem solving experience with these locks, boxes and other items to create break-out boxes!

  • $493 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

"And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed!" -Dr. Seuss. It's easy for people to underestimate my students. 80% of them receive free or reduced lunch. Many come from difficult home situations. Despite the adversity they deal with everyday I have never seen a group of students with more potential.

"You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself in any direction you choose." This quote from Dr. Seuss perfectly describes the fork in the road my students find themselves at.

Will they settle for the life they see all around them or will they fight for more? With your support I want to push these students to achieve more than they ever thought possible! I'll let the good Dr. have the final word. "Kid, you'll move mountains!"

My Project

My students struggle with financial literacy skills. Most are growing up in households without stable finances and that can lead to incorrect ideas about money that last a lifetime. I want our financial literacy unit to be fun, engaging, and memorable so that the ideas we discuss will be useful in the future.

We are going to create break-out boxes that will put our problem solving and critical thinking skills to the test!

Break-out boxes are a fun, scaled-down version of escape rooms where students will need to solve problems and puzzles in order to discover the combination to several locks and ultimately reach the prize. Multiple types of locks (standard, 4-digit, word, directional) give us unlimited options in creating mind-bending puzzles for students to solve. Will students be able to work together and solve the puzzles to open the box? I know they will try their best!

Mr. Fisk
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Fisk is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Master Lock 1500iD Set Your Own Directional Combination Padlock, 2-1/8 in. Wide with 1 in. Long Shackle, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $11.49 6 $68.94
Waterloo Portable Series Tool Box made with Lightweight Industrial-Strength Plastic, 14" • Amazon Business $10.82 6 $64.92
Wordlock PL-003-SL 5-Dial Combination Padlock, Silver • Amazon Business $8.40 6 $50.40
Master Lock 1535DWD Set Your Own Word Combination Padlock, 1-1/2 in. Wide with 15/16 in. Long Shackle, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $6.96 6 $41.76
Sterilite 19849806 18 Quart/17 Liter Ultra Latch Box, Clear with a White Lid and Black Latches, 6-Pack • Amazon Business $39.15 1 $39.15
Master Lock Lockout Tagout Hasp, Vinyl Coated Aluminum Hasp, 1-1/2 in. Jaw Clearance, 417 • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
ORIA Combination Lock, 4 Digit Combination Padlock Set, Metal and Plated Steel Material for School, Employee, Gym or Sports Locker, Case, Toolbox, Fence, Hasp Cabinet and Storage, Pack of 2 • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Optimal Shop 6 Pack UV Ultra Violet Blacklight 9 LED Flashlight Torch Light Outdoors Etc • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Master Lock Padlock, Standard Dial Combination Lock, 1-7/8 in. Wide, Assorted Colors, 1530T (Pack of 2) • Amazon Business $7.97 3 $23.91

Materials cost

$382.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.89

Total project goal

$492.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$492.60

2 Donors

-$246.30

Donations toward project cost

-$209.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.94

match offer

-$246.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.35

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.94

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Austin","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[4664995],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"TX","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3684161,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/breaking-in-to-financial-literacy/3684161/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":110,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Fisk","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"4664995":{"owner":"Mr. Fisk","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3684161],"proposalHash":"-1716805179","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4664995_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1503975056509","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20981680,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NTY2NTk2Nw==","NTE5NTY5","NDY2NDk5NQ=="],"teacherId":4664995,"schoolCounty":"Travis","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"TX","name":"Texas"}}