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Ms. Butler from Louisville, KY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Math Fun!

Help me give my students Hot Dots and other materials they need to make math engaging and fun so they can be successful!

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My Students

My students are excited to come to school and learn! They are creative, smart, and full of questions. As with most classrooms, we have a wide range of students with different abilities. Many of my students do not come to school with the basic supplies they need to start the year, such as crayons and pencils. For many of them, the structure of the school day and the consistency of a classroom is a safe haven. I work very hard to create fun, engaging lessons that will keep my first graders learning.

I feel it is my responsibility to create an environment where all of my students can learn.

Research shows that young students learn best through hands on activities and play. When you walk into my classroom, you will find students doing hands on activities- playing a math game, building sight words with magnetic letters, using picture cards to sort, and using manipulatives. These allow for differentiation and engagement in my classroom, which is exactly what my students need.

My Project

I have implemented Guided Math into my first grade classroom, so I can differentiate instruction for my students and meet each of them where they are. We are in need of some materials for first grade that will make learning easier and more fun!

Young children learn best when their learning is hands on and allows them to explore.

With these math materials, I will be able to provide the concrete experiences they need with math in our Guided Math groups, and I will be able to have enough materials to allow them to try these math concepts on their own. The dominoes, counters, dice, number balance, and other materials will help to teach, reinforce, and allow students to practice those important addition and subtraction concepts they will need for the rest of their education and their life. The Hot Dots pens and cards are an engaging way to practice fluency with addition and subtraction, time, and more. These materials will help me to implement Guided Math into my classroom more effectively, and allow my students the experiences they deserve to master the concepts I'm teaching.

Ms. Butler Cane Run Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Louisville, KY 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

20 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Insights Hot Dots Talking Pen, Set of 6 (New Silver Color) • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
DOMINOES COLOR DOMINOES • School Specialty $25.55 1 $25.55
BALANCE SCHOOL SMART NUMBER BALANCE GRADES 1-2 • School Specialty $22.50 1 $22.50
POCKETS LIBRARY 3X5 ASST BRIGHT COLORS PACK OF 30 • School Specialty $3.68 6 $22.08
HOT DOTS CARDS HIGH FREQUENCY SET OF 40 • School Specialty $19.59 1 $19.59
LINK 'N' LEARN SET/500 ST • School Specialty $18.95 1 $18.95
DICE IN DICE • School Specialty $18.88 1 $18.88
CARDS HOT DOTS JR BEGINNING PHONICS SET • School Specialty $17.67 1 $17.67
CARDS HOT DOTS JR THE ALAPHABET SET • School Specialty $17.67 1 $17.67
Educational Insights Hot Dots Make Your Own Kit • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
CARDS HOT DOTS JR NUMBERS AND COUNTING SET • School Specialty $15.12 1 $15.12
POWER PEN - SOLVING WORD PROBLEMS LEARNING CARDS GR. 1 • School Specialty $12.28 1 $12.28
WRAP-UPS SUBTRACTION • School Specialty $12.06 1 $12.06
WRAP-UPS ADDITION • School Specialty $12.06 1 $12.06
LIBRARY POCKETS MOROCCAN TERRIFIC POCKETS VARPK PACK OF 40 • School Specialty $5.60 2 $11.20
LIBRARY POCKETS POLKA DOTS TERRIFIC POCKETS VARPK PACK OF 40 • School Specialty $5.60 2 $11.20
FLASHCARDS HOT DOTS MORE ADDITION FACTS 10-19 • School Specialty $10.36 1 $10.36
FLASHCARDS HOT DOTS ADDITION FACTS 0-9 • School Specialty $10.36 1 $10.36
FLASHCARDS HOT DOTS SUBTRACTION FACTS 0-13 • School Specialty $10.36 1 $10.36
FLASHCARDS HOT DOTS MORE SUBTRACTION FACTS 13-19 • School Specialty $10.36 1 $10.36
CARDS HOT DOTS TELLING TIME FLASH CARDS • School Specialty $10.00 1 $10.00
POWER PEN • School Specialty $9.93 1 $9.93
POWER PEN - ANSWER STICKERS • School Specialty $4.75 1 $4.75
COUNTING CHIPS TRANSPARENT 6 COLOR SET OF 250 • School Specialty $4.11 1 $4.11

Materials cost

$376.01

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$442.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.06

Total project goal

$520.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $520.41

11 Donors

-$457.00

Donations toward project cost

-$403.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.55

match offer

-$45.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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