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Mrs. Feyler from Vassalboro ME is requesting Educational Kits & Games through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

Expanding STEM Building Materials

Help me give my students more options for building during STEM time every morning.

  • $236 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My first grade students are inquisitive and active learners. We begin every day with building activities from our STEM bins. Each student may pick a partner and a STEM bin and work together to build. This activity is an easy transition into the day with lots of hidden learning. Students are learning skills of engineering and many collaborative play skills. We often discuss how structures are made and show them off to each other. Students have spontaneously started working together as a whole class to try to create a tower of unifix cubes that will reach the ceiling or used multiple bins to create an obstacle course for others to follow.

My students love to build and create.

I have provided a limited number of options for my students, and I feel that they could benefit from additional building resources.

My Project

I strongly believe that young children need to be encouraged to play and create. Although I have provided my students with a limited number of options for building, I feel that they could benefit from additional building resources. The possibilities provided by some of the open-ended building materials on my list would give my students even more ways to work together and create imaginative play structures.

The creative abilities of my students are endless.

I would like to be able to incorporate these materials into building projects centered around our curriculum objectives and reading comprehension. This would give students the opportunity to bring their engineering skills to life and be able to relate them to their reading and writing.

Mrs. Feyler
Grades PreK-2
More than half of students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 17 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magformers Basic Set (62-Pieces) Magnetic Building Blocks, Educational Magnetic Tiles, Magnetic Building STEM Toy • Amazon Business $67.99 1 $67.99
Smarty Pants Builder's Club | 60 Piece | 3D Magnetic Building Blocks | STEM Toys for Kids | Encourages Creativity & Learning | Educational Construction Set for Girls & Boys Age 3+ (60 Magnetic Tiles) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Creative Kids Flakes – 1400 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set for Safe, Fun, Creative Building – Educational STEM Construction Toy for Boys & Girls - Non Toxic – Ages 3 and Up • Amazon Business $24.97 1 $24.97
Plus-Plus - Construction Building Toy, Open Play Set - 300 Piece - Neon Color Mix • Amazon Business $19.57 1 $19.57
PLUS PLUS - Construction Building Toy, Open Play Set - 300 Piece - Basic Color Mix • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$159.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $7.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$199.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.27

Total project goal

$235.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $235.15

7 Donors

-$222.65

Donations toward project cost

-$189.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.39

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

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 $0.00

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