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Mrs. Nicolaus from Mc Cool Junction, NE is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Service Learning Through Math Take-Home Kits

Help me give my students the supplies to create take-home mathematics kits for younger elementary students.

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My Students

Our junior high math club is made up of students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. They are a great group of students who either love math or know they can get better at math with practice and hard work. We participate in math competitions, play math games, create videos that explain how to solve challenging problems, and hope to soon add a community service project to our activities.

I really enjoy working with my math club students because of their dedication, persistence, and willingness to help other students.

We are a small K-12 school, so all of the students are very involved in many activities. I am always amazed at how many of these busy children are willing to give up their time to participate in math club. In a small school, it can be hard to address the needs of all students. Math club provides some much-needed support for students that struggle in math by helping them gain confidence, reinforce skills they have learned, and teach them new concepts in a very non-threatening and fun environment. It also provides advanced students the chance to explore math and extend their learning.

My Project

The students in our math club have decided to include a service project in their activities this year. They would like to create kits for students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade to check out, take home, enjoy, and then bring back to be checked out to the next student. Funding this project would allow us to get the supplies necessary to create several kits.

The math club hopes the take-home kits will help young students gain confidence in their mathematical ability, practice mathematical concepts, and have fun all at the same time!

The take-home kits would include an activity relating to math, such as a story involving fractions and a game to practice the concept, directions on how to build a catapult out of popsicle sticks and directions on how to measure how far you launched a pom-pom, or a game involving patterns to play with others. The bags and wipes will help the students assemble the kits and get them ready to check out to new students when they are returned. The remaining supplies would be used to create and restock the activities for the kits.

Mrs. Nicolaus McCool Junction School Grades 6-8

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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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bags of Bags ZIPAFILE 14"H x 13"W Polyethylene Storage Bags, Clear Bag - Blue Zip, 25/Pack (BOBZFH1413BU) • Quill.com $49.49 1 $49.49
Money (7 Books) • AKJ Education $41.51 1 $41.51
Measurement and Size (8 Books) • AKJ Education $38.79 1 $38.79
Patterns: Grades K-1 (8 Books) • AKJ Education $35.26 1 $35.26
Fractions (6 Books) • AKJ Education $34.32 1 $34.32
Pizza Fraction Fun™ Game • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Ethyl Alcohol Wipes, 50/Pack (W-07524) • Quill.com $2.69 5 $13.45
Edx Education Plastic Pattern Blocks - in Home Learning Manipulative for Early Geometry - Set of 250 - Shape Recognition, Symmetry, Patterning and Fractions - Ages 4+ • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Eco Craft Stix ECS 114St Colored-1000 4.5" Colored Craft Sticks - Box of 1000ct, (Pack of 1000),Multi Colored • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
RUBFAC 120 Assorted Color Balloons 12 Inches 12 Kinds of Rainbow Party Latex Balloons, Latex Balloons for Party Decoration, Birthday Party Supplies or Arch Decoration • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Counting Bears Toddler Games Pre-School Math Skills Manipulatives for Color Recognition Sorting Matching Learning Number Homeschool Educational Toys for Kids(10 Colors) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Acerich 2000 Pcs 1cm Assorted Pompoms Multicolor Valentine Day Arts and Crafts Fuzzy Pom Poms Balls for DIY Creative Crafts Decorations • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
RuiLing 4pcs 3M Soft Sewing Ruler for Body Measuring Dressmaking Dual Side Scaled Tailor Measure Tape 300cm/120 inch White • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
200 Pcs Craft Sticks Ice Cream Sticks Natural Wood Popsicle Craft Sticks 4.5 inch Length Treat Sticks Ice Pop Sticks for DIY Crafts • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Learning Resources Transparent Color Counting Chips, Set of 250 Assorted Colored Chips, Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $4.76 1 $4.76
BAZIC 465 Multicolor Rubber Bands for School, Home, or Office (Assorted Dimensions 227g/0.5 lbs) • Amazon Business $3.90 1 $3.90

Materials cost

$297.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $17.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.77

Total project goal

$418.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $418.47

2 Donors

-$322.95

Donations toward project cost

-$313.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.75

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.52

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