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Ms. Russell from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Supplies

Help me give my students resources for our classroom. This includes supplemental math materials for small group instruction and high-interest books to add to our classroom library!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Russell's classroom raised $878

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

I teach at a Title I school in Salt Lake City, UT where 97% of our students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Over 75% of my students are English language learners. The languages spoken in my students' homes include Spanish, Burmese, Hakha Chin, Mele, Tongan, Swahili, Somali, and Navajo. Some of my students' families have been in the U.S. for generations, while others are newly arrived immigrant and refugee families from all over the world. For the past two years, I have taught in one of the school district's inclusion classrooms. This means that the focus is on inclusion for students of all different ability levels and learning needs (both special, general, and English language education) in a setting that meets those needs on a unique, individual basis.

Despite some obvious differences, all of my students have a love for learning and an innate sense of compassion and empathy.

I am blown away daily by their ability to show up over and over with the same enthusiasm for learning and inquisitive nature towards life. I am also transformed by their kindness and concern for not only those in the classroom community but the greater world.

My Project

Students need increased manipulatives and small group support during this pandemic. Some of these materials will be sent home with students who are quarantining to give them access to high-quality supplies and learning tools at home. The rest will be used to enhance small group instruction to continue to close some learning gaps that have widened during the past two years!

First, students are able to access math better with manipulatives.

Specifically for my English Language Learners, they need to see physical representations of these fractions. One lesson might look like using the different representations of equal parts (for example, a circle manipulative and a rectangle) and then using our different color whiteboard markers to create a number line showing equivalent fractions. For my students who struggle with math, the color-coding helps. They may use a red marker to label halves and a blue marker to show fourths. This helps create a distinction, but still show equivalence.

The multiplication tools such as the pop-its and the flashcards will be also used in small groups in more of a centers type learning. This will be to help develop automaticity with facts in my students. Having their multiplication and division facts memorized will decrease their cognitive load for word problems, equivalent fractions, long division, and multi-digit multiplication.

Finally, reading resources included in this project will be used to differentiate instruction for my students' different needs. It has been difficult to meet all needs of students without the adequate supplies when students' levels and needs have differed even more greatly due to the pandemic. Fluency passages will help students independently monitor and grow in fluency. Novels will help develop comprehension in students that need it and the vocabulary journals will be used to help students who need more explicit and structured vocabulary practice.

Ms. Russell Edison Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vocabulary Journal: for kids to practice vocabulary words • Amazon Business $5.99 20 $119.80
Learning Resources Rainbow Fraction Tiles, Early Math Skills, Visual Aid, Ages 7+ • Amazon Business $13.07 7 $91.49
Goosebumps Classic (Series 1) - 10 Books Set Collection R.L. Stine • Amazon Business $35.99 2 $71.98
AK-SHIP Big Size Push P0pp , Rainbow Square Fidget Ttoy 100bubbles Stress Relieving Fidget Game for Teachers to Create Kinds of Math Manipulatives (Rainbow Multiplication Table) • Amazon Business $12.28 5 $61.40
Wings of Fire #1-#4: A Graphic Novel Box Set (Wings of Fire Graphic Novels #1-#4) • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Watercolor Paint Set for Kids - Bulk Set of 12 - Washable Paints in 12 Colors - Perfect for Home, School and Party- Paintbrush Included • Amazon Business $17.97 2 $35.94
Think2Master Premium 215 Laminated Multiplication Flash Cards. (All 0-12 X facts)| Learn More Than Multiplication.| BONUS: 2 Dry Erase Markers & 5 Rings. | Designed By A Teacher to Improve Test Scores • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Dry Erase Markers, Shuttle Art 15 Colors Magnetic Whiteboard Markers with Erase,Fine Point Dry Erase Markers Perfect For Writing on Whiteboards, Dry-Erase Boards,Mirrors for School Office Home • Amazon Business $8.98 3 $26.94
KTRIO Sheet Protectors 8.5 x 11 inch Clear Page Protectors for 3 Ring Binder, Plastic Sleeves for Binders, Top Loading Paper Protector Letter Size, 500 Pack • Amazon Business $24.89 1 $24.89
Kleenex Professional Facial Tissue for Business (03076), Flat Tissue Boxes, 12 Boxes / Convenience Case, 125 Tissues / Box, 1,500 Tissues / Case • Amazon Business $22.97 1 $22.97
School Zone - Multiplication 0-12 Flash Cards - Ages 8+, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, Elementary Math, Multiplication Facts, Common Core, and More • Amazon Business $2.67 8 $21.36
Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers: Grades 4–5: 80 High-Interest/Low-Readability Passages With Comprehension Questions and Mini-Lessons for Teaching Key Reading Strategies • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $18.80 1 $18.80
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Marker | Chisel Tip Markers | Whiteboard Markers, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $16.28 1 $16.28
EOOUT 24pcs Small Pocket Notebooks, Colorful Notebooks Bulk, Lined Notepad, Mini Journal Memo Notepad, 3.5"x5.5", 12 Colors for Kids, Students, Traveler, School Supplies • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Meetory 134 Pcs Magnetic Fraction Tiles & Fraction Circles - Math Manipulatives for Preschool Elementary School Educational Resources Classroom Educational Kit • Amazon Business $13.67 1 $13.67
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 12 Count • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $12.18 1 $12.18
Unbelievable Stories of Kobe Bryant: Decoding Greatness For Young Readers (Awesome Biography Books for Kids Children Ages 9-12) (Unbelievable Stories of: Biography Series for New & Young Readers) • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Curad Performance Series Ironman Antibacterial Bandages, Extreme Hold Adhesive Technology, Assorted Variety Pack Includes Standard, XL, Finger & Knuckle Fabric Bandages, 50 Count • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Multiplication Table Poster for Kids - Educational Times Table Chart for Math Classroom (Laminated, 18" x 24") • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Big Shot Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 16 • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Amazon Basics White Board Eraser, Dry Erase Whiteboard Erasers for Office, Home and Classroom, Black, 4-Pack • Amazon Business $7.08 1 $7.08
Best Nerds Forever • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
School Zone - Division 0-12 Flash Cards - Ages 9 and Up, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, Math Equations, Division Practice, Dividends, Numbers 0-12, and More • Amazon Business $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$705.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$745.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.58

Total project goal

$877.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $877.18

1 Donor

-$877.18

Donations toward project cost

-$745.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$131.58

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