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Mrs. Barber from Bluff Dale, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Busy Minds and Bright Futures!

Help me give my students building materials, puzzles, and STEM supplies to create creative thinkers and problem solvers!

  • 2 donors
  • $353 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

This is a fun creative project filled with building materials, puzzles, and STEM supplies to create creative thinkers and problem solvers! There are multiple leveled puzzles for growing learnings, building materials to stretch the imagination and develop problem solving skills, and STEM supplies to develop higher order thinking skills.

Students able to problem solve and create are the future and these materials will help those busy minds with bright futures!

This is a new year and new grade level filled with new wonderful opportunities. We can't thank you enough for your time and support of these incredible students and their futures.

Mrs. Barber
Grades PreK-2
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 20 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Vibrant Creative Brick Box Arts & Crafts Toy for Kids, Creative Building Set with Unicorn, Skateboard, Guitar, Plane & More, Sensory Toy Birthday Gift for 4 Year Old Girls and Boys, 11038 • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
hand2mind Standard Index Playing Cards with Storage Tote, Teacher Supplies, Classroom Supplies for Teachers Elementary, Deck of Cards for Kids, Playing Cards Bulk, Poker Cards (Pack of 30) • Amazon Business $49.30 1 $49.30
50 Piece Trivia Floor Jigsaw Puzzle - Life Size King Penguin - Educational Trivia On Each Piece – Fun Gift for Kids Enjoyable for Adults, Ages 3+ XL Puzzle Size Assembled 24" x 36" - Made in USA • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
50 Piece Trivia Floor Jigsaw Puzzle - Life Size Koala - Educational Trivia On Each Piece – Fun Gift for Kids Enjoyable for Adults, Ages 3+ XL Puzzle Size Assembled 24" x 32.5" - Made in USA • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
TALGIC 70 Piece Puzzles for Kids Ages 4-6, Educational Round Floor Puzzles for Kids Ages 3-5, Toddler Farm Puzzles with Animals & Barn, Popular Preschool Toys & Gift Kids Puzzles Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Melissa & Doug Dinosaurs Floor Puzzle - 48 Pieces (2 Feet x 3 Feet Assembled) - FSC Certified • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Melissa & Doug Rainforest Floor Puzzle (48 pcs, 2 x 3 feet) - FSC Certified • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
UrChoice 60 Pack Pop Tubes Sensory Toys, Connectable and Extendable Fidget Toys for Stress Relief, Party Favors for Kids, Treasure Box Toys for Classroom Prizes,Last Day of School Gifts for Kids • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Brainometry - 34 Pieces, Ages 5+ STEM Toys for Kids, Brain Teaser Toys and Games, Kindergarten Games,Back to School • Amazon Business $11.28 1 $11.28
JCREN Wooden Pattern Blocks Montessori Toys Shape Puzzles Kindergarten Classic Educational Tangram Geometric Brain Teaser Toys Best STEM Gift for Kids Ages 4-8 with 24 Pcs Design Cards • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Geomakers - 58 Pieces, Ages 5+ STEM Toys for Kids, Kindergartner Learning Toys, Shapes for Kids • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79

Materials cost

$265.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$299.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.90

Total project goal

$352.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $352.68

1 Donor

-$235.12

Donations toward project cost

-$199.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.27

match offer

-$117.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$99.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.63

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