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Mrs. Huurman from Brooklyn, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Illustrate Our Big Book of Animals

Help me give my students all the materials they need to illustrate a book they've written about animal adaptations called, "Our Big Book of Animals."

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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

Throughout the year, my students work on a research project about the adaptations of an animal of their choice with the intention of writing and illustrating a book called "Our Big Book of Animals." We visit the American Museum of Natural History and the NY Aquarium so students can learn more and get excited about their animals. After conducting extensive research, students are taught how to make their writing more interesting by using a hook sentence to introduce each paragraph, and by using a thesaurus to select better descriptive words. After they write about the adaptations of their animal we spend time learning about poetic devises, such as onomatopoeia, similes and free verse poetry. Students are then tasked with writing a poem about their animal. Once they have completed the writing portion of the book, they get to illustrate it.

Illustrating their animals is always the students' favorite part.

In order to make this task accessible to all students, whether or not they have natural artistic abilities, students use a photo to trace the shape of their animal onto paper using special carbon paper. Once they have a basic outline, they are able to use markers, watercolors and color pencils to create a realistic image of their animal. I am a science teacher, so I don't normally have art supplies in my classroom. Funding for this project will give my students all the supplies they need to illustrate their animals to the best of their ability. My students take tremendous pride in their illustrations and their drawings make their book come to life. I hope you will support this project. Thanks.

Mrs. Huurman MS 136 Charles O Dewey Grades 6-8

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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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
Artist's Loft 36 Color Watercolor Pan Set with Natural Hair Brush Necessities - Watercolor Set for Students, Teachers, Artists - 1 Pack • Amazon Business $6.99 12 $83.88
Koh-I-Noor Woodless Colored Pencils, Assorted Colors, Set of 24 • School Specialty $20.99 3 $62.97
Sharpie Twin-Tip Marker - Black • Blick Art Materials $2.14 12 $25.68
Selizo 100 Sheets Black Carbon Transfer Tracing Paper for Wood, Paper, Canvas and Other Art Surfaces (9 x 13 Inches) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Canson XL Bristol - Pad, 9" x 12", Smooth, 25 Sheets, Tapebound • Blick Art Materials $5.77 1 $5.77

Materials cost

$184.29

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.25

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$233.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.17

Total project goal

$274.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $274.47

2 Donors

-$137.23

Donations toward project cost

-$116.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.58

match offer

-$137.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$116.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.59

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 $0.00

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