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Mrs. Balch from Honolulu, HI is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Express Yourself (and Your Friends, and Your Family...)

Help me give my students a variety of art supplies for exploration, creativity, and self-expression!

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Our early childhood special education classroom is all about being our best selves: working hard, acting kind, and trying new things!

As the year begins to wind down, we're beginning to get more comfortable with the ways that we can express ourselves through art: painting, drawing, collaging, and more.

We've become experts with lots of process-based work (thing freestyle fingerpainting) and will continue to emphasize those opportunities, but we also want to provide the opportunity for more structured creations: drawings of ourselves, our friends, the bugs that live outside out classroom, and more.

COVID-19 made it tricky for young children to be together, which in turn made it tricky for them to know about themselves: we learn so much about the things we like by being with others. When we have the chance to, say, paint a self-portrait, or create a tape collage of things we love, we not only have rich opportunities for language and academic learning, but also opportunities for the deep, reflective work of existing in a society. What makes us the same, and what makes us different, and how can we celebrate those things? What is special about where we live, and how can we study and care for it?

All of these materials give us the chance to represent and discuss ourselves and our homes in beautiful, unique ways!

Mrs. Balch Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Honolulu, HI View local requests 10 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TA3385 - Unruled Chart Tablet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 5 $124.95
Tempera Paint Sticks, 32 Colors Solid Tempera Paint for Kids, Super Quick Drying, Works Great on Paper Wood Glass Ceramic Canvas • Amazon Business $27.98 2 $55.96
Learning Resources Helping Hands Fine Motor Tools Classroom Set,24 Pieces, Ages 3+, fine Motor Skills, Teacher Resources for Classroom, Sensory Toys for Toddlers, Scoopers and Tweezers Toys • Amazon Business $49.99 1 $49.99
3 Pieces Bug Jar Magnifying Insect Box Insert Bug Viewer Bug Magnifier Container Critter Insect Cage Science Bug Magnifier for Science Nature Exploration Tool Specimen Viewer • Amazon Business $14.99 3 $44.97
PP307 - Color Me Creative Supply Caddy • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 2 $43.98
Creativity Street Wood Masking Tape Holder PAC3861, Natural Wood, 9.6" x 5.9" x 6", 1 Count • Amazon Business $31.98 1 $31.98
S&S Worldwide Color Splash! Liquid Watercolor Paint, 6 Vivid Colors, 8-oz Flip-Top Bottles, for All Watercolor Painting, Use to Tint Slime, Clay, Glue, Shaving Cream, Non-Toxic. Pack of 6. • Amazon Business $11.86 2 $23.72
LC2832 - Peel Stick Flexible Foam Shapes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
LA868 - Acrylic Gemstones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
5 Piece 8" Kids Gardening Tools, Made of Metal with Sturdy Wooden Handle, Safe Beach Sandbox Toy Gardening Equipment Spoon, Fork, Trowel, Rake & Shovel for Children • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
BA308 - Beads from Around the World • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
DS348 - Dough Rollers - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
DD104 - Write Wipe Thin-Line Markers - Set of 8 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.49 2 $14.98
LC169 - People Shapes™ • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
ELONGDI Water Beads Pack Rainbow Mix 50,000 Beads Growing Balls, Jelly Water Gel Beads for Spa Refill, Kids Sensory Toys , Vases, Plant, Wedding and Home Decor • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
PX2016VT - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Violet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016RG - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016YE - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016WT - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - White • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016RD - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016GR - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016TQ - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Turquoise • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58
PX2016BU - Lakeshore Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Paint - Pint - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.29 2 $8.58

Materials cost

$573.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$636.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.40

Total project goal

$749.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $749.31

1 Donor

-$749.31

Donations toward project cost

-$636.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.40

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