My students need a variety of engaging building materials and storage designed for children such as Lincoln Logs, Marble Runs, Building Straws, Legos, Magnet Tiles, Magnet Blocks, Gears, and Logic Puzzles for their STEAM centers.
My up-and-coming junior engineers are budding with curiosity and eager to get their hands on fun projects. In first grade, these students really enjoy building and creating. They have tender imaginations that want to know why and how things work. They are sponges soaking up everything!
My students are growing up in a world ever dominated by technology.
While technology is important in their generation, many of these students are lacking in opportunities to play and experiment with the "real world". In first grade, students need concrete and engaging learning opportunities, especially ones that they can get their hands on. They are active participants that thrive on experience. By providing hands-on learning experiences, my students will have a much higher rate of success in their academic and social growth.
My Project
Hands-on learning is one of the best approaches to not only teach students, but to also help them enjoy and apply what they've learned. As we transition from an emphasis on STEM to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math), we are seeing the creativity and wonderful abilities of our young students come to life in a whole new way! In order to support my student's fullest potential in STEAM, they need opportunities to explore and create with a variety of different building materials designed specifically for children.
Because of your generous donation, my students will thrive in their new STEAM centers allowing them opportunities in design and engineering using a variety of different kinds of tools and manipulatives.
The STEAM centers will include Lincoln Logs, Legos, Gears, Magnet Tiles and Magnet Blocks, Hape Marble Runs, Building Straws, and Think Fun Logic Puzzles Gravity Maze and Roller Coaster Challenge all organized in storage bins for students to enjoy working with. These centers will allow my students to investigate and try out their engineering ideas supported by the Next Generation Science Standards Engineering emphasis. They will allow my students to artistically design and logically create solutions to real world situations such as building better bridges or improving a tool while also learning about structure, magnetism, forces, engineering, geometry, and much more! By engaging students with a wide-range of appropriate and exciting building materials and allowing them time to problem solve and try out their ideas with real 3-dimensional models, they will not only be learning and preparing for their creative futures but will be having a lot of fun at the same time! Your donation will truly allow my students to go full STEAM ahead with engaging STEAM centers!
90 Piece Tegu Classroom Magnetic Wooden Block Set, Tints
• Amazon Business
$220.00
1
$220.00
Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set
• Amazon Business
$119.99
1
$119.99
LINCOLN LOGS -Collector's Edition Village - 327 Pieces - For Ages 3+ - Preschool Education Toy
• Amazon Business
$109.75
1
$109.75
Hape Quadrilla Wooden Marble Run Construction - Whirlpool - Quality Time Playing Together Wooden Safe Play - Smart Play for Smart Families
• Amazon Business
$89.98
1
$89.98
Hape Quadrilla Wooden Marble Run Construction - Music Motion - Quality Time Playing Together Wooden Safe Play - Smart Play for Smart Families
• Amazon Business
$89.95
1
$89.95
Gears! Gears! Gears! Gizmos Building Set
• Amazon Business
$36.15
2
$72.30
Sterilite 17531712 15 Quart/14 Liter ClearView Latch Box, Clear with Sweet Plum Latches, 12-Pack
• Amazon Business
$71.90
1
$71.90
LARGE 800 Piece Straws Builders Construction Building Toy - Giant Pack with Special Connectors by Playlearn
• Amazon Business
$39.99
1
$39.99
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Deluxe Building Set, 100 Pieces
• Amazon Business
$15.79
2
$31.58
Roller Coaster Challenge Logic & Building Game Board Game
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$29.99
1
$29.99
Gravity Maze
• Amazon Business
$29.81
1
$29.81
Magna-Tiles 16022 Cars 2 Piece Expansion Set
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
HPPFOTRS 6" × 6" Building Bricks Baseplates Pack of 4 Colors Compatible with Lego (Free gift: bricks separator)
• Amazon Business
$9.99
1
$9.99
Lego Parts: #630 Classic Brick Separator (Pack of 2 - Orange)
• Amazon Business
$4.63
1
$4.63
LEGO Classic Brick Separator 630 Building Kit
• Amazon Business
$3.99
1
$3.99
Materials cost
$938.84
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$85.90
3rd party payment processing fee
$14.08
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,068.82
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$188.62
Total project goal
$1,257.44
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,257.44
1 Donor
-$1,257.44
Donations toward project cost
-$1,068.82
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