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A Tinkerer, a Creator, a Maker: Pre-K Makerspace

My students need science and engineering materials including Lego bricks and baseplates, work gloves, Science Discovery kits and children's tools to create a Maker Space in our classroom.

  • $469 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Every morning students enter the classroom eager and excited for the day ahead. Every experience is new to the young child. What better way to jump start their 21st century skills than with a Makerspace in our preschool classroom.

My students are awesome!

At just 3 and 4 years old, they have an incredible sense of curiosity and wonder. They are inquisitive and interested in exploring anything and everything. Two questions I hear in my classroom all day, every day... Why? How? I would love to provide them more opportunities to answer those questions as they develop their own problem solving and technological skills.

My Project

Seeing a 3 or 4 year old child independently solve a problem or accomplish a task independently for the first time is one of the greatest moments in life. I feel so privileged that I get to witness these moments every day. My students need science and engineering materials including Lego bricks and baseplates, work gloves, Science Discovery kits and children's tools to create a Maker Space in our classroom. My students will use the materials to create a Preschool Maker Space. They will learn how to create, solve problems, tinker, and make! By exploring and using these materials, the students will develop their fine motor, problem solving, speaking, listening, comprehension, planning, initiative, creative, and observational skills. But that just scratches the surface!

This preschool Makerspace will help to develop, at an early age, the critical thinkers of tomorrow.

The experiences the students will have in their most formative years will set them up for a lifetime of learning and the careers of tomorrow.

Ms. King
Grades PreK-2
  • Dayton Avenue Elementary School 17
  • Passaic, NJ
    • Nearly all 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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    At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

    This project will reach 15 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH225X - Can Do! Science Discovery Kits - Pre K-Gr. 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
Roominate Circuits Accessory Pack • Amazon $19.99 2 $39.98
Grip 9 pc Children's Tool Kit • Amazon $35.00 1 $35.00
Marble Run - 80 Piece Set • Amazon $16.83 2 $33.66
LEGO Classic Creative Bricks • Amazon $14.99 2 $29.98
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 • Amazon $24.96 1 $24.96
HEXBUG Nano, 5-Pack colors may vary • Amazon $19.99 1 $19.99
Learning Resources Colored Safety Goggles • Amazon $18.10 1 $18.10
LEGO Classic Green Baseplate Supplement • Amazon $7.99 2 $15.98
G & F 5009M Children's Work Gloves, Grey • Amazon $7.99 2 $15.98
Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors • Amazon $13.88 1 $13.88

Materials cost

$362.51

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$397.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.23

Total project goal

$468.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $468.18

6 Donors

-$169.09

Donations toward project cost

-$143.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.36

Matching donations from our partners

-$299.08

Match offers toward project cost

-$254.22

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.86

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