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Mrs. McFadyen from Raleigh, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. McFadyen's classroom raised $940

Building Bright Minds One STEM Toy at a Time!

Help me give my students some engaging STEM toys to enhance their creativity!

Mrs. McFadyen Fuller G T Magnet Elementary School
Raleigh, NC Grades 3-5

My Project

Hands-on STEM materials will give my students the opportunity to explore, create, and problem-solve in ways that textbooks alone cannot. With resources like the LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box, Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Mega Builds, YEEBAY Flower Garden Building Toys, Chichalk Clip Connect Building Blocks, and the Learning Resources STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge, my students will strengthen their critical thinking, engineering, spatial reasoning, and collaboration skills through meaningful, hands-on learning.

These engaging activities encourage creativity, perseverance, and teamwork as students design, build, test, and improve their ideas.

Whether they are constructing moving gear systems, creating imaginative structures with LEGO bricks, designing colorful flower gardens that develop fine motor skills and pattern recognition, connecting building pieces to solve engineering challenges, or completing pixel art coding activities that strengthen logic and computational thinking, each experience helps students become confident problem-solvers.

My sweet third graders learn best by doing, and these STEM materials will provide exciting opportunities to spark curiosity, build confidence, and inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, inventors, and innovators. Every child deserves the chance to explore, experiment, and discover through hands-on learning, and your generous support will help make those opportunities possible while fostering creativity, collaboration, and a lifelong love of learning.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. McFadyen Fuller G T Magnet Elementary School Grades 3-5 Raleigh, NC View local requests

More than a third 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Storex Crystal Clear Cubby Bin (62464U05C) • Amazon Business $17.18 6 $103.08
Snap-Bots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Space Explorers Building Set - 77 Pieces, Ages 4+, STEM Activities, Fine Motor Skills, Toddler Explorer Kit, Science and Construction, Boys and Girls Gifts • Amazon Business $39.29 2 $78.58
LEGO Large Creative Brick Box • LEGO Education $59.95 1 $59.95
Contixo 144 pcs Bristle Shape 3D STEM Building Toys, Construction Learning Stacking Educational Block, Creativity Beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Safe & Durable, Recreational Toy for Kids Ages 3-8 • Amazon Business $29.90 2 $59.80
YEEBAY Flower Garden Building Toys for Girls Age 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Year Old - STEM Gardening Toys for Kids - Stacking Game for Toddlers Play Set - Educational Activity for Preschool (148 PCS) | Flower Stacking Toy with Washable Pieces, Portable Box and Gift Packaging for STEM Learning, Creativity and Fi • Amazon Business $25.99 2 $51.98
Building Brick STEM Challenge Kit - Pre K-Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Painted Wood Blocks Set, 100 Pieces - STEM Kits • Teachers' School Supply $24.99 2 $49.98
NEOFORMERS STEM Magnetic Tiles 70PCS Educational Toys for Kids Ages 3-8, Montessori Sensory Magnet Blocks for Toddlers, Classroom & Home Construction Kit • Amazon Business $19.79 2 $39.58
Chichalk Clip Connect 120 Piece Building Blocks | Diameter 1.26", STEM Building Toys Set Kindergarten Math Manipulatives for Kids Boys Girls, Educational Preschool Toys Activities Homeschool Supplies • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge • Amazon Business $19.79 1 $19.79
PicassoTiles Magnetic Tiles Compatible 8pc Character Action Figures Arms Legs Move in Different Directions Magnet Tile Toddler Picasso Add On Set Educational Toddlers Toy Pretend Play Ages 3+ PTA03 • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
LEGO Minifigures Series 23 71034 Limited-Edition Building Toy Set; Imaginative Gift for Kids, Boys and Girls Ages 5+ (1 of 12 to Collect) • Amazon Business $13.24 1 $13.24
Coogam Wooden Puzzle Blocks Geometric Tangram Brain Teasers Jigsaw 3D Logic IQ Game Colorful Shape Pattern Montessori STEM Educational Toys Gift 60 Challenges for All Age • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Coogam Wooden Puzzle Pattern Blocks Brain Teasers Game with 60 Challenges, 3D Russian Building Toy Wood Tangram Shape Jigsaw Puzzles Montessori STEM Educational Toys Gift for Kids Adults • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39

Materials cost

$684.30

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.50

Sales tax

 $53.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$798.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.90

Total project goal

$939.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $939.34

1 Donor

-$939.34

Donations toward project cost

-$798.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$140.90

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