As a teacher in a high poverty community, the students I teach don't always have some of the opportunities they deserve. What they do have are great teachers and administrators who are committed to giving them the best education possible!
I am lucky enough, as the library media specialist, to get to see and teach all 400 of the students at our school!
Many of our students receive free and reduced lunches and face hardships at home. Our school is a safe place where students are excited to learn new things! We strive to help our students see the value in getting a great education and learn everything they can to be successful citizens in the future!
My Project
We are no longer preparing our students to work in assembly lines or in repetitive jobs that require very little critical thinking or problem-solving skills. Our students today need to have these important skills which can be developed through a Makerspace community in our school library.
Makerspace areas are designed to engage students in these important 21st-century learning skills.
Students will be able to collaborate, explore, think creatively, and solve authentic problems in a shared space with their peers. We have the room to start a Makerspace in our school library but we currently don't have a lot of materials needed to make it a great space for kids to get the hands-on, STEAM learning they need to be successful in the future.
Many of the students that come through our doors love to read and are here to find a great, new book but I would love to have the materials to create a space to get more students excited about coming to the library to collaborate, explore, and discover using a variety of tools and materials!
Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone
• Amazon Business
$49.95
1
$49.95
3Doodler Start Essentials Amazon Exclusive 3D Printing Pen Set
• Amazon Business
$48.79
1
$48.79
Snap Circuits Arcade Electronics Discovery Kit
• Amazon Business
$48.43
1
$48.43
Snap Circuits SC-300 Electronics Discovery Kit
• Amazon Business
$45.99
1
$45.99
ZOOB BuilderZ 250 Piece Kit
• Amazon Business
$33.07
1
$33.07
Equilibrio Game
• Amazon Business
$26.62
1
$26.62
Coding With Scratch Workbook Set (Set of 3) - Paperback
• Amazon Business
$23.99
1
$23.99
Circuit Maze Board Game
• Amazon Business
$21.07
1
$21.07
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Discovery Kit
• Amazon Business
$20.99
1
$20.99
18 Roll Variety Pack Decorative Duct Style Tape (Polka-dot, Chevron, and Colorful Camouflage) by Basic
• Amazon Business
$19.76
1
$19.76
Creative Kids Brain Flakes – Large 600 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set for Safe, Fun, Creative Building – Educational STEM Construction Toy for Boys & Girls – Recommended Ages 3 and Up
• Amazon Business
$17.49
1
$17.49
Didax Educational Resources Omnifix Cubes (Set of 100)
• Amazon Business
$13.95
1
$13.95
Didax Educational Resources 3-D Problem Solving Omnifix Book
• Amazon Business
$8.44
1
$8.44
Materials cost
$431.17
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$30.40
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.47
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$498.04
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$87.89
Total project goal
$585.93
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$585.93
7 Donors
-$288.29
Donations toward project cost
-$253.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$35.29
match offer
-$288.28
Match offer toward project cost
-$245.04
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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