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Mrs. Hales from Baltimore, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puzzles Are Puzzling!

Help me give my students puzzles to use during inside free play time.

  • $319 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are curious and energetic boys and girls who need extra supports to achieve academic goals in both reading and math. They are students in grades Kindergarten through 1, on various levels of mastery so we work in small groups to meet individual needs.

Growing up in inner-city poses numerous challenges for them, but they are smart children!

Having the supplies to help them learn in a fun and interactive way helps to close the achievement gap that many of the students face.

My Project

Puzzles are the building blocks of learning in early childhood. What do I mean? Well, students learn about the part to whole relationship through completing puzzles. They learn that each part of the scene works together to display a complete picture. This is developed in math when students learn that one plus one is two.

This part to whole relationship is likewise important in reading, when we learn that C-A-T go together to make the word cat.....the building blocks for learning.

Then again when students learn that words go together to build sentences, and so on. Puzzles are also important for trial and error. When a student tries to put together a puzzle and the piece doesn't fit, they need to try the piece another way or try another piece altogether. This builds not only their skill, but also develops perseverance.

Mrs. Hales
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LL568 - Sequencing Numbers 1-20 Puzzles - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
JJ465 - Word Building Puzzles - 4-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98
JJ466 - Word Building Puzzles - 3-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98
PP1101 - Alphabet Train Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 2 $27.98
TT427 - Counting Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 2 $21.98
PP1114 - Transportation Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1109 - Ocean Animals Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1113 - On the Farm Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1107 - Safari Animals Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1103 - Dinosaurs Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
PP1110 - Construction Site Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$223.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$270.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.76

Total project goal

$318.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $318.40

4 Donors

-$292.12

Donations toward project cost

-$248.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.82

match offer

-$26.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$22.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.94

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