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Ms. Raser from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Math Centers Materials

My students need materials such as calculators, yardsticks, and measuring set for a math centers to help differentiate instruction!

  • $225 goal

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My Students

I first taught my students last year when they were in the 5th grade. They are the most advanced of their grade, and so I had the great honor of teaching them all day. The students all live on one of Chicago's most violent and notorious blocks, in conditions less than ideal; yet, they come to school daily, with their trauma and tragedies, ready to learn. Together, we've built rockets, analyzed elections and made Trump political cartoons. We have created our own 10 Point Platform after the Black Panther Party.

My students' ability to learn and grow, ask brilliant questions, and become lifelong learners despite their trauma motivates me daily.

They blow me away daily with their ability to have Socratic Methods over new math concepts, and the mathematical work they do is like none I've never seen.

This year I have the honor of teaching them again in 6th grade, which is a gift to me. Last year, we mastered our understanding of Dystopian societies and novels, Civil Rights, long multiplication, division, and fractions. This year, we've dived into ratios, Percy Jackson, Ancient Greece, and are continuing where we left off in studying rocketry.

My Project

I teach a self-contained 6th grade class. I teach math, ELA, science, and social studies daily with integrity to a group of 30 students, five of whom are diverse learners.

To differentiate instruction, I do a one hour block of reading math centers.

During that block, I rotate students every 20 minutes to do either an independent center, group center, independent reading, or to me to be pulled for differentiated instruction. Right now in math, we are studying ratios, rates, unit rates, and percentages. As we explore and dive into unit rates, I am setting up a conversion math center so that students can use rates between measurements to convert measurement in one unit to measurement in another unit. They'll use these materials to help them manipulate and transform units appropriately.

Specifically, I've requested yardsticks and measuring tapes, as we measure things hands on to aid in our unit on rates and conversions. The graphing calculator will be used in a center in which students work on graphing their rate/ratio data on a coordinate plane. There are also a set of volume beakers for students to assess and measure liquid quantities as well. Students perform better in math when they have hands on experiences and work with manipulatives.

Ms. Raser John Foster Dulles Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator • Amazon Business $92.99 1 $92.99
ETA hand2mind Wood Double-Sided Yardstick/Meterstick, Set of 10 • Amazon Business $23.09 1 $23.09
ETA hand2mind Liter Volume Measuring Set • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
Learning Resources Platform Scale, 2.2Kg/5Lb • Amazon Business $8.56 1 $8.56
12pcs Tape Measures 60-Inch/150cm Soft Cloth Measuring Tape Weight Loss Medical Body Measurement Sewing Tailor Craft Vinyl Ruler, Has Centimetre Scale on Reverse Side + Gift Card • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
eBoot 4 Pieces Math Geometry Tool Plastic Clear Ruler Sets, Protractor, Triangle • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89

Materials cost

$158.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$190.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.68

Total project goal

$224.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $224.53

1 Donor

-$199.47

Donations toward project cost

-$190.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.06

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 $0.00

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