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

Critical Thinkers Are the Future

Help me give my students materials and games that will further the critical thinking skills they will need in the future.

  • $607 goal

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My Students

My class has a relatively equal number of boys and girls. They are mostly from middle class homes where both parents work. They are eager to learn and love hands-on challenges. There are some students with behavior and attention problems which will benefit greatly from the hands on activities. Students this age need to practice working with others so they will be able to collaborate with others in the future global market.

Please help us become better critical thinkers!

We are working on developing critical thinking skills and learning to work collaboratively.

My Project

These materials will enable my students to practice critical thinking skills in a collaborative setting. The Hot Dot materials will allow my students to practice skills individually with a self checking device. This will keep students from learning things incorrectly. The STEM activities will help develop critical thinking skills and start to develop skills students will need in the future.

These items will make learning more engaging and fun for my students.

They will have the opportunity to use hands-on materials to further their learning. Students will be able to work with other students and share learning with their peers.

Mrs. Bailey
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP640X - Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
Kids First Engineering Kit with Storybook - Amusement Park Engineer • Nasco $64.95 1 $64.95
Hot Dots® Talking Pen, Set Of 6 • AKJ Education $54.74 1 $54.74
EE112 - Number Talk Daily Activity Center - Gr. 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Tumble Trax Magnetic Marble Run • Nasco $24.95 1 $24.95
Stem Sink Or Float Activity Set • AKJ Education $21.89 1 $21.89
Dive Into Shapes! A “Sea” And Build Geometry Set • AKJ Education $21.89 1 $21.89
HH346 - What Should You Do? A Game of Consequences • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Galt Marble Run • Nasco $17.50 1 $17.50
Rush Hour • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Hot Dots® Math Flash Cards Telling Time • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Hot Dots® Math Flash Cards Money • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$434.07

Vendor shipping charges

$10.74

Sales tax

$33.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$515.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.91

Total project goal

$606.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$606.09

5 Donors

-$316.00

Donations toward project cost

-$268.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.40

Matching donations from our partners

-$290.09

Match offers toward project cost

-$246.58

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.51

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$0.00

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