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Ms. SKAINES from South San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teach Me About Money!

Help me give my students a path to financial literacy through books and games.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. SKAINES's classroom raised $199

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

I teach Newcomer (English as a Second Language) English Language Arts (mixed grades 6-8), English Language Development, and ESL Math courses to very diverse groups of students. My 6th-8th graders are intelligent and inquisitive students. Some of these students were born in this country, while others have only been here for a short time.

The Newcomers are recently emigrated from multiple countries including: Syria, Honduras, Brazil, El Salvador, Philippines, and India.

These students are highly motivated to learn English to fit in and survive in their remarkable new environment. Students represent different parts of the world all coming together in one place with the same main goals: to increase their knowledge and become proficient in English.

The middle school students are attending school at an exciting time with new changes in curriculum. We are incorporating technology into each class meeting. These students are learning their school subjects in fresh and exciting ways while developing 21st Century skills. However, we are also still using traditional books and practicing note-taking skills.

My Project

We need financially smart individuals in our future. I would like to help my students understand the value of money. We are supposed to be teaching our students career and college readiness. I would like to use books and games to help students learn about earning, saving, and spending money.

Today's middle school students need to know how to handle their finances and plan for continuing education or vocational training.

Financial literacy will show students the importance of budgeting and saving. My students need to understand the difference between wants and needs and how to prioritize items and choices in their daily lives.

Ms. SKAINES Parkway Heights Middle School Grades 6-8

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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 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

65 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pay Day Board Game • AKJ Education $12.40 2 $24.80
Learning Resources Money Bags Coin Value Game, Develops Math Skills, Money Recognition, Counting Game, Play Money for Kids, Ages 7+ • Amazon Business $19.40 1 $19.40
A Boy, a Budget, and a Dream • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Money Sense for Kids • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Where Does Your Money Go? • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Sam and the Lucky Money • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Entrepreneur Kids: All About Money • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Saving and Spending • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
I'm Broke! • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Money Madness • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The History of Money • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$119.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $10.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.75

Total project goal

$198.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $198.31

1 Donor

-$99.16

Donations toward project cost

-$84.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.87

match offer

-$99.14

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.27

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.87

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 $0.00

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