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Mrs. Lowery from Oklahoma City, OK is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finding the Unknown

My students need hands-on equations to help learn problem-solving and algebraic skills. This program uses hands-on models to demonstrate mathematical concepts.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Lowery's classroom raised $504

This project is fully funded

My Students

Math doesn't have to be boring. The "Waa waa waa" of the teacher from Charlie Brown has no place in the math classroom. To help learn problem solving and algebraic concepts, students need to see, touch, and manipulate to help understand ideas. Let's give them something to put their hands on!

I teach 100 students math.

I try to make it fun, exciting, and memorable. Most of my kids come from blue-collar, low-income families. My kids enjoy anything that makes learning fun. We use music, art, games, projects, and inactive methods to teach. The more novel the method, the more the students remember the idea and the concept. I want to give them something to remember for life.

My Project

Hands-on equations use pieces to show variables, integers, and number concepts. The program starts at a very basic level and moves slowly by introducing concepts that are natural to students. After talking through and manipulating the pieces, students are able to understand the algebraic concepts necessary for problem solving. Only after a lot of practice with the pieces, the students move to pictorial representations, and finally to the abstract.

This program will give the students confidence to tackle mathematical problem solving because it will begin at a very basic level and build on numbers sense slowly.

By starting with a beginning level, the students will understand the meaning behind the math, not just the rote memorization.

Mrs. Lowery Fairview Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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.

Oklahoma City, OK View local requests

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

200 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HandsOn Equations 30 Student Class Set • Nasco $253.26 1 $253.26
HandsOn Equations for the SMART Board • Nasco $79.01 1 $79.01

Materials cost

$332.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.23

Sales tax

 $27.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$427.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.45

Total project goal

$503.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $503.01

6 Donors

-$286.00

Donations toward project cost

-$245.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.65

Matching donations from our partners

-$214.36

Match offers toward project cost

-$182.21

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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