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Mrs. Dodson from Shelbyville, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Jump Start our Math!!!

My students need 30 books that introduce math through literature.

  • $221 goal

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My Students

Was learning about math only through numbers hard for you to understand? Research has shown introducing math through literature is a great way to enhance not only students' vocabulary, but their understanding of various math concepts. Reading about math helps reach all learners.

My students attend a high poverty school where testing scores in both Reading and Math are below average.

There are various ways of increasing student scores, but many are mundane and lack motivation for students. Reading MathStart books helps involve students in their own learning.

My Project

The MathStart series of books is a great way to introduce and expand math concepts to children. Children love to be read to, and these books deliver with fun stories, vivid pictures, and included activities to teach about math while also being entertaining. Children remember stories, and these stories helps them connect to real life events while learning about the math they need to know. In short, these books help teachers teach and students learn!

This project is one I am passionate about.

I love to read, and I want my students to learn to love all kinds of reading. I believe these books enhance our curriculum in countless ways.

Mrs. Dodson Learning Way Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Shelbyville, TN 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

21 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Best Vacation Ever (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Nadine Bernard Westcott (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Betcha!: Estimating (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, S. D. Schindler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Bigger, Better, Best! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Coyotes All Around (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Cat Bowman Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Dinosaur Deals: Equivalent Values (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Heather Henson, Kevin O'malley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Divide and Ride (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, George Ulrich (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Earth Day--Hooray! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Renee Andriani (Illustrator), Renee W. Andriani (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Game Time! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Get Up and Go! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Diane Greenseid (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Give Me Half! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, G. Brian Karas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Hamster Champs (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, Pedro Martin (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Lemonade for Sale (Level 3: Bar Graphs) (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Mall Mania (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Renee Andriani (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
More or Less (Mathstart Series) Stuart J. Murphy, David T. Wenzel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Penny Pot (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Woodcock Cravath (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Pepper's Journal: A Kitten's First Year (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Jump, Kangaroo, Jump!: Fractions Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.38 1 $6.38
Ready, Set, Hop! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Jon Buller (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Rodeo Time (MathStart), Vol. 3 Stuart J. Murphy, David T. Wenzel (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Room for Ripley Stuart J. Murphy, Murphy, Sylvie Wickstrom (Illustrator), Sylvie Kantorovitz Wickstrom (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Safari Park Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Shark Swimathon (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Cravath (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Sluggers' Car Wash (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Barney Saltzberg (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Spunky Monkeys on Parade (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Cravath (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Sundae Scoop Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Super Sand Castle Saturday (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Julia Gorton, Julia Gorton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Tally O'Malley Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do! (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'malley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Treasure Map (MathStart) Stuart J. Murphy, Tricia Tusa (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12

Materials cost

$154.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$192.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.72

Total project goal

$220.90

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $220.90

3 Donors

-$220.90

Donations toward project cost

-$192.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.72

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