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Mrs. Karekel from Starr SC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hands-on Math

My students need Magformers sets to use as math manipulatives to create 3D shapes!

  • $557 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, they always come to school eager and ready to learn.

My students are inquisitive and always keep me on my toes!

They come from a variety of home living situations, but from the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day.

My Project

The Magformers will be used in math to allow students a hands-on opportunity to make three dimensional shapes. It is sometimes difficult for students to understand what 2D shapes actually make 3D shapes. Many students also struggle with visually understanding what 3D shapes look like because they may only see them on a piece of paper.

Using math manipulatives are essential for some students to learn new material.

"WE REMEMBER 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see, 50% of what we see and hear, 70% of what we discuss with others, 80% of what we personally experience, 95% or what we teach others". - Edgar Dale

Students learn in a variety of ways, with a major way being kinesthetically. This means they need to physically experience something to better learn it. The Magformers will give students an experience they are currently not getting, which in turn will allow them to learn better.

Mrs. Karekel
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magformers Standard Set (30-pieces) • Amazon Business $33.99 12 $407.88

Materials cost

$407.88

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$28.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$472.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.43

Total project goal

$556.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$556.19

2 Donors

-$315.60

Donations toward project cost

-$268.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.34

match offer

-$240.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$204.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.09

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$0.00

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