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Mrs. Kristen Byers from Saukville, WI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kinders Create Big Things With Cardboard!

Help me give my students Makedo cardboard construction sets to create amazing things!

  • $347 goal

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My Project

I am requesting Makedo reusable tool and screw sets for my class to create big things using just cardboard and their imaginations. Makedo tools will make it possible to use and resuse cardboard, which is in plentiful supply, by safely cutting cardboard pieces and screwing them together with reusable screws and fasteners.

Kindergarteners learn hands-on and this building set will foster innovation, critical thinking, problem-solving and peer collaboration.

Further, the Makedo set encourages reusing a material, cardboard, that would otherwise be discarded. I can imagine the enthusiasm of my Kindergarteners for building BIG cardboard creations with Makedo tools!

Mrs. Kristen Byers
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Makedo Invent | Upcycled Cardboard Construction Toolkit in Large Toolbox (360 Pieces) | STEM + STEAM Educational Toys for at Home Play + Classroom Learning | Reusable Tools for Boys and Girls Age 5+ • Amazon Business $175.00 1 $175.00
Makedo Discover | 126 Piece Cardboard Construction Toolbox for 1-5 Makers | STEM and STEAM Educational Toys for Kids | at Home Play + Classroom Learning | Reusable Tools for Boys and Girls Age 5+ • Amazon Business $50.00 1 $50.00
Makedo SCRU+ 120 | Top Up Your Toolbox! 120 Piece Set | Connect 4 to 6 Layers of Cardboard | STEM and STEAM Educational Toys for Kids | at Home Play and Classroom Learning • Amazon Business $18.00 2 $36.00

Materials cost

$261.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$294.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.04

Total project goal

$346.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $346.96

3 Donors

-$174.00

Donations toward project cost

-$147.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.10

match offer

-$172.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$147.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.94

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 $0.00

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