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Mrs. Alexander from Federal Way, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning About Money Through Games!

My students need books and games, such as " Managing My Allowance, "Marvels of Money for Kids" to learn about financial literacy in a fun and engaging way.The cart will be used to organize the games.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alexander's classroom raised $280

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are English Language Learners who attend a suburban elementary school in Washington. They come from various cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds, many of them receive free or reduced-price lunch, and many parents struggle to provide basic necessities for their kids.

My students might speak different languages at home, but share a love of learning at school.

They want to be successful and strive to do their best. My mission is to help them achieve their goals with the resources and support they need.

My Project

The requested games and books, such as "Pay Day", "Key To The Front Door", "Marvels of Money", will help my students gain better understanding of financial literacy in a fun and engaging way. Giving them this opportunity to learn about finances early in their lives will help them better prepare for their future.

Having access to these resources will allow them to acquire life essential skills, such as money management, budgeting, and planning.

Playing these fun financial literacy games with their peers will give my students a chance to reinforce their language and social skills while learning about financial literacy that will help them succeed in life. .

Mrs. Alexander Sherwood Forest Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Federal Way, WA 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

101 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids 4-Tier Metal Rolling Utility Cart - Heavy Duty Mobile Storage Organizer, Turquoise • Amazon Business $50.99 1 $50.99
Key to the Front Door • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Learning Advantage 4608 Managing My Allowance Game, Grade: 3, 8.5" Height, 2.5" Width, 9" Length • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Learning Resources Buy It Right Shopping Game • Amazon Business $22.79 1 $22.79
Payday • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Marvels Of Money for kids: Five fully illustrated stories about money and financial decisions for life • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Finance 101 for Kids: Money Lessons Children Cannot Afford to Miss • Amazon Business $12.81 1 $12.81
Terrific Tools: A book in the series "Marvels Of Money ... for kids" (Volume 5) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Play Check Set - Educational Toy for Kids - Promotes Financial Literacy - Includes Checkbook, Deposit Slip, Check Register, 150 Sheets Total, Underwater Theme • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$188.09

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$237.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.89

Total project goal

$279.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$279.26

2 Donors

-$55.85

Donations toward project cost

-$47.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.38

match offer

-$223.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$189.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.51

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$0.00

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