With these funds I will...purchase customized decks of card that I will design for fraction, percent, and decimal practice. Students in middle school struggle with one of the most important skills adults need in order to be financially literate; the ability to convert easily between fractions, decimals, and percents. In order for students to internalize these rational numbers, they need to see a visual representation of them. Once students have been introduced to the concept of these rational numbers and the relationship between them, they require plenty of practice in the classroom to internalize them. Worksheets and foldable notes lose their entertainment value quickly. Using these numbers in a card game setting, however, brings another dimension to practice. Students are very motivated in playing card games and will learn to interpret fractions, decimals, and percents while they socialize with their classmates. Commercial cards often show the numerical relationships between numbers but lack the visual display component. The cards I design will include this aspect.

 The website: http://www.printerstudio.com/design/dn_temporary_designes.aspx offers a custom playing card design option. Each deck costs about $8.00 but the price decreases if I order more than 25 decks. I would like to purchase enough for the teachers in the whole grade level which amounts to about 12 decks per teachers or about 36 decks.  The money that I receive from PledgeCents would go directly to the purchase of the cards. 

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