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Mrs. Owens from Lake City, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Materials for Literacy-Based Classroom: Math

My students need 49 books that encourage the use of literacy skills in math class!

  • $506 goal

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My Students

It is hard to find ways to connect math and literacy. This fun and thought-provoking series will help teachers by using reading to better explain geometry and other math concepts.

Our middle school is situated in a rural, low income, high poverty community where 2/3 of the student body receives free or reduced-price lunch.

Our school has a mission of building upon the basic belief that our students are individuals of diversified interests, aptitudes, talents, and goals. We seek to offer a program which accepts each student for who he is, and offers him a diversified program of educational equity and reality-based relevance to the world beyond the classroom.

My Project

"When King Arthur and his knights get together, the table they have is so long that everyone has to shout to be heard. A rectangular table is too long and a triangular table is too pointy, but somehow they must sit down and discuss the shape of the future." This is only one example of where a teacher could use the text from the Sir Cumference book series by Cindy Neuschwander that has been requested to provide countless opportunities for students to solve mathematical problems.

It was recently said in one of our professional development sessions that "rigor and relevance" make excellence possible.

At our school we are striving to make education both rigorous and relevant for our students. These resources will enable students to make the connections necessary to promote a better comprehension of both math and reading skills.

Mrs. Owens Lake City Middle School Grades 6-8

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Lake City, TN View local requests

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
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator), Wayen Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry Cindy Neuschwander, Bryan Langdo (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $14.57 1 $14.57
Pastry School in Paris: An Adventure in Capacity Cindy Neuschwander, Bryan Langdo (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi Cindy Neuschwander, Cindy Neuschwander (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 6 $40.74
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? Julie Ellis, Phyllis Hornung (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 5 $33.95
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 5 $33.95
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 5 $33.95
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 5 $33.95
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $6.79 5 $33.95
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone: A Math Adventure Cindy Neuschwander, Wayne Geehan (Illustrator), Wayen Geehan (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $7.47 5 $37.35
Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry Cindy Neuschwander, Bryan Langdo (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $5.97 5 $29.85
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? Julie Ellis, Phyllis Hornung (Illustrator) • AKJ BOOKS $13.76 1 $13.76

Materials cost

$388.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$429.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.78

Total project goal

$505.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$505.19

1 Donor

-$252.59

Donations toward project cost

-$214.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.89

match offer

-$252.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$214.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.89

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