Help me give my students beautiful classroom furniture that's as amazing as they are.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Linson's classroom raised $627
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students are creative, compassionate, resourceful, and most of all, driven. "I love math" is a typical phrase you'll hear around the 6th grade. Students sing multiplication chants, collaborate on grapple tasks, and cheer each other on when we find a solution. We even celebrate mistakes because we learn from our mistakes. This is all to reach our big goal, college.
Their curiosity and dedication to their understanding of mathematics are inspiring.
Students go home and research a discussion topic from class, and then bring back their newfound knowledge: Did you know that there is an infinite number of multiples of any number, or that the number 1 is neither prime nor composite? My students live in the densely populated neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City. They all qualify for free lunch based on Federal standards of poverty. Most speak a language other than English at home, and a significant number of my students have special education services as part of their educational plan. Upon entering our middle school in 6th grade, students are at least 2 years behind in reading and mathematics. They all plan to (and will) attend college.
My Project
The exercise ball seats and stacking chairs will create enthusiasm and flexibility in our math classroom. Students who need and want to fidget can do so comfortably in the exercise ball chairs while students who prefer a more traditional seat can sit on the green stacking chairs.
Our mathematicians need flexibility and movement in their furniture to collaborate and present to one another.
They are often grappling and solving challenging problems - imagine the buzz and pride when they finally discover the algorithm to calculate the area of a triangle. Students love math class. These new seats will get kids even more excited about showing up to math class.
More than three‑quarters 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
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