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Mrs. Diem from Carlsbad, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Art to Life

My students need basic art supplies (brushes, cups, palettes and other tools) and new art mediums to inspire their creativity.

  • $232 goal

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My Students

My first-grade students are excited learners that are full of questions. At this lower elementary level, there are so many new experiences to be had and it is important to keep my students engaged and eager to learn more.

Inspiring my students with hands on activities encourages them to become lifelong learners.

Our school is a founding school of the Great Kindness Challenge. We focus not only on high expectations academically, but also emphasize being good citizens. Our school has a strong sense of community where we all work together and enjoy sharing our ideas and experiences with each other.

My Project

My students love to create with hands-on activities. Having individual paint brushes and paint palettes will allow my students to focus on their own work instead of having to share, and potentially spill, the materials. Integrating oil pastels and liquid watercolors into our art instruction will allow students to learn about different art mediums and techniques as well as experiment first hand with mixing colors.

Having access to these art supplies will encourage my students to feel pride in their work as they create their next masterpiece.

We will integrate art into social studies and science by creating landscapes with plants and animals as well as bring our writing to life so my first-grade authors can become proud illustrators as well. The best part about art is that no two pieces will ever look the exact same, especially when we have the supplies we need.

Mrs. Diem Kelly Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Carlsbad, CA View local requests 26 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Brilliant Drafting Tool (524629) • Amazon Business $33.98 1 $33.98
Color Splash! Liquid Watercolor 8oz. (set of 10) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Artlicious Paint Tray Mixing Palettes with Thumb Hole - Best for Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor Paints & Paint Brushes (12 Pack - Round) • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
6 Pack – Paper Organizer Basket, Classroom File Holder Colorful Plastic Bins, Teacher School Supplies Storage Baskets Organization Trays with Handles, Colored • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
100 Sheets Cotton Watercolor Paper Cold Press Cut Beginning Artists or Students Practice 6 x 9 Inch (white) • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
Prextex Classroom Storage Baskets Crayon and Pencill Storage Baskets • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Kids' Fun Brush Set 24 PC Use for All Paints Ages 6 to Adult by Nicole • Amazon Business $5.77 2 $11.54
Loew Cornell 975 , 1 Inch Storage Cups, 12 Count • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$150.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.67

Total project goal

$231.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $231.12

3 Donors

-$229.62

Donations toward project cost

-$196.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.51

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