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Ms. Gina James from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Learn About Money, Money, Money

My students need several books and games to teach my students about financial literacy.

  • $231 goal

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My Students

I am a teacher of 6th-8th grade students. All of my students are diverse learners. They have special needs ranging from mild learning disabilities to social/emotional difficulties. I teach math, science, and writing. My kids are from a working class, low-income area. We are a very family-oriented school and have great family involvement.

My kids benefit greatly from the enrichment that extra materials provide in the classroom.

We can grow in our learning if we just have the materials that we need.

My Project

For this project I am requesting board games as well as a few books for my classroom to teach students about financial literacy. Games like the Allowance Game as well as Payday and Monopoly teach children the very basic of dealing with money. If we teach students how to be money aware at a young age then they may not learn hard lessons later.

Students often learn more from hands-on activities as well as from their peers.

Playing board games allows for both to happen at the same time. The Money Book set will compliment these lessons very nicely. Teaching children financial literacy now will help them become financially literate adults.

Ms. Gina James
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Money (5 Books) • AKJ Education $42.55 1 $42.55
Monopoly: National Parks Edition • Amazon Business $32.30 1 $32.30
Lakeshore Allowance Game • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Payday • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Quizmo Making Change • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Quizmo Money Game • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
What are Stocks? Understanding the Stock Market - Finance Book for Kids | Children's Money & Saving Reference • Amazon Business $9.52 1 $9.52
Hot Dots® Math Flash Cards Money • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Money Match Me Cards • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$163.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.65

Total project goal

$231.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $231.00

1 Donor

-$46.20

Donations toward project cost

-$39.27

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.93

match offer

-$184.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.72

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