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Ms. Sutton from Jonesboro, AR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Once Upon A Time and STEAM

Help me give my students the rich literature of fairy tales combined with STEM activities.

  • $1,056 goal

This project expired on May 15, 2025.

This project expired on May 15, 2025.

My Project

I love introducing my students to the world of fairy tales! Many young children aren't familiar with them anymore. It is a great starting point for STEAM activities, too. We also go through a unit of study on economics that we use throughout the year across subject areas. I would like to use a marketplace-type setting to reinforce these concepts through earned rewards. Concepts concerning budgeting, using limited resources, opportunity costs and needs versus wants will be considered. Students will purchase rewards based on credits earned from showing a strong work ethic in class. These credits can be redeemed in our marketplace for needed items or wants such as building STEAM fairy tale solutions.

My students will use the Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits to make predictions and test them, and to expand their learning of the engineering design process.

These tales allow my students to collaborate with classmates in building bridges, chairs, wagons, fences and houses that are stable and that go along with the stories. The hands-on aspect is always good for early learners to recall components of the story and practice STEM designs.

Ms. Sutton Westside Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Jonesboro, AR View local requests

More than half 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

650 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $189.00 4 $756.00

Materials cost

$756.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.80

Sales tax

 $62.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$897.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$158.38

Total project goal

$1,055.89

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