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Mrs. Kerksiek from Olathe, KS is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Extravagant Early Finishers in the Art Room

Help me give my students some fun STEAM activities to add to our early finishers area in the art room! This includes storage bins, Picasso tiles, and more.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Kerksiek's classroom raised $259

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My Project

Students create and finish artwork at different times in the art room. I have created an area for early finishers in my classroom that students can grab from to continue keeping their creativity flowing for the remainder of the class. I want to incorporate more STEAM items to our early finishers area to really spark more imagination and creativity from my student.

The Picasso tiles will allow students to create and build whatever their imagination can come up with.

They will also be allowed to continue their creativity with EverSmart stacking rocks, 3 bees and me wooden building blocks and with the TOYLI smart coins interlocking discs to build, create and purposeful play with. These STEAM items will allow artists to continue their creative journeys after we are finished with their art projects.

With new materials, we will also be needing some storage for the new items as well and the plastic storage bins with lids will allow students east access to grab and go as they need!

Mrs. Kerksiek Tomahawk Elementary School Grades 3-5 Olathe, KS View local requests

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
IRIS USA 12 Qt. Plastic Storage Bin Tote Organizing Container with Durable Lid and Secure Latching Buckles, Stackable and Nestable, 6 Pack, Pearl with Black Buckle • Amazon Business $40.81 2 $81.62
PicassoTiles 60 Piece Set 60pcs Magnet Building Tiles Clear Magnetic 3D Building Blocks Construction Playboards - Creativity beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Recreational, Educational, Conventional • Amazon Business $27.98 1 $27.98
EVERSMART 36 Pcs Stacking Rocks – XL, Safe Wooden Building Blocks for Kids & Toddlers, No Choking Hazard – Montessori Balancing Stones Toys for 1 2 3 4 5 6 Year Old Boy or Girl Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
3 Bees & Me Wooden Building Toys - STEM Toys for Boys and Girls - 100 Wood Plank Pieces • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
TOYLI Smart Coins 500 Pieces Interlocking Discs Set, STEM Connectors Kids Toy Building Blocks, STEM, Learning, Color Recognition, Circle Shapes for Girls Boys, Kids, Construction Gift • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99

Materials cost

$174.58

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$219.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.74

Total project goal

$258.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$258.25

3 Donors

-$129.12

Donations toward project cost

-$109.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.37

match offer

-$129.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$109.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.37

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$0.00

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