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Ms. Strange from Greenwood, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bookbag Artists

The cost of 25 art history books, small reproduction prints, and art supplies is $596.55, including shipping and [fulfillment].

  • $728 goal

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I teach elementary art in a school that has a 74% poverty rate. Many children have never used art supplies before entering school because their families cannot afford them. Our time is limited in an elementary setting with only 40-50 minutes per week alloted for art, so I would like to start an outreach program for my students. With each lesson that I teach, I incorporate a cultural heritage link that connects the children to the projects that we do. The children love to know about famous artists and can't wait to create a similiar picture. I want to bring these artists to life for them so I always add personal details (like Monet having a blended family with eight children to care for or Van Gogh's ear story.) I would like to purchase art history books, prints and supplies to place in a bag. I would develop lesson plans for each artist's book bag. The children can take these bags home, read about the artist, look at their work and create their own masterpieces. The children would be increasing their reading skills while expressing their creativity. An added benefit to the program would be that they would be educating their parents too. This would be a great activity to share with the entire family. The materials I would need would be art history books appropriate for children, small reproductions, basic art supplies,and Zip Lock bags. This is similar to a program that we do with Guided Reading and we have a good success rate with the books being returned.

Ms. Strange
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ART IMAGE MINI KIT ST/6 MFG NO: 201094-100 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $158.99 1 $158.99
SAX DRWNG CLSSPK-MLTICLTR KI SAX KIT • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $87.95 1 $87.95
WORLDS GREATEST ARTISTS, BKS, 12/ST • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $81.99 1 $81.99
FOLIA CLR PPR 10CLR 8X11 PK250 MFG NO: 64/25009SX • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $10.19 2 $20.38
BK-WORLD GREAT ARTIST-MATISSE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK GET TO KNOW O'KEEFE 0-516-42297-9 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK- WORLDS ARTISTS - ROCKWELL • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-WORLDS ARTIST-WARHOL • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-WORLDS/ARTIST-WOOD • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK GET TO KNOW POLLOCK 0-516-42298-7 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK- WORLDS ARTISTS - CHAGALL • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-GET TO KNOW REMINGTON MFG NO:0516278126 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-GET TO KNOW MAGRITTE MFG NO:0516278142 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-GET TO KNOW SEURAT MFG NO:0516278134 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK- WORLDS ARTISTS - DEGAS • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-WORLDS ARTISTS SERIES KAHLO • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
BK-WORLD GREAT ARTIST LAWRENCE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $7.59 1 $7.59
FSKR KDS CRYSTL NON-STK BLNT MFG NO: 93987097 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $3.05 12 $36.60
TEMPRA 3/4 OZ ASST ST6 MFG NO: 66-5412 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $1.99 12 $23.88
E-375NR 1.25 OZ GLUE-ALL • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc. $0.44 12 $5.28

Materials cost

$513.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$596.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$130.95

Total project goal

$727.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $727.50

5 Donors

-$698.11

Donations toward project cost

-$596.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.39

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