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Mr. Toyama from Waianae, HI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Thinking For Fun

Help me give my students games that promote executive functioning and creative thinking.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Toyama's classroom raised $981

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students from Hawaii represent the Leeward coast of Oahu. Most of my students identify as Hawaiian/Part-Hawaiian. They love the outdoors and socializing.

What they may lack in material wealth they easily make up with their "aloha" wealth.

These students are rich in heart. They are quick to help another in need.

My Project

The games selected will help students with their executive functioning and creative thinking. With the memory/concentration games they'll be able to strengthen their short term memory and ability to focus and concentrate. Other games like Lego and Gravitrax promote creative thinking by having students use their imagination to build things and become "master builders". By utilizing games where multiple students can play at a time, students will learn social emotional skills by learning to play together.

As the school counselor, I am able to create a learning center in our school's new Media Center.

This allows my project to impact our entire school, as all students and teachers will have access to this center.

Mr. Toyama Makaha Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Waianae, HI 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

470 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ravensburger GraviTrax XXL Starter Set Marble Run and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up - Amazon Exclusive and 2019 Toy of The Year Finalist • Amazon Business $121.26 4 $485.04
Stages Learning Set of 10 Picture Memory Card Real Photo Concentration Games Memory Game from Materials • Amazon Business $48.26 2 $96.52
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $29.99 3 $89.97
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Build Your Own Creative Toys, Kids Building Kit (790 Pieces) • Amazon Business $37.94 2 $75.88
Amazon Basics 36 Pack AAA High-Performance Alkaline Batteries, 10-Year Shelf Life, Easy to Open Value Pack • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$758.40

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$33.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.03

Total project goal

$980.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$980.18

1 Donor

-$980.18

Donations toward project cost

-$833.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.03

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$0.00

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