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Dr. Read from Stillman Valley IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Breakout EDU for Financial Literacy

My students need a set of various resettable locks, secret message decoders and lock boxes.

  • $461 goal

This project expired on January 23, 2018.

This project expired on January 23, 2018.

My Students

I teach business and technology to some of the most creative, curious, and innovative students. All of my students are on free lunches. Outside of school, most of the students' lives are affected by the injustice of poverty. My goal is to provide tech experiences to our students to promote 21st century learning and skills with STEAM.

My students are very innovative and creative individuals.

Students in our district often have limited technology experience. My students will begin to discover and cultivate their creativity as they begin to apply their unique gifts and talents and allow them to become the innovators and global leaders of tomorrow with the stories they will be able to create and tell.

My Project

Our students come to school each day knowing that they are supported and encouraged to break out into collaborative and creative learning.

Our high school is full of breakout students wanting to learn financial literacy.

The popularity of escape rooms have inspired many students to problem solve and use ingenuity to face real world situations that apply to their daily lives. Breakout EDU has developed a way to use this playful, exciting model in the classroom environment with kits. These items can be used to create puzzles and treasure hunts for your students to discover content. As a new teacher to my school this year, I knew I wanted to bring Breakout EDU to students to kickstart their problem solving skills and reflect on their learning. My students immediately began to love the use of clues, puzzles and gamification to re-enforce their learning and apply their learning.

However, with the limits constant use of my locks, our Breakouts have become limited to simple Exit Tickets. My project is to bring us an entire new supply of locks, puzzles, tools, boxes and more and to start applying out Breakout Edu to understanding our multitude of Consumer Education, Business Basics and Multimedia skills.

There is so much to love about Breakout EDU. From a student perspective, it was so much fun and the engagement levels were off the charts! My classroom is excited and motivated to learn about a topic that is usually tough to engage their interest in. I want to take Breakout EDU to the next level and have my students become tomorrow's problem solvers in financial literacy and consumer economics.

Dr. Read
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Intcrown Combination Lock 4 Digit Padlock TSA Approved Lock for Luggage Suitcase Gym and Sports Lockers 2 Pack • Amazon Business $14.99 5 $74.95
Vaultz Locking Utility Box with Combination Lock, Black on Black (VZ00192) • Amazon Business $12.99 4 $51.96
Master Lock Padlock, Set Your Own Speed Dial Combination Lock, 2-1/8 in. Wide, Assorted Colors, 1500iD • Amazon Business $7.98 5 $39.90
Master Lock 1535DWD Vertical Resettable Word Combo Lock, Assorted Colors (Pack of 1) • Amazon Business $7.96 5 $39.80
Master Lock 1534D Password Plus Combo Lock in Black, Blue, Red, White, Colors may Vary, 1-Pack • Amazon Business $7.98 4 $31.92
Master Lock Padlock, Set Your Own Combination Lock, 1-15/16 in. Wide, Assorted Colors, 1590D • Amazon Business $6.99 4 $27.96
TTRwin Combination Key Safe Box-Key Lock Box Wall Mounted 4 Digit Weather Resistant Key Storage Box for Indoors or Outdoors Holds up to 5 Keys Secure Box Keys Holder • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Master Lock 420 Lockout Hasp with Vinyl Coated Handle, 1" Inside Jaw Diameter • Amazon Business $3.90 4 $15.60
Set of 3 Invisible UV Blacklight Ink Marker Blue Red Yellow • Amazon Business $5.17 3 $15.51
YETOR TSA Approved Luggage Locks6Colors3 Digit Combination Durable Heavy Duty Travel Baggage Lock, Padlock and Suitcase Lock (silver) • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
Findway 5 UV Ultra Violet Blacklight 9 LED Flashlight Torch Light Outdoors • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Kidde AccessPoint 001859 Stor-A-Key Locking Magnetic Key Case, Gray • Amazon Business $7.14 1 $7.14

Materials cost

$355.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$391.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.01

Total project goal

$460.05

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

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