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Ms. Valerio from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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5th Grade Basics!

My students need basic learning materials, including math manipulatives and class sets of protractors, wipe of boards, and tape measurers, for a hands-on math experience!

  • $466 goal

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My Students

All too often, mathematics is seen as a list of facts, of rights and wrongs; not as the exploratory experience that it can be. I want my students to engage in mathematical concepts through exploration and hands-on interactions with materials.

Beginning this fall, I will teach ten and eleven-year-old fifth grade students at a small, college preparatory, public middle school.

My students are deeply invested in our school's mission to send 100% of our students "to and through college", but it is no secret that we face many challenges each day. My students are growing up in a low-income, urban neighborhood in the largest city in the Midwest. Because of where they live, many of my students will enter the fifth grade below many of their peers academically, some at a first grade level. The materials in this proposal will allow for hands-on, interactive, and differentiated learning. This method of teaching is proved to deepen students understanding of mathematical concepts, to help students master concepts at a faster pace, and to create joy around the learning process. These materials will help to guarantee that my students will leave my classroom with two or more years growth in just ten months.

My Project

After teaching kindergarten for two years, I have consulted the best middle school math teachers I know, and they have compiled a list of "must-haves" every fifth grade math classroom needs. This list includes counters, area tiles, dice, protractors, wipe off boards, measuring tapes, and fraction manipulatives.

My students' first year of middle school is such a crucial year to build the foundation necessary to become successful, lifelong learners.

These materials will allow them to realize their academic potential throughout this year and to ignite their love of reading.

Ms. Valerio KIPP Academy Chicago Grades 6-8

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, 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

120 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KC70 - Write & Wipe Lapboard - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.50 3 $85.50
RA838 - 1" Color Cubes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
LL986 - Protractors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GT278 - Write & Wipe Graphing Boards - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RA302 - Fraction Circles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
WA704 - Giant Geometric Shapes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
RA587 - Foam Number Dice • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
TE312 - Measuring Tapes - Set of 36 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
RA272 - Tangrams • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
RA522 - Double-Sided Counters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LL979 - Area Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$360.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$395.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.85

Total project goal

$465.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $465.65

13 Donors

-$300.71

Donations toward project cost

-$259.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.91

match offer

-$160.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$136.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.94

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 $0.00

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