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Mrs. Strube from Silver Spring, MD is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Math Alive!

My students need math centers and manipulatives to have hands-on experiences so that they can learn to count, add and subtract with fluency.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Strube's classroom raised $463

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach kindergarten at a public school with 50% of students below the poverty line. Many of my students are English Language Learners. Our classroom is a diverse group of learners from many different countries including: Cameroon, Ghana, Ethiopia, The Dominican Republic , Jamaica and Togo. We love to learn and can't wait to be life long learners. School is fun for us. I would like to get some math learning centers to help my students learn math concepts with manipulatives.

My Project

Math manipulatives are fun and exciting. They turn the learning of basic math concepts into games rather than boring pencil paper tasks. The manipulatives and center resources will help my students to learn in a hands on way. Students will be able to learn topics such as addition while physically moving counters to make a whole set, measuring actual objects. The math games will give the students sturdy games that reinforce the content that I am teaching. These materials will really help to bring the abstract concepts to life. Please consider donating to my project and make math more exciting for my Kindergartners.

Mrs. Strube Burnt Mills Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

16 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT280X - Early Math Instant Learning Centers - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $229.00 1 $229.00
RA683 - Math Links • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
LC1652 - Dinosaur Counters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
LC1651 - Size & Color Bug Counters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
LC1653 - Fun Fruit Counters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$337.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.41

Total project goal

$462.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$462.71

1 Donor

-$462.71

Donations toward project cost

-$393.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.41

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$0.00

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