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Mrs. Milewski from Worcester MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Math Fun Using Manipulatives!

Help me give my students their own math manipulatives to enhance their learning, such as base ten blocks, fractions bars, and rulers.

  • $524 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend an inner city school whose student body is diverse, both academically and socioeconomically. Many of the students are English Language Learners and some were living in refugee camps. They have left their home countries for better lives and education.

My students are full of potential and eager to learn.

They come to school each and every day with smiles on their faces. They do not have the required materials at home to practice what is being taught in the classroom. The instruction they receive in my classroom is usually the extent of their learning time. The support at home is little to none, mostly due to the lack of materials. They need to develop the skills to keep up in a world that is full of literacy.

My Project

Math manipulatives are used on a daily basis in our classroom. Manipulatives are used with every skill that is being taught in our class. They are great teaching tools that are used throughout the year. Putting math manipulatives into my students hands will allow them to solve problems and expand their thinking. They will increase their interest and enjoyment of mathematics in their daily lives.

Each student will have their own manipulatives to explore their learning of math concepts such as measurement, fractions, and place value.

Math is an essential part of learning and manipulatives have the additional advantage of engaging my students.

Mrs. Milewski
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG847 Fractions HandsOn Student Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 30 $179.70
GG902 Base 10 HandsOn Teaching Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $89.99 1 $89.99
GG845 Base 10 HandsOn Student Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 10 $59.90
Learning Resources Giant Magnetic Gallon Set • Amazon Business $22.39 1 $22.39
Learning Resources Classroom Liquid Measuring Set, Science Classroom Accessories, Teacher Aids, 19 Piece Set, Grades K+, Ages 5+ (LER0360) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Lockways Dry Erase Lapboards Whiteboard, Dry Erase Board 9 x 12 Inch, 12 White Boards, 24 Dry Erase Markers for Kids, Students, Children, Teachers, Classroom, School • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
50 Pack Clear Plastic Ruler 12 Inch Standard/Metric Straight Rulers with Inches and Metric Measuring Tool for Student School Classroom Home Office • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$408.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.54

Total project goal

$523.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$523.62

3 Donors

-$498.62

Donations toward project cost

-$423.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.79

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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$0.00

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