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Ms. Santiago from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Math Come Alive

Help me give my students the best possible opportunities for them to learn math concepts.

  • $294 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

The Lakeshore Learning Math Activities will be beneficial for my students to see concrete objects for multiplication, division and fractions. My diverse learners are visual learners and being able to see the concepts will help them learn better. I plan to use the activities in small group to help them understand concepts like size and equivalency. Games help students with problem solving and to improve thinking skills.

My goal for this project is to help improve the overall math skills of my students.

Students learn best when they are involved in hands-on activities. Students are more motivated when they see that there is something fun like a math game and they don't realize they are actually learning. Using math models and tangible items helps emphasize persistency and helps with frustration. Also, working together with a partner helps them build social skills. Students are also more willing to participate in a hands-on activity then raise their hand to answer a question.

The students that I work with are of Hispanic descent and are from low income households. I have Learning Disabled students and some students that are on the Autism Spectrum. They need a lot of reassurance and motivation to help them in class to make gains in academic areas. They need to explore and make sense of the world around them. Using Math tools like counters, cubes, and other manipulatives help the concepts they are learning come alive. My students will greatly benefit from the items from Lakeshore Learning to help make gains in Math.

Ms. Santiago Nixon Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

15 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Math Manipulative Toolbox - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 5 $124.95
Multiplication and Division Games and Activities - Grade 3: Math Activity Book • Amazon Business $16.99 5 $84.95

Materials cost

$209.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.25

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$249.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.99

Total project goal

$293.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $293.29

1 Donor

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $293.29

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