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Mrs. Connors from Newtown, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Math Meaningful Through Literature (Part 2)

My students need 51 new math books for our school literacy center. These include some Sir Cumference titles, Mathstart stories and more.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Connors's classroom raised $498

This project is fully funded

My Students

Expectations on our students in mathematics are growing, especially with the demands of CCSS. We are striving to make math more meaningful for children. Linking math instruction to literature can help to spark students' interest in mathematics and bring meaning to mathematical concepts.

Our community recently faced a devastating tragedy, but our students are amazingly resilient.

They come from a variety of backgrounds. Students' mathematical abilities range from very advanced to below grade level. Several students receive special education services or intervention services for mathematics.

My Project

This project is "part 2" an another project I created to increase our math literature resources in our school literacy center. The books that I am requesting as part of this project will help math instruction to be more meaningful and engaging to students. Literature can spark a child's imagination and motivate them in a way that a typical textbook cannot. Linking math to literature can build on the confidence of students who love books but are reluctant learners in math. Literature can bring context and meaning to mathematical ideas. These books will be available in our literacy center for use by all students. As teachers investigate units of study in math, they will check out related literature. Teachers will use the books as read alouds to introduce or reinforce concepts, and students will have access to the books in a math center so they may continue to explore concepts.

Literature connections will help to strengthen our math instruction and to present content in an engaging and meaningful way.

These books will be available for all students and teachers in our school (K-4). Please help our students discover the wonder and an enjoyment of mathematics through books!

Mrs. Connors Hawley Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Newtown, CT View local requests 300 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
If You Were an Even Number • AKJ Books $19.94 1 $19.94
Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Underwater Counting • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
My Even Day Doris Fisher, Dani Sneed, Karen Lee (Illustrator • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
The Enormous Potato • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
How Big Is a Foot? • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Capacity Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by Ramona G. C • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Size • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Weight Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by Ramona G. Cho • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Inchworm and A Half Elinor J Pinczes, Randall Enos (Illustra • AKJ Books $10.95 1 $10.95
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter Cindy Neuschwander, W • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Sir Cumference and All the King''s Tens Cindy Neuschwander, W • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Neuschwander, Wayne • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone: A Math Adventure C • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Pattern Bugs • AKJ Books $16.50 1 $16.50
Me and the Measure of Things Joan Sweeney, Annette Cable (Il • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
How Long or How Wide? • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All !: A Mathematical Story Burn • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
Super Sand Castle Saturday • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Racing Around (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Mike Reed (Illus • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Bigger, Better, Best! • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Sorting Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by Ramona G. Ch • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes • AKJ Books $10.95 1 $10.95
It''s About Time! (MathStart 1) • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Clocks And More Clocks • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat Dan Harper, Barry Moser (Illu • AKJ Books $11.68 1 $11.68
Telling Time • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Midnight Fright • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Game Time! • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Counting • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
A Second is a Hiccup: A Child''s Book of Time Hazel Hutchins, • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Five Minutes'' Peace • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Rodeo Time (MathStart), Vol. 3 Stuart J. Murphy, David T. We • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
The Completed Hickory Dickory Dock Jim Aylesworth, Eileen Ch • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
The Great Graph Contest • AKJ Books $13.10 1 $13.10
Tiger Math: Learning to Graph from a Baby Tiger Ann Whitehea • AKJ Books $13.10 1 $13.10
Tally O''Malley (MathStart 2) • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Lemonade for Sale • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Best Vacation Ever • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Less Than Zero (Mathstart Series), Vol. 49 Stuart J. Murphy, • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Benny''s Pennies • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Coin Counting Book, The • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Penny Pot (MathStart 3) • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Quarter from the Tooth Fairy Caren Holtzman, Betsy Day (Illu • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Pigs Will Be Pigs • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Pigs Go to Market: Halloween Fun with Math and Shopping Amy • AKJ Books $11.64 1 $11.64
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Sluggers'' Car Wash • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Deena''s Lucky Penny • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34
Follow the Money! • AKJ Books $13.10 1 $13.10

Materials cost

$387.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.65

Total project goal

$497.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $497.65

2 Donors

-$497.65

Donations toward project cost

-$423.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.65

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