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Mrs. Schenkelberg from Bellevue, NE is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On Tools for Eager Learners

My students need hands-on resources for social studies, science, and math to engage their bodies and minds in the curriculum!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Schenkelberg's classroom raised $553

This project is fully funded

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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 variety of cultural backgrounds at a school where over 90% students qualify for free and reduced price lunch. Families come from all over the world, and kids come to class in various states of readiness to learn. All want to learn, and love to learn. Brain research shows that students learn best when their minds, bodies, and senses are immersed in the curriculum. I strive to support strong and struggling learners and everyone in between, and I believe this project will help me achieve this goal!

My Project

Maria Montessori, a pioneer of child-centered education, was known to say, "we should never give the brain more than we give the hand." Sadly, as students progress in their schooling, fewer and fewer opportunities are provided to feel and experience the learning with their hands. I would like to stock my classroom with the tools to make manipulation of math, social studies, and science concepts possible.

My aim is to provide all of my students with hands-on learning in math, social studies, and science.

In upper elementary and beyond, it can become difficult to provide meaningful, rigorous, hands-on work. Students often struggle with hearing and internalizing an explanation of an abstract math concept. Ancient history can be too far in the past to be engaging. Science is best understood through experimentation! I would love these cultural games and fabrics, science models and kits, and math tools to provide a whole body learning experience for my class!

Please consider helping us gain these tools to make our math, social studies, and science classes more tactile! Let's make learning stick!

Mrs. Schenkelberg Gilder Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

26 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grimm's Wooden Fraction Circles in Blue (Cool Colors) • Amazon Business $31.95 1 $31.95
Continent Puzzle Combo Pack (171 Pieces in 5 Puzzles) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Montessori Basic Wooden Grammar Symbols with Box • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
WE Games Wood Senet Game - An Ancient Egyptian Board Game • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Montessori Large Bead Frame • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Timelines of History • Amazon Business $24.17 1 $24.17
Learning Resources Wood Geometric Solids Set Of 19 • Amazon Business $20.24 1 $20.24
Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe • Amazon Business $19.22 1 $19.22
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
ScienceWiz / Electricity Kit • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
Learning Resources Cross-Section Animal Cell Model • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Mill Strategy • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
MC-V1656 - ROCKS AND THE ROCK CYCLE COLOSSAL • Amazon Business $14.70 1 $14.70
Learning Resources Cross-section Earth Model • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
ScienceWiz Magnetism Experiment Kit and Book 22 Experiments, Magnetism • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
100% Woven Silk Light Blue Opulent Geometric Patterned Pocket Square • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Maguey Weaves Ayate Natural Fiber Cloths Facial & Body Massage Cloth, Fine Weave Handwoven • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Uncle Milton Dino X-Team Fire & Ice Prehistoric Volcano Toy • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Outfitters Mancala • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic: The Adventures of Geo, Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
M.C.G. Textiles Fabric for Counted Cross Stitch 32 Count Linen Fabric Cut, 20 by 27-Inch, Natural • Amazon Business $7.68 1 $7.68
Exploring Ecosystems with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $6.93 1 $6.93
The Attractive Story of Magnetism with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $6.86 1 $6.86
The Surprising World of Bacteria with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $6.00 1 $6.00
The Shocking World of Electricity with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Science) • Amazon Business $5.72 1 $5.72
Dimensions Needlecrafts Feltworks Felt, White • Amazon Business $3.79 1 $3.79

Materials cost

$409.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$469.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.91

Total project goal

$552.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $552.74

2 Donors

-$543.92

Donations toward project cost

-$469.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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