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Mrs. Tibbetts from Rockland, ME is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Buttons, Buttons, Whose Got the Buttons?

My students need simple manipulatives to create stop motion animation videos.

  • $433 goal

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My Students

We are a large elementary school on the coast of Maine. Our students do not have a lot of the basic comforts that many of us take for granted; a stable home environment, warm clothes, and three meals a day. Many are raised in single parent households, depend on seasonal incomes relating to tourism and fishing, and they move around a lot. But like students everywhere, they are eager to learn and are grateful for the opportunities and stability that school provides for them.

Each day our students come to school, looking for something to feel good about, a way to be successful and engaged.

Some are passionate about reading, for others it might be math or science. Most all of them love to be creative. In the learning commons, I teach them about stories and authors, poetry and folklore, about how information is organized and how we access it. We learn about how we can take what we've found and put it all together in a mixture of words and text, images and artwork, to help our audience understand it and to make it our own.

My Project

Stop motion animation is a fun way for kids to make magic happen. Students can make simple objects like buttons and plastic toys walk, talk, run, and jump. Brightly colored buttons can become flowers, tiny plastic cars can go on long journeys to far away places or to magical lands, purple monkeys can show us what it's like to live in a rain forest.

We are building a supply of simple objects that we can use to make magic happen.

We have the iPads, the apps and some basic art supplies. Help us collect the rest of what we need for a fabulous Stop Motion Creation Station!

Mrs. Tibbetts South Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Rockland, ME View local requests

More than half 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

150 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources All Around Town Vehicle Counters Smart Pack • Amazon Business $7.99 6 $47.94
Learning Resources All About Me Family Counters • Amazon Business $14.23 3 $42.69
400 Pieces Assorted Buttons For Crafts Mixed Color Resin Round Buttons Craft Buttons Favorite Findings Basic Buttons Assorted Sizes for Sewing Fasteners Scrapbooking and DIY Craft (400 Pieces) • Amazon Business $8.00 5 $40.00
560 Pieces Assorted Buttons For Crafts Mixed Color Resin Round Buttons Craft Buttons Favorite Findings Basic Buttons Assorted Sizes for Sewing Fasteners Scrapbooking and DIY Craft (560 Pieces) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
(6) 38 oz. Clear Plastic Wide / Large Mouth Jar with Lid, 110mm 110-400 (Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $15.99 2 $31.98
Learning Resources Under the Sea Ocean Counters • Amazon Business $22.17 1 $22.17
Learning Resources In the Garden Critter Counters • Amazon Business $21.87 1 $21.87
Learning Resources LER3361 Wild About Animals Jungle Counters • Amazon Business $18.87 1 $18.87
Mahaohao 100pcs Mixed Random Flower Painting Round 2 Holes Wood Wooden Buttons for Sewing Crafting 20mm • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
16oz Clear Plastic Jars with Black Plastic Lids (6 pack); BPA Free PET Stackable Straight Sided Canisters for Bathroom & Kitchen Storage of Dry Goods, Creams and More • Amazon Business $11.15 1 $11.15
Ancefine Wooden Bee Bulk Buttons for Crafts,100-Pieces • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Souarts Mixed Random Bird Shape 2 Holes Wood Wooden Buttons for Sewing Crafting Pack of 100 • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Mahaohao 50pcs Wooden Buttons Owl Cartoon Pattern 2-hole Sewing Christmas Scrapbook DIY • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
100pcs Mixed Wooden Buttons in Bulk Buttons for Crafts Button Round Colorful Painting Buttons Bu-91 • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94

Materials cost

$317.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.87

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$368.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.94

Total project goal

$432.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $432.96

3 Donors

-$382.96

Donations toward project cost

-$325.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.44

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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