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Puzzles in the Classroom:Sharpening Minds One Piece at a Time

Help me give my students puzzles that turn learning into a game, making them more excited and motivated to learn."

  • 3 donors
  • $370 goal

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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

Puzzles offer a range of educational and developmental benefits for students across all ages. They make students think carefully and solve problems, which helps in school and life. Group puzzles help students work together and talk through ideas. Students learn to keep trying and not give up, even when something is hard.

Finishing a puzzle helps students believe in themselves, great for self-confidence.

For first-graders, puzzles are good for their hand-eye coordination. The puzzles are going to be used during centers to reinforce a unit of study or during free time.

Mrs. Mandel Julia A Stark 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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Stamford, CT 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME For Kids - K-Grade 1 with Teacher's Guide • TIME for Kids $5.50 25 $137.50
Lakeshore On the Farm Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Construction Site Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Transportation Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Ocean Animals Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Safari Animals Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Busy Bugs Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore World Map Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
Lakeshore Dinosaurs Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$273.42

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.80

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.47

Total project goal

$369.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.79

2 Donors

-$184.89

Donations toward project cost

-$157.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.73

match offer

-$184.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.73

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 $0.00

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