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Mr. Saks from Kailua Kona, HI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Work Hard, Play Hard

Help me give my students a way to extend their singing and dancing we do every day with some ukuleles. We also like to play games and build stuff with LEGO.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Saks's classroom raised $986

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My Project

My project is based on extending things we do in my classroom already, which is about engaging and building classroom culture to support learning. We have several LEGO kits that we use for group projects, building teamwork and cooperation along with the LEGO projects themselves, hence investing in more LEGO. We sing (and dance) every morning, thus including some ukuleles for kids to play. Many know how, but I would like to help take this activity to the next level. Many of our subjects are taught in rotations through centers and having educational games is a great way to augment that. Hence, some of the games are included in the project.

Mr. Saks Kealakehe 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.

Kailua Kona, 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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Donner Concert Ukulele Mahogany 23 Inch Ukelele Starter Bundle Kit with Free Online Lesson Gig Bag Strap Nylon String Tuner Picks Cloth DUC-1 Professional Ukalalee Yukalalee • Amazon Business $55.99 4 $223.96
STEAM Park • LEGO Education $199.95 1 $199.95
The Uzzle 2.0 Board Game, Popular Family Board Games for Adults, Suitable for Children and Adults, Pattern Block Puzzles Games, Classroom Games for Kids and Adults for Age 4+ • Amazon Business $44.95 3 $134.85
Latice Hawaii Strategy Board Game - The Multi-Award-Winning Smart New Family Board Game. Intelligent Fun for Creative People. • Amazon Business $29.99 3 $89.97
Huaker Kids Building STEM Toys ,125 Pcs Educational Construction Engineering Building Blocks Kit for Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Old Boys and Girls ,Best Gift for Kids Creative Games & Fun Activity • Amazon Business $28.99 2 $57.98
Carson MicroBrite Plus 60x-120x LED Lighted Pocket Microscope • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
UNO Card Game (2 Pack) • Amazon Business $11.80 1 $11.80

Materials cost

$748.49

Vendor shipping charges

$15.00

Sales tax

$32.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$837.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.82

Total project goal

$985.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$985.47

1 Donor

-$985.47

Donations toward project cost

-$837.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.82

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$0.00

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