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Mrs. LaCalamito from Charlotte NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Finding Our Place in Third Grade!

My students need math games, white boards, and technology to make learning fun and engaging!

  • $357 goal

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My Students

At our school, our mission is to prepare each child for academic, social, and emotional success in our learning environment and for lifetime success in our ever-changing world. We want to make sure we prepare students the best way we can!

Our school is extremely diverse and we try and provide an environment where all students, no matter their background, home life, or learning abilities flourish on a daily basis.

My goal is to create a classroom community that all students feel safe in and free to grow and learn from each other regardless of their background.

My Project

Students deserve a classroom community full of laughter, fun, and engaging hands on learning. The jump from second grade to third grade is huge! My students need as many opportunities to have hands on practice with the standards we will be learning. The math folder games will give students an opportunity to work cooperatively with their peers on the skills and tasks we will be learning during the instruction time. The graphing white boards will give students the chance to practice the more difficult skills we cover in third grade, such as area and perimeter. The base ten sets will help those students who are still struggling with their foundation in math facts.

Education needs to be engaging and exciting for students!

To help make our class time engaging and exciting we will use the microphone for students to share ideas and thoughts with the class. We will also use the wireless doorbell as an attention grabber during instructional time as well as to share with the class when a students reaches their goals and celebrate with them! Having students share and engage in their learning will have them excited about learning and sharing with their peers!

Mrs. LaCalamito
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP940X - Math Folder Game Libraries - Gr. 2-3 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
BONAOK Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Microphone,3-in-1 Portable Handheld karaoke Mic Home Party Birthday Speaker Machine for iPhone/Android/iPad/Sony, PC and All Smartphone(Black) • Amazon Business $30.99 1 $30.99
GT278 - Write & Wipe Graphing Boards - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
LC198 - Giant Magnetic Graph & Array Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
SadoTech Model C Wireless Doorbell Chime Operating at over 500-feet Range with Over 50 Chimes, No Batteries Required for Receiver, (Scratch Resistant Matte Black) • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
DD135 - Magnetic Base 10 Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$249.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.51

Total project goal

$356.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$356.71

6 Donors

-$283.18

Donations toward project cost

-$243.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.48

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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