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Ms. Coles from Roanoke VA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

BREAKING OUTside The Box!

Help me give my students Breakout EDU to learn different mathematical skills while developing team building skills and perseverance!

  • $752 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

I currently teach 5th grade students in an inner-city school. My students are a wonderful group of 10 and 11 year olds, who all receive free breakfast, lunch, and snacks. My students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and ethnicity, and each has their own set of needs.

I absolutely love building relationships and developing connections with my students through learning.

I love to encourage their love for math utilizing modern technology to keep them interested and actively engaged.

My Project

We will use the Breakout EDU boxes to learn different mathematical skills and collaborate in an engaging, hands-on way! It's so fun to follow clues and try to solve problems together! Everyone loves a mystery!

For many students, math can be viewed as unrewarding; however, these escape boxes will provide an immediate extrinsic reward for students' hard work!

Many of my students are reluctant learners who will value the opportunity to engage in learning differently! School often looks the same for them: Every day requires them to sit and perform. I want them to know that they can be themselves and have some fun! We will work together to learn and grow using breakout boxes. Let's escape the dull conventions of the typical classroom and BREAKOUT!

Ms. Coles
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Breakout EDU Kit & Platform Access • AKJ Education $150.00 4 $600.00

Materials cost

$600.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$639.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.76

Total project goal

$751.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $751.76

15 Donors

-$553.24

Donations toward project cost

-$473.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.99

match offer

-$195.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$165.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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