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Mrs. Dean from Holly Ridge, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Magic of Math

My students need hands-on materials for math workshop. Base ten blocks, snap cubes, measuring tools, place value discs, and fraction towers will allow my students to concretely understand new math concepts.

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My Students

I teach the sweetest bunch of 3rd graders who come from varying backgrounds, including transient military families and low-income households. We have been recognized as a Global-Ready School for teaching globally-minded, future leaders. Through a program known as Leader in Me, we also strive to practice the 7 habits of happy kids throughout our school days.

When the atmosphere encourages learning, the learning is irresistible.

My students learn best through hands-on, authentic experiences that allow them to move throughout the classroom. My students particularly enjoy dancing, singing, and group jump rope games.

My Project

My students need hands-on materials for math workshop. Our school uses the Singapore Math approach which allows students to learn new concepts through concrete, pictorial, and abstract methods.

Bringing math to life for students, through hands-on tools and books, allows learning to occur in meaningful ways.

Connecting math concepts to real-life helps students relate to the skills they are learning.

Among the requested items, the fraction towers will make fractions more tangible and further students concrete understanding of equivalent fractions. The base ten blocks will solidify their number sense and support students in working through problems using addition and subtraction with regrouping. Place value discs will have immediate impact on my students' abilities to make sense of numbers and number patterns. The math focused mentor-texts will provide real examples of how math is used in everyday life. I can't wait to use these books to link literature and math in a fun way!

Mrs. Dean Dixon Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Holly Ridge, NC 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Differentiated Base Ten Blocks, Class Set of 488, Includes 4 Base Ten Place Value Mats • Amazon Business $81.99 1 $81.99
Learning Resources LER2510 Fraction Tower Fraction Cube Set (Pack of 51) • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
Samsill Heavyweight Non-Glare Sheet Protectors, Box of 200 Plastic Page Protectors, Acid Free / Archival Safe, Top Load 8.5 x 11 Inches • Amazon Business $15.95 3 $47.85
ETA hand2mind Linking UniLink Cubes (Set of 500) • Amazon Business $34.82 1 $34.82
ETA hand2mind Foam Place Value Disks - 8 Values (Pack of 200) • Amazon Business $16.95 2 $33.90
Learning Resources Precision School Balance • Amazon Business $30.05 1 $30.05
Learning Resources Classroom Liquid Measuring Set, 19 Pieces • Amazon Business $28.50 1 $28.50
Learning Resources Centimeter Cubes, Set of 1000 • Amazon Business $23.29 1 $23.29
ETA hand2mind Beginner Dual-Scale 12-inch Ruler (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $8.95 2 $17.90
Learning Resources Plastic Pattern Blocks (Set of 250) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Pastry School in Paris: An Adventure in Capacity • Amazon Business $15.47 1 $15.47
Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving • Amazon Business $15.47 1 $15.47
ETA hand2mind Foam Fraction Circles (Set of 51) • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35
Fraction Action • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Measuring Penny (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens: A Math Adventure • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
If You Were a Polygon (Math Fun) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
How Do You Know What Time It Is? (Wells of Knowledge Science Series) • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Spaghetti And Meatballs For All! (Rise and Shine) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Doorbell Rang • Amazon Business $6.98 1 $6.98
Money Madness • Amazon Business $6.23 1 $6.23
Lemonade for Sale (MathStart 3) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop (MathStart 3) • Amazon Business $4.48 1 $4.48
Room for Ripley (MathStart 3) • Amazon Business $4.40 1 $4.40
Sam's Sneaker Squares (Math Matters) • Amazon Business $4.15 1 $4.15

Materials cost

$493.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$569.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.43

Total project goal

$669.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $669.54

3 Donors

-$669.54

Donations toward project cost

-$569.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$100.43

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