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Math can be difficult for young and reluctant learners to comprehend. By using Lego blocks and a curriculum with direct Florida math standard ties. I will be able to hook these learners and help them to internalize math concepts.

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More to Math Lego learning!

School:
Veterans Memorial Elementary 
Subject:
Mathematics 
Teacher:
Carole Burns 
Students Impacted:
160 
Grade:
Date:
September 6, 2016

Investors

Thank you to the following investors for funding this grant.

 

in memory of Frank N. Attanasio - $50.00

in memory of Frank N. Attanasio - $50.00

in memory of Frank N. Attanasio - $50.00

in memory of Frank N. Attanasio - $50.00

in memory of Frank N. Attanasio - $50.00

in memory of Frank N. Attanasio - $24.35

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 37

My students are completely enamored with the legos software and blocks! They are highly motivated to problem solve and attempt more challenging math. They are able to explore word problems and simple equations with muliple outcomes. The program gets at the math practices standards and help me teach perserverance in math. The students are using the materials to increase their understanding of number sense and base ten. They love math due to the legos!! They don't even know they are doing "hard" math! 

 

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

Math can be difficult for young and reluctant learners to comprehend. By using Lego blocks and a curriculum with direct Florida math standard ties. I will be able to hook these learners and help them to internalize math concepts. 

 

What will be done with my students

I will use the More to math Lego educational curriculum set to help learners in a small group centers build and experience specific math concepts of addition and subtraction and number sense.  

 

Benefits to my students

The kit has specific ties to our hands on curriculum and will help the concepts come alive for the students. Everyone love Legos! I have several students who are struggling that will benefit from this specific materials. The materials will be shared with all 8 first grade teachers as well.  

 

Budget Narrative

The materials will be reusable and utilized for yeas to come and share with 8 teachers. 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 More to math 4 student set $254.35
2 shipping $20.00
  Total: $274.35

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