I work in an amazing art integrated public school in Kentucky. Our students audition and are accepted into our school for creative and performing arts. This makes for a very unique and wonderful teaching and learning environment. Though all our students have the commonality of being identified as talented in their focus arts areas, we have a diverse population of students with a wide range of academic interests and abilities that come from all over our city.
My students are highly motivated and hardworking children-Because of their diverse educational backgrounds, they have all had different scientific and math experiences, but providing engaging and motivating hands-on experiences and online tools in the lab allows all my students the ability to teach and learn from one another and achieve success.
Students get an insider's view of how engineers apply mathematical skills and scientific knowledge to solve problems. In my classroom, we think and wonder, wonder and think, each and every day. It is my intention to create 21st-century thinkers and problem solvers.
My Project
We are entering our new school year online/remotely. Our newest students, our fourth graders, will have to transition to our school from their elementary schools virtually. I want to support their emotional and social well-being by providing them with back to school stress relief kits that incorporate back to school lessons in science that will help us build community. In these kits, students would receive a small LEGO building kit for remote team builds, a journal with pencil to take on outdoor observation walks, a stress toy, and Kleenex.
Isolation can also undermine many of the instructional strategies that we take for granted in our classrooms- Group work, class discussion and collaborative activity can disappear from the program entirely if we aren’t careful, and with them, go the associated levels of student engagement and rich learning that those experiences provide.
With these kits, I hope to engage students as well as make them feel welcomed into our school community. My hope is that these kits will have a positive impact on my students’ mental and emotional wellness, by connecting them with others and also giving them creative and tactile outlets for stress.
LEGO Classic Creative Green Bricks 11007 Starter Set Building Kit with Bricks and Pieces to Inspire Imaginative Play, New 2020 (60 Pieces)
$4.93
27
$133.11
LEGO Classic Creative Blue Bricks 11006 Kids’ Building Toy Starter Set with Blue Bricks to Inspire Imaginative Play, New 2020 (52 Pieces)
$4.93
27
$133.11
Mini Kraft Journal Notebooks for Students and Travel (4.1 x 4.2 In, 48 Pack)
$18.99
2
$37.98
Sensory Fidget Toys Set, 25 Pcs., Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Tools Bundle for Kids and Adults, Marble and Mesh, Pack of Squeeze Balls, Soybean Squeeze, Flippy Chain, Liquid Motion Timer & More
$18.95
2
$37.90
Paper Bags 8x4.25x10.5 100Pcs BagDream Gift Bags, Party Bags, Shopping Bags, Kraft Bags, Retail Bags, Merchandise Bags, Brown Paper Bags with Handles Bulk
$24.98
1
$24.98
Kleenex Everyday 9 x Pocket Tissues Packs - 8 Packs Included
$4.99
4
$19.96
Materials cost
$387.04
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.81
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$422.85
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$74.62
Total project goal
$497.47
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$497.47
12 Donors
-$316.61
Donations toward project cost
-$277.67
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$38.94
Matching donations from our partners
-$170.81
Match offers toward project cost
-$145.19
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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