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Ms. Julie from Mountain View, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Think Big, Build Bigger

Help me give my students ample opportunities to create and explore with STEM outdoors.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Julie's classroom raised $1,529

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are a group of eager & excited five-year-olds, who come to school happy and ready to learn. They love to work with their hands to create, build, and explore the world around them. Our school is a Title 1 school, and many of our students come from diverse backgrounds with diverse needs.

While the current demands of Kindergarten is rigorous, we are fortunate that TK allows us to blend appropriate academic skills to prepare students, while also creating opportunities to engage in learning through play and exploration.

My Project

TK is all about exploration, investigation, and experimentation. Our students, at this age, have a natural curiosity that drives their learning and thinking. While we do our best to encourage this inside the classroom, we also want to extend it outside of the classroom. These outdoor STEM activities will help nurture and develop their inquiry, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. They will get to design, build, construct, and learn through trial & error - all while working and playing together. Additionally, as they build these simple machines, ramps, and structures, they are also strengthening their fine motor skills and expressing their creativity.

Ms. Julie Theuerkauf Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mountain View, CA View local requests

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

102 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE676 - Big Builders Construction Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $399.00 1 $399.00
TT231 - Jumbo Simple Machine Builders • Lakeshore Learning Materials $379.00 1 $379.00
LC286 - Outdoor Ramps Exploration Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00
LC287 - Balls for Outdoor Ramps Exploration Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98

Materials cost

$1,146.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$104.95

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,299.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$229.26

Total project goal

$1,528.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,528.39

1 Donor

-$1,299.13

Donations toward project cost

-$1,299.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$229.26

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$0.00

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