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Mrs. Parrish from Lakeland, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Miniature Mathematicians Seek Marvelous Math Read-Alouds

My students need 50+ read-alouds that correspond with our math common-core math curriculum. These books help to illustrate complex math concepts for young children.

  • $455 goal

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My Students

Young children love storybooks! With the breadth and depth of math knowledge and skills which young children must learn in elementary school, there is simply no better way to introduce and teach these concepts than through rich fiction and literature.

My students are 18 of the most precocious, eager young learners between ages 5 and 6.

Many of them are from homes whose primary language is not English, and 75% of my class receives free or reduced lunch. This not withstanding, they are bright, capable, and kind! Many of my students do not come to school with a wide array of experiences from which to draw upon and make connections. Few have been to a real, sit-down restaurant before or been on a family summer vacation. My school is a Title I public school in Florida and my students have a higher mobility rate in that while many of them will attend the same elementary school for grades K-5, many more will attend 2, 3, 4, or even more schools by the time they attend middle-school. They love to be read to and they are aspiring readers. Read-aloud books create an opportunity to understand complex concepts and make connections through the books we read. It helps them wrap their heads around big ideas and they thoroughly enjoy them!

My Project

The books I am requesting are going to be used to introduce and teach math concepts from our new Common Core State Standards. These are books recommended by the top educators in the country for their literary and mathematical strengths. They range from fiction to informational fiction, to nonfiction text. These books will deepen the understanding my students have for the math concepts they will learn in kindergarten and more importantly, help lay the foundation for the math skills that they will build upon as they continue elementary school and beyond. I will be able to draw upon these books for class projects, and activities. They provide wonderful shared experiences that children can relate to as they work collaboratively. Oftentimes teachers and learners rely on past experiences to build our knowledge and new learning upon. When half of my students have had an experience and the other half have not this can be a challenge. These books will create shared experiences and events!

Most upper elementary grades rely upon a textbook for students to learn new concepts.

In primary elementary grades textbooks are not very useful in this regard. The requested books are an incredible resource! Using literature to teach math is a best practice that increases student engagement and, thereby, learning! These titles, while very valuable, are very obscure and not often found in the school media center. Having these books will influence my students for this year, and many more to come!

Mrs. Parrish R Bruce Wagner Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Lakeland, FL View local requests

Nearly all 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 13donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sea Shapes • AKJ Books $5.11 1 $5.11
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes Tana Hoban, Tana Hoban (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres Tana Hoban, Tana Hoban (I • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Changes, Changes • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
If You Were an Odd Number • AKJ Books $19.94 1 $19.94
If You Were an Even Number • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes • AKJ Books $10.95 1 $10.95
Clocks And More Clocks • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Up, Down, and Around • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat Dan Harper, Barry Moser (Illu • AKJ Books $11.68 1 $11.68
100th Day Worries Margery Cuyler, Arthur Howard (Illustrator • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Jake''s 100th Day of School • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
Miss Bindergarten Has a Wild Day • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
If You Were a Minus Sign • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Domino Addition • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Math Counts: Shape Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by R • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Weight Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by Ramona G. Cho • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Capacity Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by Ramona G. C • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Pattern • AKJ Books $4.95 1 $4.95
Size • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Counting • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Weight Henry Arthur Pluckrose, Contribution by Ramona G. Cho • AKJ Books $3.61 1 $3.61
Grandfather Tang''s Story Ann Tompert, Robert Andrew Parker ( • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Five Minutes'' Peace • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Follow the Money! • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
A Chair for My Mother • AKJ Books $17.89 1 $17.89
A Second is a Hiccup: A Child''s Book of Time Hazel Hutchins, • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Actual Size • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Alexdr Who Used Be Rich • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Two of Everything • AKJ Books $12.91 1 $12.91
Ten For Me • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
The Greedy Triangle Marilyn Burns, Gordon Silveria (Illustra • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
The Shape of Things Dayle Ann Dodds, Julie Lacome (Illustrat • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
The Secret Birthday Message • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Coin Counting Book, The • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Shark Swimathon • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Sluggers'' Car Wash • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! A Mathematical Story Marily • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
If You Were a Polygon Marcie Aboff, Sarah Dillard (Illustrat • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
InchbyInch • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Me and the Measure of Things Joan Sweeney, Annette Cable (Il • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
My Even Day Doris Fisher, Dani Sneed, Karen Lee (Illustrator • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
Ocean Counting: Odd Numbers • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
One Odd Day Doris Fisher, Dani Sneed, Karen Lee (Illustrator • AKJ Books $8.06 1 $8.06
Dealing with Addition • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Deena''s Lucky Penny • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34
Rosies Walk • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
If You Were a Plus Sign • AKJ Books $19.94 1 $19.94
12 Ways To Get To 11 • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83

Materials cost

$350.71

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$385.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.11

Total project goal

$454.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $454.08

8 Donors

-$368.22

Donations toward project cost

-$356.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$50.86

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