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

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Take-Home Math Kits Service Learning Project

Help me give my students additional games and supplies to develop additional take-home math kits for 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, do coding and robotics activities, and manage a library of take-home mathematics kits for elementary students.

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

My math club students have developed several take-home mathematics kits for elementary students in grades K-5 as a service-learning opportunity. Each kit is checked out to a student on Friday to take home and enjoy over the weekend. The kits are returned by Wednesday the following week to be cleaned and restocked by the math club students on Thursday. Then they are ready to be checked out by a new student. The math kits have been extremely popular among students in all of the grades, and students often have to wait several months before they receive a kit.

The supplies and games requested would allow the math club students to develop at least one additional take-home math kit for each K-5 grade level.

This would lessen the wait time as well as allow us to offer a wider variety of kits available. The feedback forms from our returned kits have indicated that students and parents have enjoyed the math games the most, so many of the resources requested are games or will be used to create games. The remainder of the supplies will help replenish supplies or in our existing take-home kits, make the existing kits more durable and easier to clean, or make duplicates of our popular 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets, Clear, 3-Mil (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $24.44 1 $24.44
Learning Resources Pretend and Play, Play Money for Kids, Counting, Math, Currency, 150 Pieces, Easter Gifts for Kids, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $8.11 3 $24.33
EAI Education Fraction Circles: Numbered - Set of 51 • Amazon Business $9.95 2 $19.90
Learning Resources Plastic Pattern Blocks, Math Games for Kindergarten, Homeschool, Shape Recognition, Early Math Skills, Easter Gifts for Kids, Set of 250, Ages 4+ • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Brybelly 12 Decks (6 Red/6 Blue) Wide-Size, Regular Index Playing Cards Set – Plastic-Coated, Classic Poker Size • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Carson Dellosa – STEM Challenges Learning Cards for Grades 2–5, 30 Activity Cards, Ages 7–11 with Resource Guide • Amazon Business $14.60 1 $14.60
AUSTOR 100 Pieces Dice 12mm Game Dice Set 6 Sided Dice Translucent Colors Square Corner Dices Set for Tenzi, Farkle, Yahtzee, Bunco or Teaching Math with a Velvet Drawstring Bag • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Learning Resources Pattern Block Design Cards, Color Recognition, STEM Toy, Ages 4+ • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Scholastic Storytime STEM Nursery Rhymes, Grades PreK-K • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
TREND ENTERPRISES, INC. Trend Enterprises T-76304 Zoom! Learning Game (100 Piece), 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 in • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
KingSeal Renewable Bamboo Heavy Duty Skewers, Sticks, 4.5 Inches x 3.8 mm Diameter, Retail Pack - 2 Bags of 100 Skewers (200 Count) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Carson Dellosa | Fractions Flash Cards | Basic Math, 54ct • Amazon Business $2.99 2 $5.98
Grouping (First Step Nonfiction -- Early Math) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$172.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.84

Sales tax

 $10.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.13

Total project goal

$300.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $300.86

2 Donors

-$300.86

Donations toward project cost

-$255.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.13

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