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Ms. Avery from San Diego, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math Manipulatives for Hands-on Math Learning

Help me give my students math manipulatives to make their math learning tangible!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Avery's classroom raised $539

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 Project

For the 2022-23 school year I will be joining a public school in San Diego. The school is a Title I, dual language school (50/50 model). My 48-second graders will learn in both English and Spanish.

Since I am new to the school and new to the second grade, (I've been teaching fifth graders in private and charter schools for the last 9 years), I will be setting up our classroom from scratch.

The classroom I am moving into has an incomplete set of base-10 blocks and fake coins. Your donations will give our classroom math and science manipulatives such as a cash register, Unifix Cubes, a scale, etc. that will make learning tangible for my students. My hope is for my second graders to be able to learn grade-level standards like time and money in a way they fully understand because they have developed strong number sense and real-world application skills for math. Having the manipulatives on my list will help make this possible!

Thank you for your consideration. Your support will go a long way!

Ms. Avery Balboa Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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Nearly all 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
Learning Resources Brights Base Ten Classroom Set, 20-25 Students, 823 Piece Set, Ages 6+ • Amazon Business $86.45 1 $86.45
Didax Unifix Cubes, Set of 1000 • Amazon Business $79.62 1 $79.62
hand2mind Mini Geared Clock, Telling Time Teaching Clock, Learn to Tell Time Clock, Analog Learning Clock, Clock for Kids Learning to Tell Time, Teaching Time Classroom Clock (Set of 24) • Amazon Business $42.70 1 $42.70
hand2mind Foam Round Two-Color Counters Classroom Bulk Kit, Quiet Math Tokens (Pack of 1000) • Amazon Business $36.27 1 $36.27
Learning Resources Primary Science Jumbo Magnifiers with Stand - 6 Pieces, Ages 3+ Science Classroom Accessories, Teaching Aids, Observation Toys for Kids • Amazon Business $35.24 1 $35.24
Educational Insights Play Money Deluxe: Over 700 Pieces of Play Money for Currency, Counting Skills & Pretend Play, Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $29.58 1 $29.58
Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register - 73 Pieces, Ages 3+ Develops Early Math Skills, Play Cash Register for Kids, Toy Cash Register, Play Money for Kids • Amazon Business $28.38 1 $28.38
hand2mind Blue Nestable Pan Balance, Clear Double Balance Scale for Kids, Weight Scale for Liquids and Solids, Easy to Assemble, Space Saving Storage Base, Balance Scale for Classroom (Set of 1) • Amazon Business $22.79 1 $22.79
Learning Resources Magnetic Wands - 6 Pieces, Ages 3+ Educational Learning Kits, Science Experiment Tools, Preschool Learning Toys, Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
Trend Shapes Puzzle Set • Amazon Business $10.66 1 $10.66

Materials cost

$386.28

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$35.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$457.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.72

Total project goal

$538.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$538.13

1 Donor

-$234.33

Donations toward project cost

-$234.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$262.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$41.35

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$0.00

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