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Mrs. Finch from El Cajon, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Innovative Leaders...

My students need books on robotics, STEM activities, and Innovators. The Dash & Dot Wonder Pack, are adorable robots that will help them explore coding.

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My Students

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower," Steve Jobs. My 2nd graders are developing skills of being critical thinkers, as well as creative thinkers. They are filled with wonder about the world around them, and have great potential to become the innovative leaders of tomorrow.

Most of my students are second language learners, and I encourage them to nurture their home language while they are learning English.

I also want them to have the opportunity of exploring a third language, the language of Code. They have an eagerness and willingness to learn and explore new concepts without fear. Giving them opportunities to explore, work collaboratively, make mistakes, and figure out different ways to solve their problem is a life skill that will help them become innovative leaders. Our mantra this year has been to "persevere." When concepts or tasks are challenging, we honor the difficulty we went through, because the learning and creativity that came out of it is meaningful.

My Project

Learning another language is difficult, but giving them an opportunity to experience Coding through adorable robots, like Dash and Dot, will make learning a new language feel like creative play. Students need more opportunities to explore and make things. I am excited to see their imagination unfold as they fall in love with Dash and Dot, and develop commands for them to move about our classroom or greet visitors as they come to our class. The STEM activities will also help develop and strengthen their skills of thinking critically and creatively. The books I chose will help me plan out engaging, real-world, and hands-on projects that will capture the fearless wonder my students exhibit. My students enjoy reading, but also love being read to. The Read Alouds are fun, encouraging, and inspiring.

"Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold," Joseph Chilton Pearce.

This quote sums it up perfectly. With this project my students will experience learning the language of Code through play and collaboration. Their imaginations will be challenged, and they will "persevere" and become innovative leaders, not followers.

Mrs. Finch Chase Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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 directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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El Cajon, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot Robot Wonder Pack • Amazon $279.99 1 $279.99
Tinkerlab: A Hands-On Guide for Little Inventors • Amazon $15.24 1 $15.24
The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot • Amazon $13.67 1 $13.67
Boy and Bot • Amazon $12.83 1 $12.83
Year Round Project-Based Activities for STEM Grd 2-3 • Amazon $12.78 1 $12.78
2030: a Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids • Amazon $12.67 1 $12.67
50 More Stem Labs - Science Experiments for Kids (50 Stem Labs) (Volume 2) • Amazon $12.48 1 $12.48
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes • Amazon $11.70 1 $11.70
Iggy Peck, Architect • Amazon $10.98 1 $10.98
Going Places • Amazon $10.58 1 $10.58
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon $8.83 1 $8.83
National Geographic Readers: Robots • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$405.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.52

Total project goal

$563.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $563.48

5 Donors

-$498.48

Donations toward project cost

-$423.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.77

match offer

-$65.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.75

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