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Ms. Megan from Milwaukee, WI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need and Want Economics Materials!

Help me give my students economic geography materials to learn about supply and demand, goods and services, needs and wants and more!

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My Students

Our classroom is an open and inviting environment designed to foster independent student learning. My students are thirsty for new materials to continue their education.

I teach in a public urban multi-age Montessori school with sixty-five first through sixth-grade students.

My students learn through small group and individual lessons, research and inquiry, and by going out into our community. My students come from all different backgrounds racially and socioeconomically and live in an urban setting. My co-teacher and I are piloting a combined Montessori 1st-6th grade classroom.

My students are involved in social justice and environmental conscious movements, taking a stand and trying to better the world. Our students work hard with the resources they have to follow their passions and find meaning in their education.

My Project

John F. Kennedy, once said "Geography has made us neighbors, History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies." It is our job as teachers to help students connect their daily lives to the world.

The economic geography materials in this project will help students learn the real life skills and concepts of goods and services, needs and wants, resources and money.

The economic geography mat is a hands on demonstration of how goods and services flow through our economy. It comes with a large interactive mat, model figurines, and play money for students to act out scenarios and model interactions.The curriculum materials include cards, stories, riddles, timelines, maps, and much more to make this material come alive.

This materials ties directly in to both Economics standards and our Montessori curriculum, and would be a great addition to our classroom. Thank you for considering this project!

Ms. Megan Highland Community School Grades 3-5

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Milwaukee, WI 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 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Economics I • ETC Montessori $200.00 1 $200.00
Economic Geography Mat • ETC Montessori $75.00 1 $75.00
ETC® Acrylic Sorter - Crystal • ETC Montessori $12.00 5 $60.00
Plastic Sleeve Holder • ETC Montessori $18.00 2 $36.00
ETC® Clear Open Container- small • ETC Montessori $10.00 3 $30.00
ETC® Clear Box • ETC Montessori $4.50 4 $18.00

Materials cost

$419.00

Vendor shipping charges

$39.52

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$494.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.32

Total project goal

$582.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$582.12

9 Donors

-$342.00

Donations toward project cost

-$290.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.30

match offer

-$240.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$204.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.02

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$0.00

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