You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Roh from West Valley City, UT is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Roh is requesting

A Kinesthetic Experience in Fifth Grade

My students need small group book sets, hands-on electricity and electronics manipulatives, art supplies, and everything for my very kinesthetic classroom!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Roh's classroom raised $2,005

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are sharks (voracious learners) and dolphins (sociable, pleasant, interactive, work well in groups). I have two class motto's: "The harder you work, the easier it gets" and, "I can do hard things."

Currently I have 31 students in my fifth grade class.

I teach all subjects-- language arts, math, science, social studies, etc. I have many first generation immigrant students from Tonga, Mexico, and Vietnam along with a healthy assortment of unique family backgrounds. (Thankfully, I am fluent in Spanish which really helps when I receive Spanish-speaking students that don't speak any English). Although I have 31 students, we don't have the funds for additional adult math or reading aides in the classroom. It is my understanding that our school qualifies as a Title I school, however, our district already has the maximum number of Title I schools, so we have all the challenges without all the funding. This means my students have to learn to work productively in small groups. I have students who are above level and students who are reading as low as a first grade level. My students know of my love and commitment to make every day a memorable one.

My Project

All of the electronics, electricity/magnetism, snap circuits, makey makey and littlebits are so terrific for students to use in small groups. There is an amazing amount of energy that occurs when students explore science in a hands-on environment. Exploring cannot be done via worksheets. They have to see it to believe it and understand it. I guide my students to consider, explore, hypothesize, experiment and defend what they discover. I especially love it when they have the materials to do so. We use clay to explore concepts in science and in math. The kiln supplies will replace what I have used and gone through in the past. Last year we were unable to use the kiln because we were out of the supplies. The book sets supplement my growing classroom library. I like having smaller groups that read a book at the same time, discuss the chapter they have read (on their own), and then write a brief summary of their discussions supporting their points with evidence from the texts.

Oh my goodness.

I can't imagine how amazing it will be for my students to actually understand electronics and circuitry. What students wouldn't be ecstatic as they squish clay in their hands while we go over the many concepts I can squeeze out of having clay in the classroom? Every time a student completes a book within a book group, they feel a sense of shock and awe. Many of my students haven't finished a book ever by the time they reach fifth grade. That is a life changer right there.

Ms. Roh Douglas T Orchard Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

West Valley City, UT View local requests

More than half of 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

31 students impacted 3donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Roh is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Air Stability Wobble Cushion, Blue, 35cm/14in Diameter, Balance Disc, Pump Included • Amazon $14.80 30 $444.00
littleBits Electronics Premium Kit • Amazon $149.00 1 $149.00
Amaco Excel Kiln Furniture Kit for Model EX226 • Blick Art Materials $126.64 1 $126.64
Elenco Snap Circuits SC-750R Student Training Program • Amazon $122.99 1 $122.99
MaKey MaKey The Original Invention Kit for Everyone • Amazon $49.95 2 $99.90
littleBits Electronics Base Kit • Amazon $99.00 1 $99.00
Melissa & Doug Suspend • Amazon $15.19 6 $91.14
Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750 Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon $89.99 1 $89.99
Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Snaptricity • Amazon $28.58 3 $85.74
Elenco Snap Circuits Battery Eliminator • Amazon $14.73 4 $58.92
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon $5.74 10 $57.40
The Black Stallion • Amazon $5.42 10 $54.20
Elenco Snap Circuits Electromagnetism • Amazon $10.99 3 $32.97
Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case • Amazon $4.49 6 $26.94
Sculpt Pro 11 Piece Pottery and Sculpting Art Tool Set • Amazon $7.99 3 $23.97
Skutt Peephole Plugs • Blick Art Materials $3.37 6 $20.22
ShapeIt Sand - Yellow, 5 Lb. Box • Amazon $18.95 1 $18.95
Steel-Pointed Star Stilts - Pkg of 12, 1" between points • Blick Art Materials $8.47 1 $8.47
Darice Assorted Sponge Package • Amazon $4.10 2 $8.20
Steel-Pointed Star Stilts - Pkg of 12, 3/4" between points • Blick Art Materials $7.96 1 $7.96
Richeson 4Pc Clay Hole Cutters • Amazon $7.95 1 $7.95
Steel-Pointed Star Stilts - Pkg of 12, 1/4" between points • Blick Art Materials $7.75 1 $7.75
Orton Small Pyrometric Cones, Cone 04 - Box of 50 • Blick Art Materials $6.67 1 $6.67
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$1,648.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$24.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,703.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$300.65

Total project goal

$2,004.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,004.35

2 Donors

-$2,004.35

Donations toward project cost

-$1,703.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$300.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Roh and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"UT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/a-kinesthetic-explosion-in-fifth-grade/1327218/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":31,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Roh","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-1318501259","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"West Valley City","teachersOnPage":[1055805],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":1327218,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"1055805":{"owner":"Ms. Roh","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1327218],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":203864,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MTA1NTgwNQ==","MjM0MjY4MA=="],"teacherId":1055805,"schoolCounty":"Salt Lake","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"UT","name":"Utah"}}