My students come from a wide variety of learning situations, from struggling to striving. The school is set within a suburban community near military housing. Even though my school is within a large metropolitan city, it feels like a small community and sheltered, an "island in the hills." Within these hills, we have a variety of ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as several families who have moved here from other countries. Many of our students are also grappling with parents being deployed or on active duty.
Project-based, STEAM exploration is engaging and motivating to all my students, and a tool to building a growth mindset, regardless of their academic level.
My students are exuberant and creative, and I am constantly challenged to investigate new opportunities for them to test the waters in STEM/STEAM learning for all grade levels in TK-5th grade. We also make a concerted effort to incorporate NGSS standards and make them relevant to the students' world and interests. The curriculum is student-driven and ever-morphing to meet their needs in a problem-based learning environment.
My Project
My students need blank composition books to record their observations and draft their engineering plans. We have been limited by our current pre-lined notebooks.
Blank books are more versatile and conducive for both the engineering design process and for scientific observations.
My students use composition books for so many things in our classroom, but having pre-determined ruled pages detracts from our learning. With blank books, we can be more focused on practicing making models, plans, and also using our books for nature journaling.
These books will last for a long time, and will also help students to create a great record and keepsake for the school year.
More than a third 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
Roaring Spring Paper Products Unruled Hard Cover Composition Book, 1 Case (48 Total), 9.75" x 7.5" 50 Sheets, Black Marble Cover, 77260cs1
• Amazon Business
$91.66
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$274.98
Materials cost
$274.98
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$25.16
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.12
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$334.26
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$58.99
Total project goal
$393.25
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$393.25
3 Donors
-$196.62
Donations toward project cost
-$167.13
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$29.49
match offer
-$196.62
Match offer toward project cost
-$167.13
Match offer 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 Mrs. Allard's STEAM Lab and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
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