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Mrs. Jean Raftery from Newark, NJ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Up Our STEAM Classroom!

Help me give my students building materials such as straw connectors, building bricks, magnetic cubes, and play stixs to create and construct models in their STEAM class.

  • $196 goal

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Mrs. Jean Raftery has another project! Donate to Beginning to Code With My Little Ones to help her classroom.

$128 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Having blocks, straw connectors, and other building materials, such as legos are valuable tools in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) classroom as they provide hands-on, experiential learning that can deepen understanding and enhance student engagement. This is my first year teaching STEAM and I need to gather a collection of building materials for my students who work on many projects and hands-on challenges in class.

Building with blocks and LEGOs often involves group work, which helps students develop important collaboration and communication skills as they plan, build, and refine projects together.

I am requesting a variety of building materials that will improve my students' engineering designs and enhance their creativity as they create and modify prototypes for engineering challenges, while sharpening their creative design and problem-solving skills.

Incorporating these building materials in my classroom can make learning more interactive and enjoyable, cultivating a deeper connection with STEAM subjects and nurturing essential 21st-century skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and teamwork.

Mrs. Jean Raftery First Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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 directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Jean Raftery

Newark, NJ View local requests

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

287 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BrainSpark 100PCS Magnetic Pixel Cubes World Pack Edition Magnet Building Blocks STEM Montessori Stacking Toys for Toddlers Construction Toy Fidget Boys Girls Ages 3-9 • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Playstix® • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Brick Loot 1,000 Building Blocks w/Storage Box Organizer, Toy Bricks for Kids & Adults 6 Year Old +, Fun Toys for Boys or Girls, Building Block Sets, Compatible with Lego & All Brands, 70 Free Pieces • Amazon Business $27.57 1 $27.57
IQ BUILDER | STEM Learning Toys | Creative Construction Engineering | Fun Educational Building Toy Set for Boys and Girls Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Old | Best Toy Gift for Kids | Top Blocks Game Kit • Amazon Business $24.77 1 $24.77
Straw Constructor Toy 600Pcs STEM Building Toys Set,Upgrade Interlocking Plastic Educational Toys Engineering Building Kit Safety Material Creativity Toy for 3-8 Years Boy and Girl Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$132.31

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$165.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.26

Total project goal

$195.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $195.05

1 Donor

-$97.52

Donations toward project cost

-$82.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.63

match offer

-$97.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.63

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 $0.00

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