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Mrs. Cousins from Walnut Creek, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Thought-Provoking, Educational Work to Do When Finished Early.

Help me give my students a chance to continue their growth and learning after they complete the class assignment. The early finishers need productive, thought-provoking activities while the others need a quiet environment to complete their work.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cousins's classroom raised $395

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach a multi-age Kindergarten and First Grade class. My students learn in many ways. They learn from their teachers, from their peers, from technology and from the world outside of their classroom.

As a teacher, I am filled with joy when I look out at a sea of faces eager to learn and wanting to do more.

I love that my students have the determination to work hard, to work through challenges and to grow as learners. I love that my students are excited to learn, to stretch their minds and to apply themselves.

My Project

In every classroom, students finish their work at different times. I am asking for thought-provoking, challenging, and educational resources for students to work on quietly when they finish their assignments.

Students should be able to have interesting options when they complete their work; they should not be given more of the same, just to keep them busy.

If they have demonstrated an understanding of the subject, then they are ready to move onto something new. However, since I changed grade levels this year, my classroom does not have enough educationally based, challenging and interesting choices for these students.

I have chosen a variety of games, puzzles, and activities to allow students to have choice and be fully engaged in learning when they have finished assignments earlier than their peers.

Mrs. Cousins Parkmead Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Walnut Creek, CA View local requests 42 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
SmartGames Hide And Seek Jungle • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
ThinkFun Color Cube Sudoku - Fun, Award Winning Version of Sudoku Using Colors Instead of Numbers For Age 8 and Up • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
ThinkFun Shape Logic Board Game for Kids Age 8 and Up - Fun Gameplay Develops STEM Skills • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
MightyMind Reg.Ed. (Original • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
B.Dazzle Scramble Squares Hot Air Balloons 9 Piece Challenging Puzzle - Ultimate Brain Teaser and Mind Game for Young and Senior Alike - Engaging and Creative With Beautiful Artwork - By • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
ThinkFun Shape by Shape Creative Pattern Logic Game For Age 8 to Adult - Learn Logical Reasoning Skills Through Fun Gameplay • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
ThinkFun Swish - A Fun Transparent Card Game and Toy of the Year Nominee For Age 8 and Up • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
The Learning Journey Match It! - 3 Letter Words - 20 Self-Correcting Reading & Spelling Puzzles with Matching Images • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Jumbo Book of Hidden Pictures® (Highlights™ Jumbo Books & Pads) • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Think Fun Izzi Puzzle - Builds Thinking Skills Through Fun Gameplay • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Spot the Differences Picture Puzzles for Kids Book 2 (Dover Children's Activity Books) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
SainSmart Jr. Wooden Tetris Puzzle 40 Pcs Brain Teasers Toy for Kids, Wood Puzzle Box Brain Games Wood Burr Tangram Jigsaw Toy Children Days • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Brain Games Picture Puzzles #4: How Many Differences Can You Find? • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
The Never-Bored Kid Book, Ages 6-7 • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Iota The Great Big Game in The Teeny-Weeny Tin • Amazon Business $9.78 1 $9.78
Brain Games® Picture Puzzles: Remember When? - How Many Differences Can You Find? (Brain Games (Unnumbered)) • Amazon Business $8.87 1 $8.87
The Never-Bored Kid Book, Ages 4-5 • Amazon Business $8.68 1 $8.68
Brainwright On The Dot Game • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Jumbo Activity Book for Kids: Jumbo Coloring Book and Activity Book in One: Giant Coloring Book and Activity Book for Pre-K to First Grade (Workbook and Activity Books) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
3 Letter Words (Flash Kids Flash Cards) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95
Ready-Set-Learn: Hidden Pictures Grd 1-2 • Amazon Business $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$275.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.14

Total project goal

$394.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $394.26

1 Donor

-$394.26

Donations toward project cost

-$335.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.14

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