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Mr. Shields from Lakewood, OH is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Place Value Solutions

Help me give my students the hands on place value manipulatives they require to gain a concrete understanding of place value concepts.

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My Students

The students in my classroom are not learning mathematics and science, they are doing them. Each lesson has a hands-on component that allows the students to interact in a way that provides a concrete understanding.

Our school is a first ring suburb of a large metropolitan area.

More than half of our students live in poverty and receive free or reduced meals. We have the highest number of refugee students in our school district and over 40 languages are spoken in the district. The students are wonderful learners, who require more than the old paper/pencil model of instruction. They want to be engaged through hands-on lessons. They need lessons that require them to be collaborative while working in teams. Each day they ask me when we are going to do the part of the lesson where we "construct our learning." The level of STEM understanding increases dramatically when they do the work with manipulatives, rather than just solve on paper. Their engagement in the lesson increases exponentially.

My Project

The place value disks will allow my students the hands-on practice they require. This will be used across the whole year for concepts such as adding, subtracting, expanded notation, and number sense.

Many students are not given the opportunity to understand place value concepts in a concrete way.

These manipulatives will allow my students the chance to view these abstract numbers in a very visual format. They will not just add, subtract, or multiply on paper. They will actually perform those operations using disks and place value charts. This greater understanding of the core concept will foster knowledge that they will apply to math throughout the school year.

Student at this developmental stage in their learning still require hands on activities to truly grasp the underlying principles of place value. These tools will ensure they are successful all year.

Mr. Shields Emerson Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Lakewood, OH 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

65 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EAI Education QuietShape Foam Place Value Disks Ones to Thousands: Set of 160 • Amazon Business $8.95 6 $53.70
EAI Education Place Value Strips - Ones to Thousands: 10 Student Sets • Amazon Business $25.95 2 $51.90
EAI Education QuietShape Foam Place Value Disks Ones to Thousands: Set of 160 • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95

Materials cost

$114.55

Vendor shipping charges

$5.99

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.87

Total project goal

$179.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$179.13

2 Donors

-$179.13

Donations toward project cost

-$152.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.87

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$0.00

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