Compassionate. Energetic. Joyful. My students embody these characteristics and so much more. Every day, they come to school wanting to learn and willing to try. They (and their families) put their trust in me to make learning meaningful, relevant, and engaging. My students thrive when lessons are grounded in context so that they can make connections between the lives they live and the learning they experience.
They deserve opportunities to engage in learning that matters to them, that meets them where they are, and provides them with exactly what they need…With this, they will move mountains.
COVID-19 has highlighted the fact that learning is social - we learn best when we can collaborate with peers, have conversations to make sense of new concepts, and share our thinking. Online learning and physical distancing made this challenging, and as a result, many of our students did not thrive under those conditions.
My requested units are inquiry-based and grounded in contexts that engage students and support connections between math and their everyday lives. Additionally, these units are designed with social constructivism in mind, and guide students through the construction of math concepts through meaningful and "meaty" problems, collaboration, and communication. For example, each unit will engage students in a real world problem. Students will work in teams to think through the problem together, coming up with solutions and eventually presenting their thinking to the class. The social interactions that these units encourage will support my students in constructing meaningful and lasting knowledge about math concepts.
The protractors/compasses will be used by students as they work together to construct ideas about lines and angles, and the chart paper will be used by students so that they can present their thinking.
More than half 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
Marcus Tilus and the Knights of the Polygonal Table: Angles, Symmetry, and Tessellations
• Amazon Business
$39.95
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$39.95
The California Frog-Jumping Contest: Algebra (Contexts for Learning Mathematics,Grades 4-6: Investigating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents)
• Amazon Business
$31.25
1
$31.25
Minilessons for Early Addition and Subtraction: A Yearlong Resource (Contexts for Learning Mathematics)
• Amazon Business
$31.25
1
$31.25
Best Buys, Ratios, and Rates: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions (Contexts for Learning Mathematics)
• Amazon Business
$31.25
1
$31.25
Minilessons for Operations with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents: A Yearlong Resource (Contexts for Learning Mathematics)
• Amazon Business
$31.25
1
$31.25
Minilessons for Extending Addition and Subtraction: A Yearlong Resource (Contexts for Learning Mathematics)
• Amazon Business
$31.25
1
$31.25
Minilessons for Extending Multiplication and Division: A Yearlong Resource (Contexts for Learning Mathematics)
• Amazon Business
$30.90
1
$30.90
The Skateboard Lane: Vision Lines, Turns, and Measuring Angles
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Muffles' Measurement Models: Part Two: Place Value and the Metric System
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Muffles' Measurement Models: Part One: Customary U.S. Units
• Amazon Business
$29.95
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$29.95
Value Bars and Line Plots: Data Representation
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Time and Money
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Batteries, Cell Phones, Dalmatians, and Pumpkin Growth: Data Representation and Analysis (Contexts for Learning Mathematics)
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Number Detectives: Patterns, Functions, and Structures
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
From Sunflowers to Growth Patterns: Data Representation and Analysis
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
The Timekeepers
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Puzzle Packing Companies: Expanding Place Value
• Amazon Business
$29.95
1
$29.95
Pacon PAC3373 Heavy Duty Anchor Chart Paper, 1" Grid Ruled, 24" Width, 32" Length, 25 Sheets
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
Westcott 14558-002 2 Piece Math Tools, Compass & Protractor Set (Assorted colors)
• Amazon Business
$5.03
4
$20.12
Materials cost
$571.71
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$25.16
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.58
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$635.45
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$112.14
Total project goal
$747.59
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$747.59
1 Donor
-$747.59
Donations toward project cost
-$635.45
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