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Mrs. Alexander from Garland TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math Island

My students need math word wall vocabulary cards, individual money kits, and fractions manipulatives to help solve word problems that seem abstract.

  • $506 goal

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My Students

I have students who are on all different levels and learn best by manipulating objects to solve math word problems. Being that my school is a Title l school, most of my students have many personal struggles that they deal with outside of school. Motivation is strongly needed in my school and class.

While I try and keep most of my activities as creative as I can get them, it's important to have materials to help students concentrate and stay motivated to tackle rigorous math work.

A handful of my students come to school with incomplete homework because they lack outside help or guidance needed to help them study their work. Many of their parents work long hours or are exhausted from hard labor jobs. In some situations. the only academic engagement they get is what is offered at school.

My Project

I use manipulatives during my intervention groups all the time. I tell the students to read math problems slowly and one sentence at a time, as we use the tangible objects to act out and visualize the problems. Students that seem to struggle with understanding work taught for the day would be able to check out the math word wall vocabulary cards, individual money kits, and fractions manipulatives that are related to the content to help them problem solve at home. The kits that I am requesting could also be used during whole group lessons to show how using objects can be linked to drawing them on paper for times that they'll be limited to using outside resources.

Concrete to abstract math thinking is very difficult for my children.

These items would supply me with the materials that I need so that students in my class will have a strong foundation in mathematics. My students would surely master math concepts by having opportunities to build a great background at any time.

Mrs. Alexander
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP940X - Math Folder Game Libraries - Gr. 2-3 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
GG901 - Money Hands-On Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
GG585 - Area & Perimeter Hands-On Teaching Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
RR671 - Understanding Fractions Using Manipulatives - Gr. 3-4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
FF642 - Mastering Math Vocabulary Pocket Chart Cards - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$393.96

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$429.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.86

Total project goal

$505.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $505.73

8 Donors

-$252.86

Donations toward project cost

-$214.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.93

match offer

-$252.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$214.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.93

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