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Completed: Help Children With Autism To Learn Math

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"I work in a high-need community in New York with students, ages 5-8, with autism. All of the students are diagnosed as children with autism.

The children in my class have huge problems with attention span and they have a difficult time learning basic concepts in math. They tend to get very frust... " MORE

"I work in a high-need community in New York with students, ages 5-8, with autism. All of the students are diagnosed as children with autism.

The children in my class have huge problems with attention span and they have a difficult time learning basic concepts in math. They tend to get very frustrated during the math lesson. As a teacher, I employ different teaching strategies to meet their learning needs. I employ interactive methods such as games that usually help with those children who have short attention spans and a lack of interest in math. Therefore, the bingo and addition games are very important for them to reinforce their math learning while improving their social skills with peers and adults. I also set up different math learning centers for the children to generalize and reinforce their math skills.

The children are different. The complete set of Elementary math instant learning centers will provide the opportunity for us to address the children’s needs individually. The diverse learning center activities for the children will increase their interest in learning math concepts. The hands-on counters and magnetic clock make math concepts easy to grasp, count, measure and compare.

Our school is a new school and the school was started last school year 2008-2009. Therefore, we lack math resources for children with autism to learn about math concepts. Please help make this possible for the children with autism. Thank you.

My students need math instant learning centers, a magnetic teaching clock, math bingo games, magnetic numbers and counters, and a Jungle Jumble addition game. The cost of this proposal is $397, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ?."

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Ms. W. sent this note after the project was fully funded:

Oct 16, 2009
Dear Laura, Cij, cathie, Jael, Jen and Anonymous Donor, 

Thank you so much for your generous donations to our project. I am so excited to know that my students will have chance to learn math concepts through an individualized, interactive and manipulative method. Playing fun-to-play bingo games will reinforce their math learning while improving their social skills with peers and adults. For the children that have not mastered the lessons, they will be assigned to the math learning centers to reinforce their math skills according to their level.  Thank you again for being so generous and caring about our students. I can't wait to receive these incredible materials and start the project with my students together. 

With gratitude,
Ms. W.

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Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Shanti A. (staff member) on Aug 16, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested resources and posted this project.
John C. (associate) on Aug 16, 2009
"I gave because good teachers and eager students are an inspiration to me. Go Tomatonation and Linda!"
Cij from New York, NY gave in support of Bet Red: Tomato Nation Contest '09 on Oct 1, 2009
"I hope your students get the resources they need - and support all the hard work you and other teachers do every day. Oh, and BET RED!"
Jen from Portsmouth, NH gave in support of Bet Red: Tomato Nation Contest '09 on Oct 1, 2009
"A Tomato Nation Donation! "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead"
Jael from Pennsylvania gave in support of Bet Red: Tomato Nation Contest '09 on Oct 7, 2009
Laura from Monroe, LA gave in support of Bet Red: Tomato Nation Contest '09 on Oct 11, 2009
"I gave to this project because there is a new child in my school that is autistic and I would love to support children that have this disability."
The Longo's and Walpole's from New York gave in honor of cathie on Oct 12, 2009
A donor gave in support of Bet Red: Tomato Nation Contest '09 on Oct 13, 2009
Project fully funded!
Happy news on Oct 13, 2009
The teacher Ms. W. on Oct 16, 2009
Purchased the resources for Ms. W.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Jenni D. (staff member) on Oct 16, 2009
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