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Ms. Joycelyn from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Math Visible in Second Grade

Help me give my students hands-on math manipulatives—like base-ten blocks, clocks, coins, number lines, and cubes—to help them understand place value, time, money, and addition and subtraction through meaningful, real-world practice.

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Ms. Joycelyn PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet
Brooklyn, NY Grades PreK-2

My Project

I love that my second graders are curious, enthusiastic learners who are eager to explain their thinking and make connections to the world around them. They learn best when they can touch, move, and see math in action. Hands-on experiences help them build confidence, especially as math concepts become more complex.

The resources in this project will give my students the tools they need to make sense of big ideas in second grade math.

Base-ten blocks and place value tools will help students read, write, and represent numbers up to 1,000, as well as add and subtract using place value strategies. Number lines and dry-erase boards will support comparing numbers, solving word problems, and explaining thinking in multiple ways.

Student clocks will help children understand time to the hour and half hour, while realistic play coins will allow them to practice counting money and solving real-life math problems. Connecting cubes, counters, and array tools will support equal groups, even and odd numbers, and early multiplication concepts. Geometry and fraction tools will help students explore shapes and learn how to partition them into equal parts.

With these hands-on math manipulatives, my students will be able to engage deeply, collaborate with peers, and build strong foundational math skills that will support their learning all year long.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Joycelyn PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than a third 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Foam Number Dice • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Student Gear Clocks - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
3-D Geometric Shapes Tub • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Visualize Place Value Magnetic Frame • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Desktop Dry Erase Board - 16in x12in Double Sided Stylish Black Frame Magnetic Desktop Whiteboard with Stand Comes with 6 Magnetic Markers, 4 Magnets, 1 Eraser, 1 Pen Clip • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
Peel-&-Stick Flexible Adhesive Magnets - 240 Magnetic Dots for Office Supplies, Whiteboard, Crafts, Fridge, & School Projects • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
hand2mind Foam Two-Color Counters, Red and Yellow Counters, Counting Manipulatvies, Math Counters for Kids, Counting Chips, Math Manipulatives, Math Bingo Chips, Counters for Kids Math (Pack of 200) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Money Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
Money Equivalency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Really Good Stuff Greater Than or Less Than Student Manipulatives - Set of 12 Gators - Grades K-3, Ages 5-8, Math Classroom & Homeschool Supplies, Counting for Kids • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Trend Enterprises Telling Time Flash Cards, 96/Pack (T-53108) • Quill.com $11.86 1 $11.86

Materials cost

$214.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.21

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$247.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.67

Total project goal

$291.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $291.13

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$21.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Michael Jordan & Jordan Brand match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $241.13

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