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Mr. Mendez from Paterson NJ is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Math Class Materials

My students need dry erase crayons for their smartpals and scissors to work on transformations and tesselations.

  • $225 goal

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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

Hands on! We need dry erase crayons for formative assessment and scissors to work on transformations and tessellations.

My eighth grade students attend a public school and are very engaged and eager to learn.

They are a wonderful, diverse group of children. In the eighth grade alone, about 10 different countries are represented. Our school is located in a highly populated urban area.

My Project

One of the many ways that I assess my students is via periodic assessments done via a 8 x 11 dry erase board. The students solve problems on their dry erase boards and then hold them up for me to review their work. This is a good way to see whether students are meeting the learning goals. However, dry erase markers dry out very quickly. I have done some research and found that an alternative to dry erase markers are dry erase crayons. They last longer because they do not dry out. The other items included in this project are scissors that my students can use for geometry lessons, specifically transformations and tessellations. It's one thing to see what a tessellation is but it is another thing to experience creating one.

The items requested in this project are critical supplies that would be used on a regular basis, especially the dry erase crayons.

The scissors would also allow the students to create mathematical concepts as opposed to simply learning about them.

Mr. Mendez
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DS165 - Write & Wipe Crayon Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.29 30 $98.70
AA696 - Lakeshore Scissors Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98

Materials cost

$158.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$191.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.72

Total project goal

$224.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $224.78

1 Donor

-$224.78

Donations toward project cost

-$191.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.72

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