Help me give my students new STEM bin activities. These are used at the end of every day to increase creativity, increase communication between peers and allow the students to think scientifically and mathematically all while having fun!
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 absolutely amazing in every way. Our class is complete with 25 enthusiastic, curious, and animated first graders from a range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our class is an integrated co-teaching (ICT) classroom meaning that a portion of our students have special needs. Our needs range from speech and language disorders to autism but none of the labels stop any of the students from trying their hardest and always exceeding expectations. These 25 students are dedicated and excelling in the classroom is the norm!
Our class of students are a unique, clever, determined, and persistent bunch with a range of interests and needs - making each and every lesson new and exciting!
My co-teacher and I take a very hands-on approach to education which allows students to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
My Project
In our classroom we have STEM bins that we use every day for the last 15 minutes of the day. Each table is assigned a bin with a material in it and then they are asked to either build a structure or use the materials creatively to make anything their imagination can think of. Students love their STEM bin time and work hard to ensure that they get this time to build. We currently have dominoes, Ddixie cups, blocks, popsicle sticks, LEGOs and some brain disks. Next year, I would love to change out the bins every two months so that students are exposed to different building materials.
Every new STEM material we are requesting allows the brain to think and create in a new and unique way.
This time is sacred for me as a teacher as it is time where students learn how to communicate and collaborate all while having fun and building friendships. They have to learn how to resolve conflicts, share materials and express their ideas so that they can work and build together or create alongside each other. These new materials would make a world of a difference in out STEM bin routine!
More than three‑quarters 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
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Materials cost
$247.01
Vendor shipping charges
$18.00
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.71
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$298.72
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$52.72
Total project goal
$351.44
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$351.44
5 Donors
-$176.63
Donations toward project cost
-$150.14
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$26.49
match offer
-$174.79
Match offer toward project cost
-$148.57
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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