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Mr. Crisafi from New York, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Connecting the (Paint) Dots!

Help me give my students the art supplies they need for center time!

  • $316 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.

My Project

My students love to create art using all kinds of paint. But they really tend to prefer "dot" paint because of how much more control they have over where they apply the paint. Dots are a great alternative (teacher hack) for some children that do not like paint because of sensory overstimulation. Students love to see what happens when you mix multiple colors and even sometimes pretend to write their names.

During center time, students often love to use multiple dot colors to make their amazing art masterpieces.

The dots and paint will serve as a replenishment to the art supplies we run through in our 3K program.

Mr. Crisafi PS 142 Amalia Castro Grades PreK-2

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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New York, NY View local requests

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

15 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BS525Z - Washable Watercolor Set - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 3 $104.97
LC170 - People Shapes™ Project Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 2 $73.98
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
LC169 - People Shapes™ • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 2 $15.98

Materials cost

$234.91

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$268.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.37

Total project goal

$315.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$315.80

1 Donor

-$268.43

Donations toward project cost

-$268.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$47.37

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$0.00

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