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Enriching And Engaging Materials for Montessori Public School

My students need various materials to learn concepts and skills that will enrich their understanding of the world as they are motivated to explore things using tangible materials to make a lasting impact on their understanding.

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My Students

My students are 1st and 2nd graders that are learning in a Montessori environment. They are self motivated learners who are eager to get their hands on good quality materials to learn concepts. The students use a work plan and progress in their education at their own pace. They learn by being introduced to concepts with concrete experiences and gradually move to more abstract work.

By learning in an environment that promotes practical life skills, incorporates materials that are aesthetically pleasing, and provides rich learning materials, these students are excited about learning and try hard to do their best so that they can move forward to the next lesson and material.

My Project

The materials that I am requesting will be used by my students regularly. In Montessori, students choose materials to explore once they have been given a lesson. While we have materials already, these materials will provided a richer environment for students to explore in greater depth and with greater motivation because of the engagin nature of the materials. These materials will be used to build upon what students are learning and foster deeper thinking and understanding. Instead of just listening to what the life cycle of a frog is, students can see models, create diagrams, and manipulate materials to better understand the concepts of a life cycle. Other materials requested will provide the similarly rich and deep educational experience for students to build a deeper understanding of concepts. These materials include Continent Critters (animals to match with the different continents and biomes of the world), USA SuperToob (identify symbols of the USA and learn facts), Safari Around the World figurines (Symbols from around the world figurines), Breaking Open 10 Geodes (to study the rock cycle and types of rocks), Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly (study life cycles of insects), Hundreds board (students create a hundreds board using Montessori materials), Balance scale (measuring and comparing weight/mass), and Wooden number tiles (used to give construct numbers for solving operations problems).

By providing quality materials that promote deeper understanding of concepts, students are shown that their education is of utmost value and they are more inclined to be self motivated, lifelong learners!

Montessori gives the child the skills needed to explore and trains the child to think deeper independtly by providing material such such as the ones requested.

Mrs. Koch Luna Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Continent Critters - Montessori Continent Box Materials - Animal Replicas - World Geography Work Montessori geography curriculum map materials - Continent box • Amazon Business $93.99 1 $93.99
Montessori Wooden Balance Beam Weighing Scale • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
Montessori Frog Life Cycle Animal Match Cards and Figurines. Nomenclature Science Work Teaching • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Montessori Small Wooden Number Cards with Box (1-9000) • Amazon Business $25.85 1 $25.85
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - Break Open 10 Geodes – TOP QUALITY! • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
SuperToob: USA • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Safari 679604 Around the World TOOB, 10 Figurines • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Wooden Toys Hundred Board Montessori 1-100 Consecutive Numbers Wooden Educational Game for Kids with Storage Bag • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Safari Ltd Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly • Amazon Business $9.66 1 $9.66

Materials cost

$257.73

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$291.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.46

Total project goal

$343.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $343.06

1 Donor

-$171.53

Donations toward project cost

-$145.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.73

match offer

-$171.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$145.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.73

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