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Ms. McHale from Norwalk, CT is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math Binders

Help me give my students binders to help them stay organized this school year!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. McHale's classroom raised $227

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My students often enter my room with a lack of confidence in math. It is not long before they realize the mathematician inside of them. With group work, a safe environment, and praise for mistakes as they show we are trying, they begin to see the importance of math and realize their potential.

They are social human beings that love to work together.

And as their math teacher, I give them all the opportunities to do so. They know how to effectively collaborate with their peers and problem solve as a group. As we grow as mathematicians, they impress me with their ability to use different strategies and evaluate one another's ideas to come up with the best answer or process to solve the math problem at hand.

It is my goal to provide them with the proper tools to make them even more successful mathematicans!

My Project

I am asking that my students have a 1/2 inch binder to hold their materials. However, some students do not have the means to acquire these materials. In addition to teaching them math, I will teach them organizational skills. This will help them be successful in my class as well as their future classes.

I provide my students with guided notes to best meet all of their needs.

These cannot be stored in a notebook and become disorganized in a folder. A binder will allow them to keep their notes in chronological order as we work throughout our units!

Ms. McHale Ponus Ridge Steam Academy Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simply Economy 1/2" 3-Ring View Binder, White, 12/Carton (23740/21682) • Staples $39.99 4 $159.96

Materials cost

$159.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$192.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.95

Total project goal

$226.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$226.31

1 Donor

-$221.89

Donations toward project cost

-$192.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.42

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$0.00

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