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Ms. Paradis from Kent, WA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Mathematical Thinkers and Problem Solvers

My students need math manipulatives, like folding shapes, unifix cubes, and color tiles, to help challenge and enrich their mathematical thinking skills.

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My Students

Were you ever bored in class because the content was just not challenging enough? My high level math students need the opportunity to be challenged and to enrich their mathematical thinking skills.

I have a class of 33 sixth graders who come from diverse families and financial means.

Many of them cannot afford basic school supplies and often do not get academic help at home because their families do not understand their homework or they don't have time to help them. If I was able to challenge the higher level math students with work they can explore independently, many of my struggling students would be able to have more and better access to me to help improve their own math skills.

My Project

When my high level math students finish their work early, I'd like to offer them time at math centers to enrich their mathematical thinking skills. Each challenge in these math centers have the opportunity to expose my students to dozens of mathematical concepts (integers, estimation, area, perimeter, etc.). Using these manipulatives, they will be working on problem-solving, identifying patterns, algebraic reasoning and determining algebraic relationships, just to name a few. They will have the opportunity to work independently or collaboratively as a team. This will be a time for exploration and an opportunity for my students to discover and see the logic and order of mathematics. These are challenging activities, but also a lot of fun. I have seen students work on a challenge over the course of a few days and the pride and sense of accomplishment they feel after solving it is priceless!

With your donation, you will be helping to provide the mathematical manipulatives that are critical to the process of these math center challenges.

Students need to be given the opportunity to not only see math as two-dimensional on paper, but as three dimensional and meaningful. Manipulatives will allow students to move shapes/pieces around to determine patterns and actually SEE the patterns (and often see the way other students SEE the patterns), creating flexible and critical thinkers.

Ms. Paradis Springbrook Elementary School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Kent, WA View local requests

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

33 students impacted 39donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CUISENAIRE RODS SMALL GROUP WOOD 155/PK----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $31.80 3 $95.40
COLOR TILES 400/PK 1 PLASTIC IN CONTAINER- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $26.26 2 $52.52
RAINBOW PREMIER PENTOMINOES 6 SETS IN CLEAR TUB- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $20.72 1 $20.72
PATTERN BLOCKS PLASTIC .5CM 250/PK- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $18.99 2 $37.98
UNIFIX CUBES - 240- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $32.00 2 $64.00
LARGE GEOMETRIC SHAPES 10/PK COMMON 3 DIMENSION- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $40.10 1 $40.10
FOLDING GEOMETRIC SOLIDS- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $51.19 1 $51.19

Materials cost

$361.91

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.81

Sales tax

 $31.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$473.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.62

Total project goal

$557.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $557.44

37 Donors

-$521.12

Donations toward project cost

-$473.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.32

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