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Ms. Thome from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Where's the Math?

My students need a math literature library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Thome's classroom raised $888

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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.

Reading and speaking Math? I teach third grade in a a dual language school which means students are learning in both English and Spanish. About 70% of the students in my school come from families in need. Our population includes children from a variety of cultural backgrounds and socioeconomic levels.

Although our students are learning two languages, let's not forget that mathematics is a language, too. To be a good math reader, you have to read from right to left, left to right (i.e. on a number line), and from top to bottom or bottom to top (i.e.. on charts or graphs). To read mathematics, children must not only decode the words, but numeric and nonnumeric symbols. Math also has a dense vocabulary. Most students don't come to school with a vocabulary that includes words like equation, mode or midpoint. One way to address this is to provide children with as many opportunities to read as possible! And when what they read introduces them to mathematical concepts in real world situations, it's like getting a two for one deal!

I would like to create a mathematics library. These books would be set apart from the regular classroom library but would be available for students to check out for classroom use or to take home. Each time a student checks out a book to take home, they will be asked to read the book and explain the mathematical concepts. "Where's the Math?" The books would also be available for the third graders to read with their kindergarten Reading buddies.

Have you ever seen the person in the express lane with 14 items instead of 10? Do you wonder if they can't read? Or do you wonder if they can't count? Are you worried it might be both? Students need to learn how to "read mathematics" no matter where they find it. It is all about making sense of what they see on a page. We want students who can work through problems, communicate and organize their ideas, apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations and develop flexibility in representing ideas. In doing so, students start to see math as a part of life, not just a school subject. A great place to get started learning how to read mathematically, is by reading books in which characters confront mathematical situations in their worlds and solve them and make sense of them. Here is an opportunity for children see where the math is!

Ms. Thome La Escuela Fratney Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Complete Math Literature Collection #2 • Nasco $87.84 1 $87.84
Less Than Zero (Mathstart Series), Vol. 49 Stuart J. Murphy, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Probably Pistachio (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Marilyn Burns Math Literature Book Set • Nasco $56.92 1 $56.92
Math Matters Literature Collection • Nasco $63.36 1 $63.36
Math Literature Collection #3 • Nasco $41.85 1 $41.85
Math Literature Collection #4 • Nasco $84.82 1 $84.82
MathStart Level 3 Library (10 books, 1 of each title) • Delta Education $48.95 1 $48.95
MathStart Level 2 Library (10 books, 1 of each title) • Delta Education $48.95 1 $48.95
MathStart Level 1 Library (10 books, 1 of each title) • Delta Education $48.95 1 $48.95
More or Less (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, David Wenzel (Illustrator), David T. Wenzel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Treasure Map (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Polly's Pen Pal (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
House for Birdie (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Edward Miller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
The Greatest Gymnast of All: Opposites Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar, Cynthia Jabar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Shark Swimathon (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne W. Cravath (Illustrator), Lynne Woodcock Cravath (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Same Old Horse (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Cat Bowman Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator), Kevin O,Malley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Bigger, Better, Best! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn, Marsha Winborn (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Hamster Champs (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, Pedro Martin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Jack the Builder (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Michael Rex (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Rodeo Time (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, David T. Wenzel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Mall Mania (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Renee Andriani (Illustrator), Renee W. Andriani (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Sundae Scoop Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Game Time! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Let's Fly a Kite (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Brian Floca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
It's about Time! (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, John Speirs (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Super Sand Castle Saturday (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Julia Gorton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Mighty Maddie (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Bernice Lum (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Henry the Fourth (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Scott Murphy, Scott Nash (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Dinosaur Deals: Equivalent Values (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Heather Henson, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Racing Around Stuart J. Murphy, Mike Reed (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.04 1 $5.04
The Grizzly Gazette (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Safari Park Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39

Materials cost

$632.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $63.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$728.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$159.80

Total project goal

$887.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $887.80

15 Donors

-$820.12

Donations toward project cost

-$728.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$67.68

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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