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Mrs. Charipar from Cedar Rapids IA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Socializing Specialty

Help me give my students some activities and to use during mental breaks during the day and also an occasional treat.

  • $247 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I want to guarantee that all my students are successful in and out of the classroom. With this new online way of learning, I want to make sure that I am able to provide quality instruction to my students. My students are with me the majority of the day, which allows me to really get to know them.

They are compassionate, thoughtful and eager to learn.

In addition, they often go out of their way to help other classmates. Because of this, I want to offer them some options for some free time they might earn during the day. Having some fun activities on hand during the winter months will let them have fun and let loose a little.

My Project

My students are being asked to use technology for longer stretches during the day, which can be both good and bad. I want to have some games and activities on hand for them to use on those rare occasions they can take a mental break from all of this technology. In addition I would like to have some treats on hand for students to enjoy with their game time.

There are many benefits to using this technology but I do think there is a lot of benefit from actually playing a good old fashion card game, fun game or board game.

Students need time to work on their social skills and providing them time to do this would go a long way in this day and age.

Mrs. Charipar
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EasyGoProducts 54Piece Large Wood Block Stack & Tumble Tower Toppling Blocks Game– Great for Game Nights for Kids, Adults & Family –Storage Bag • Amazon Business $38.52 1 $38.52
Mars Chocolate Favorites Assorted Bulk Packs, Variety, 62.6 oz. (220-00016) • Staples Advantage $28.39 1 $28.39
GAME CARD UNO • School Specialty $11.02 2 $22.04
PlayMonster Spoons - The Game of Card Grabbin' & Spoon Snaggin' • Amazon Business $9.78 2 $19.56
Snack Jar Starlight Mints (MYS23909) • Staples Advantage $18.29 1 $18.29
GAME CARD UNO • School Specialty $11.02 1 $11.02
Bicycle Playing Cards - Poker Size - 4 Pack • Amazon Business $9.47 1 $9.47

Materials cost

$147.29

Vendor shipping charges

$20.29

Sales tax

$10.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.04

Total project goal

$246.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$246.92

17 Donors

-$118.87

Donations toward project cost

-$108.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.03

Matching donations from our partners

-$118.87

Match offers toward project cost

-$101.04

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.18

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$0.00

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