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Ms. S from La Jolla, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chess: Reasoning and Creative Thinking

Help me give my students chess sets to foster their critical and strategic thinking. Chess will help their cognitive function and add to their enjoyment of school.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. S's classroom raised $199

This project is fully funded

My Project

Chess sets and chess learning will make a difference for these students by challenging their thinking and helping them to interact with each other in a positive, structured, and competitive way.

The students will engage in play while learning more advanced chess strategies.

They will increase their creative problem solving and reasoning abilities in an interactive way with structured guidance and modeling. They will have fun with thinking.

My students are special, like all children are special. They are eager to learn and are more engaged when they are active.

Ms. S Bird Rock Elementary School Grades 3-5 La Jolla, CA View local requests 21 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chess • Teachers' School Supply $7.59 15 $113.85

Materials cost

$113.85

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.52

Sales tax

 $10.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.74

Total project goal

$198.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $198.24

2 Donors

-$99.12

Donations toward project cost

-$84.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.87

match offer

-$99.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.87

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 $0.00

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