You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

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

See what Mr. Francolino is requesting

One in a Minion: Manipulatives for Diverse Math Minions!

My students need math manipulatives (magnetic coins, place value blocks, talking clocks) to increase their passion for math and to make math come alive!

  • $478 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mr. Francolino for his next project!

Help Mr. Francolino

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Mr. Francolino for his next project!

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.

My Students

"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than you!"~Dr. Seuss. I hope my students become true global citizens. The first step to celebrating others, is celebrating ourselves. Thus my students embrace their individuality so they realize their endless potential!

My K-3 Special Education classroom spans four grade levels and is full of unique minds!

They come from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, many are learning English as a second language and all have been labeled with a disability. My students, however, do not view their disability as a limit to their potential. They can learn, they just learn differently. My students astound and inspire me with their curious minds, their inquisitive spirit, and their eagerness to teach others. Here are some things you might see or hear in our classroom: debates on which strategy to use to solve an addition problem, requests to stay in math class during recess, examples of when they used math at home with their family, bragging to their Mom or Dad about their most recent math quiz, a high five when a peer gets a question right, a power clap when the whole class is busy engaging in higher level thinking skills, and the glow in a kid's eye when they get to lead a number talk.

My Project

These materials will allow math to come alive for my students! My kids have proved to me that they have the ability to meet and exceed grade level expectations for math. They are in the Special Education setting, not because they cannot learn, but because they learn differently. The materials in this project will complement and meet the diverse needs of my students. My students are visual and tactile learners and learn best when empowered to use manipulatives independently and with groups to work hands-on with math and apply it to their lives. These materials will allow students to directly engage with place value, time, money and addition fluency in a way that celebrates their ability to learn and complements their unique learning styles.

Students learn best when they have an opportunity to inquire, discover and explore.

Students excel when they engage and are motivated to ask questions and seek answers. Students thrive when they work in collaborative groups. This project allows for all of that! It provides meaningful hands-on resources (magnetic coins, place value blocks, talking clocks), that inspire kids to get excited about and, more importantly, learn math! It's math that gives my students the most hope, for it is the one realm of life in which every problem has a solution!

Mr. Francolino Pulaski International School of Chicago Grades PreK-2

More about Mr. Francolino

Chicago, IL 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

15 students impacted 7donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Francolino is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP610X - Beat the Clock! Math Fluency Boards - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
LC1170 - Self-Teaching Math Machines - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
EE923 - Giant Magnetic Place Value Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP293 - Common Core Daily Math Practice Journal - Gr. 1 - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.79 8 $30.32
TE455 - Telling Time Teaching Clock • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
HEARING PROTECTOR HS40 BASIC - EACH • School Specialty $9.74 2 $19.48
ID301 - Magnetic Fraction Circles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
ID306 - Magnetic Coins • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
TT425 - Shapes Match-Ups • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
FIDGET POPPIN PEEPERS BRAIN • School Specialty $3.83 2 $7.66

Materials cost

$367.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.71

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$405.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.58

Total project goal

$477.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $477.20

5 Donors

-$240.00

Donations toward project cost

-$219.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.00

match offer

-$219.55

Match offer toward project cost

-$186.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.93

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Francolino and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/one-in-a-minion-manipulatives-for-diver/1738050/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":15,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Francolino","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"1173003373","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Chicago","teachersOnPage":[2594768],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":1738050,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"2594768":{"owner":"Mr. Francolino","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1738050],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2594768_orig.jpg?crop=772,772,x82,y468&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725052075159","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20498031,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjkzNjQwMg==","MzIxOTQ2OA==","MzIxOTY5OA==","MzIxOTI4Mg==","MzIxOTYxNQ==","Mjk2Nzg4Mg=="],"teacherId":2594768,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}