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Mrs. Pellét from Irvine CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Decoding With Money

My students need coin stamps, Lego bricks, and the book 26 Letters and 99 Cents.

  • $197 goal

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My Students

My students are energetic and enthusiastic learners who live in a culturally diverse community. They are constantly eager to learn all they can about the world around them, how things work, and the people that live in their community.

My students are very interested in how they can make a difference in the world.

When they see a problem, they like to create solutions to try. If the first solution doesn't work, they put their heads together and try a new solution.

My Project

Kids love to solve puzzles, and mine are no different! One of their favorite challenges is to decode our alphabet puzzles. For these challenges, students are given a mixed up alphabet where every letter has a secret number value. Students then use the decoder to read the secret message. I want to put a new twist on their favorite game! To introduce this unit, we will read 26 Letters and 99 Cents. This book will have their mind racing and will connect the idea of a secret code to money. Then, instead of using words as the solution, I will use money amounts. I will assign each Lego brick a different value and give students a task card asking them to build something. After gathering the Legos and building their structure, students will need to determine the value of the structure. My students love Legos and this activity is a great way to get students practicing their money skills without even realizing they are working!

Having money sense is important, but it is often hard for kids.

By adding Legos to our money equation, I am sure I will only hear cheers when it is time to practice our financial literacy skills!

Mrs. Pellét
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Creative Supplement 10693 • Amazon Business $15.99 3 $47.97
LEGO Classic Creative Supplement 10693 • Amazon Business $15.99 3 $47.97
DD739 - Self-Inking Coin Stamps • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
26 Letters and 99 Cents (Mulberry Books) • Amazon Business $7.88 1 $7.88

Materials cost

$123.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$167.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.47

Total project goal

$196.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $196.47

3 Donors

-$114.43

Donations toward project cost

-$104.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.63

match offer

-$73.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$62.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.98

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.86

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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