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Mr. Belcher from Nora VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teaching Basic Economics Using Movies and Games.

Help me give my students the gift of financial literacy that they will love to engage in over and over!

  • $194 goal

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My Students

Our second and third grade students are very inquisitive and love to compete! Like all kids they also love a good animated movie. We do our best to integrate reward days into their learning so they have the opportunity to "earn" time to spend how they choose.

Often times when they come into class they will ask me questions like "Can we do a Jeopardy review, so we can earn free time?" They love to learn by competing, and by playing games.

They love even more to earn time to use for their own purposes.

Which is what gave us the idea to sneak learning into things they don't always see as learning. It gives them a chance to show off what they know, what they've learned, and to learn new concepts and information without even seeing it as "Studying".

My Project

These materials will help my students not only learn basic economic principles, but also to apply those principles when the opportunity arises trying to win against their friends!

I will use the first 15 minutes of the children's movie "UP" to teach our 2nd and 3rd grade students about economic topics such as unlimited wants, limited resources, disposable income, debt, interest, opportunity costs, and the importance of an emergency fund.

I will then reinforce the concepts learned and discussed during this lesson by letting them apply these principals to many different board games centered around making smart financial decisions. Win or lose, we all win by teaching future adults about smart financial decision making.

I'll be using the extra fake money (Bills and Coins) for remediation purposes with students who are struggling.

Mr. Belcher
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Advantage Bank Account - Money Game for Kids - Teach Budgeting, Managing Money, Banking and Math • Amazon Business $28.67 1 $28.67
Learning Resources Buy It Right Shopping Game, 2-4 Players, Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Melissa & Doug Classic Play Money Set (Developmental Toys, 50 of Each Denomination, Wooden Cash Drawer, Great Gift for Girls and Boys - Best for 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 Year Olds) • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Up (Single-Disc Edition) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Learning Resources Money Bags Coin Value Game, Money Recognition, Counting Game, Ages 7+ • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Pay Day Game • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95
Monopoly Junior Board Game • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Exact Change (2Nd Edition) • Amazon Business $9.46 1 $9.46

Materials cost

$132.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$164.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.00

Total project goal

$193.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $193.31

4 Donors

-$125.85

Donations toward project cost

-$115.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.28

Matching donations from our partners

-$57.34

Match offers toward project cost

-$48.74

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.11

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 $0.00

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