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Mrs. McKinstry from Ypsilanti MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Count on This...STEM BINS Needed for Kindergarten Mathematicians!

Help me give my students STEM BINS to learn Math and Science concepts.

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My Project

Students love learning how to count and learn Math/Science concepts in hands-on, engaging ways. This project will help them do just that!

These STEM Bins will be what students look forward to getting out each day to practice counting, adding, subtracting, writing numbers, and telling time on their very own little clock.

Students will be able to practice counting to 100 by 1's, 5's and 10's on the Rekenrek math abacus as well as with their 100 cubes. Students will also be able to have their own sets of cubes so that they can add, subtract, count and improve their number sense by building cube stairs! They can practice counting by 5's on their clocks and learn how to tell time.

Our goal is for every student to be able to count and identify numbers to 100, add and subtract fluently to 5, and count by 1's, 5's and 10's to 100 so these STEM BINS would be the perfect instructional resource to help us achieve our goal!

Mrs. McKinstry
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Didax Educational Resources Unifix Cubes Set (100 Pack) • Amazon Business $11.93 25 $298.25
hand2mind Mini 100 Bead Wooden Rekenrek, Abacus for Kids Math, Math Manipulatives Kindergarten, Counting Rack for Kids, Counters for Kids Math, Educational Toys for Elementary Kids (Set of 25) • Amazon Business $276.69 1 $276.69
SI Manufacturing 100-Bead Rekenrek Teacher's Demonstration, Color Change, 10 Bars, Red • School Specialty $52.87 1 $52.87
Classroom Clock - Complete Set • Nasco $51.95 1 $51.95

Materials cost

$679.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.90

Total project goal

$859.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $859.35

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 $859.35

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