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Mr. Gaita from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puzzles for Students With Anxiety

Help me give my students who struggle with academics puzzles to feel successful as they excel at this project which uses a different cognitive functioning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Gaita's classroom raised $229

This project is fully funded

My Students

Each of my students have diverse learning needs and require assistance learning effective coping skills with daily life stressors as well as the trauma of coping with Covid-19.

Many of my students are transitioning from learning remote with minimal social interaction and are returning back to the school building where they will be facing their trauma while adjusting to an unfamiliar environment.

My goal is to make a comfortable space for all of the student feeling anxious and overwhelmed as they transition back to school.

My Project

This project is to help create a space my students can feel achievement in when they complete one of these puzzles. Many of my students struggle with learning disabilities and tend to excel at more hands on activities.

When completing puzzles I have noticed their anxiety decrease and their self esteem increases.

My students have shown progress with puzzles I have brought from home but they have expressed a desire for new more challenging puzzles. Please help me provide these wonderful and challenging puzzles to my students who have shown progress since introducing these activities to them!

Mr. Gaita Intermediate School 98 Bay Academy Grades 6-8

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.

Brooklyn, NY 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

400 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ravensburger Eiffel Tower - Night Edition - 216 Piece 3D Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids and Adults & Empire State Building - Night Edition - 216 Piece 3D Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids and Adults • Amazon Business $68.27 1 $68.27
LEGO Ideas 21319 Central Perk Building Kit (1,070 Pieces) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
WREBBIT 3D Friends - Central Perk 3D Jigsaw Puzzle - 440 Pieces (W3D-1015) • Amazon Business $33.95 1 $33.95

Materials cost

$162.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$194.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.35

Total project goal

$228.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$228.99

1 Donor

-$64.88

Donations toward project cost

-$64.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$152.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$129.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.45

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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