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Mr. Seymour from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books for Magnificent Mathematicians!

Help me give my students BOOKS! Glorious, wonderful, captivating, and inspiring books are what we need to support our love of reading and learning about math and design!

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My Project

My 6th and 7th-grade students are making short work of the limited books available in our developing math library. Could you imagine looking for an interesting book, only to find that you have read everything available to you, or that nothing captivates you?

My South Brooklyn 6th and 7th-Graders inspire me in that they love to read, all of the time!

I have teamed up with our literacy teacher in trying to support their amazing reading habits in math class; however, our math library is just developing. As I work in a high poverty school, basic supplies are often difficult to come by. My students often visit bookstores, but can only daydream about the books that they would love to have available to them. Your support would make my students' year and foster their development of math fluency.

The books in this selection, including 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions and The Math Book (Big Ideas) will bolster our library with books that use math and design and creativity in interesting and inspiring fashions. Exploring math in a manner that excites students, and piques their interest, is a way to not only turn students on to the beauty of mathematics, but also to have them further advocate for their educations, in that they will be reading books that they are interested in! Art, Design, Music, Creativity, and Architechture are what we wish to explore through reading! My students are the designers, architects, artists, musicians, and critical thinkers of tomorrow! We have even peppered in some coloring books that tap into our locale and our interests!

Mr. Seymour MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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More than half 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook • Amazon Business $53.99 1 $53.99
Parks United States National Park Service Maps from the Collection of Brian Kelley /anglais • Amazon Business $53.83 1 $53.83
New Nordic Houses • Amazon Business $44.20 1 $44.20
The Creative Act: A Way of Being • Amazon Business $20.12 2 $40.24
Dieter Rams. Less But Better • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions • Amazon Business $33.95 1 $33.95
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning (Corwin Mathematics Series) • Amazon Business $29.35 1 $29.35
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland • Amazon Business $26.72 1 $26.72
The Math Book (Big Ideas) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Alice in Wonderland (Wordsworth Collector's Editions) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Houses Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book of 40 Architecture and House Designs with Henna, Paisley and Mandala Style Patterns (Architecture Coloring Books) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Meditations: A New Translation • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Vibrant New York Coloring Book: Relax And Color In 30 Beautiful Illustrations Of New Yorker Scenes. • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Modern Cottage Collection Coloring Book • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Time To Hygge: A Joy & Happiness Coloring Book • Amazon Business $7.83 1 $7.83
New York City Coloring Book For Kids: Coloring Activity For Children, Perfect Gift For Yor Child ,In This Coloring Book 19 The Big Sites Of New York city. • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Graffiti Art Coloring Book (Dover Design Coloring Books) • Amazon Business $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$403.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$439.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.60

Total project goal

$517.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $517.36

4 Donors

-$257.71

Donations toward project cost

-$220.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.01

Matching donations from our partners

-$257.72

Match offers toward project cost

-$219.06

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.94

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