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Ms. Appell from Dalton, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rewarding Grit During Fourth Grade Math!

Help me give my students class rewards like stress balls, pop-it erasers and squishies for their hard work in math!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Appell's classroom raised $157

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students love to practice math using games! We often use dry erase boards to show our work and final solutions. During games like jeopardy, capture the flag, and guess my number, students may need reference charts to help them too. These whiteboards can easily be filled with place value charts, hundreds charts, etc. to help with game play. This helps me to make sure every child gets the supports they need to play games successfully. Unfortunately, most of my white boards have suffered lots of wear and tear after 5 years of use. Some of them have marker stains that won't come off while others have cracked plastic from the heavy use. The Expo spray will help me keep this new batch of white board sleeves for a much longer time.

By providing students with white boards, and prizes, such as squishies, pop-it erasers and stress balls, students will be highly motivated to work hard during our math games.

This fluency practice is so important!

Incentives will definitely gets more students invested in their math and will make these games more fun and beneficial to learning.

Ms. Appell Craneville Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Dalton, MA 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

24 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EXPO Dry Erase Whiteboard Cleaning Solution Refill, 1 Gallon • Amazon Business $23.14 1 $23.14
Stress Balls for Kids, 30 Pack Smile Squishies Stress Balls for Kids and Adults, Emotion Sensory Toys Bulk, Stretchy Fidget Ball,Emotion Dough Ball Fidget Toys, Prize Box Toys for Classroom, Calm Down • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
30 Packs Dry Erase Pockets Sleeves - 10 Assorted Colors with 2 Rings - Dry Erase Sheets Reusable - 10x14 Ticket Holders, Clear Pocket Sleeves for Classroom Organization, Teaching School Supplies • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Raymond Geddes Pop N Eraser Fidget Toy Set (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $19.41 1 $19.41
80Pcs Party Favors for Kids 4-8, Kawaii Squishies Mochi Squishy Toy Bulk Fidget Sensory Toys Birthday Gifts for Boys Girls Goodie Bag Christmas Stocking Stuffers Treasure Box Classroom Prizes • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$101.48

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.47

Total project goal

$156.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$156.47

4 Donors

-$133.50

Donations toward project cost

-$124.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.97

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$0.00

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