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Mrs. Esquivel from Grand Prairie TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Critical and Creative Thinking in Progress

Help me give my students STEM kits and art supplies to support their critical and creative thinking skills.

  • $417 goal

This project expired on March 28, 2022.

This project expired on March 28, 2022.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

My gifted and talented students are eager to come to school and are excited to learn!

Our gifted and talented program consists of a variety of learners from grades 1-5.

Our public school of choice is anything but traditional. Our student body is approximately 1,000 students and is rich in diversity with 40% low socioeconomic status, 40% Hispanic, 32% African American, 20% Caucasian, 3% Asian, and 5% biracial. Our campus strives to be the destination school for elementary fine arts. I teach in a community with rigorous academics, an exemplary fine arts program, building a lifetime of wellness while nurturing the gifts and talents of all. We celebrate the whole child; mind, body, and heart.

My Project

My vision is to ignite critical and creative thinking skills in my classroom. The Famous Inventors Problem Solving STEM Kits activities provide students with the opportunity to collaborate and develop 21st Century skills needed to work in today's multi-dimensional career settings.

My goal is to have learners create their own knowledge by creating and interacting with physical objects.

The Arts & Crafts Supply Center and the Classroom Collage Box will allow students to create one-of-a-kind projects using various textures, shapes, and colors.

Students will learn that success often comes after multiple failures. The outcomes of this project will lead to determination, independence, creative problem solving, and an authentic preparation for the real world through simulating challenges.

Mrs. Esquivel
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP340X - Famous Inventors Problem Solving STEM Kits • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
PP274 - Classroom Collage Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
PP319 - Arts Crafts Supply Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99

Materials cost

$318.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$353.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.43

Total project goal

$416.19

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