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Mr. Palmer from Miami AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Color the Finish Line

Help me give my students more tools for the toolbox. Students who finish assignments early deserve to be rewarded.

  • $439 goal

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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 Project

Some of my students work hard to finish assignments early. Some prefer to turn assignments in on time. At the same time, other students struggle to meet due dates. The items I selected for this project will reward those who finish early or on time.

Students who engage in learning and who are self-motivated need a different kind of scaffolding for their assignments.

Unique coloring pages, puppet shows, and board games that promote critical thinking, fair play, and attention to detail are all ways that I have found to reward students for their hard work. Students in this spectrum enjoy challenges and want more.

The Game of Life is a game that helps students to begin to think about college, career, family responsibilities, and some of the aspects of life that go with those things. The game can help create an open dialogue to better the student's relationships with one another and with the instructor.

The coloring sheets are themed toward relevant material in history. Relating to Hispanic culture and heritage with the sugar skulls and day of the dead designs, and relating to United States geography with the National Park designs.

Coloring can help students relax and categorize the learning they just accomplished into memory. Puppets, well, puppets are puppets. Try to be in a bad mood with a puppet in your hand. Try and argue negatively with a puppet in your hand. The puppet is used as a diffusing tool in my classroom. We use them for sensitive subject material, so we can engage without taking arguments personally. We also use them when students are shy. They can hide behind the curtain and stick the puppet out for their speeches and other speaking assignments.

Mr. Palmer
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Super Pack of 18 Fuzzy Velvet Coloring Posters (National Parks Edition) - Great for Family Time, Arts & Crafts, Travel, at Home, Care Facilities [All Ages: Girls, Boys, Adults, Toddlers, Teens] • Amazon Business $15.97 3 $47.91
EXPO Low-Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 36 Count • Amazon Business $46.79 1 $46.79
Hasbro Gaming The Game of Life Board Game Ages 8 & Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Hasbro Gaming The Game of Life Game, Family Board Game for 2-4 Players, Indoor Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up, Pegs Come in 6 Colors • Amazon Business $13.20 3 $39.60
14" Robot, Hand Puppet • Amazon Business $34.95 1 $34.95
Super Pack of 18 Fuzzy Velvet Coloring Posters (Sugar Skulls Edition) - Great Kid Friendly Halloween, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos Arts and Craft Activity [Girls, Boys, Toddlers, Teens, Adults] • Amazon Business $12.97 2 $25.94
Super Pack of 18 Fuzzy Velvet Coloring Posters (Kids Themed - Day of the Dead) - Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos Coloring Crafts Activity for Toddlers, Girls, Boys & Adults - Great Family Fun Project • Amazon Business $12.97 2 $25.94
HABA Glove Puppet Eat it Up Dragon - Hand Puppet with Belly Bag to Eat Small Objects • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.30 2 $18.60
The Ultimate Colouring Book for Boys & Girls - Dragons Dinos Robots Ninjas: Fantasy for Children Ages 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - big, squared format - over 100 pages (The Ultimate Books Series) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$315.69

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.57

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$373.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.82

Total project goal

$438.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$438.82

1 Donor

-$277.05

Donations toward project cost

-$248.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.51

match offer

-$146.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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