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Mrs. Dorvil from Miami, FL is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Crafty Readers

My students need a Cricut machine and new books to integrate their understanding through creative projects such as scrapbooking dioramas, and student-generated bulletin boards.

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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 Students

Have you ever had to move to a new place where you couldn’t speak the language, much less read or write it? Well, many of my students have and despite, this, they are still expected to be “proficient” learners of our state standards and perform accordingly on high stakes assessments. I work in a small school with a very high underserved immigrant population just a short few miles from Miami International Airport.

Despite being in intermediate grade levels, my students struggle with phonics skills, and as such, reading and writing in English.

My students have the desire, motivation, and will to achieve and I’d like to provide them with creative tools that provide opportunities for creativity and the critical thinking they need to help them achieve success.

My Project

“Creating Crafty Readers” is a multi-faceted student project involving reading and creative writing. The main goal for this project is to provide students engaging and entertaining activities that will enhance their writing skills and deepen their understanding of main ideas and key details and demonstrate understanding of words and phrases in context. With the help of a Cricut Machine and new books, students will integrate their knowledge and ideas through visual craft projects such as scrapbooks, dioramas, lapbooks, and bookmarks.

The beauty of this project is that it is cross-curricular, allowing my students to make real connections with literature, social studies, science and even mathematics as well as generate authentic artifacts that demonstrate their knowledge and enhance their inventiveness.

Struggling learners will feel empowered to develop and express their ideas as well as boost their self-confidence.

Mrs. Dorvil Melrose Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Miami, FL 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore Air 2 Machine • Amazon Business $216.94 1 $216.94
Dear Max • AKJ Education $4.15 10 $41.50
Cricut Mint Tools & Basic Trimmer Set, Assorted • Amazon Business $40.58 1 $40.58
Cricut Ultimate Fine Point Pen Set, Assorted • Amazon Business $24.00 1 $24.00
The Witches • AKJ Education $18.97 1 $18.97
American Crafts 377713 World Tour Core'dinations 12 X 12" Value Pack 100 Sheets,World Tour • Amazon Business $14.08 1 $14.08
Cricut 2002951 Metallic Pen Set • Amazon Business $12.70 1 $12.70
The Mouse and the Motorcycle CD • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
The Race Against the Mammoth Car • AKJ Education $1.00 11 $11.00
MAYA & MIGUEL: TWIN GIFTS • AKJ Education $1.00 10 $10.00
Cricut Standard Grip Mat, 12"x12", 2 Mats • Amazon Business $8.26 1 $8.26
Ttfn (Internet Girl) • AKJ Education $1.00 1 $1.00

Materials cost

$410.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.86

Total project goal

$525.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $525.72

1 Donor

-$525.72

Donations toward project cost

-$446.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.86

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