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

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Let's Gooooo! LEGO Simple & Powered Machines!

Help me give my students Lego Education Simple and Powered Machines Learning kits!

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My Students

Our classroom is an open and inviting environment designed to foster independent student learning. My students are thirsty for new materials to continue their education.

I teach in a public urban multi-age Montessori school with 65 first through sixth-grade students.

My students learn through small group and individual lessons, research and inquiry, and by going out into our community. My students come from all different backgrounds, racially and socioeconomically, and live in an urban setting. My co-teacher and I are piloting a combined Montessori 1st-6th grade classroom.

My students are involved in social justice and environmental conscious movements, taking a stand and trying to better the world. Our students work hard with the resources they have to follow their passions and find meaning in their education. In case you are wondering... I have the greatest students in the history of the world.

My Project

There are certain concepts that you just need to get your hands on to fully grasp. We have been learning from home this entire school year, and I know my students are aching for work more in line with our Montessori principles: materials they can get their hands on, experiment with, and learn from. Simple and powered machines are so much fun and engaging... when you have the right supplies.

LEGO learning kits would allow students to discover the magic of building, creating, and learning about simple and powered machines.

These kits are designed for 1-2 students. When we get back into the classroom, they will be able to stimulate group work and great discussions. In the meantime, my hope is to rotate kits through different student households (with proper sanitizing in between, of course!). In the age of virtual learning, students need a win! Whether or not we are able to get them out right now or it is just knowing they will be there when we return, they need something fun and engaging to get their hands on, and to remind them they will be back in the classroom someday!

Ms. Megan Highland Community School Grades 3-5

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Milwaukee, WI View local requests

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

65 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simple & Powered Machines Set • LEGO Education $199.95 6 $1,199.70

Materials cost

$1,199.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,247.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$220.18

Total project goal

$1,467.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,467.88

3 Donors

-$1,459.06

Donations toward project cost

-$1,247.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$211.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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