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Mrs. Ballou from Moseley, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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WowWee Help Us with Our Coding

My students need more hands-on opportunities to learn about coding, such as WowWee COJI robot and Coders Cube Stackers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ballou's classroom raised $585

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My Students

Our school has a long history embedded into the community we serve. Students are excited to attend school where many of their parents and even grandparents went before them. I have an exciting opportunity to start a STEAM Resource program for the first time! When you walk into my classroom you won't see students sitting in desks diligently taking notes, instead you'll see students brainstorming ideas, drawing images, building models, testing their solution, and more!

My students are spunky, inquisitive, and hardworking.

"I never knew school could be this fun!" a student shouted to a group member as they were working on a STEAM project. It is moments like these that push me to ensure that my students always have opportunities for hands-on, real-life learning experiences. It is wonderful donors, like yourself, that can help me to provide these experiences to our youngest learners!

My Project

During Hour of Code, my youngest students had their first glimpse of coding during an unplugged coding activity. They truly soaked it all up! Therefore, I want to be able to offer them more opportunities to learn how to code. Many of my 800 students will be applying to take part in a STEAM competition outside of school in the spring. We will be having practices before school to get them working together as a team and learning how to communicate.

The first step in having a successful team is learning how to communicate with and encourage one another.

Coding is a great way to get students doing just that. The WowWee COJI robots, Coders Cube Stackers, and Let's Go Code activity set will provide opportunities for students to learn the rules of coding, while also discovering how to navigate the best ways to share their ideas, take turns, ask questions, and overall create the perfect team environment. You can help us reach this goal by donating to our project!

Mrs. Ballou Grange Hall Elementary School Grades 3-5 Moseley, VA View local requests 100 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WowWee COJI The Coding Robot Toy • Amazon Business $35.30 6 $211.80
Learning Resources Let's Go Code! Activity Set, 50 Pieces • Amazon Business $27.74 6 $166.44
Alex Toys Future Coders Cube Stackers Coding Skills Kit • Amazon Business $13.60 6 $81.60

Materials cost

$459.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.66

Total project goal

$584.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $584.40

1 Donor

-$99.35

Donations toward project cost

-$99.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$467.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$397.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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