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Ms. Brennan from Austin TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Build a Story

Help me give my students Lego mini figures to help bring their writing come to life.

  • $209 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our campus is one of more than 80 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District and serves roughly 1,000 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. My class is a diverse group of students, each with their own strengths and interests. They are inquisitive learners with lots of energy.

I strive to provide my students with an education that best fits their needs to become lifelong learners.

Just as students have different strengths and interests, they also have different learning styles.

My Project

"I'm thinking" or "I don't know what to write" are common responses from students during our writing block. Therefore, I plan to use Legos as a visual to enforce and support writing fluency.

Building bricks and mini figures are the perfect way to “hook” and engage little writers by allowing them to visualize and plan stories in a hands-on way!

I will use these materials in a writing center where students can work independently or in small groups. They will first build their story using the Legos and then write a creative story that pairs with the literacy genre we are learning about. My goal is that this approach will help strengthen my reluctant writers and develop their creative writing skills.

Ms. Brennan
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fantasy Minifigure Set • LEGO Education $48.95 1 $48.95
Community Minifigure Set • LEGO Education $48.95 1 $48.95
LEGO City People Pack – Outdoors Adventures 60202 Building Kit (164 Piece) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99

Materials cost

$129.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$176.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.21

Total project goal

$208.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $208.05

3 Donors

-$208.05

Donations toward project cost

-$176.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.21

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 $0.00

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