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Mrs. Hirschmiller from El Cajon, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Snacking Up for Math This Winter

Help me give my students treats and snacks for counting, sorting, graphing, patterning and enjoying with a friend.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hirschmiller's classroom raised $508

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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 Project

Transitional Kindergarteners are curious hands-on learners. They need repetition and lots of practice to master foundational skills like counting and number sense. Telling others what they are thinking gives them this important practice. Math can often seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Most students are still developing a basic understanding of numbers and how they work. The biggest challenge is that numbers are an abstract concept, but kindergarteners are still concrete thinkers. They need lots of hands-on experience to help them gain a strong number sense.

By donating to this project you will help students enjoy a nice treat while also practicing their math skills in a concrete and memorable way.

Students will count cheese puffs to help develop number sense. Students will sort candies by color, organize into groups of ten, and then pattern onto an iced sugar cone for a yummy and festive decoration . They will graph the gummy bears and then use their graphs to compare quantities and explore concepts of greater than and less than. They will use the M&Ms and jelly light candies to explore concepts of addition and subtraction: I have 3 candies and my teacher gave me 4 more. How many do I have now? They will use the Pringles and cookie dippers to explore multiplicative thinking: There are 3 cups and each cup has 5 treats in it, How many chips are there altogether? They will also use the small cups and plates to sort candies by color shape, and size. The best part of these math lessons is that they will all end with a yummy treat to enjoy with a friend.

Mrs. Hirschmiller Johnson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

El Cajon, CA View local requests

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
Pringles Potato Crisps Chips, Snack Stacks, Lunch Snacks, Office and Kids Snacks, Variety Pack (27 Cups) • Amazon Business $12.98 3 $38.94
Let's Do Organics Organic Sugar Cones, 4.6 oz • Amazon Business $5.48 6 $32.88
Nabisco Sweet Treats Cookie Variety Pack OREO, OREO Golden & CHIPS AHOY!, 30 Snack Packs (2 Cookies Per Pack) • Amazon Business $10.93 3 $32.79
Stauffers Iced Gingerbread Cookies 12 Oz and Stauffers White Fudge Shortbread Cookies 12 Oz • Amazon Business $14.59 2 $29.18
Handi-Snacks OREO Cookie Sticks 'N Crème Dip Snack, 12 Boxes of 6 - 1 oz (72 Total Packs) • Amazon Business $27.06 1 $27.06
Propack 3.25 Oz 200 Sets Disposable Plastic Souffle Cups With Lids Jello Shot Cups Portion Cups Condiment Cups Souffle Cups Clear • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Gold Star Sprinkles,Cake Sprinkles,Cookie Sprinkles,Sugar Pearl, Edible Candy Pearls 7mm 130g 4.6OZ for Cake Cupcake Decorationg (GoldStar) • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
M&M's Mini Original Milk Chocolate Bulk Candy (1.5 lbs) - Chocolate Baking Bits • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Holiday Lights Brightly Colored Gummy Candies, Christmas Gingerbread House Kit Accessories, Fruit Flavored Candy for Decorations, Pack of 2, 10 Ounces • Amazon Business $17.92 1 $17.92
Brach's Christmas Holiday Jelly Lights Gummy Candy 30 Ounces Total - Boldly flavored sugar-sanded jelly candies • Amazon Business $15.58 1 $15.58
Duncan Hines Creamy Vanilla Flavored Frosting, 16 OZ Can of Dessert and Cake Frosting (8 Pack) • Amazon Business $15.36 1 $15.36
Spice Drops Candy Gum Drops - 2 Pounds of Jelly Drops Bulk - Candy Bulk Pack for Endless Candy Enjoyment • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Brach's Cinnamon Imperials Candy 9 Oz Bag (Pack of 2 Bags) (18 Ounces Total Weight) • Amazon Business $14.93 1 $14.93
Mini Dehydrated Marshmallows by Hoosier Hill Farm, 1LB (Pack of 1) | Perfect for using in Hot Cocoa • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Cheetos Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks, 0.875 Ounce (Pack of 40) • Amazon Business $13.58 1 $13.58
Licorice Laces Juicy Gummy Shoe Strings Candy (Red Strawberry, 1 Pound) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Haribo Gummi Candy - Soft & Chewy Delicious Gummies, (Pack of 3) 5 oz Share Size Peg Bags + Bonus Mystery Candy (Mini Rainbow Frogs) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
McCormick Food Color, Green, 1 fl oz • Amazon Business $3.43 2 $6.86
Hygloss Products Paper Plates - Uncoated White Plate - Use for Foodware, Events, Activities, Crafts Projects and More - Environmentally Friendly - Recyclable and Disposable - 6-Inches - 100 count • Amazon Business $4.10 1 $4.10

Materials cost

$362.80

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$33.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.14

Total project goal

$507.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$507.58

4 Donors

-$164.78

Donations toward project cost

-$151.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.47

match offer

-$329.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$280.13

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

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$0.00

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