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Ms. Gomez from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Exploring Shapes: Building Math Skills with Transparent and Solid Forms

Help me give my students geometrical shapes to develop essential early math and spatial reasoning skills. Transparent and solid shapes allow children to explore concepts like size, form, and dimension through hands-on play.

  • 1 donor
  • $388 goal

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Ms. Gomez has another project! Donate to Loud and Clear: Tools for Spanish Language Learners to help her classroom.

$283 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Transparent shapes help them see how shapes fit together and overlap, building an understanding of symmetry and patterns. Solid shapes provide tactile experiences that strengthen their ability to recognize and describe 3D forms like cubes, spheres, and cylinders.

Engaging with both types of shapes encourages problem-solving, creativity, and foundational geometry skills in a fun and interactive way.

Here are some engaging ways in which I would like to use transparent and solid geometrical shapes with my Pre-K students:

1. Shape Sorting – Provide a mix of transparent and solid shapes and have children sort them by color, size, or type (2D vs. 3D).

2. Light Table Exploration – Let children place transparent shapes on a light table to observe how they overlap and create new colors and patterns.

3. Building with Solid Shapes – Encourage students to stack and build towers, helping them explore balance, stability, and spatial awareness.

4. Shape Tracing – Have children trace around solid shapes on paper to see the difference between 2D and 3D representations.

5. Mystery Shape Bag – Place a solid shape in a bag, let a child feel it without looking, and describe its features before guessing what it is.

6. Pattern and Design Making – Let students arrange transparent shapes to form pictures, patterns, or symmetrical designs.

These activities make learning fun while helping young learners develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills!

Ms. Gomez McNamara Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Light Table Manipulative Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
Lakeshore Magnetic Pattern Block Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Excellerations Light Table Math Bin - 296 Pieces • Amazon Business $19.47 2 $38.94
edxeducation Counting Bears with Matching Bowls - Early Math Manipulatives - 68pc Set - 60 Bear Counters, 6 Bowls & 2 Game Spinners - Home Learning • Amazon Business $14.83 2 $29.66
Learning Resources Translucent Geometric Shapes - 408 Pieces, Grades Pre-K+ | Ages 4+ Preschool Learning Materials, Manipulative Shapes, Early Geometry Skills, Classroom Accessories, Teacher Aids • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Lakeshore Translucent Pattern Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $13.99 1 $13.99
Plastic Pattern Blocks .5cm, Set of 100 Blocks - Game • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$285.86

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.15

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.11

Total project goal

$387.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $387.41

1 Donor

-$387.41

Donations toward project cost

-$329.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.11

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