Help me give my students STEM materials to develop their critical thinking skills through the process of creating, designing, building, and inventing!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mewlud's classroom raised $435
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students come from a working class household of which many are immigrants from diverse regions of the world. They are inquisitive, bright, and incredibly sweet! I can't wait to have them use and develop their critical thinking skills. It is very important that they are engaged in the learning process by being creative, imaginative, designers, architectures, and inventors!!
My Project
The materials I am interested in ordering for my students will be useful for their over-all development. After the past year of remote learning, children had limited opportunities. I want to provide them with the materials and space to further develop their...
- fine motor skills
- creativity and imagination without the fear of making a mistake
- coping with frustration and learning persistence that empowers them to endure until they overcome challenges.
- self-esteem when they complete a project
- focus and concentration through creating projects / working on fun innovative tasks.
- stimulates creativity and thinking out of the box
- imagination and ingenuity lead to innovative thinking and the discovery of new ideas.
In concussing, using LEGO pieces to construct objects requires various brain skills like planning, problem-solving, lateral thinking, spatial awareness, and STEM skills.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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