My students need different STEM based materials for STEM Challenge Boxes that they will use when they have completed their work early, are picked up late, or need a break.
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 are absolutely amazing in every way. Our class is complete with 25 enthusiastic, curious, and animated first graders from a range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our class is an integrated co-teaching (ICT) classroom meaning that a portion of our students have special needs. Our needs range from speech and language disorders to autism but none of the labels stop any of the students from trying their hardest and always exceeding expectations. These 25 students are dedicated and excelling in the classroom is the norm!
Our class of students are a unique, clever, determined, and persistent bunch with a range of interests and needs - making each and every lesson new and exciting!
My co-teacher and I take a very hands-on approach to education which allows students to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
My Project
My students need Playmags, PlayDoh, Interlocking Tubes, LeGOS and other STEM toys in order to activate their brains in creative ways that allow them to think outside of the box. Often times, when students are done with their work early, they chose to read a book or write in their journals. This year, I want to use that time in a different way! I will be creating STEM challenge boxes in which students are given a variety of different materials and their task is to recreate specific structures. This allows students to work on problem solving skills, spatial skills, reasoning skills and math skills all while having fun.
School is meant to be a place of exploration, growth, and innovation; these STEM Challenge materials will help my students in all of these things all while having tons of FUN!
All of the extra materials that will not be used in the challenge boxes will be used during choice time. Here students get to chose the activity that they partake in; Playdoh, legos, blocks, and marbles tend to be #1 choices!
More than three‑quarters 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
Playmags 100 Piece Super Set: With Strongest Magnets Guaranteed, Sturdy, Super Durable with Vivid Clear Color Tiles. 18-piece Clickins Accessories to Enhance your Creativity
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$49.99
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$49.99
ECR4Kids Totally Tubular Pipes & Spout Math Manipulatives Building Kit, Educational Sensory Learning Toys for Children (160-Piece Set)
• Amazon Business
$40.00
1
$40.00
Meland Marble Run Toy 122 Pcs Marble Game STEM Learning Toy, Educational Construction Building Blocks Toy, Marble Set Gift for Kids 4 5 6 + Year Old Boys Girls
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$33.99
1
$33.99
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696
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$27.99
1
$27.99
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36-Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3-Ounce Cans, Ages 2 and up, (Amazon Exclusive)
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
VIAHART Brain Flakes 500 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set | A Creative and Educational Alternative to Building Blocks | Tested for Children's Safety | A Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls!
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Materials cost
$191.95
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.88
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$224.83
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$39.68
Total project goal
$264.51
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$264.51
2 Donors
-$132.26
Donations toward project cost
-$112.42
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$19.84
match offer
-$132.25
Match offer toward project cost
-$112.41
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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