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Mrs. Betancourt from Waianae HI is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Math Mania

My students need cuisenaire rods and a set of base ten blocks to help them be successful in pre-algebra.

  • $356 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Remember being in math class and feeling like it was a foreign language? My students also feel this especially when learning abstract math concepts. They forget about their anxieties when math is more hands on. What better way to do this then with math manipulatives.

My students receive special education services.

They have struggled for years to be successful in math and are making some gains. They love hands on learning which helps them retain and understand information through kinesthetic work. Having these manipulative would greatly increase their understanding and spark their interest.

My Project

I recently went to a multisensory math training. I was fortunate enough to use cuisenaire rods and base ten blocks during the training. I felt like a genius when I was able to add, subtract, divide, multiply and even solve algebraic equations in a matter of second. I felt like a genius! I want all my students to have the same feeling and have pride in knowing that they can finally say "Math is easy" or even better for them to say "Math is fun!"

I believe that these manipulative will make a tremendous difference in my students lives.

Being success in math will open a whole new world for them. They may even consider pursuing some occupation that they once thought were unattainable.

Mrs. Betancourt
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RODS CUISENAIRE CONNECTING • Abilitations, Inc. $21.84 5 $109.20
PLASTIC BASE TEN CLASS SET • Abilitations, Inc. $125.39 1 $125.39

Materials cost

$234.59

Vendor shipping charges

$23.46

Sales tax

$10.32

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.27

Total project goal

$355.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$355.16

8 Donors

-$355.16

Donations toward project cost

-$301.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.27

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$0.00

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