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Dr. Poindexter from Indianapolis, IN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Games Galore!!

My students need 15 popular board games, including Cootie, Memory and Chutes and Ladders.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Poindexter's classroom raised $274

This project is fully funded

We love to play games! In my 1/2 day kindergarten class, we love to play games and learn how to get along with each other! My school is located in a community that has a high-needs population. Many of my students have never been to school before and entering my classroom is their first experience in a school setting.

Being able to play games is such an important part of early childhood and many of the children that are in my classroom have never had the opportunity to play a board game. Their families lack the financial resources and time to purchase and help them learn how to play simple games and how to take turns and share.

I would like to purchase 15 games to begin a collection of exciting games that would help my students learn how to take turns, share, and follow directions. These skills are important to have for their kindergarten year and beyond. With these important skills, my students can extend them to other areas both at school and at home.

Your help will ensure that my students have the materials needed to play games in small groups, learn how to share, take turns and how to get along and talk with others.

Dr. Poindexter Spring Mill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Indianapolis, IN View local requests

More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cootie • Nasco $8.95 1 $8.95
MATH MEMORY • Teacher's School Supply $20.72 1 $20.72
Alphabet Soundtracks • Nasco $12.15 1 $12.15
Nursery Rhyme Soundtracks • Nasco $12.15 1 $12.15
Teddy Bear Bingo • Nasco $9.85 1 $9.85
Match It! ABC • Nasco $7.87 1 $7.87
Match It! - Numbers • Nasco $8.55 1 $8.55
Find It Kids Game • Nasco $15.75 1 $15.75
Find It Zoo Game • Nasco $15.75 1 $15.75
Squiggly Worms • Nasco $9.40 1 $9.40
Candy Land • Nasco $9.45 1 $9.45
Chutes and Ladders • Nasco $8.95 1 $8.95
Math Marks the Spot Game • Nasco $24.75 1 $24.75
Original Memory • Nasco $9.36 1 $9.36
Magnetic Bug Collection Game • Nasco $10.75 1 $10.75

Materials cost

$184.40

Vendor shipping charges

$18.44

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$224.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.17

Total project goal

$273.17

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$273.17

1 Donor

-$263.53

Donations toward project cost

-$224.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.64

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$0.00

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