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Mr. Granger from Southaven, MS is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puzzles Helping to Connect Life

Help me give my students 19 puzzles and a storage container to help them conquer basic math and language skills along with community information that they can use in the real world.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Granger's classroom raised $620

This project is fully funded

My Project

I teach special education. Today, this class is called a Community Based Classroom. My students are 6th, 7th and 8th graders with autism, Down syndrome, intellectually disabled. My students function on a kindergarten to second grade academic level. Most of my students are eager to learn but are socially awkward and have very low independent living skills compared to general education peers.

My goals for this project are

1. To give my students more hands-on activities.

2. To teach my students about our community.

3. To teach my students how to gather and organize information.

4. To build self-confidence in my students.

5. To teach my students how to work with others on a project.

6. To help my students in growing towards Maximum Independence

The specific items I am requesting will help my students learn the alphabet, the places in our community and the states in the US. These items will help to increase their confidence in working with others and working by themselves.

Mr. Granger Southaven Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Southaven, MS 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

HBCU Alum 12 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle, Set of 3 • School Specialty $40.72 1 $40.72
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug See and Spell Puzzle Board - Wood - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $32.77 1 $32.77
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Numbers Sound Puzzle - Wood - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $31.94 1 $31.94
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Around the House Puzzle, 8 Pieces with Sound - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $26.32 1 $26.32
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Giant Floor Puzzle, America the Beautiful • School Specialty $24.82 1 $24.82
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug U.S.A. Map Wooden Puzzle, 45 Pieces - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $24.14 1 $24.14
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Number Puzzles, 40 Pieces with Storage Box - Wood - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $20.02 1 $20.02
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Solar System Environment Floor Puzzle - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $20.02 1 $20.02
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Underwater Dinosaur Floor Puzzle, 48 Pieces - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $20.02 1 $20.02
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Wooden Vehicle Puzzles in a Box, 4 Puzzles with 12 Pieces Each - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $19.12 1 $19.12
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Wooden Dinosaurs Puzzles in a Box, 4 Puzzles with 12 Pieces Each - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $19.12 1 $19.12
Melissa & Doug? Zoo Animals Sound Puzzle • Quill.com $18.35 1 $18.35
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Shapes Chunky Puzzle - Wood - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $16.12 1 $16.12
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Construction Chunky Puzzle - Wood - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $16.12 1 $16.12
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Dinosaur Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle, 24 Pieces - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $15.97 1 $15.97
Melissa & Doug Puzzle Storage Rack - Wire Rack Holds 12 Puzzles - Puzzle Rack Organizer, Puzzle Holder Rack For Kids • Amazon Business $15.92 1 $15.92
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Grand Canyon Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle, 24 Pieces - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $14.77 1 $14.77
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug See-Inside Numbers Puzzle - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $13.27 1 $13.27
Melissa & Doug Shapes Wooden Chunky Puzzle (8 pcs) - FSC Certified • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Safari Peg Puzzle - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $10.64 1 $10.64

Materials cost

$413.16

Vendor shipping charges

$48.54

Sales tax

$28.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$526.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.97

Total project goal

$619.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$619.79

7 Donors

-$478.97

Donations toward project cost

-$414.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.75

match offer

-$132.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$112.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.87

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.35

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$0.00

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