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Mrs. Dye from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Artistic Expressions

My students need one gallon containers of paint in an array of colors. They also need collage materials to enable them express themselves.

  • $322 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I teach 40 preschool children are that four and five year olds. Our school is located in a very high-need, high-poverty area of the city.

Each year it is becoming more and more difficult to find funding for new supplies in our classroom. With having 40 preschool aged children we tend to go through supplies and furniture rather quickly since we do so many hands on projects and get a little messy.

We desperately need paint for our classroom! We have a double sided art easel in our classroom that is the most popular center in the room. We also use paint on a regular basis to create murals and other learning projects. Painting is a wonderful way for children to express their feelings and emotions. I learn so much about each child by simply looking at their paintings. I would love to have more than one color of paint so that children are able to chose colors that reflect their mood. Currently we only have one gallon of yellow paint and there isn't much you can do with just yellow! We would also enjoy having collage materials such as foam shapes and foam sheets that we can cut out. The children love being able to create freely in the classroom but we don't always have enough materials to allow them to do this.

You will make it possible for my students to continue learning and have fun while painting in our classroom. Art is not offered at our school. I feel that many of the upper grade teachers do not teach art or have art supplies in their classroom for the children to use. Preschool might be the only chance my children will have to explore art freely. With your help my children will grow to appreciate all forms of art.

Mrs. Dye Eli Whitney Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Nearly all 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC2831 - Flexible Shapes • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 2 $19.90
EV213 - Shimmering Dot Art Painters • Lakeshore Learning $14.95 2 $29.90
EV212 - Dot Art Painters • Lakeshore Learning $14.95 2 $29.90
PX2128BU - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128TQ - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Turquoise • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128GR - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Green • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128YE - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128RG - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Orange • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128RD - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Red • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128VT - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Violet • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128BR - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Brown • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128WT - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - White • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
PX2128BK - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera - 1 Gallon - Black • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
LA189 - Fun Foam Sheets • Lakeshore Learning $9.95 2 $19.90

Materials cost

$219.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$264.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.95

Total project goal

$321.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $321.95

4 Donors

-$310.59

Donations toward project cost

-$264.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.36

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