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Ms. Lopez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Steming Our Way Through Math!

My students need different math games and puzzles that cover a variety of math topics like place value, measurement, skip counting and whole numbers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lopez's classroom raised $493

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 Students

Math has always been difficult for me. Sitting in class drilling and memorizing math facts did not help me understand how and why math works. I want to give my students different opportunities to understand math and how it works so that they do not grow up with the mentality that math is difficult.

I am a teacher in a school that services students who come from low income working class families that live in or close to one of Los Angeles.

Many of my students live in low income housing complexes. My students are some of the most creative 1st graders you can ever meet. They are smart enthusiastic learners who enjoy learning and listening to stories read to them.

My Project

My students learn in a variety of ways, one way which is very successful for them to understand and master concepts is through hands-on learning. I am requesting hands-on games and activity sets that will help my students explore math concepts like, place value, measurement, skip counting and whole numbers. The games and activity sets that I am requesting will be used in small group centers. During this time my students will be able to work on concepts that will help them gain a deep understanding of how math concepts like whole numbers, place value and skip counting work. By doing this in a hands on and fun manner, they will be engaged and understand how math and numbers work. My students are very young, while they will not be learning calculus in my class, they can begin to grasp an understanding of math and build a solid foundation for their future math educational career.

Thank you for taking the time to read this STEM project.

If you decide to donate, you will be helping my students begin their mathematical educational career in a fun and hands-on manner. Thank you!

Ms. Lopez 112th Street 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

23 students impacted 24donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP710X - Math Folder Game Libraries - K-Gr. 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
AA781 - Grab & Play Partner Math Games - Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
AA561 - Place Value Number Hunt • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
LL409 - How Long Is It? Measurement Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
GG832 - Giant Magnetic Write & Wipe Number Lines - Whole Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
RR668 - Student Write & Wipe Number Lines - Whole Numbers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
EE173 - Skip-Counting by 10s Puzzle Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
FF895 - Operations Equivalency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$350.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$418.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.82

Total project goal

$492.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $492.11

21 Donors

-$233.69

Donations toward project cost

-$209.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.55

match offer

-$246.06

Match offer toward project cost

-$209.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.36

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 $0.00

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