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Ms. Garcia's Classroom

  • Midway Elementary School
  • Moses Lake, WA
  • 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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  • Flexible Learning

    Funded Aug 28, 2019

    Thank you so much for your donations to our flexible seating. These seats have made the largest impact on our classroom. The students now have the chance to move around freely between seats and are not expected to sit still in their chairs all day. The students have loved being able to have even more choice within their classroom. The difference in the students and their attentiveness in the classroom has been huge. I am so thankful to everyone who took their time to share and donate to my project.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Garcia

  • Headphones for Learning

    Funded Mar 6, 2019

    These headphones have made a world of a difference here in our classroom. The students are so appreciative and have loved getting to use the new headphones! The students absolutely loved receiving brand new headphones and were even more excited because they now each get to be in charge of their own pair. We use the headphones for many different reasons in our classroom. For example, the students get to use the Chromebooks and headphones outside of our math core curriculum in order to receive extra practice on whatever needs they might have in math. The students and I are both extremely appreciative of everyone who took the time to donate to our classroom.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Garcia

  • STEM Into Learning

    Funded Sep 2, 2018

    My students have been absolutely loving their STEM bins! This has become one of their favorite activities to do in the classroom. Every time they walk in the room and see that we will be using their bins that day they are all ecstatic. When we first received the STEM bins they were surprised to learn that other people donated the money for them to get to have these in their room and were extremely grateful. It has been so exciting for me to be able to see their minds at work being creative and building different projects. After seeing how much the students have loved the hands on work with the STEM bins, I look forward to finding more and more ways to incorporate this style of learning into our classroom.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Garcia

    This classroom project was brought to life by Craig Newmark Philanthropies and 12 other donors.
The materials that I am requesting for my students will be geared toward science discovery learning. The materials will be divided up into learning bins, and the STEM bins will have materials that will inspire the students to construct something using task cards. STEM Bins are plastic, clear boxes filled with an engineering manipulative, such as Gears!, Magic Connectors, Star Puzzle Connecting Pieces, unifix cubes, toothpicks and playdough, or popsicle sticks with velcro on the ends. The boxes also contain small sets of task cards on metal rings that picture a variety of basic engineering structures. These STEM Bins will then be placed on an easily accessible shelf in the classroom. When students’ regular classwork is complete, they can take one STEM Bin at a time and learn as an engineer. They will use the materials in the box to construct as many different structures on the cards as they can. Students will be engaged in creative, complex tasks and are encouraged to think like inventors. Kinesthetic learners, spatial learners, and logical learners will love exploring the different possibilities for the building materials as they try to construct more challenging structures. By incorporating STEM bins into my classroom, it will provide my students the chance to explore the world of Science in an exploratory way. This will also provide engaging activities for students that finish tests and other activities early. Science is such an important part of the classroom today and providing them with STEM learning opportunities will help prepare them for the future.

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The materials that I am requesting for my students will be geared toward science discovery learning. The materials will be divided up into learning bins, and the STEM bins will have materials that will inspire the students to construct something using task cards. STEM Bins are plastic, clear boxes filled with an engineering manipulative, such as Gears!, Magic Connectors, Star Puzzle Connecting Pieces, unifix cubes, toothpicks and playdough, or popsicle sticks with velcro on the ends. The boxes also contain small sets of task cards on metal rings that picture a variety of basic engineering structures. These STEM Bins will then be placed on an easily accessible shelf in the classroom. When students’ regular classwork is complete, they can take one STEM Bin at a time and learn as an engineer. They will use the materials in the box to construct as many different structures on the cards as they can. Students will be engaged in creative, complex tasks and are encouraged to think like inventors. Kinesthetic learners, spatial learners, and logical learners will love exploring the different possibilities for the building materials as they try to construct more challenging structures. By incorporating STEM bins into my classroom, it will provide my students the chance to explore the world of Science in an exploratory way. This will also provide engaging activities for students that finish tests and other activities early. Science is such an important part of the classroom today and providing them with STEM learning opportunities will help prepare them for the future.

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