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Ms. Cerrito from Woodside, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Crayons Make Characters Come to Life!

Help me give my students crayons for literacy and social studies projects that will bring stories and history to life with engaging, creative, hands-on projects during remote learning.

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My Students

My school is located in Woodside, New York, within the borough of Queens, which is known as one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Approximately 85% of our students speak a language other than English at home, including over 30 different languages. About 30% of our students are English Language Learners.

My Project

While some students are blended/hybrid learning, all students at my school are mostly learning remotely this year. Having basic art supplies, like crayons, is essential to bringing story characters and historical events to life. Students learn by doing and creating, and these items will help spark their creativity and interest in their own learning. Most students are English Language Learners who learn best with picture support, color-coding, and illustrating their own work.

Since most students are learning remotely, they do not have the art supplies at home that we would have within the classroom.

By funding this project, you will be helping my 4th graders design and create their own books, color-coded and illustrated guides, and historical art projects as they learn about characters, story elements, and New York State history.

Ms. Cerrito PS 12 James B Colgate Grades 3-5

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Woodside, NY View local requests

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

54 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Crayons, 24/Box • Staples Advantage $1.80 55 $99.00
Crayola Multicultural Crayons, 8 Per Box (52-008W) • Staples Advantage $0.75 55 $41.25

Materials cost

$140.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.41

Total project goal

$202.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $202.76

3 Donors

-$202.76

Donations toward project cost

-$172.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.41

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 $0.00

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