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Mrs. McArthur from Wilmington, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Artfully Young Experience

My students need art materials, a place to create art and dry it flat.

  • $762 goal

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My Students

Do you remember what it was like to bring home works of art for your parents and the joy they felt (and you felt) when they saw what you created? I'd like to give my students this feeling of joy and being alive through the medium of art.

My transitional kindergarten students are the youngest students at our school.

They are the children who were born after September 1, 2006 and before December 1, 2006. Our school is located in a low income, high poverty area that is predominantly Spanish speaking. Most of my class does not speak English, but the students are so willing to learn. Gang violence has been on the rise in the last year and it has hit too close to home. In February 2011 some of our students witnessed a shooting just across the street from the playground and just in the short 5 months of 2012 there have been near 10 murders occurring within blocks of our school. On top of that there is major health issues with the oil refineries nearby. Even amidst the poverty, health concerns and lack of safety in our area, my transitional kinder students are so excited to be discovering new things and learning new ideas. They are seeing that learning can be fun!

My Project

A muralist recently donated her time and effort to beautifying a couple of outside classroom walls in our school. Having a real artist come and work in our school inspired my class. They asked her a lot of questions and she encouraged them by asking them what they would like to see on the wall. She actually added a couple of the animals they suggested. It was such a wonderful experience for them and I'd like to give them the opportunity to create works of art in a dedicated location in our classroom. With this project I'll be able to set up an art center with a variety of art materials and a place to dry their work. It will give us the ability to create works related to our curriculum as well as offer them the chance to freely express themselves through art.

Walt Disney once said, "When I was a kid, a book I read advised young artist to be themselves.

That decided it for me. I was a corny kind of guy, so I went in for corn." I love that this quote explains how being true to himself helped him create an amazing world for so many others to experience. I want my students to experience this same joy from creation whether it be corny or expressive. It's important to me that my students have a variety of outlets for what they are learning and feeling.

Mrs. McArthur
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AC148 - Emberley’s Funprint Drawing Book • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
JJ149 - Fingerprint Artist’s Stamp Pad • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 1 $9.95
LC654 - Super-Safe Tabletop Paper Center • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
FF418 - Trace & Cut Practice Stencils • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
HH602 - Lowercase Alphabet Painters • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
HH601 - Uppercase Alphabet Painters • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
HH186 - Big Barrel of Art Sponges • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
LC651 - Lakeshore Double-Space Drying Rack • Lakeshore Learning $129.00 1 $129.00
DD119 - Indoor/Outdoor Painting Center for 4 • Lakeshore Learning $269.00 1 $269.00

Materials cost

$557.69

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $51.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$647.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$114.19

Total project goal

$761.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $761.28

5 Donors

-$195.00

Donations toward project cost

-$180.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$548.64

Match offers toward project cost

-$466.34

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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