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Ms. Purdy from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Got Tape?

My students need 60 rolls of duct tape to make an array of amazing duct tape creations such as duct tape wallets and rose rings!

  • $431 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

Emily Dickinson wrote, "The Possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination." This illustrates how the arts can open up a world of possibilities to those hungry to express and create. Please help my art students discover the value, pleasure, and usefulness of making something with their own hands!

The middle school where I teach is a gifted magnet known for its ethnic diversity and strong academic profile.

Yet we are continually besieged by cuts each year, making it increasingly difficult to maintain the quality and resources within our curriculum that we have offered in the past. My arts classroom includes gifted, ESL, and special needs children, and I love that we all make art together in spite of everything and (mostly) in harmony! My students may have different needs, challenges, and personal histories, yet the arts enable them to share a common thread as they discover the magic and delight of creating art and craft both independently and collaboratively.

My Project

I have requested 60 rolls of colorful and patterned duct tape for my five Art classes of approximately 35 students each. The most beloved activity they will do with the tape is to make duct tape wallets, but we also make jewelry (rose rings) and wearable art like flip flops and ties. Students have even created Pop Art inspired duct tape creations like seaweed wrapped sushi and french fries and a cheeseburger! Duct tape truly engages my students, making learning meaningful and relevant in their lives. Students who have seen no real need for English and math skills must access written directions and use a ruler to measure. Suddenly, they become motivated to become agents of their own learning and more active participants in the classroom. I glow when I hear from past students now in high school who have continued their love of duct tape and progressed to becoming budding entrepreneurs, selling their wallets on craft sites and earning money for college!

It is vital that students see themselves as creative participants in this world and that their learning reflects their interests, cultures, and traditions.

The medium of duct tape magnifies their skills, enhances creativity, and reveals the discovery and wonder in the artistic process. Students learn that by creating with duct tape they are able to offer something of beauty and value to others and ultimately to themselves.

Ms. Purdy
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DUCK TAPE PRINTS/CSMC TIEDYE 1.88X10Y • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
DUCK TAPE PRINTS/DGTL CMFLG 1.88X10YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
DUCK TAPE PRINTS/HOT ROD FLM 1.88X10Y • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
DUCK TAPE PRINTS/SPT LEOPRD 1.88X10YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
DUCK TAPE PRINTS/TL TIE-DYE 1.88X10YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
DUCK TAPE PRINTS/ZIG ZAG 1.88X10YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
COLOR DUCK TAPE/CHACHA CHRY 1.88X20Y • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
COLOR DUCK TAPE/DP BL OCEAN 1.88X20Y • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95
COLOR DUCK TAPE/ELECTR BLU 1.88X20YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
COLOR DUCK TAPE/MID MADNSS 1.88X20YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
COLOR DUCK TAPE/PRPL DUCHSS 1.88X20Y • Blick Art Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
COLOR DUCK TAPE/SUNBRST YLW 1.88X20Y • Blick Art Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
COLOR DUCK TAPE/TRNQL TEAL 1.88X20YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 3 $14.97
COLOR DUCK TAPE/WINKNG WHT 1.88X20YD • Blick Art Materials $4.99 5 $24.95

Materials cost

$299.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$366.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.64

Total project goal

$430.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $430.93

2 Donors

-$120.00

Donations toward project cost

-$102.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.00

match offer

-$310.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$264.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.64

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