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Mrs. Gray from Buckhannon WV is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Free Time Fun and Early Finisher Fun

Help me give my students activities to work on for when they finish activities early or have free time.

  • $504 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach 5th grade at an elementary school.

My students attend an elementary school in Appalachia where 100% of the students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Most even receive food bags for weekends and breaks. These students come from very low income or no income families. Many of my students come to school hungry. Some do not have electricity or running water. Others do not have a permanent home and are considered homeless. These students have families that are known as rent hoppers- when the rent is due, they pack their garbage bag full of belongings and leave. Since the students will be considered homeless, they will be able to stay at our school.

The only stable life these students have is at school. Sadly, most of these students have a parent who has been arrested for drug-related incidents. Some students have even been removed from their homes.

My students have a wide range of abilities and interests. They are all amazing and make me proud every day.

My Project

I would love for my students to have a variety of activities to work on for when they finish activities early. Students will be able to choose from a variety of activities that will help them think and learn at the same time. The students can choose from print activities, which will help them with tests, or hands-on activities, which will help their brains grow.

Students can choose social studies, reading, math, writing, and brain games.

All of the activities have been chosen with careful consideration for student needs. These activities can be done solo, or with a small group.

Mrs. Gray
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brainwright Cat STAX The Purrfect Puzzle and Dog Pile The Pup-Packing Puzzles Gift Set (2 Puzzles) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
ThinkFun Roller Coaster Challenge STEM Toy and Building Game for Boys and Girls Age 6 and Up – TOTY Game of the Year Finalist • Amazon Business $32.89 1 $32.89
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 1 $29.99
ThinkFun Invasion of the Cow Snatchers STEM Toy and Logic Game for Boys and Girls Age 6 and Up - A Magnet Maze Logic Puzzle • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
ThinkFun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Tons of Fun With Over 20 Awards Won, International Bestseller for Over 20 Years • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
ThinkFun Chocolate Fix - Award Winning Logic Game and STEM Toy For Age 8 and Up Red Base, 8.875 x 8.0 H x 2.5 D • Amazon Business $21.43 1 $21.43
180 Days of Reading: Grade 5 - Daily Reading Workbook for Classroom and Home, Reading Comprehension and Phonics Practice, School Level Activities Created by Teachers to Master Challenging Concepts • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Teacher Created Resources Mysteries in History Series - American History Workbook • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Daily Language Review, Grade 5 Common Core Edition • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
Brainwright Hay STAX - The Barnyard Packing Puzzle Multicolor, 5" • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
180 Days of Social Studies: Grade 5 - Daily Social Studies Workbook for Classroom and Home, Cool and Fun Civics Practice, Elementary School Level ... Created by Teachers (180 Days of Practice) • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
ThinkFun Hoppers Logic Game - Teaches Critical Thinking Skills Through Fun Gameplay • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 5 - Homeschooling & Classroom Resource Workbook, Reproducible Worksheets, Teaching Edition, Fiction and Nonfiction, Lesson Plans, Test Prep • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Mark Twain - Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, Grades 6 - 12 (American History Series) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist (Grades 4-8) • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Mark Twain U.S. History Workbook―Grades 6-12 American History, People and Events From 1865-Present With Maps and Timelines, Classroom or Homeschool Curriculum (96 pgs) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
180 Days of Social Studies: Grade 5 - Daily Geography Workbook for Classroom and Home, Cool and Fun Practice, Elementary School Level Activities ... to Build Skills (180 Days of Practice) • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Scholastic 30 More Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist!, Grades 3-5 • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Comprehension Skills: Short Passages for Close Reading: Grade 6 • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Evan-Moor Skill Sharpeners Grammar and Punctuation Grade 5, Full-Color Activity Book - Supplemental Homeschool Workbook • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
Scholastic Success with Reading Comprehension, Grade 5 • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Scholastic Success with Writing, Grade 5 • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Scholastic Success with Fractions & Decimals, Grade 5 (Success With Math) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Scholastic Success With Grammar, Grade 5 • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$392.37

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$428.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.58

Total project goal

$503.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$503.84

1 Donor

-$503.84

Donations toward project cost

-$428.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.58

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$0.00

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