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Ms. Bush from Detroit, MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Abstract to Concrete

Help me give my students manipulative's so they can connect ideas and integrate their knowledge so, they can gain a deep understanding of math and reading concepts.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bush's classroom raised $210

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is a public PreK-8th grade school with a population of five hundred students. We're located in an urban area. All of our students are considered at-risk and they all receive free lunch. We also have five, special needs classes in our building

While the area around the school is filled with vacant lots, abandoned homes, buildings and cars, our students enter the building ready and eager to learn.

Most of them encounter challenges with having basic needs in life, but many do not succumb to feelings of hopelessness nor anger. Instead, they try their best in all that they do.

My Project

My students need manipulatives while learning on-line from home. I have students that I'm currently trying to teach them how to do single digit addition.

The students are having a hard time counting to arrive at the answers.

This particular group have small siblings so some items cannot be used as counters such as beans.

The manipulatives will help me to instruct the students on how to solve the problems and it will help me to observe them solving problems so I can give them feedback. This will help the students gain a deep understanding.

Ms. Bush AL Holmes Academy of Blended Learning Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Detroit, MI 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

5 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Abacus for Kids Math - 10 Row Wooden Counting Frame with Number 1-100 Cards - Teach Counting, Addition and Subtraction Math Toys, Preschool Learning Toys for Boys Girls Gift 3 4 5 Year Old • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Torlam Giant Magnetic Ten-Frame Set - Math Manipulatives for Elementary - 5 Ten Frames & 55 Magnetic Math Counters for Kids, Math Games for Kindergarten (Upgraded Version for Hand-held & 2 Black Pens) • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
beiens Multi Math Flash Cards, 270 Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division Cards, All Facts 0-12 with 1 Erase Pen 4 Rings, Math Games Set for Kids Age 6+ 3rd 4th 5th 6th Grade • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Key Education Sentence Building for Kids—Sight Word Builder for Early Reading, Speech, Writing, Language, Literacy Resource for Kindergarten-2nd Grade • Amazon Business $15.89 2 $31.78

Materials cost

$145.72

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$177.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.40

Total project goal

$209.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$209.31

2 Donors

-$184.31

Donations toward project cost

-$156.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.65

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$0.00

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