You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Mrs. Rudnicki Samson from Chicago IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Playing Our Way To Financial Literacy

My students need a Square Green Metal Indoor-Outdoor Table and games to practice financial literacy.

  • $261 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Students

My students are amazing and resilient. Many are immigrants or from immigrant families. Many are affected by being homeless and neighborhood violence but come to school everyday ready to learn.

In a neighborhood where violence is an everyday part of life, school becomes so much more than just a place to learn.

The students in my classroom recognize the value of an education as a means to a positive future and hopefully, someday a safer community as well.

Our students are English Language Learners in an urban neighborhood. School is their safe haven and a place where they can focus on a positive future. They are eager to learn and take pride in the investment of others in their education.

My Project

Many of my students come from families where they have had very negative experiences with money and budgeting. Many of my students do not have their own money or experience with saving or budgeting their own money. As a part of math and social emotional learning, I want my students to have a chance to learn these vital skills through play. During both class and our after school board game club I want them to begin developing a familiarity with money and have fun at the same time.

I'm requesting a Square Green Metal Indoor-Outdoor Table where students can work and play.

I'm also asking for a Learning Resources Money Bags Coin Value Game, Net Worth, the FUN Money Game, The Game of Life, and Monopoly.

These board games and game table will help make this an amazing experience for all of my students.

Mrs. Rudnicki Samson
Grades 3-5

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Rudnicki Samson is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture 35.5'' Square Green Metal Indoor-Outdoor Table • Amazon Business $97.60 1 $97.60
Hasbro The Game of Life Board Game, Game Night, Ages 8 and up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Hasbro Monopoly Classic Game • Amazon Business $14.59 2 $29.18
Learning Resources Money Bags Coin Value Game • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Net Worth, the FUN Money Game • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94

Materials cost

$188.59

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$221.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.07

Total project goal

$260.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$260.49

8 Donors

-$130.23

Donations toward project cost

-$110.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.53

match offer

-$130.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$110.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.54

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Chicago","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1121263],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3587841,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/playing-our-way-to-financial-literacy/3587841/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":100,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Rudnicki Samson","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"1121263":{"owner":"Mrs. Rudnicki Samson","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3587841],"proposalHash":"-133714533","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1121263_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1524920386510","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":203111,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":354,"proposalURL":"project/conservation-and-coral-reef-part-2/8311065/","proposalTitle":"Conservation and Coral Reef Part 2","proposalId":8311065},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjYzNTAw","NTY2NTk2Nw==","NTM5MTcxNg==","MjQ2OTE3NA==","MTQwNzI2","NDc1NDM2Mw==","NTE2Mjk1NQ==","NTc4NzIwNA==","MTEyMTI2Mw=="],"teacherId":1121263,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}