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Mrs. Avila from Abilene, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEMing in First Grade

Help me give my students the ability to explore, build, and play with others. These are detrimental skills for development.

  • 4 donors
  • $625 goal

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My Project

In my first grade classroom, our favorite part of the day is Tub Time. During this time, students explore, build, experiment, and play. This time of the day is a great opportunity for students to work together, learn to share, learn trial and error, and practice problem solving. The tubs that are available during this time have a STEM focus as well as a focus on developing fine motor skills. These items will help provide my students a greater variety of opportunities to think, plan, build like engineers. It is important that they learn to collaborate and talk about their ideas as they create and build.

Overall, this project would allow me to switch up our tub time activities even more, and inspire students to continue to explore, build, and play in different ways.

I'm hoping that the supplies that I have chosen will inspire the students to explore different types of stem building.

Thank you for considering donating to my STEM bins project.

Mrs. Avila Austin Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

20 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DexBoard 40 X 28 Inch Mobile Magnetic Whiteboard, Height Adjustable Dry Erase Easel on Rolling Stand with Flipchart Easel Pad, Magnets & Eraser, Black • Amazon Business $129.99 1 $129.99
JOYIN 236Pcs Glowing Marble Run with Motorized Elevator- Construction Building Blocks Toys with 30 Glow in The Dark Plastic Marbles, STEM Gifts for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Kaplan Early Learning Translucent Connecting Tubes • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 1 $34.16
Joyn Toys Snap Together - 360 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 1 $34.16
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Building Toy Set, Toy Storage Solution for Home or Classrooms, Interactive Building Toy for Kids, Boys, and Girls • Amazon Business $33.12 1 $33.12
Playstix® • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
SYNCFUN Fort Building Kit for Kids, STEM Creative Construction Toy with Starry Night Cloth, Storage Bag for Indoor & Outdoors Activity, Educational Gift for Age 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $29.44 1 $29.44
330 pcs Building Blocks, Educational Building Toys Stem Toys Building Discs Sets Interlocking Solid Plastic for Preschool Toddlers Girls and Boys by Winlip • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
YIDEDRAW 6 Pack LCD Writing Tablets for Kids, 8.5 Inch, Toddler Toys Birthday Gifts for Ages 3-8 Boys Girls, Colorful Doodle Board Drawing Tablet for Learning and Education (Six Colors Available) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Magnetic Tiles Kids Toys STEM Magnet Toys for Toddler Magnetic Blocks Building Toys Preschool Learning Sensory Montessori Toys for 3+ Year Old Boys and Girls, Safe Creativity Toddler Kids Toys 40PCS • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Huaker 88 Piece Magnetic Balls and Rods Set,Magnetic Building Toys Colorful DIY STEM Building Blocks Sticks for Ages 3+ Year Old Children Boy Girl Educational Construction Toy • Amazon Business $23.19 1 $23.19
Straw Constructor Toys STEM Building Toys 600Pcs Straw Toy Interlocking Plastic Toys Engineering Toys Thin Tube Blocks Toy Educational Toy Kit for 3 4 5 6 7 8 Years Kids Toy for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
RAINBOW TOYFROG Star Flex STEM Building Toys - 70 Connector Blocks for Kids with Tote - Kindergarten STEM & Preschool Table Top Toys - Open Ended Building Blocks for Boys and Girls 3 Years Old & Up • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
KAKATIMES STEM Building Blocks Toy for Kids, Educational Toddlers Preschool Brain Toy Kit, Constructions Toys for 3 4 5 6 7 8 Years Age Boys and Girls–Creativity Kids Materials Toys • Amazon Business $18.98 1 $18.98

Materials cost

$491.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.68

Total project goal

$624.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $624.53

3 Donors

-$349.76

Donations toward project cost

-$297.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.46

match offer

-$274.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$233.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.21

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