Help me give my students math manipulatives and games to enhance our classroom engagement, cooperation, and higher thinking.
$965 goal
This project expired on December 16, 2021.
This project expired on December 16, 2021.
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My Students
My students live in a very small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. We are nestled in the Rocky Mountains and enjoy beautiful views and are surrounded by wildlife. We are hours away from big city life and enjoy life in a simple way.
My students love a challenge, setting goals, and learning how to work together to achieve them.
The students I work with are talented, hardworking, team players, and love learning. I work with a variety of students, including high needs, autistic students learning how to be in the general education setting, and students who are gifted in regards to academics. I have students from many socio-economic backgrounds and coming from homes with different family situations.
This range of diverse students and personalities makes our learning environment a great place to grow from one another's experiences and the students all have different experiences they bring to our classroom. My students are incredible at whatever they set their minds to and surprise me every day with how much they accomplish.
My Project
Children come to us with diverse backgrounds in math. We need to try to equalize the field and allow all of our children the chance to be exposed to math through play and STEM.
By giving students manipulatives, they can construct an understanding of mathematical ideas that they can connect to symbols and vocabulary.
Using these can help students make the transitions from concrete to abstract thinking.
Please help my students to have the optimal experiences with math, thinking, working collaboratively, and reasoning, through games and manipulatives during my classroom instruction.
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