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Ms. Barfield from Oakland, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Higher Learning Through Games

Help me give my students fun activities to help make learning difficult subjects less difficult.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Barfield's classroom raised $714

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 Project

My students are very hard workers. They understand that not all lessons will be easy to learn, and they adapt well to the different difficulties of each lesson. As a result, we have been using different methods of delivery to build comprehension for certain subject in math and literacy.

Now, I would like my students to have more fun when learning new and hard to understand concepts, especially for the EL students.

I would like my students to have more opportunities to experience the joy of turning a “by-the-book” lesson into a fun and interactive game. They will be able to continue their with collaborative fun math games, my struggling can practice spelling and reading with puzzles, and my grade levels students (and my 1 advanced student) can be challenged through grade level trivia card games.

Ms. Barfield Markham Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

28 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher Created Resources I Have, Who Has Sight Words Game, Grade 1, Multi • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Big Box of Little Word Puzzles, Spelling Puzzle Game, CVC Word Building Practice With Word and Photo Puzzle Pieces, Educational Games for Special Learners Ages 4+ (180 pc) • Amazon Business $22.36 1 $22.36
Springflower 600 Sight Words Flash Cards, Dolch & Fry High Frequency Sight Word Flash Cards for Kindergarten Homeschool Supplies, Sight Word Games for Kids Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
PLAY PANDA Spell & Learn Type 4 90 Piece Spelling Puzzle - Learn to Spell 30 Three Letter Words - Beautiful Colourful Pictures (Age 3+) • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Elevate Prep Target Math Game | A Teacher-Recommended, Fast-Paced Mental Math Game for Practicing Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division | Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Edupress Classwords Game, Grade 4 (EP63752) • Amazon Business $17.20 1 $17.20
Outstanding Educational Resource - Greg Tang Math Games - NumTanga SR (Money Fractions Measurement) - ADDICTIVLEY Fun, Simple & Effective. Enrichment and Intervention Activities for Kids-Mom's Choice • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Teacher Created Resources I Have, Who Has Sight Words Game, Grade 2 • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
eeBoo: Rhyming Puzzle Pairs, Encourages Critical Thinking Skills in a Fun Way, Perfect for Ages 3 and up, Match the Words that Sound the Same • Amazon Business $16.75 1 $16.75
Spin Master Games H5 Domino Creations 100-Piece Neon Set by Lily Hevesh, for Families and Kids Ages 5 and up • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Junior Learning JL485 Fraction Dominoes, Multi • Amazon Business $12.83 1 $12.83
Mind Sparks WordWall Challenge Card Game, Prefixes & Suffixes, 3-1/2" x 2-1/2", 300 Cards • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Learning Resources Snap It Up! Phonics & Reading Card Game, Homeschool,Reading Game, 90 Cards Included, Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Fraction War Math Game - Fun Math Game to Learn, Compare and Simplify Fractions for 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade (1 Pack) (Standard Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
GiftAmaz Sight Words Games, Basketball Flash Cards Letters Learning Games, Toddler Kindergarten Classroom Reading Letters Phonic Spelling Toys, Montessori BoxInPlay, A Greener Box Educational Toy • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Mind Sparks WordWall Challenge Card Game, Compound Words, 3-1/2" x 2-1/2", 300 Cards • Amazon Business $9.57 1 $9.57
Trend Enterprises: Fun-to-Know Puzzles: Opposites, Learn Opposites & Position Words, 24 Two-Sided Puzzles, Self-Checking, 48 Puzzles Total, for Ages 3 and Up • Amazon Business $8.96 1 $8.96
L LIKED 250 Stickers - Colors Plain Name tag Labels with Perforated Line for School Office Home (Blank - 250 Labels) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$283.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $262.94

Sales tax

 $25.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$606.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.99

Total project goal

$713.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $713.24

1 Donor

-$142.65

Donations toward project cost

-$121.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.40

match offer

-$570.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$485.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.59

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