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Dr. Patterson from Philadelphia, PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEAMing With Legos!

Help me give my students engaging learning experiences and a chance to be creative!

  • $382 goal

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STEAM education is important to develop especially in our youngest learners because they are the future problem solvers! Our students learn best through playing. LEGOs are a fantastic way for students to explore engineering while playing at the same time!

These LEGO sets, in particular, will support our STEAM curriculum by giving students opportunities to be engineers and be creative!

They will learn social skills by sharing the LEGOs and creating together. LEGOs can help my students develop motor skills and hand-eye coordination, spatial skills, a capacity for creative, divergent thinking, social skills, and language skills.

STEAM education not only supports problem-solving and collaboration, but students love having hands-on experiences!

Dr. Patterson Edwin Forrest Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

999 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Large Brick Box - 10698 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $67.46 1 $67.46
LEGO - Classic Creative Vehicles Car Building Toy 11036 • Best Buy Education $54.99 1 $54.99
LEGO DUPLO Green Building Plate, 24x24 Stud Foundation for Toddlers to Build, Play, and Display Their Brick Creations, Baseplate Construction Toy for Kids, 10980 • Amazon Business $11.99 4 $47.96
LEGO Classic Creative Party Box Bricks Set 11029, Family Games to Play Together, Includes 12 Mini-Build Toys: Teddy Bear, Clown, Unicorn, Fun for All Ages 5 Plus • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
LEGO Classic Creative Neon Colors Fun Brick Box Set 11027, Building Toy to Create a Car, Pineapple, Alien, Roller Skates, and More, Hands-on Learning for Kids, Boys, Girls 5 Plus Years Old • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Pack of 10 Random Authentic Lego Figures (9443) • Amazon Business $27.90 1 $27.90
LEGO Classic Creative Monsters 11017 Building Toy Set, Includes 5 Monster Toy Mini Build Ideas to Inspire Creative Play for Kids Ages 4 and Up, Fun Gift for Halloween • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98

Materials cost

$290.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.28

Total project goal

$381.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $381.89

2 Donors

-$165.30

Donations toward project cost

-$162.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$190.95

Match offers toward project cost

-$162.31

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.64

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 $0.00

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