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Mrs. Leal from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Unit Rate Outdoors!

Help me give my students team building activities such as burlap sacks, Jenga, water balloons, and latex bands will help them develop the skill of unit rate!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Leal's classroom raised $308

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

How can underprivileged students do well inside the classroom? Students can do well inside the classroom by having the simple necessary tools to complete their daily work activities.

The majority of our students come from low-income families, and their resources are extremely limited.

Therefore, we must provide these special tools to enhance their learning on a daily basis. More than 80% of our students will come to school without fulfilling their whole school supply list. It is important for teachers to make sure that our students have the tools necessary to reach their dreams. Financial needs should not get in the way of academic excellence.

My Project

Unit rate is a concept that children will use well into their adulthood. This concept is not only found when determining which item is the better buy but it can also be used when determining a person's speed when completing a task, the velocity at which a water balloon is falling from a given point, or even calculating the difference in speed when a person does a task freely as opposed to having a resistance.

Learning is all around us!

Do students even realize how fun unit rate can actually be? They most certainly will when we take our learning outside. It's amazing how a student's perception of a skill changes once they perform a hands-on task. For example, how will be the initial speed of a person racing in a potato sack differ from racing without one? How did the unit rate change? In addition, when teams have the latex band, how does the resistance affect the unit rate when trying to complete the task? When playing Jenga, what is the unit rate when a person is grabbing a tile from the bottom as opposed to grabbing a tile from the top? Finally, when tossing a water balloon from a given distance, how does the unit rate change? How does the velocity of the throw affect the unit rate? This definitely will be an exciting lesson!

Mrs. Leal Dawes Elementary 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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KINDEN Teamwork Games Group Learning Activity Fun Playing Run Mat for Kids and Adults Field Day Game • Amazon Business $29.99 2 $59.98
Juegoal 54 Pieces Giant Tumble Tower Blocks Game Giant Wood Stacking Game with 1 Dice Set Canvas Bag for Adult, Kids, Family • Amazon Business $46.99 1 $46.99
Hiverst 12 Feet Elastic Cooperative Stretch Latex Band, Team Building Sports Game Prop, Outdoor Party Group Activity Game for Kids Adults • Amazon Business $46.99 1 $46.99
Large Burlap Potato Sack Race Bags, 23x40" Burlap Bags, Outdoor Lawn Games for Kids & Adults -Fun for 4th of July BBQ, Picnic, Block Party, Family Reunion, Birthday Party, Halloween, Easter -Set of 12 • Amazon Business $43.99 1 $43.99
Bunch O Balloons - 420 Rapid-Fill Water Balloons (12 Pack), Multi-Colored • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$227.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$261.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.12

Total project goal

$307.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $307.48

2 Donors

-$153.74

Donations toward project cost

-$130.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.06

match offer

-$153.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$130.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.06

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 $0.00

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