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Ms. May from Richmond, VA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's a Math Party In Here!

My students need 5 Math Problem Solving board games libraries to get hands-on experience in Math.

  • $322 goal

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My Students

My students need to learn how to love Math. They come from home environments wherein they don't get enough exposure to real world mathematics problems. They haven't learned how to apply the Math concepts that they learn in school to their real lives.

My students are primarily minority children from low-income homes.

They attend a Title 1 public school in Virginia and many receive free and reduced lunches because their families are economically struggling. School funding is being slashed and very often the most needy students, like those in my school, suffer even more as a result. My school's resources are dwindling rapidly and we have to be more creative about the ways in which our students learn.

My Project

I am a firm believer that once you understand how math fits into your personal life, you are able to truly understand how reliable of a resource it can be. I did not grow up loving Math because I didn't have teachers who wanted to show me how it applied to my life and how fun it can be. The 5 game libraries that I am requesting take the basic concepts that we are learning in fifth grade and make them more approachable to students by putting them in real world situations. They are also presenting them in a fun, board-game format in which students can collaborate in small groups to solve problems.

My students are really good kids who are unfortunately living in sometimes very difficult circumstances.

They have very few resources at home and as teachers, we are faced with the challenging task of trying to make them forget about their home difficulties for a few hours. These board games are a great way to give them a chance to have fun while learning challenging concepts.

Ms. May Bellevue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Richmond, VA 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

30 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH425 - Data & Probability Folder Game Library - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
HH424 - Geometry & Measurement Folder Game Library - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
HH423 - Operations & Algebraic Thinking Folder Game Library - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
HH421 - Number Sense Folder Game Library - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
DD800X - Real-World Math Problem Solving Kits - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50

Materials cost

$239.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$272.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.16

Total project goal

$321.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.05

10 Donors

-$202.65

Donations toward project cost

-$180.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.90

match offer

-$118.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$100.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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 $0.00

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