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Ms. DeCosta from BROOKHAVEN, GA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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LEGO Mathematics

Help me give my students a set of Legos with various sizes of baseplates for each of my 4 table groups.

  • $652 goal

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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 Students

My students are young mathematicians. They are building their confidence in algebraic reasoning, as I teach them that math is about creativity and patterns and that everyone can learn math to high levels. Collaboration is essential in our classroom. Many of my students are new to the country and learning English. Some have limited experience in a formal academic setting. They love working together in groups on hands-on activities! They share an excitement for learning and we celebrate their discoveries and successes as a class community.

My Project

These LEGO sets will help my students to develop proportional and algebraic reasoning skills that they will need to be successful in high school and college level mathematics. Working in groups, they will build fraction, ratio, and percent models, exploring the concept of equivalency as the size of the whole changes. They will build growing patterns using various colors and shapes, exploring the concepts of linear, quadratic, and exponential growth. The visual and hands-on learning will help my students make new connections to numbers and quantities, and they will learn to think of mathematics as a subject of creativity and exploration.

Ms. DeCosta Cross Keys High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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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BROOKHAVEN, GA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

72 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creative LEGO Brick Set • LEGO Education $64.95 4 $259.80
Large Building Plates Set • LEGO Education $39.95 3 $119.85
Small Building Plates • LEGO Education $44.95 2 $89.90

Materials cost

$469.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.00

Sales tax

 $32.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$553.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.76

Total project goal

$651.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $651.75

1 Donor

-$435.00

Donations toward project cost

-$369.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.25

match offer

-$216.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$184.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.51

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 $0.00

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