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Mrs. Trimpe from Springfield, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Roots of Learning Grow With STEM

My students need magna tiles, markers, and a wide variety of hands-on math manipulatives and STEM materials to help them engage and connect with their learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Trimpe's classroom raised $509

This project is fully funded

My Students

This is my 5th year as a Reading and Math Intervention Teacher. Each year I work with 25-35 students in grades K-5 that are struggling to keep up with the grade level expectations in Reading and/or Math. I try my best to provide them with the tools and skills they need to be successful.

Our school does not have any private funding or a parent teacher organization to provide funds.

We are only able to stock our rooms with supplies and materials using our own money and resources. The students deserve the best, and I want them to have every opportunity to be the best learners and individuals they can be!

My Project

Every day I work with students in grades K-5 who are struggling to meet their grade level expectations in math. Many times I find myself taking difficult and often complex math concepts and breaking them down into concrete learning.

Using Math manipulatives and STEM materials helps my students build a foundation for new learning.

By using plastic coins to count money, moving the hands on a clock to show time passing, and connecting cubes together to create groups, my students can link an abstract mathematical concept with a concrete object. Building these foundational skills early will help all of my students to be successful learners as the mathematical concepts become more complex and abstract.

Mrs. Trimpe McClernand Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Springfield, IL 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

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DG546 - Magna-Tiles® - Starter Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $52.99 1 $52.99
FD875 - Teaching Gear Clock • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP514 - Hands-On Number Grid • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
FD876 - Student Gear Clocks - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
LC127 - Unlock It! Number Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RA991 - Place Value Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AA651 - Building Math Skills Write & Wipe Boards - K-Gr. 2 - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RA313 - Unifix® Cubes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
EE498 - 3-D Geometric Shapes Tub • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC471 - Jumbo Magnetic Ten-Frames - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC1308 - Extra 500 Coin Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
HH728 - Numbers to 100 Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
HH726 - Number Patterns Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
HH727 - Equation Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
DD103 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - 4-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 3 $11.97
JJ388 - Write & Wipe Student Number Lines - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost

$396.02

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.23

Total project goal

$508.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$508.19

5 Donors

-$249.68

Donations toward project cost

-$219.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.95

match offer

-$249.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$212.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.45

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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