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Ms. CAO from Flushing, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growth Mindset and Math Games in ESL Classroom

Help me give my students HANDS-ON tools and MATH GAMES for their math skills in life!

  • $553 goal

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My Students

As an ESL teacher and General Ed teacher working in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.

90% of my students come from an immigrant family with working parents.

"Experience more by seeing more" is my goal for all my students.

They are working hard to learn about the math in their life and try to use the math skill they learned in their daily lives to help their parents and families.

I want to help my students build a "productive struggle" mindset this year to help them conquer any math or life difficulties in the future.

My Project

The students in my First-grade ESL classes need educational math games that will get students excited about math! The students in our classes are hungry to learn and thoroughly enjoy games that make them grow and think! Studies show that students learn best when they are able to apply the information that they are being taught, which is why it is important to let students choose games to play with. Math is something that is all around us and if our students can find a passion for math at a young age, they will learn to be critical thinkers. Some of the items I have chosen to include in this project are a building block set, creative pattern logic games, place value games and fidget toys to help students focus.

Ms. CAO PS 164 Queens Valley Grades PreK-2

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH965X - Pop & Add Games - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
GS304 - Giant Soft Dice - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
ECR4Kids 15-Drawer Mobile Organizer, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $58.48 1 $58.48
EE329 - Magnetic Pattern Block Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TT759 - Building Brick STEM Challenge Kit - Gr. 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RR625 - Giant Multisided Activity Dice • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
PP712 - Operations Folder Game Library - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
TT851 - Addition Tower of Math Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
TT852 - Subtraction Tower of Math Game • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
AA621 - Adding 3 Numbers Addition Fluency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$433.36

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$469.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.92

Total project goal

$552.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.78

4 Donors

-$271.98

Donations toward project cost

-$238.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.30

match offer

-$271.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$231.18

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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