Help me give my students a fun and different way to help them learn the math skills they missed out on due to the Covid-19 Pandemic by helping me with educational math games and hands-on science experiments.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. McCook's classroom raised $997
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
My students are amazing! They truly are a unique group. They are kind and respectful. They know they are role models and leaders to the students in the rest of the school and take that very seriously.
Due to the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic school shut downs, my students are struggling with basic math concepts and I feel that these items will be an excellent tool in helping them catch up in a fun and engaging new way.
At their grade level, basic multiplication tables should be known with automaticity. Unfortunately, my students missed that part of school. They have been trying to catch up ever since.
Our school is a Title I school. A lot of my students love to learn but don't get the opportunity to play fun, educational games because their families can't afford them. Most of my students don't have access to a home computer. Despite this, they come to school eager to learn and always try their best!
My Project
If my project is fully funded, I will be able to have fun educational math games for my students to help them learn basic math skills they missed out on due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With these games, I will be able to continue to teach these lost math skills. The games allow me to work with students in small groups and help me either reinforce, review or teach math concepts. During a small group session, I will be able to see if students actually know the concept and if not, I will be able to know where they are lacking. These math games allow for a fun, engaging and competitive way for me to reinforce and review math skills. Students love to compete against each other in a friendly way. These math games also help them to learn how to work in a team and foster teamwork. The white boards will be useful to use with lessons on coordinate planes. My students are introduced to coordinate planes and they will continue to use them in more complex ways as they get into the upper grades. My hope is to use the planters to grow plants in class. We will study how plants grow and discuss the different parts that make up a plant. I would love for my students to be able to grow plants in class and see the root systems develop for themselves instead just in a book. Students need a variety of ways to fully understand a concept. For some its lecture for others it's hands on. These items will help reinforce the theory behind what is taught in a hands-on way. These items can be used for many years and have the opportunity to help more than my current students.
More than half of 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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