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Ms. Cartagena from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math Can Be... Fun and Games

My project needs assorted supplemental materials to be used in student created math games including transparent counters, dice, play money, and more.

  • $208 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.

As a fifth grade teacher at P.S.1 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn one of my biggest challenges is to keep my students motivated. And when it comes to some of my students' biggest challenges, specifically in math, I often find myself fighting a losing battle. While the curriculum I am using aligns to the New York State standards, the opportunity for them to really practice these skills in a meaningful context is limited and far from entertaining. Moreover, my students are strong willed and if they are not invested in what they are doing their attention span and retention rate decreases. Realizing this, I have decided to make math fun by incorporating a unit on the development of authentic math games. This is where I need your help. With your support I will be able to empower my students with the tools they need to create their own math games. Creating these games will enable all of my students to be invested in not only practicing essential math skills, but in applying these skills in a meaningful context. While creating these original games, students will be working in small groups based on the skills they need to develop. More importantly, they will be working towards a common goal, which like in the real world, demands team work, excellent communication, and problem solving skills. Their games will require a set of written directions, thus students will also be developing their writing skills. Finally, a project such as this, needs to be presented to the "public" so these original student games will be played and reviewed by their fifth grade peers from other classes and their parents during Friday's game sessions. Once complete, these games will, undoubtedly, become one of the many tools I use to teach and reinforce math content for years to come. Math can be fun and games for my fifth graders with your support.

Ms. Cartagena PS 1 the Bergen Grades 3-5

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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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

18 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
1 Tall Baby Bear Counters - Set of 100 in Four Colors Red, Yellow, B • Nasco $8.95 1 $8.95
TRANSPARENT COUNTERS 250-PK 3/4 6 COLORS • Teacher's School Supply $4.09 2 $8.18
Overhead Operations Dive (Set of 2) • Delta Education $4.95 1 $4.95
Decimal Dice • Nasco $3.82 1 $3.82
Place Value Arrows - Teacher Set (Set of 27 arrows) • Delta Education $7.95 1 $7.95
HOT DOTS WITH POWER PEN 301 COLD 150 HOT SELF-ADHESIVE • Teacher's School Supply $18.93 1 $18.93
HOT DOTS EXTRA DOTS 300 COLD 150 HOT SELF-ADHESIVE • Teacher's School Supply $6.30 1 $6.30
PLACE VALUE DICE • Teacher's School Supply $6.23 2 $12.46
Money In Bulk - Complete Set of 500 Bills • Nasco $8.50 1 $8.50
Money In Bulk - Complete Set of 500 Coins • Nasco $10.35 1 $10.35
Math Fraction Dice - Includes 1, 5/6, 2/3, 1/2, 1/3, 1/6 • Nasco $3.06 2 $6.12
Math Fraction Dice - Includes 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 • Nasco $3.06 2 $6.12
Money Dice Set (Set of Six) • Delta Education $7.95 2 $15.90
Operations Dice • Delta Education $8.95 2 $17.90

Materials cost

$136.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.64

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$170.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.32

Total project goal

$207.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $207.32

1 Donor

-$200.00

Donations toward project cost

-$170.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.32

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 $0.00

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