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Ms. Bratlie from Newport News VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Building Blocks for the Future!

Help me give my students lots of building choices and creative outlets to explore their passions.

  • 2 donors
  • $459 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The items I am requesting will help give my students more access to a variety of materials to build and create with. I teach a choice based Art class where I try to allow students to have freedom to explore different ideas with a variety of materials. This way of teaching leads to more complex thinking skills, and creative process.

My goal is to provide students with new and exciting materials to explore their creative concepts.

My students are very creative, and love to explore new ideas. They come from lower income areas where they might not have access to many of these types of materials at home.

Ms. Bratlie
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magnetic Tiles Kids Toys STEM Magnet Toys for Toddler Magnetic Blocks Building Toys Preschool Learning Sensory Montessori Toys for 3+ Year Old Boys and Girls, Safe Creativity Toddler Kids Toys • Amazon Business $24.99 3 $74.97
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toy Set - Featuring Storage, Includes Train, Car, and a Tiger Figure, and Playset for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 4-99 • Amazon Business $21.42 3 $64.26
Juboury 1054Pcs Building Toy Building Blocks Bars Different Shape Educational Construction Engineering Set 3D Puzzle, Interlocking Creative Connecting Kit, Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $20.98 3 $62.94
Creative Straw STEM Building Toys 450Pcs Aged for 3-5 5-7 Preschool Kids Constructor Toy Thin Tube Toy DIY Educational Interlocking Plastic Engineering Toys Kit for Boys and Girls Gift • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
330 pcs Building Blocks, Educational Building Toys Stem Toys Building Discs Sets Interlocking Solid Plastic for Preschool Toddlers Girls and Boys by Winlip • Amazon Business $25.99 2 $51.98
RAINBOW TOYFROG Star Flex STEM Building Toys - 70 Connector Blocks for Kids with Tote - Kindergarten STEM & Preschool Table Top Toys - Open Ended Building Blocks for Boys and Girls 3 Years Old & Up • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98

Materials cost

$354.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$389.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.72

Total project goal

$458.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$458.13

1 Donor

-$229.06

Donations toward project cost

-$194.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.36

match offer

-$229.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$194.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.36

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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