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Mrs. Shigenaga from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Magnificent Math Manipulatives: Rekenreks

Help me give my students Rekenreks to help build a strong number sense foundation.

  • $188 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students are an amazing group of second and third graders who attend a Title I school in Los Angeles, California. Eighty-four percent of the students qualify for free school lunch. Most come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Some are English language learners and a few have special needs.

My Project

A Rekenrek is a math frame designed to help students visualize addition and subtraction strategies. It consists of rods with 10 movable beads (5 red and 5 white). The students learn to focus on groups of 5 or 10 up to 100.

The use of manipulatives in math instruction deepens the understanding of concepts and increases retention and the carryover of information in new problem-solving situations.

I am requesting two types, ones that works with numbers up to 20, and one that works with numbers up to 100. These resources will be used to teach and reinforce math skills and concepts. They will be a valuable tool for all of my students, especially my visual and tactile learners.

Mrs. Shigenaga
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind 20-Bead Wooden Rekenrek Abacus, Colored Abacus for Kids Math, Wooden Counting Math Manipulatives, Bead Counters for Kids Math, Learn Counting and Numbers, Homeschool Supplies (Set of 1) $9.65 10 $96.50
hand2mind 100-Bead Wooden Rekenrek Abacus, Colored Abacus for Kids Math, Wooden Counting Math Manipulatives, Bead Counters for Kids Math, Learn Counting and Numbers, Homeschool Supplies (Set of 1) $20.20 1 $20.20

Materials cost

$116.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$159.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.08

Total project goal

$187.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $187.21

8 Donors

-$87.92

Donations toward project cost

-$85.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$86.42

Match offers toward project cost

-$73.46

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.87

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 $0.00

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