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Mrs. Bentley from Goose Lake, IA is requesting professional development through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Math Memorable Through Manipulatives

I need these Math Stackers to help students understand number sense and discover patterns in fourth grade when working with multiples, factors, multiplication, fractions, and division.

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As a teacher of over 30 years, I have taught a lot of math and have used a lot of different strategies to teach the different skills. Something that works fabulously is using manipulatives to introduce the skills! Students are able to explore and discover how numbers work and figure out patterns in math. After some deep searching, I found some manipulatives that would be excellent for many skills throughout the year. They are called Math Stackers. The idea of these Math Stackers is that students can see the connection between numbers in many areas such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, factors, multiples, and even fractions! As The Math Thinker site says, “They are a way to captivate and encourage all students to wonder and think about “Why does math work?”” Math Stackers offer large sets to be used for whole group lessons, medium sized magnetized sets for small group instruction, as well as smaller magnetized sets for students. These different sets would provide opportunities for various groups working at the same time!

By using Math Stackers in my classroom, I believe there will be a deeper understanding of the basic math concepts, and they will be able to focus on more advanced leveled skills because the basics will be solidified.

The 54 students in 4th grade math that I work with love it when the math isn’t just paper/pencil or lectures. They want to figure out the “why” of how things work! They have a thirst for learning new things and for knowing if things work every time. I believe these Math Stackers will be a key to making this happen!

Mrs. Bentley Northeast Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Math Thinker-Math Stackers • The Math Thinker $315.00 2 $630.00
Math Stackers Magnets • The Math Thinker $35.00 8 $280.00

Materials cost

$910.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $62.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,015.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$179.29

Total project goal

$1,195.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,195.27

6 Donors

-$1,070.27

Donations toward project cost

-$909.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$160.54

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

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 $0.00

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