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Ms. Wilder from New York, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Big Job for Little Hands

My students need 14 art and classroom supplies like markers and paper and scissors.

  • $633 goal

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My Students

Where were you when you realized for the first time that you could write? Do you remember the feeling of elation you had at that moment of discovery? Last year, I ran out of markers by January. Current budget cuts are having a detrimental impact on my school’s ability to provide materials.

My students are a lovely, motivated and curious bunch of second and third grade children who live in an urban area.

Coming from mostly Latino backgrounds, they often struggle with comprehension, production and the acquisition of the English language. Having tactile experiences, particularly through the arts, can help to close these gaps. Furthermore, when they are provided with meaningful and purposeful writing experiences, like publishing their own work, that allow them to apply what they have learned, their language growth is phenomenal. Helping a child find their voice as a writer, can be a challenging but necessary task for a teacher. Provided with the right opportunities and materials, however, children can uncover their voices very early in their education. This helps tremendously with intellectual growth and self-esteem, especially for children acquiring the English language.

My Project

Every day, real authors have their work published and celebrated regularly. It is considered a great accomplishment. My students can uncover their potential as authors, in the same way, and realize their capacity as current creators, not just future writers and illustrators. My students should be able to share and publish their written work regularly using beautiful colors and paper. They should be able to see their own growth as writers from the beginning of the year to the end of the school year. Last year, my students published mobile puppet fiction stories. I remember the pride spreading over their faces as they used their imagination and creativity to create these beautifully illustrated books using a range of materials. This project was a huge success for my students!! This is an experience I want to be able to give them over and over. Imagine the sense of empowerment you would feel if you could choose from a rainbow of colors for an illustration you were about to create.

As their educator, I can give them the real-life experience of publishing a piece of writing and having their work celebrated.

Providing my students with a variety of artistic material like makers, staplers and construction paper and card stock, will ignite their true potential as authors and illustrators. So, close your eyes and imagine the squeals of delight when a student can say "Abuelo, I am a real-life author and illustrator. Look, at this book I just wrote."

Ms. Wilder Muscota New School Grades 3-5

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New York, NY View local requests 22 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
CONST PPR 9X12 MARBLE SCHOOL SMART 50 PER PACK • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $1.99 1 $1.99
SCISSOR CADDY FISKARS W/24 POINTED KIDS SCISSORS • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $52.46 1 $52.46
PAPER FUNKY FILM SCRAP BAG 6 OZ • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $5.98 1 $5.98
PAPER REMNANTS ASST • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $20.89 1 $20.89
STAPLER ACC F-STRIP GMT • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $14.53 3 $43.59
STAPLER HAND 1/2 STRIP BK • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $12.34 2 $24.68
CARD STOCK PACON 65 POUND 12X12 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $15.48 1 $15.48
PENCILS #2 ORIOLE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $17.09 4 $68.36
PLASTIC PENCIL SHARPENER W/RECEPTACLE 1 7/8'' HIGH SMOKE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $3.70 25 $92.50
CONS.PPR-SMART STACK 12X18 PACK OF 150 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $9.49 1 $9.49
POUCH PENCIL SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $0.99 25 $24.75
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE SCENTS 4-COLOR CHISEL SET OF 4 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $5.99 1 $5.99
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE SCENTS 4-COLOR CHISEL SET OF 4 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $5.99 1 $5.99
MARKER CRAYOLA BROAD LINE ORIGINAL CLASSPACK OF 256 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc/School Spec $78.77 1 $78.77

Materials cost

$450.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $45.09

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$537.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.90

Total project goal

$632.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $632.67

5 Donors

-$632.67

Donations toward project cost

-$537.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.90

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