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Mrs. Lirette from Houma LA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Playing for Brain Power

My students need outdoor PE Equipment like scooters, matz and games to get moving for brain power!

  • $526 goal

This project expired on January 18, 2018.

This project expired on January 18, 2018.

My Students

My school services over 750 Pre-K through fourth-grade students. We are a high poverty area with a very transient population. The majority of our students are on free or reduced-price lunch.

“Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.” John F.

Kennedy.

This year I teach 56 students. Students come to school eager to learn each day, but with limited physical activity throughout the school day, students' attention decrease. With so much technology in today's world, many students do not engage in physical activity outside of school.

Many of our students do not participate in after school sports because transportation is an issue for many of our families. The students get very little physical activity during the day. We have a fifteen minute recess built into our daily schedule and try to include PE during their French time.

My Project

In Louisiana, we often get afternoon showers. Our playground stays wet for days after a rainshower, which prevents our students from having a backyard recess. The PE equipment such as scooters, ring/lawn toss, jumpropes, and bean bags will provide students with games they can play on the cement.

This will also get students working on their social skills.

Many of the games requires them to work with others or as teams. With so much technology today, students are not socially interacting with others as much. The games will help build social relationships.

The play equipment will also provide them some exercise and allow them to work on their hand-eye coordination.

The equipment will be used indoors for mini "brain breaks" to boost student motivation and increase learning in the classroom.

Mrs. Lirette
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
12 Connect-A-Scooters with Heavy-Duty Ball Bearing Casters - 6-Color Set • Nasco $143.95 1 $143.95
Target Matz - 24 W x 48 L • Nasco $78.95 1 $78.95
Ball Hop II • Nasco $25.95 2 $51.90
MAC-T Scoop Ball Set • Nasco $34.25 1 $34.25
Champion Lawn Toss Set • Nasco $8.85 2 $17.70
4 x 4 Beanbag Set • Nasco $7.45 1 $7.45
8-ft. Plastic Segmented Rope - Yellow White • Nasco $2.25 2 $4.50
7-ft. Plastic Segmented Rope - Red White • Nasco $1.95 2 $3.90
16-ft. Plastic Segmented Rope - Red White Blue • Nasco $3.60 1 $3.60

Materials cost

$346.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.62

Sales tax

 $30.29

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.76

Total project goal

$525.06

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