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Ms. Alexander from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books, Builds, & Beyond Mini Makers Space

Help me give my students a Books, Builds & Beyond Mini Makers Space in our school library designed specifically for primary students to explore the connection between what they read & what they can create.

  • 3 donors
  • $170 still needed

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  • 3 donors
  • $170 still needed
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Ms. Alexander Bammel Elementary School
Houston, TX Grades PreK-2

My Project

Pre-K students are allowed to come to the library for the very first time!!! With Books, Builds & Beyond Mini Makers Space STEM experiences will be brought into the library for all grade levels. I hope to create an engaging environment where primary students see themselves not only as readers, but also as creators, designers, engineers, innovators, and problem-solvers.

The ultimate vision is to transform a portion of the library into a space where books become the starting point for exploration, imagination, and innovation.

This Mini Makers Space can provide meaningful, hands-on learning centers that make literacy and STEM exciting, accessible, and memorable for our youngest learners.

Round mats create a comfortable, defined learning space for story time, read alouds, library instruction, and whole-group STEM activities while also providing students with a designated space to gather, listen, and participate. Lava tiles will help teach primary students about spatial awareness, body positioning, sequencing, and positive library routines by teaching students how to recognize and maintain personal space while lining up to check out books. Construction blocks provide students with opportunities to design, construct and engage in imaginative STEM play by building life-sized structures, forts, towers, buildings, and bridges. Students will learn through hands on experimentation as they determine how to make structures stable, how different shapes work together, and how to modify a design when it does not work as planned. Toddler building blocks develop foundational skills through hands on construction and collaborative problem solving providing young students with an opportunity to develop fine motor coordination, hand strength, balance, pattern recognition, and mathematical thinking.

Community helper costumes connect imaginative play with literacy, nonfiction reading and real-world learning providing students with opportunities to engage in purposeful dramatic play while exploring nonfiction texts about careers, occupations, and people who serve their communities.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

275 students impacted 3 donors
Ms. Alexander Bammel Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Houston, TX 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

275 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sensory Floor Tiles: Liquid Play Mats Sensory Pads for Kids Toddlers, 9PCS Autism Sensory Toys, 12"x12" Lava Tiles for Dancing Learning, Special Education Classroom Must Haves, Gross Motor Development • Amazon Business $68.99 1 $68.99
Teacher Created Resources Heavy-Duty Cardboard Building Blocks – 40-Piece Set, Supports 150 lbs – Easy-to-Clean, Sturdy, Colorful – Large, Medium & Small Sizes • Amazon Business $55.99 1 $55.99
10 Pack Kids Crazy Carpet Circle Seats 16 Inch Round Floor Mat Kids Floor Cushions Soft Colorful Educational Classroom Rug for School Home Group Activity Learning Marker Playing Areas • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Mix & Match Magnetic Wild Animals • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
Threan 10 Pcs Kids Dress Up Vest Children Role Play Vest Career Costume for Dramatic Pretend Play Party Supplies, 17 x 13.8 Inches(Cool Style) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
LEGO - City Rides Fire Truck Building Toy 60482 • Best Buy Education $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$250.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$284.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.24

Total project goal

$334.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $334.92

3 Donors

-$165.00

Donations toward project cost

-$140.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.75

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 $169.92

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