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Ms. Martinez from West Covina, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inspiring Writers In TK!

Help me give my students writing tools to develop written expression and promote early literacy in my TK classroom.

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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

As our Transitional Kindergarten (TK) students develop skills needed for kindergarten, providing them with rich experiences leads to a great foundation in early literacy development. To build early writing skills, students use a variety of tools to create illustrations for expression that lead to writing. Our Spanish Dual Immersion students are encouraged to write in the target language and are excited to write using a variety of writing tools. Our present writing center provides exposure to environmental print, stationary, pencils, and crayons. Adding a variety of colorful writing instruments would be a great addition in promoting early writing skills.

Writing tools such as markers, colored pencils, and dot markers would inspire students to create colorful pictures that lead to language expression.

TK Students develop pre-writing skills such as drawing and letter formation as their foundation as early writers. Students benefit by creating images and written expressions that reflect their interests. Students also use the writing center to express feelings that cannot be expressed initially through words, but can be drawn to express how they feel. Our class promotes social well-being through art, teaching social-emotional zones of regulation, and an array of artistic approaches.

Overall, our young students are enthusiastic about learning and enjoy all the play-based activities provided. They will benefit greatly from the writing tools that will help encourage them to express themselves through written creative mediums. The sustainable materials will provide the students with many months of use and will be taught how to properly care for the materials. The writing tools will also be used for the following year for the benefit of future students.

Ms. Martinez Orangewood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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West Covina, CA 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

24 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola© Original 10-Color Fine-Tip Marker Classpack© of 200 • Nasco $69.80 1 $69.80
Do-A-Dot Rainbow Paint Markers - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 2 $39.52
Crayola Twistables Colored Pencils Assorted Colors 30/Pack (BIN687409) • Staples $9.57 4 $38.28
Crayola Marker Replacement Pack, Broad Line, Black, Pack of 12 • School Specialty $5.99 3 $17.97
Crayola Markers, Broad Line, Assorted Bright and Bold Colors, Set of 10 - Durable • School Specialty $4.19 4 $16.76

Materials cost

$182.33

Vendor shipping charges

$10.45

Sales tax

$16.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$242.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.74

Total project goal

$284.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$284.93

1 Donor

-$142.46

Donations toward project cost

-$121.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.37

match offer

-$142.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$121.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.37

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$0.00

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