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Ms. Laurista from San Gabriel, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Preschool Count: Math Manipulatives to Inspire

My students need puzzles and manipulatives to encourage and inspire their math skills.

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My Students

Let's face it: learning math using just flash cards and worksheets can really damper a love for numbers and critical thinking. Especially when learning a new concept, preschoolers need objects and tools that will help them to develop a concrete understanding of otherwise abstract concepts.

The students in my preschool special education class are on their way to a general kindergarten setting -- or at least we hope.

They are bright and willing to learn, but just as typically-developing students, they need tools reinforce their understanding of pre-academic concepts in order to graduate to the more academically-driven rigor of a general education setting. Moreover, students with developmental delays, such as mine, benefit greatly from manipulatives that allow them to see and feel the mathematical concepts that we learn such as numbers, colors, and shapes.

My Project

With the math curriculum and manipulatives, my students will be able to utilize many sensory modes to increase their learning of abstract mathematical concepts. They will, in small groups, learn how to count and to understand the significance of a numeral. Also, using puzzles, my students will develop visual-motor skills that is not only important in manipulating math materials, but also in handwriting and in play. The puzzles will serve as reinforcement of concepts -- a fun activity that will allow the students to learn both directly and incidentally (through direct instruction and through free play) those concepts that are sometimes a challenge in preschool and beyond. Finally, the manipulatives, curriculum, and puzzles will allow me as a teacher to provide for my students meaningful learning activities. Besides giving my students a well-planned activity, the tools I am asking for will help me to better assess my students' math skills through research-based comparison.

As with many learning concepts, the potential for success is magnified when we "start 'em young." Because mathematical and critical thinking skills are potentially the greatest markers for academic success, it is important to foster confidence in these areas as soon as possible.

With the tools I am asking for, I will be able to help my students master math, critical thinking, and visual-motor skills that will allow them to succeed in the academic setting and beyond.

Ms. Laurista Wilson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Half 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
26-Slot Puzzle Rack • Kaplan Early Learning Company $50.96 1 $50.96
Sorting and Patterning Pocket Chart • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.41 1 $31.41
Language Tutortm - Readiness • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 1 $29.71
Planning Guide to the Preschool Curriculum Fourth Edition • Kaplan Early Learning Company $39.95 1 $39.95
Hands-On-Standards: PreK-K Manual and Manipulatives Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $135.96 1 $135.96
Basic Color Puzzle Set (Set Of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $27.16 1 $27.16
Number Puzzles (Set Of 12) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $37.36 1 $37.36
Shape Puzzles (Set Of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $21.21 1 $21.21
Big Blocks Puzzle Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $43.31 1 $43.31

Materials cost

$417.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$491.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.73

Total project goal

$578.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $578.18

5 Donors

-$270.73

Donations toward project cost

-$245.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.01

match offer

-$289.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$245.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.35

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