STEM Systems for Students

Funded Sep 11, 2023

The materials received for our classroom have been welcomed very excitedly by my 20 First Graders. We explored each new material together and talked about ways we could use the materials to be creative and innovative. We use the STEM materials daily as a part of our STEM Center during independent work time. The students choose a material, create something of their choosing, and then they journal about their creation, noting the materials they used and how they could use their creation in everyday life.

I have seen such an increase in excitement and imagination since we have been using our new things! My students are always eager to get to the STEM center, and I am often met with lots of excitement afterward with a "Mrs. Hyland, look what I made!!". In a world full of screens and technology, the materials you helped to donate have forced my students look at and think about the world in new ways. I love watching their minds spin as they build their creations!”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Hyland