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

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Adding Art To The Three Rs

My students need a paper trimmer, crayons, colored pencils, protractors and scissors to compliment the core curriculum.

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My Students

Fifth graders are naturally creative. What better way to tap into that creativity than through art? I would like to include more art projects to compliment the subjects of reading, writing, and math.

My class of curious fifth graders is packed with motivated learners who want to know more about the world around them.

We are a Title I school in a highly urban area of California where parents work long hours to make ends meet. The students come to school every day ready to learn and appreciate the resources we are able to provide, but those resources that the school can supply are fewer and fewer each year as the budget shrinks. Families are stepping up to fill in where needed but it is a struggle for them, too. Few students are able to purchase the supplies that the school once provided.

My Project

Students who are engaged in their learning make more progress. One way to engage them is to integrate the arts into the core curriculum. This has become more and more difficult as the school has had to cut back on the basic supplies it stocks, such as crayons, colored pencils, and scissors. While we ask students to bring these from home, many don't or aren't able to. When I ask students to take out their art supplies, too many of them don't have any, making it impossible to continue with the art project that was planned. I'm requesting basic supplies to keep in the classroom for those students who don't have any to bring from home.

Arts are an essential part of the education of children, but we often don't integrate it enough into the curriculum.

My goal for the next year is to use art as often as possible to reach all students. You can help us reach that goal by providing some of the essential tools we need in the classroom.

Ms. Brubaker Toland Way Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Purple Cows Inc - 2 In 1 Paper Trimmer • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $53.95 1 $53.95
BULLSEYE CMPASS PK/10 • ABC School Supply, Inc $15.19 3 $45.57
VX272Z - 12-Color Standard Crayons - Dozen Packs • Lakeshore Learning $11.95 1 $11.95
LC386 - People Colors® Jumbo Pencils • Lakeshore Learning $8.95 3 $26.85
LA796 - Best-Buy Colored Pencils - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
LL159 - Lakeshore Scissors Set - Pointed-Tip • Lakeshore Learning $16.99 2 $33.98
LL986 - Protractors • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost

$262.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.49

Sales tax

 $23.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.34

Total project goal

$388.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $388.95

1 Donor

-$194.47

Donations toward project cost

-$165.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.17

match offer

-$194.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$165.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.17

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 $0.00

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