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Ms. Chambers from Shelbyville, TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Enjoy the Art of Gyotaku Fish Prints!

Help me give my students the experience of Gyotaku fish prints. We are in need of a classroom pack of Gyotaku fish printing supplies including the printing blocks (fish), ink, brayers, and trays.

  • $309 goal

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My Students

My students love to create! They love to draw, color, collage, sew, and paint. For many of my students, Art class is the only place they get to have these experiences, and they look forward to it each day. Their faces light up as they walk through the door, wondering what we are going to create today.

Every day I am amazed to see how students can take art projects a step further, making them their own.

They are proud of their work.

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." (Pablo Picasso)

My Project

I want to give students the STEM experience of Gyotaku, or fish printing. Students will learn the print making process, different tools used, and the history of Gyotaku.

Who wouldn't want to do print making with fish?!

Gyotaku is a Japanese art form originating from the mid 1800's. It was originally used as a way for fisherman to keep record of the fish they caught.

Students will get to experience the Gyotaku art form without having the smell real fish! The different shaped printing blocks (fish) will be great for adding variety to their artworks.

Ms. Chambers Eastside Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

More about Ms. Chambers

Shelbyville, TN 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

400 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gyotaku Fish Printing Classroom Pack • Nasco $175.65 1 $175.65
Nasco Gyotaku TearPad - 50 pages - 12 in. x 18 in. • Nasco $16.30 2 $32.60

Materials cost

$208.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.82

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$262.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.27

Total project goal

$308.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $308.46

6 Donors

-$289.05

Donations toward project cost

-$262.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.41

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 $0.00

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