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Mrs. Martin from Springfield MA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Healthy, Happy Hogwarts Students!

Help me give my students outdoor equipment for exercise and play.

  • $167 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 Students

We are a classroom community of wonderful 5th-grade students! We have worked hard to build our identity within our school and enjoy working learning together as a whole group. Our school is a smaller neighborhood school within the city of Springfield. Students and families have challenges but when they enter our classroom, they enter a place of love, excellence, and acceptance.

Students need recess time to socialize with peers, practice skills, and just take a break from classroom learning

Many of the children have been in classes together since kindergarten creating many interesting, sibling-like relationships. They both support and challenge each other every day. It is rewarding but hard work building and sustaining a caring learning community. My students meet this challenge every day!

My Project

Students need recess time to socialize with peers, practice skills, and just take a break from classroom learning

Students will be able to practice skills, as well as build their physical stamina and work together while playing recess games.

This recess equipment will not only benefit students today but for many years to come! Learning through play is important at any age, but especially for children who do not have regular opportunities for outside play at home.

Having the ability to play organized games at recess, as well as make up their own games allows students to develop skills that are not addressed in the classroom environment. Playing outside is proven to increase student stamina and engagement while working in the classroom. Physical breaks during the day can increase academic achievement!

Mrs. Martin
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
US Games Standard Hoops, 36-Inch (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $36.51 1 $36.51
AppleRound Pack of 4 Sports Balls with 1 Pump: 1 Each of 5" Soccer Ball, 5" Basketball, 5" Playground Ball, and 6.5" Football (1-Pack, 4 Balls+1 Pump) • Amazon Business $11.30 3 $33.90
7-Foot Jump Ropes, 12-Pack - Pink, Blue, Black, White Skip Rope for Exercise - Sports & Outdoor Activities for Kids, Adults, and Athletes - Toys, Games, Family Fun • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Champion Sports Swing Ball Set, Pack of 6, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $16.25 1 $16.25

Materials cost

$109.65

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$141.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.93

Total project goal

$166.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$166.22

3 Donors

-$166.22

Donations toward project cost

-$141.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.93

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$0.00

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