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Mrs. Keesler from Rome NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Engineering for the Future

My students need Keva planks, magnetic building blocks, and mazes are going to help them try and fail and learn in a safe and exciting way.

  • $564 goal

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My Students

My students are amazing! Every day these kids over come hardships and realities that are impossible for many of us to even consider, yet day after day they come to school, work hard, and strive to be the best bulldogs they can be.

I see every kid in my school and they are all unique!

Each and everyone of them has a spark and they want to learn and they want to make their teachers and families proud. These Bulldogs will change the world if only given the opportunity to explore all the possibilities available to them outside these school walls.

My Project

I am always encouraging my students to realize that there is more to their world. I want them to understand that they can be anything there are no limitations on their potential. I try and express this through many STEAM activities in the library. I have found that my students shine when they are building/engineering.

With the limited resources I have they have built towers, bridges, they sky has really been their only limit.

These resources, especially the Keva Planks and the magnetic building blocks will allow them to really shine and to express their creativity. I believe that once they see the amazing things they have done with simple building tools and maze designs they will realize that they really can do anything as long as they work hard and are not afraid to fail.

Mrs. Keesler
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
KEVA Maple 400 Plank Set • Amazon Business $165.37 1 $165.37
Goobi Juniors 40 Piece Construction Set | STEM Learning | Educational Building Toy | Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $44.96 2 $89.92
Ailuki 110PCS Magnetic Building Blocks All of Which Are Actual Strong Magnetic Tiles Educational Stacking Blocks Boys Girls Toys for Children Educational and Creative Imagination Development • Amazon Business $37.99 2 $75.98
130 Pieces - Magnetic Building Sticks Building Blocks Set, Elongdi Educational Toys Magnetic Blocks Sticks Stacking Toys Set, Non-Toxic Building Toy 3D Puzzle with Storage Bag • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game and STEM Toy • Amazon Business $29.71 1 $29.71
ThinkFun Roller Coaster Challenge STEM Toy and Building Game • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
AmazonBasics Foldable Storage Cubes - 6-Pack, Navy • Amazon Business $15.79 1 $15.79

Materials cost

$442.74

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$479.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.60

Total project goal

$563.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$563.98

4 Donors

-$563.98

Donations toward project cost

-$479.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.60

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$0.00

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