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Ms. Lorenz from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puzzles Galore!

Help me give my students puzzles of all varieties and difficulties to work with

  • $751 goal

This project expired on September 1, 2025.

This project expired on September 1, 2025.

My Project

Working in a diverse classroom I want to give my students with all different abilities an environment that is fun, engaging and also challenging. Puzzles are a great way for students to develop crucial cognitive skills like problem-solving, fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, patience and persistence and so much more! By using puzzles students will be able to manipulate puzzle pieces, identify patterns and figure out where each piece fits which in turn are essential for learning and everyday activities.

By donating to my project, you will not only help to improve and increase student problem-solving and perseverance skills, but you will ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.

New puzzles will help us bring new challenges and provide more opportunities for my students to problem solve and also be a team to work together while building the large floor puzzles. Being able to rotate puzzles is important for me because my students have loved the few puzzles we have in the classroom dearly and they have been worn down or have missing pieces from being used so frequently. By funding my project for floor and table puzzles, you will provide my students with valuable learning experiences that will benefit them in multiple areas of development. Thank you for considering my request and for your support in enriching our classroom environment.

Ms. Lorenz Dirksen Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Classroom Floor Puzzles - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $269.00 1 $269.00
Kaplan Early Learning Realistic Animal and Plant Life Cycle Floor Puzzles - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $103.46 1 $103.46
Coogam Wooden Blocks Spelling Game, Color Alphabet Letters Matching Flash Cards ABC Cubes Sight Words Learning Educational Montessori Puzzle Gift for Preschool Kids Boys Girls Age 3 4 5 Years Old • Amazon Business $17.98 4 $71.92
Lakeshore Alphabet Puzzles Storage Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Skeleton Floor Puzzle • Teachers' School Supply $35.99 1 $35.99
Learning Resources Puzzle Card PreK Bundle, Multicolor (LER 6085) • Quill.com $27.53 1 $27.53
Scholastic Learning Puzzles: Beginning Sounds, Grades PreK-1 - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $19.49 1 $19.49

Materials cost

$577.38

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.86

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$637.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.57

Total project goal

$750.47

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