Unleashing Our Scientific Brains with Blocks and Manipulatives
My students need place value materials and blocks to understand how numbers really work. We need Science and STEM materials to develop higher order thinking skills.
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 need awesome math manipulatives to be successful this school year. Our school is located in a low socioeconomic area of the city, but that doesn't determine the hopes and goals our students have for themselves. Eighty percent or more of our students receive free or reduced price lunch, with parents that have two jobs to support their families. We have a variety of ethnic groups and home languages. Our students are eager to learn. They come to school every day with great attitudes despite what happens at home and they want to go to college and be successful. Statistics show that our students are most at risk of failure and dropping out. Don't let these great kids have academic success pass them by. Students that come from very diverse homes need to build their self-confidence to be successful in life. Teaching kids in poverty implies the need to express how successful they are being during their learning. We need to provide positive feedback all the time.
My Project
Math is one of the subjects that can create a poor concept of their achievement in school. Giving them the opportunity to be successful will not only improve their academics now but it will improve their success in general.
Learning in a Spanish Dual Immersion class can be challenging but having manipulatives like the place value disks or the Montessori 1-100 boards will allow my kids to demonstrate how proficient they are understanding place value.
Adding and subtraction is a basic skill in life, using LEGO bricks to help students visualize the patterns of numbers will be very helpful and very engaging at the same time.
Building with blocks might seem as a simple task but the cognitive effects that it has on a child's learning are huge. It helps develop spatial and motor skills as well as hand-eye coordination. They will also develop the social and language skills that my students need to develop in Spanish, it will also improve their skills in general.
We will be conducting some science and STEM activities. My students will witness a butterfly's and plant's life cycle.
More than three‑quarters 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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Crystal Springs Books Place Value Disks (1-3) 100 Tens Disks, Singapore Math (402646)
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Crystal Springs Books Place Value Disks (1-3) 100 Ones Disks, Singapore Math (402645)
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Place Value Disks (1-3) 100 Hundreds Disks - Singapore Math (Crystal Springs Books)
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Montessori Checker Board Beads
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Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Super Building Set, 150 Pieces
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Melissa & Doug Jumbo Extra-Thick Cardboard Building Blocks - 40 Blocks in 3 Sizes
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Premium Building Bricks Base Plates (Pack of 6) - 10" X 10" baseplates -Tight Fit and Compatible With Most Major Brands of Blocks - 2 Grey, 2 Blue, 2 Green
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Montessori Small Wooden Number Cards with Box (1-9000)
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Learning Resources Double-sided Magnetic Money
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Melissa & Doug Extra-Thick Cardboard Building Blocks - 24 Blocks in 3 Sizes
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VIAHART Brain Flakes 500 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set | A Creative and Educational Alternative to Building Blocks | Tested for Children's Safety | A Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls!
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Dowling Magnets Magnet Math Magnetic Place Value Disks & Headings (Grades 1-3)
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KAYLAN 24 Colors Slime DIY Creative Street Model Clay, DIY Colored Clay,Soft Molded Oven Baking Clay and Tutorial. Best gift for Children.
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Miracle-Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix, 2-Cubic Feet (currently ships to select Northeastern & Midwestern states)
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Materials cost
$631.98
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.48
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$671.46
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$118.49
Total project goal
$789.95
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$789.95
1 Donor
-$789.95
Donations toward project cost
-$671.46
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