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Mrs. Balansay from El Paso TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning STEAM through Legos

My students need legos to explore STEAM concepts in a hands-on way.

  • $328 goal

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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 are amazing! I work at a Title I school in a low socioeconomic area, and 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. For some of our kids, these are the only two meals they have in a day.

Although my kids face many challenges, they are always eager to learn.

We are also three miles away from Ft. Bliss, so we have many military families in our school as well. Our school is located in a border city, and many of my students moved here from Mexico and are English Language Learners. I'm always looking for innovative ways to teach my kids and encourage them to love school and learning.

My Project

My students are hands-on learners. Throughout many of our science units, we talk about inventions and machines making our lives easier. I can show my students images and videos and tell them how things work, but where is the excitement in that?

With these Lego sets, my students can work with groups to have hands-on experiences.

The more senses students use to explore something, the more likely they are to learn it. This exposes them to more than just hearing and seeing things. They have to opportunity to hypothesize and test their theories and concepts. The days we spend doing hands-on activities are the best days in class!

Mrs. Balansay
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Duplo Basic Bricks (80 Pcs.) (Discontinued by manufacturer) • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97
LEGO Classic Green Baseplate Supplement • Amazon Business $7.59 4 $30.36
LEGO Storage Brick 2, Yellow • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
LEGO Storage Brick 2, Blue • Amazon Business $16.30 1 $16.30
LEGO Storage Brick 2, Dark Green • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
LEGO Storage Brick 2, Red • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$244.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.15

Total project goal

$327.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $327.67

5 Donors

-$163.83

Donations toward project cost

-$139.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.57

match offer

-$163.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$139.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.58

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 $0.00

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