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Mrs. Steel from Tempe, AZ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Positive Incentives for Students

Help me give my students positive incentives for demonstrating their lifeskills and lifelong guidelines while they are at school.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Steel's classroom raised $422

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 Project

At our school, students in grade K-5 earn happy grams for demonstrating lifeskills, lifelong guidelines, and meeting academic goals. Students are able to turn each happy gram in at the front office and pick prizes during their lunch time on Fridays. Being able to choose a prize for meeting their behavior or academic goals is very motivating for students, and we have had a lot of success as a school for implementing this strategy.

My goal for this project is to be able to supply students with school appropriate prizes for them to choose from.

This is something that they look forward to each week. I chose items like pencils, erasers, and bookmarks because those are popular items- especially for our students who love to read and write. Our group of students are special because they are encouraged by every adult at school to do their personal best- and they do on a daily basis.

Mrs. Steel Arredondo 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.

Tempe, AZ 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

500 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
120 PCS Animal Erasers Bulk Mini Pencil Erasers Puzzle Erasers Desk Pets Assembly Puzzle Kids Erasers for Party Favors, Classroom Students Prizes,Carnival Gifts, School Supplies • Amazon Business $21.89 3 $65.67
100 Pack Mochi Squishies Toys Set, Fun and Cute Party Favors for Kids,Stress Relief Toys,Treasure Box Toys for Classroom Prizes,Goodie Bags Fillers with Storage Bucket • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
Mini Cube Puzzle Box Set - Pack of 24 Balance IQ Party Favor Games for Kids, Teens and Adults, 1.5 Inch 3D Brain Teaser Maze Ball Toy Puzzles by Bedwina • Amazon Business $13.79 4 $55.16
Mini Cube 20 Pack Magic Cube, Puzzle Party Favors for Kids Party Puzzle Game Toys Classroom Rewards & School Prize for Students, Stress Relief Toys Goody Bag Filler Birthday Gift • Amazon Business $13.59 4 $54.36
30 Pcs Scratch and Sniff Bookmarks, Fruit Scented Bookmarks, Colorful Kids Bookmarks Assorted with Encouraging Sayings for Classroom Teens Teachers Book Marks, 10 Styles • Amazon Business $4.88 8 $39.04
Estune 100 Pack Reward Pencils Gifts Inspirational Motivational Pencils Bulk Back to School Pencils Supplies Fruit Pencils for Kids Age 3-5 Students Teacher Classroom Rewards Birthday Party Favors • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98

Materials cost

$302.18

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$21.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$358.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.23

Total project goal

$421.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$421.55

3 Donors

-$381.86

Donations toward project cost

-$358.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.54

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.69

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$0.00

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