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Ms. Woo from Honolulu, HI is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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When Students Feel Motivated, The More They Learn

Help me give my students motivation to come to school, learn about economics, count money, and how to be entrepreneurs.

  • $576 goal

This project expired on November 4, 2025.

This project expired on November 4, 2025.

My Project

My students enjoy being creative like creating things, making things using the blender to make smoothies, shave ice maker to make shave ice, or citrus press to make lemonade with their peers, and serving others outside of our classroom by selling what they made using fake money. They would continue to improve learning about money by using fake money, how to solve math equations, and how economics work.

Giving them incentives like slimes and play-dough also helps motivate them to come to school, follow our classroom rules and routines.

They have behavior cards that they use to earn $3 per day and use that fake money to buy the incentives like slimes and playdough.

Ms. Woo Kalihi Waena Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Honolulu, HI View local requests

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

Never Before Funded 20 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ninja - Professional Plus Blender DUO with Auto-IQ - Black/Stainless Steel • Best Buy Education $153.99 1 $153.99
Hawaiian Shaved Ice Machine Kit - 3 Flavors, 25 Cups, Straws, Pourers, Ice Molds • Amazon Business $74.99 1 $74.99
Brentwood? 200-Watt Electric Citrus Juicer with 2 Cones and Stainless Steel Lever, Black (J-28BK) • Quill.com $59.46 1 $59.46
Poever 8 oz Plastic Cups with Lids 100 Pack, Disposable Clear Cups with Straw Slot Lids for Lemonade Coffee Smoothie Cold Drink Containers To-go Cups • Amazon Business $16.98 2 $33.96
Hasbro Play-Doh Super Color Set - 20 Pack Modeling Compound, Assorted Colors, 3 oz. Cans of Modeling Dough, Sensory Play Dough, Kids Arts & Crafts, Classroom Art Supplies • Kaplan Early Learning Company $28.76 1 $28.76
Galaxy Slime Kit 68 Pack, Mini Easter Slime Party Favors for Kids, Slime Bulk Stress Relief Toys for Girls Boys, Soft & Non-Sticky, Goodie Bag Stuffers, Putty Toy for Kids • Amazon Business $25.98 1 $25.98
inksbui Butter Slime Kit 34 Packed Two-Toned Colorful Slime, Stress Relief Toys, Party Favors for Kids Girl Boys Kids 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 • Amazon Business $21.59 1 $21.59
Berkley Square Polypropylene Straws 7.75 White 400/Box (1245100) • Staples $11.09 1 $11.09

Materials cost

$409.82

Vendor shipping charges

$24.82

Sales tax

$18.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$488.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.26

Total project goal

$575.08

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