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Ms. Gordon from Milwaukee, WI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help me Makey Makey My Students Learn STEAM w/ Spheros!

Help me give my students a hands-on STEAM education with the Makey Makey Kit and Spheros!

  • $1,049 goal

This project expired on December 9, 2019.

This project expired on December 9, 2019.

My Students

My students have greatness within them! They are full of destiny, opportunity, and hope. I am so excited to pour into them and lead the way for them to be successful in OUR classroom.

My mission is to create a community for each of my students that is loving, welcoming, engaging, and fun while equipping them with the education, tools, and resources necessary to steward them towards success!

Please help me make this mission a reality by donating to my classroom. I am truly invested in their success, and it starts with our classroom having everything that we need to achieve it!

Thank you in advance! I wouldn't be able to do this without your support and generosity!

My Project

Thanks to your support, I was able to get trained and certified in Tynker to teach my kids coding! While I was there, I was introduced to other Maker Activities to promote STEAM education, such as Makey Makey kits, linkages and Sphero. I was blown away with the ways that I can kick their learning up a few notches by making it hands-on and cool!

My heart's desire is to expose my second grade class to a fun, hands-on STEAM education by using Makey Makey kits and Spheros!

Being able to invest into my students by making science and math fun is not only my passion, but also my mission. With most of my students coming from impoverished and broken homes, I not only want to make my classroom a safe place for them, but also a fun, student-centered, engaging place where their education becomes a fun adventure.

Your support in this project will give me the materials necessary to introduce my students to STEAM education and to help them grow. We appreciate you and thank you in advance for your generosity!

Ms. Gordon Robert M LaFollette School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Gordon

Milwaukee, WI View local requests

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

25 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Makey Makey Stem Pack - Classroom Invention Literacy Kit • Amazon Business $699.95 1 $699.95
Sphero Mini App-Enabled Robot • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Sphero Mini Pink: The App-Controlled Robot Ball • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
Sphero Mini Green: The App-Controlled Robot Ball • Amazon Business $48.99 1 $48.99

Materials cost

$848.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$891.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$157.35

Total project goal

$1,049.00

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