You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Fontenot from Gastonia, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Fontenot is requesting

Discovering Place Value

Help me give my students activities that will help them learn place value.

  • $195 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Fontenot for her next project!

Help Ms. Fontenot

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Fontenot for her next project!

My Students

My students are curious, brave, and creative in their determination to become better readers and mathematicians! They struggle to find activities that grab their interests. After several tries I have found that my students love to participate in hands on activities! However, I do not have enough activities to provide them and follow the proper cleaning and sanitation procedures due to COVID-19. My school is a low income, Title I school, surrounded by an impoverished neighborhood. Though this should discourage my students, it motivates them to come to school and grow in their math as much as they can!

My Project

Over half of my students are struggling with the understanding of Place Value. This is the foundations of Mathematics! If my students cannot understand how numbers work, then they will continue to fall behind in their 4th grade math class! By using these activities, students will be able to physically manipulate numbers and understand how place value works! They will be able to read and write the numbers they have created which will give them the complete picture of place value! Through these activities, students will gain the confidence that they have lost due to COVID-19!

Ms. Fontenot Lingerfeldt Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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.

More about Ms. Fontenot

Gastonia, NC 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

25 students impacted 2donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Fontenot is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG581 - Place Value Hands-On Teaching Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
FF899 - Place Value Equivalency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
BD525 - Place Value Power Pen<sup>&reg;</sup> Quiz Cards • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$123.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.63

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$164.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.11

Total project goal

$194.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $194.07

1 Donor

-$82.48

Donations toward project cost

-$82.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$97.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.56

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Fontenot and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NC","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/discovering-place-value/5830521/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Fontenot","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1025848552","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Gastonia","teachersOnPage":[5901492],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":5830521,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"5901492":{"owner":"Ms. Fontenot","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[5830521],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5901492_orig.jpg?crop=271,271,x1095,y563&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1553970780115","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21283352,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":5901492,"schoolCounty":"Gaston","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NC","name":"North Carolina"}}