My students need tools to assist them in creating with cardboard in our MakerSpace.
$251 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
I teach in rural northern California at two different elementary school campuses, a K-3rd school, and a 4th-5th grade school. Over sixty percent of our students are second language learners and 70% or more of our students live in poverty. I love coming to work each day because I know that we offer our students a safe and happy place where they can learn and have fun. I also know that our students are eager to learn and experience new things.
When students visit our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) lab, we focus on hands-on, engaging activities.
We might extract DNA, build bridges, study the parts of a plant, or create art. We also have a makerspace at each campus. This is a place where our students create, communicate, think critically, and collaborate. Students are able to design their own learning. Some students might be learning to sew, while others are building with LEGO bricks or blocks, working with wood, or painting. Our makerspace is a student favorite on both campuses.
My Project
Our students love the school MakerSpace. This is a place where they create, communicate, and collaborate on projects that interest them.
Our cardboard zone in the MakerSpace is a kid favorite!
Community members donate boxes and our students create. They make marble mazes, cars, playgrounds, puppet theaters, robots, cities... with the boxes. The only frustrating part is the cutting and attaching of various boxes. The cardboard cutters, and cardboard screws will help ease the frustration. The books might offer inspiration to an aspiring builder. With your help, our cardboard zone will be a frustration free area. An area where our students can communicate and collaborate to create beautiful structures!
CANARY Cardboard Scissors, Blue (PS-6500H)
• Amazon Business
$16.80
4
$67.20
Makedo Cardboard Construction Scru Expansion Pack XL, Includes 50 Reusable XL Scrus, Perfect for In-Classroom STEM Learning and At-Home Play for kids age 4+
• Amazon Business
$12.50
4
$50.00
What To Do With a Box
• Amazon Business
$13.29
1
$13.29
The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn
• Amazon Business
$11.00
1
$11.00
Not a Box
• Amazon Business
$10.49
1
$10.49
The Cardboard Box Book: Make Robots, Princess Castles, Cities, and More!
• Amazon Business
$8.53
1
$8.53
A Box Can Be Many Things (Rookie Readers)
• Amazon Business
$4.45
1
$4.45
Materials cost
$164.96
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$15.09
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.47
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$212.52
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$37.50
Total project goal
$250.02
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$250.02
2 Donors
-$250.02
Donations toward project cost
-$212.52
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Williams and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.