Help me give my students the materials they need to use their creativity to explore STEM materials and use their creativity to learn.
$916 goal
This project expired on September 1, 2025.
This project expired on September 1, 2025.
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.
My Project
TK students are inherently inquisitive. STEM materials like building blocks, magnifying glasses, simple machines, and water play tools provide tangible ways for them to explore their questions about how the world works. These materials encourage them to ask "why?" and "how?" leading to deeper engagement with learning.
STEM activities naturally involve challenges that require children to think critically and creatively to find solutions.
Building a tower that won't fall, figuring out how a ramp makes a car go faster, or sorting objects by size and color all contribute to early problem-solving development.
Even at the TK level, you can introduce basic concepts in science, technology, engineering, and math through play. Exploring gravity with ramps and balls, understanding cause and effect with simple machines, recognizing patterns with blocks, and measuring with non-standard units lay a strong foundation for future learning. Many STEM activities encourage teamwork. When children work together on a building project or an experiment, they learn to share ideas, communicate their thoughts, listen to others, and negotiate solutions. These social skills are just as important as the STEM concepts themselves.
Making Learning Engaging and Fun: Hands-on STEM activities make learning exciting and memorable. When children are actively involved in exploring and experimenting, they are more likely to be engaged and retain what they learn. This positive early experience with STEM can foster a lifelong love of learning.
More than half 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
80 students impacted
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