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Ms. Newton from Winston Salem NC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Full STEAM Ahead

Help me give my students access to an organized way to explore science and math materials independently with an explore table.

  • $464 goal

This project expired on May 23, 2020.

This project expired on May 23, 2020.

My Students

"Look! I did it!" a student exclaimed after writing his name for the first time. "Octopus!" a student, who is mostly nonverbal, exclaimed while reading an adapted text. As a teacher in a low-income area of NC to special needs students, I am astounded every day by the progress my students make and their overwhelming desire to learn. They have needs ranging from speech to autism to spina bifida and more, but they are all unique in their own way, and they all learn in different ways.

My students are three and four and they face challenges every day that they fight to overcome so they can learn and grow.

Each student has an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and they come to school to work on goals related to speech, communication, social skills, behavior, and more. Many of these students also come from low income families and receive a variety of services designed to help them, such as speech, occupational, and/or physical therapy. These students overcome hurdles every day, and they teach me every day as well to be a better teacher and to adapt materials in different ways to meet their needs.

My Project

I work with three year olds with special needs, and they love to explore science materials. They love X-rays, bugs, pinecones, etc. I would like to give them a larger STEAM area which will allow them to better learn as well as encourage their desire to understand the world around them.

This table/shelf would allow students to explore new science materials independently, as well as serve as a better way to manage nature collections (pinecones, rocks, seashells).

My students are really interested in science, so I would like to forge ahead with a full STEAM center that will allow them to really embrace these concepts. This shelf would really help me to give them access to more materials.

Ms. Newton
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Science Exploration Table • Kaplan Early Learning Company $332.96 1 $332.96

Materials cost

$332.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$393.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.52

Total project goal

$463.44

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