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Mrs. Harguess from Midland TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Base 10 Basics in Mathematics

Help me give my students mental math skills and develop an understanding of the Base 10 system with these rekenreks and ten frames to help with the demonstration and practice that is necessary for adequate student understanding in mathematics.

  • $1,239 goal

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My Students

The students at our school are happy, enthusiastic learners who excel at challenges. Many students love school and are eager learners, yet some of them struggle at mathematical thinking and shy away from math and the challenges posed by it. It is our desire to support and encourage mental math to help them conquer their misunderstandings.

As a campus, we are encouraging students to prepare for college in the future, and this preparedness must include the ability to think mathematically so that they will one day be able to achieve their highest potential with any college degree of their choice.

We want to help our students not only understand math but truly enjoy it.

In an effort to help students conquer "thinking challenges" in mathematics, we have implemented a time in every class period that is devoted to how numbers work together to encourage numeracy and fluency. It is a time of "mental math" strategies completed without the use of a pencil.

The teachers are excited to see the many different ways their students see numbers and how to use them. The students are excited to share their thinking and see how the other classmates think about mathematics.

My Project

Students use numbers every day in life and in the classroom. Building an understanding of basic mathematical skills in kindergarten through second grade helps students as they attempt higher level math in later years.

Teachers need to demonstrate the correct way to use manipulatives to all students and give visual representations of concepts as they are explained.

The students must use a manipulative to show how they understand or represent a number.

The manipulatives will be used daily in small group teaching, centers and independent learning so the students can combine and separate numbers using ten frames and rekenreks. This will help them see that all numbers are made from different combinations of numbers, and this is what paves the way for addition, subtraction and place value.

Mrs. Harguess
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ETA hand2mind Rekenreks Class Set, (Pack of 30) • Amazon Business $130.01 2 $260.02
DD445 - Giant Magnetic Rekenrek • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 6 $179.94
ETA hand2mind Rekenrek, Math Counting Frame, Dry Erase Answer Paddle Board (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $24.95 6 $149.70
Learning Resources Magnetic Ten-Frame Answer Boards, Set of 4 with 100 counters • Amazon Business $23.49 6 $140.94
Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Base Ten • Amazon Business $22.79 3 $68.37
Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Number Bonds, 55 Pieces • Amazon Business $21.30 3 $63.90
SpriteGru Magnetic Ten-Frame Set, including 5 frames (no hollowed out) and 55 colorful discs • Amazon Business $17.99 3 $53.97
SpriteGru Magnetic Ten-Frame Set, including 5 frames (no hollowed out) and 55 colorful discs • Amazon Business $17.99 3 $53.97
Learning Advantage Giant Magnetic Foam Ten Frames - Set of 2 - Magnetic 10 Frame • Amazon Business $12.37 3 $37.11

Materials cost

$1,007.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,053.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$185.83

Total project goal

$1,238.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,238.87

5 Donors

-$963.00

Donations toward project cost

-$818.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$144.45

match offer

-$275.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$234.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.38

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$0.00

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