My students need 1 Osmo Genius Kit and 5 Osmo Coding Jam games to learn financial literacy in a new and innovative way!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ballou's classroom raised $500
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our school has a long history embedded into the community we serve. Students are excited to attend school where many of their parents and even grandparents went before them. I have an exciting opportunity to start a STEAM Resource program for the first time! When you walk into my classroom you won't see students sitting in desks diligently taking notes, instead you'll see students brainstorming ideas, drawing images, building models, testing their solution, and more!
My students are spunky, inquisitive, and hardworking.
"I never knew school could be this fun!" a student shouted to a group member as they were working on a STEAM project. It is moments like these that push me to ensure that my students always have opportunities for hands-on, real-life learning experiences. It is wonderful donors, like yourself, that can help me to provide these experiences to our youngest learners!
My Project
Numbers are everywhere - grocery stores, computers, books, music, and the list could go on! But do our students see them? I'm sure you've heard children say, "When am I ever going to use this?!" More often than not that phrase is directly related to math. It's time to break the stigma that math is not used in your everyday life. Yes, a worksheet is not going to follow you around asking for the answers to problems in the grocery store, but you will in fact use math! In fact, it's called financial literacy. Calculating numbers is part of our everyday routine and I want to help our students become more comfortable with that.
The Osmo Genius Kit and Coding Jam games will allow our students to learn financial literacy in an engaging and innovation fashion.
Did you realize that music uses numbers when it counts beats? Or in order to make music people have to code the electronic devices that operate during production? Osmo will show my students in STEAM class that there are real world situations to apply their financial literacy skills. With your help my students will learn how to code, create music, and apply their financial literacy skills all at the same time! The trifecta of STEAM learning! Will you help us get there?
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