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Mrs. Ward from Fresno, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math - the Only Subject That Counts

Help me give my students some wooden rocks, dice, Play-Doh, and other hands-on tools for our math centers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ward's classroom raised $220

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

As we transition back to a traditional school setting, it will be essential to build relationships and help students feel a connection with peers and teachers. We work every day on our social-emotional skills - mindfulness, recognizing our feelings, conflict resolution, and building relationships. The children thrive in their academics when they feel loved, safe, and needed in our learning space. We love reading stories, dancing, and singing silly songs together. Outside of class, the children enjoy video games, reading, dinosaurs, museums, science experiments, going to the park, soccer, gymnastics, baking cupcakes, helping others, playing dress-up, painting, and drawing.

Our favorite time of the school day is when we stretch our brains with math!

We work together to count collections, play math games, measure objects, build with geometric shapes, and practice graphing. We love finding math in the world around us! Each student uses differentiated tools so they can work at their level and increase their understanding of math.

The students in our class come from diverse backgrounds. There are many cultures present in our classroom community including Hmong, Mexican, African-American, Cambodian, and Caucasian. It is our differences that make us unique and beautiful!

My Project

In first grade, math is hands-on, concrete, and perceptual. Students need to touch and manipulate objects as they learn to count and practice math fluency. The more we can "gamify" learning or play with numbers, the more it sticks with kids.

The items in this project will provide tools for students to work independently during math time.

The playdough will be rolled into numbers and shapes to count. The dice will give students a dot pattern to use as a tool when putting numbers together or taking them apart (addition and subtraction).

The laminator will be used often to create new card games and learning activities for independent centers.

All of these pieces will work together to support student independence while I am working with a small group at my teacher table. When students see the night light is lit, they will know that teacher is unavailable to answer questions, and they should ask a friend for help instead.

Mrs. Ward Ayer 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BESTAMTOY 36 PCs Wooden Sorting Stacking Balancing Stone Rocks Educational Preschool Learning Toys Large Small Building Blocks Game Stones Lightweight Puzzle Set for Kids 3 Years Old • Amazon Business $29.69 1 $29.69
Learning Resources 10-Sided Dice in Dice Set • Amazon Business $29.66 1 $29.66
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36 Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3 Oz Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Baby Night Light, Warm RGB Color Changing Bedside Night Lamp, LED Touch Control Rechargeable Tabletop Light, Baby Sleep Light for Kids Room, Bedroom, Children Living Room(White) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System for a Professional Finish, Use for Home, Office or School, Suitable for use with Photos (TL901X) • Amazon Business $18.74 1 $18.74
Learning Resources Dice In Dice Bucket, Math Toy, Manipulative, Set of 72, Ages 6+, Multi-color, 3/4 W in • Amazon Business $18.31 1 $18.31

Materials cost

$141.38

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$186.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.90

Total project goal

$219.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $219.34

1 Donor

-$109.67

Donations toward project cost

-$93.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.45

match offer

-$109.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$93.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.45

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