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Ms. Maureen Ambrose from Mechanicsville, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Maureen Ambrose's classroom raised $195

Cats and Boxes!

Help me give my students Cats and Boxes to improve their critical thinking!

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Ms. Maureen Ambrose Mechanicsville Elementary School
Mechanicsville, VA Grades 3-5

My Project

Logical thinking games will encourage my students to analyze information, make logical connections, and draw conclusions. These activities help develop critical thinking skills, which are essential for problem-solving and decision-making.

Logical thinking involves reasoning from general principles to specific situations.

By engaging in logical thinking games, students enhance their problem-solving abilities as they apply logical steps to arrive at a solution. Additionally, deductive thinking games require students to follow a sequence of logical steps to reach a conclusion. This helps them understand the importance of order and structure in their thinking, fostering the development of logical reasoning skills.

This game will allow my classes to incorporate their logical and deductive thinking skills while improving their communication and critical thinking...all under the guise of play!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

250 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Maureen Ambrose Mechanicsville Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mechanicsville, VA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

250 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SmartGames Cats & Boxes Travel Game with 60 Challenges for Ages 7-Adult • Amazon Business $16.65 8 $133.20

Materials cost

$133.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$165.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.15

Total project goal

$194.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $194.35

5 Donors

-$149.29

Donations toward project cost

-$135.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.84

Matching donations from our partners

-$35.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.06

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 $0.00

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