Thanks FPN

The Florida Philanthropic Network recently held a K-12 Math Meeting in Jacksonville.  The meeting was sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Our nonprofit president was fortunate to be invited. With a nonprofit president who held a Certified Public Accountant license for 28 years, math education has always been important to our organization.  Following

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Topped 10,000 !

More than 10,000 assignments have been completed by kindergarteners and first graders in our after-school program!  And, the school year is not quite half over! In addition to in-school tutoring, the young students take iPads home to complete Khan Academy Kids lessons that have been assigned to them.  The iPads have cellular internet and, therefore,

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The Graduate

“David” started first grade not knowing all the letters of the alphabet. He was receiving all F-grades on reading comprehension. He took an iPad home every night and completed his assigned lessons. He quickly advanced through the kindergarten and first-grade learning paths. His classroom teacher reports he scored 100% on his latest reading comprehension test.

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Gigantic Ten-Frames

A gigantic ten-frame makes it easy for a teacher to lead math activities with the entire classroom. Plenty of activities with ten-frames enable children to think of numbers in terms of their relationship to ten.  Mental addition/subtraction calculations become more automatic.  For example, “There’s eight because two are missing.” We even provided magnetic, hanging dry

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Big Number Bonds

Teachers use number bonds to help their students understand number relationships while developing addition and subtraction skills.  A gigantic number bond makes it easy for a teacher to demonstrate to the entire classroom. A volunteer even installed sturdy hooks making it possible for kindergarten and first-grade teachers to hang these dry erase boards. Click here to

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2023-24 Assessments

Waterford, the official assessment tool for kindergarten, reports Dinsmore Elementary ranked #2 in reading growth and #4 in math and science growth.  This is quite an accomplishment as Duval County Public Schools has 97 elementary schools and is the 20th largest school district in the nation.  Congratulations teachers and kiddos!

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  • Delta Education Weather Vane (4)
  • Delta Educational Barometer (4)
  • Classifying Clouds Photo Cards (4)
  • Didax Plastic Anemometer (2)
  • Delta Education Solar Hot Air Balloon (4)
  • NewPath Weather and Climate Learning Center (4)
  • Taylor Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer, Dual Scale (4)
  • V-Back Metal Thermometers, Dual Scale (60)