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

Makin' Magnificent Mathematicians

Help me give my students fraction math manipulatives to sharpen their math skills!

  • $322 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a K-5 elementary building. Our students are inquisitive and ask thought-provoking questions, with supportive parents. Typically most students who enroll in Kindergarten spend their entire elementary career within our school. We are a school that prides itself on PBIS implementation and the home school relationship. My school has also recently implemented AVID, which places emphasis on college and career readiness.

All of these support systems allows students to feel supported and more willing to learn.

We are raising lifelong learners at my school!

My Project

Math can be a difficult subject for many students. Fractions, especially, can be challenging, but apply to so many real world instances. One of the biggest topics in 4th grade math is fractions. Students learn about parts of a whole, identifying, comparing, and simplifying fractions. Without a hands-on visual, this task will be difficult.

This project will provide each student in my class with a meaningful visual of fraction bars, that they can easily manipulate.

Students will be able to see a fraction as a whole, or manipulate different pieces. With these fraction strips, students will better understand fractions, which will allow them to follow recipes, have a better understanding of money and decimals, and many other real world examples.

Ms. Godefroid
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG847 - Fractions Hands-On Student Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $5.99 30 $179.70
LC198 - Giant Magnetic Graph & Array Chart • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
PP539 - Giant Magnetic Lined Page • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$239.68

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$273.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.23

Total project goal

$321.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$321.51

6 Donors

-$254.01

Donations toward project cost

-$215.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.10

Matching donations from our partners

-$67.50

Match offers toward project cost

-$57.38

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.12

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$0.00

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