Help me give my students a great start to their school day with these fun, hands-on-activities, such as coding toys, bee-bots, magnetic building tiles, and gears.
We work with kindergarten students. We are in a rural area with limited resources. At our Title I school, 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. It is important for these students to be up-to-date on real world events and information. They just need the tools to be able to push themselves higher. They are eager to learn new things, and I am excited to teach them! With all their questions and curiosity, the sky is the limit!
STEM activities are what the buzz is about!
Students love finding out how things work through fun, hands-on-activities. This project will provide exciting interactive STEM tubs that would take the place of traditional paper/pencil morning work in a Kindergarten classroom. These STEM Tubs that I would create would include meaningful creative leaning opportunities that would get them excited for the day through fun, hands-on-activities. These STEM tubs would also provide a way for my students to develop important social skills while collaborating with others.
My Project
My students will benefit greatly from STEM Tubs. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Tubs will be provided to our Kindergarten students to offer a fun, engaging, creative, and innovative way to start their day. The academic and high demands of Kindergarten leave little time for Kindergartners to engage in traditional play centers. With STEM Tubs they can learn and build their critical thinking skills while engaging in activities that students may see as "play".
Students will use STEM Tubs daily in place of traditional paper/pencil morning work during morning work time between student arrival and the bell that rings to signal the start of our academic day (approx.
25-30 min). This non-traditional method of morning work will promote student excitement, facilitate social and cognitive skills, and create a collaborative classroom. This project is creative because STEM tubs will be filled with lots of manipulatives (science, technology, engineering, and math). Each tub will be filled with meaningful resources related to science, technology, engineering, and math that students can work together on.
This is how the STEM Tubs will be implemented. Our morning work block starts at 7:30 and lasts until 8:05. As students arrive, they will participate in STEM Tub time. Materials will be purchased and placed in small storage tubs easily.
mDesign Stackable Closet Plastic Storage Bin Box with Lid - Container for Organizing Child's/Kids Toys, Action Figures, Crayons, Markers, Building Blocks, Puzzles, Crafts - 7" High, 2 Pack - Clear
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$29.99
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$149.95
Fisher Price Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar Toy
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$73.50
1
$73.50
Bee-Bot (AA Battery Powered with Batteries Included)
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$59.95
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$59.95
cossy Kids Magnet Toys Magnet Building Tiles, 120 Pcs 3D Magnetic Building Blocks Set, Educational Toys for Kids Children
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$47.99
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$47.99
Bristle Blocks by Battat – The Official Bristle Blocks – 113 Pieces in a Carry Case – Creativity Building Toys for Dexterity and Fine Motricity – Bpa Free 2 Years +
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$26.25
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$26.25
YITOOK Flower Garden Building Toys, Build a Bouquet Floral Arrangement Playset STEM Educational Toddler Toys, Creative Building Blocks Toy Set for 3 4 5 6 Year Olds Girls (109 PCS)
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$25.99
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$25.99
Marble Run Set 105 Pcs - Construction Building Blocks Toys Game for 4 5 6 7 Year Old Boys Girls Kids
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$23.99
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$23.99
Kidtastic Dinosaur Toys - STEM Learning Original (106 pieces), 3 pack Take Apart Fun, Construction Engineering Building Play Set For Boys Girls Toddlers, Best Toy Gift Kids Ages 3yr – 6yr, 3 Year olds
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$19.99
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$19.99
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! 100-Piece Deluxe Building Set, STEM Construction Toy Set, 100 Pieces, Ages 3+
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$15.10
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$15.10
EMIDO Building Blocks Kids Educational Toys STEM Toys Building Discs Sets Interlocking Solid Plastic for Preschool Kids Boys and Girls, Safe Material for Kids - 120 Pieces with Storage Bag
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$14.98
1
$14.98
bodolo 750 Piece Snowflake Building Blocks Set Interlocking Plastic Disc Set Kids Boys Girls Educational Construction stem Toys Ages 3+
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$13.89
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$13.89
Materials cost
$471.58
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
State sales tax
$32.54
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.07
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$541.19
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$95.50
Total project goal
$636.69
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$636.69
2 Donors
-$306.34
Donations toward project cost
-$280.79
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$25.55
match offer
-$306.35
Match offer toward project cost
-$260.40
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