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Mrs. Mathys from Chesterfield, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Critical Thinking Challenges

My students need critical thinking challenges such as logic games and strategy activities to build their thinking power.

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My Students

My students thrive on challenges. They learn best with hands on activities that incorporate 21st Century Skills including collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity. STEM Challenges are especially motivating and engaging for them. My students learn best when they work collaboratively with one another and tackle a task that requires them to use their ingenuity.

My third graders are a truly amazing group of learners who work together well, enjoy challenges, love to learn, and learn best by activities that are not just paper and pencil tasks.

The school has approximately 415 students in a suburban area with a percentage of students who travel to the school from an inner city area which makes a culturally diverse population of learners. My students need to see connections in their learning to the real world. They also need to be active to learn and have opportunities to include their own voice in their learning. They are a fun group to teach, and I love them to pieces!

My Project

These STEM materials will be used daily in my classroom to develop critical thinking skills. My students will use all of the logic puzzles such as Suspend, Rush Hour, Penguins on Ice, Color Code, Balance Beans, and the other games to solve a variety of puzzles. They will collaborate with one another and draw upon each others' strengths to solve the challenges. The challenges are leveled, to allow for success for all and extended thinking.

Learning should be engaging, fun, and challenging to help kids reach their highest potential.

Using a variety of hands-on STEM materials meets every child's needs and gets them to think and learn, while having fun in the process. Through exploration, my students will discover they have the skills and knowledge to succeed at challenging tasks.

It's exciting to think about how different my classroom will be once we have these STEM materials, in a good way! Students will be excited to learn, engaged in lessons, and active. No longer will our days be spent only using the materials of paper, books, and pencils. Today's learners deserve to be challenged and excited in the classroom. They need to learn how to persevere through challenges.

Mrs. Mathys Chesterfield Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Chesterfield, MO View local requests 21 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SmartGames Dinosaurs: Mystic Islands • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
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
Penguins On Ice • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Color Code • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
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 Lunar Landing Logic Game and STEM Toy - from The Inventor of The Famous Rush Hour Game • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
SmartGames Jump'IN • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
SmartGames Squirrels Go Nuts! • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game (31 pcs) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59

Materials cost

$155.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$187.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.14

Total project goal

$220.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $220.94

5 Donors

-$178.41

Donations toward project cost

-$163.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.76

match offer

-$28.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$24.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.26

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.12

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 $0.00

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