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Mrs. Christianson from Boise, ID is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands on Learning in 1st Grade!

Help me give my students materials to learn and grow through a hands on approach.

  • $986 goal

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My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.

In my class I have students from countries all over the world.

Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences. My students deserve to have available materials and amazing experiences. I want my students to want to come to school each day and keep them excited to learn, they deserve the best.

My Project

First graders love to learn with their hands! The products I have selected will help my students learn and create in my classroom. Engineering is one of my students favorite science units as well as free choice activities. They love to build and create with anything they are given. By adding Legos and Magna Tiles to our classroom they will be able to further their creativeness with building and engineering. Our library has some Magna Tiles and they love creating with them in there. We have also asked for iPad covers in this project. By getting i-pad covers the students will be able to use our 8 classroom i-pads independently. There are so many great ways to learn with technology and when our technology is protected appropriately we can use them the way we would like to in the classroom setting.

These new classroom materials will bring so much excitement to my students.

Their ability to learn will be improved for the better! Materials like Magna Tiles and Legos are not common for my students to have in their homes. By having exciting materials like these at school we are giving them new experiences and getting them excited to build and learn. It also benefits students socially when they build and create together. Learning to work together and have conversations is very important in the ​first grade. Our environment will be greatly enhanced both socially and academically by these materials!

Mrs. Christianson
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Early Simple Machines Set • LEGO Education $159.95 1 $159.95
Scholastic News, Grade 1 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 32 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grade 1 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $5.75 23 $132.25
DG547 - Magna-Tiles® - Master Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.99 1 $129.99
HDE Case for iPad 2 3 4 - Kids Shock Proof Heavy Duty Impact Resistant Protective Cover Handle Stand for Apple iPad 2nd 3rd 4th Generation Tablet (Black & Yellow) • Amazon Business $15.99 8 $127.92
JJ390X - Bingo Games Learning Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $95.00 1 $95.00
GG369 - Touch & Read CVC Words Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
SVT6022 - Magna-Tiles® Cars Expansion Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98
LC127 - Unlock It! Number Match • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$725.07

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.22

Sales tax

 $43.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$838.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.89

Total project goal

$985.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $985.93

1 Donor

-$985.93

Donations toward project cost

-$838.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.89

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