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Mrs. Swoboda from East Bernard, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play Together now...Work Cooperatively in the Workplace

Help me give my students the cooperative learning fun they crave! The Lakeshore Learning games I’d like to receive allow my students to practice reading comprehension in real world situations.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Swoboda's classroom raised $469

This project is fully funded

My Students

My 3rd graders want to work cooperatively with a partner or with a small group daily! When a student works with a partner or small group, many of life's "real world skills" are being practiced such as problem solving, listening to others, sharing materials, helping others with tasks, and taking responsibility for various tasks.

In August 2017, many of my students were affected by Hurricane Harvey and used many of these real-world skills in their homes and communities.

They worked alongside family members, neighbors, and acquaintances in the community to demolish, clean up, and rebuild affected homes. Seeing first hand from a child's perspective of how working together can really benefit a community, this will help them understand the importance of doing the same in the classroom! It takes a village!

I want my students to have the opportunity to apply what they learned/witnessed from our community pulling together during Harvey, and use those same leadership skills in our classroom when working together.

There's nothing more valid then using "real-world" situations to drive your attitude and work ethic!

My Project

My students love to work in pairs and small groups when their independent work is complete. At this time in my classroom, most of this work includes task cards, reading comprehension games, and solving puzzles, which the students call it "playing",

Playing together as kids, helps to establish collaboration and communication skills, alongside problem solving techniques which are so important to have!

During this "play" the kids learn problem solving, listening to others, respecting other's opinions, sharing materials, and taking responsibility for a specific task.

Help bring more reading comprehension games, task cards, and nonfiction activities into my third grade classroom. Making learning fun, is one way to keep the students engaged, while practicing the collaborative skills needed for the future!

Mrs. Swoboda East Bernard Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG620 - Reading Comprehension Games Library - Gr. 1-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
LC440X - Can Do! Reading Games - Gr. 3-4 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
RR798 - Vocabulary Folder Game Library - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
LL862 - Nonfiction Comprehension Quickie Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$362.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$398.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.31

Total project goal

$468.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $468.73

5 Donors

-$284.36

Donations toward project cost

-$241.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.65

match offer

-$184.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$156.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.65

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 $0.00

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