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Mrs. Hastings from Shelby, NC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Busy Hands for Busy Minds-STEM Bins for Soft Start Mornings

Help me give my students Stem Bin activities to keep their hands and minds busy as we start our day.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hastings's classroom raised $714

This project is fully funded

My Project

Our school is a free public charter that draws students from a 5 county radius. Our morning arrivals often take awhile, so we want to create a welcoming environment that also gets hands and brains working in the mornings.

We are creating morning STEM bins for student to work in as they arrive in the mornings.

We believe this will wake up our students brains and creativity while creating a smooth start to our day.

Since returning to normal after COVID, our students are craving hands on experiences. STEM bins will give them the opportunity to use the knowledge they have gained from our Science and STEM classes as well as stimulate creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving. Our students love anything hands on and always react positively to STEM challenges.

Every kid needs a positive start to the day and with this project we aim to give it to them!

Mrs. Hastings Pinnacle Classical Academy K-3 Campus Grades 3-5 Shelby, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Coding Express • LEGO Education $239.95 1 $239.95
Early Engineering(r) Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $146.66 1 $146.66
Snap Circuits(r) Jr. Select - Electronic Project Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Kinetic Domino Toppling Kit - 204 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
Roller Coaster Challengetm • Kaplan Early Learning Company $36.86 1 $36.86

Materials cost

$513.39

Vendor shipping charges

$15.00

Sales tax

$40.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$606.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.96

Total project goal

$713.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$713.09

4 Donors

-$693.09

Donations toward project cost

-$589.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$103.96

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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$0.00

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