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Mrs. Foust from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inquiring Minds

Help me give my students math and science games such as a marble run, magnetic tiles and blocks, math card game and more, to get their creative juices flowing.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Foust's classroom raised $296

This project is fully funded

My Project

Imagine being a student, sitting in classrooms all day, feeling like everyone else has all the answers but you just can't figure it out. That is how so many of my struggling readers and writers feel. Let's change that.

I want to provide my students with hands-on, inquiry based lessons that will help them fall in love with learning again.

The marble run will help my students use logic to create a marble run. The magnetic tiles will allow my students to use their imagination and creativity to build structures. Through conversations with my kiddos, it has come to my attention that they need activities where creativity, effort, critical thinking and excitement play a more important role in being successful than finding the right answers. We have decided that creating a STEAM (science, technology, art, engineering, math) club will do just the trick!

Mrs. Foust Washington Irving Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

60 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magnetic Marble Run - 150-Piece STEM Building Set for Kids & Adults with Magnetic Track & Trick Pieces & Marbles for Building A Marble Maze, STEM Project (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $59.49 1 $59.49
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Glowing Marble Run – 150 Piece Construction Set with 30 Glow in the Dark Glass Marbles & Storage Bag, STEM Gifts for Boys and Girls, Building Project Toy (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $55.19 1 $55.19
Semper Smart Games Blobby's Pizza Math Card Game: Crazy Fun Strategic Pizza Eating Contest Between Cute Monsters! • Amazon Business $22.00 1 $22.00
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Glowing Marble Run – Expansion Pack with 5 Glow in The Dark Glass Marbles, 20 Construction Pieces, UV Light, Great Creative STEM Toy for Girls and Boys • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Bouncy Ball Kit Creative Party Favors for Kids, FunKidz Make Your Own Magic Balls Individual 12 Bottles Pack Making Bouncy Balls DIY Craft Kit for Boys Girls • Amazon Business $19.90 1 $19.90
Gamewright - Deduckto - A Quacking Deduction Game - Card Game for Kids Ages 8 and Up - Great for Family Game Night! • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
ECR4Kids ELR-13212 Cutting Edge SureGrip Kid's Scissor Classpack for School Classrooms, Blunt Tip, Assorted • Amazon Business $6.61 2 $13.22
Point Games High-Lo Card Games for Families, Adults & Kids, Family Game Night Fun of Highs & Lows for All Ages, Durable Playing Cards, 2-8 Players • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$217.77

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$251.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.30

Total project goal

$295.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$295.34

2 Donors

-$180.00

Donations toward project cost

-$158.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$109.46

Match offers toward project cost

-$93.04

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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$0.00

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