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Mrs. Wanke from Pecatonica, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It Is STEM Time!

My students need great STEM activities such as a marble run and a roller coaster challenge kit to develop critical thinking, problem solving, and team work.

  • $241 goal

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My Students

I teach first grade in a small farming town in Illinois. We have such a diverse student population. On one side of town, we have students who come from half-million-dollar homes and on the other side of town, students who come from public-housing situations. 30% of our student population receives free and reduced lunch and school fees. My goal for all my students is to give each and every one of them the same opportunity to learn with every advantage possible.

If I can accomplish one thing in the short time I have my students, it would be that know that I truly love and value them as individuals.

My Project

I want to provide my students with meaningful activities throughout the day. Even their ¨downtime¨ should be meaningful. I would love to provide my students with STEM games that they can use during indoor recess, for fast finisher activities, as well as during centers and group work time. The logic games and STEM activities such as the roller coaster challenge kit that I have chosen are engaging and will also provide my students with opportunities to problem solve, develop critical thinking skills, and to work cooperatively with classmates.

It is our job as educators to help prepare our students for life and the challenges that they could face.

These games will help develop some of those critical skills that will be used to tackle those challenges.

Mrs. Wanke
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Think Fun Roller Coaster Challenge STEM Toy and Building Game for Boys and Girls Age 6 and Up – TOTY Game of the Year Finalist • Amazon Business $29.79 1 $29.79
Think Fun Circuit Maze Electric Current Logic Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up - Toy of the Year Finalist, Teaches Players about Circuitry through Fun Gameplay • Amazon Business $29.76 1 $29.76
Think Fun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $26.49 1 $26.49
Think Fun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Logic Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Tons of Fun With Over 20 Awards Won, International for Over 20 Years • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Think Fun Rush Hour Junior Traffic Jam Logic Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 5 and Up - Junior Version of the International Rush Hour • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
ThinkFun Balance Beans Math Game For Boys and Girls Age 5 and Up - A Fun, Award Winning Pre-Algebra Game for Young Learners • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Think Fun Chocolate Fix - Award Winning Logic Game and STEM Toy For Age 8 and Up • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Think Fun Hoppers Logic Game - Teaches Critical Thinking Skills Through Fun Gameplay • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$171.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$204.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.10

Total project goal

$240.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $240.67

4 Donors

-$240.67

Donations toward project cost

-$204.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.10

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