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Ms. Bretz from Springfield IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Learn in Our Own Unique Way

Help me give my students file folder games to help them increase their math and reading skills.

  • $344 goal

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My Students

Have you ever sat down to read a book, do a math problem, or write a paper and realized how difficult that simple task really is? This is a struggle for my students on a daily basis. All of my students have some sort of severe disability, and they struggle with reading, writing, basic math, and all other aspects of the school day.

Every student in my class has a severe disability that impacts the way they learn.

Most of them also encounter problems outside of the classroom that make learning even harder. Each student in my room is in special education, and most of them have a learning or cognitive disability that makes school an insanely hard task. I teach at an urban school that has a large population of its students come from low-income households. This on top of their disability makes school a task that none of them want to work on. All of my students have the ability in them, they just need a little encouragement.

My Project

I am asking for two sets of file folder learning games for my life skills special education students. These games will give my students the hands-on practice they need to better their math and reading skills.

Donations to this project will allow me to purchase math and reading file folders games.

These games will help my students who struggle with traditional paper and pencil tasks. Not only do the students in my class have severe learning disabilities, many of them also have physical disabilities that inhibit their ability to work on their tasks in a traditional manner.

With these new file folders games, all of my students will have a different way to learn!

Ms. Bretz
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF195X - Early Language Folder Game Libraries - Complete Set - Pre K-K • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
PP710X - Math Folder Game Libraries - K-Gr. 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00

Materials cost

$258.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.51

Total project goal

$343.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.38

5 Donors

-$327.49

Donations toward project cost

-$291.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.89

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