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Mrs. Shepard from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Curious Kids in STEM Adventures!

Help me give my students the opportunity to spark their curiosity by promoting natural problem solving and raw engineering by working with Fairy Tale kits designed to create adventures through STEM exploration.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shepard's classroom raised $792

This project is fully funded

My Project

Primary Students have STEM Superpowers, too! Our little scholars are naturally inquisitive and need materials and resources that will spark their curiosity, provide them with tools their little hands can build with, and nurture their young minds through STEM adventures and exploration. The Fairy Tale STEM kits will provide the path to STEM exploration, problem-solving, engineering, building, and overall wonderous discoveries for my students. My goals for this project are to create a sense of wonder through STEM exploration, spark a genuine love for STEM, and build a foundation for future innovators. Children are natural scientists and when given the materials, resources, and opportunities, my students light up and their brilliant minds go to work on building, designing, and creating amazing projects and through STEM exploration.

I love how my students' vocabulary naturally emerges through what I call "the hands-on engineering experience." Students will make statements like, "This side of the building needs to be more stable" or "The foundation of my structure needs to be stronger." Through independent hands-on STEM adventures and exploration, my students will experience an amazing STEM journey.

Mrs. Shepard Shoop Academy of Math Science & Technology Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

300 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEM Bundle - K-Gr. 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $603.25 1 $603.25

Materials cost

$603.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.16

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$672.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.67

Total project goal

$791.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $791.13

1 Donor

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $791.13

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