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Mrs. Payne from Winston Salem, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Payne's classroom raised $553

Tiny Hands, Mighty Makers

Help me give my students creative tools like the chompsaw for them to produce imaginative projects.

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Mrs. Payne Jefferson Elementary School
Winston Salem, NC Grades PreK-2

My Project

The ChompSaw provides young learners with a safe, developmentally appropriate tool for cutting cardboard and other maker materials independently. In a Project-Based Learning environment, students are encouraged to design, build, test, and improve their ideas. The ChompSaw allows kindergarten students to transform their plans into tangible creations while developing fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, problem-solving abilities, and engineering habits of mind. By empowering students to safely construct prototypes and models, the ChompSaw increases engagement, ownership of learning, and confidence as young innovators.

The circle cutter expands students' ability to create precise shapes that are often difficult to produce with traditional scissors.

During STEM and arts-integrated projects, students frequently need wheels, gears, clocks, planets, faces, and other circular components. Access to a circle cutter enables students to focus on design thinking and creativity rather than becoming frustrated by the limitations of basic tools. This tool supports geometry exploration, measurement concepts, and artistic expression while helping students create higher-quality project artifacts that better represent their ideas.

Electric cardboard scissors provide students with a safe and efficient way to cut thicker materials that would otherwise require adult assistance. In a PBL classroom, students learn best when they can independently move from idea to creation. These scissors increase accessibility for all learners, including students who may struggle with hand strength or fine motor endurance. By reducing physical barriers to construction, electric scissors allow students to spend more time engaged in designing, building, revising, and collaborating. This promotes independence, perseverance, and equitable participation in hands-on learning experiences.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

17 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Payne Jefferson Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Winston Salem, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

17 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chompshop: CHOMPSAW MAKER BUNDLE - Chomp saw STEAM Makerspace cardboard cutter (STEM kits elementary, safe 3+, invent, design, create) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $360.00 1 $360.00
VLOXO 4V Cordless Electric Scissors – Rechargeable Rotary Cutter with Safety Lock for Home Crafting, Warehouse Packaging & DIY Projects, Cuts Cardboard Leather Fabric (Red) • Amazon Business $32.59 1 $32.59
Circle Cutter, Paper Circle Cutter, Craft Circles Cutters for Crafts, Circular Paper Cutters, Adjustable Circles CutterTool for Papers, Compass Cutting Tool, Cutting Diameter 4'' to 12.5'' • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$402.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$470.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.94

Total project goal

$552.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.96

1 Donor

-$552.96

Donations toward project cost

-$470.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.94

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