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Ms. Jen from Milwaukee, WI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Beautiful Montessori Handwork

Help me give my students the materials they need to make beautiful Montessori handwork.

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My Students

My class is in a public Montessori school serving children in K3 through 8th grade. In our 1st through 3rd grade classroom, we focus on academic and practical life skills that children need to be successful. The children in my class are creative, thoughtful, and curious, always interested in learning something new!

My students are creative, caring, enthusiastic learners who are beginning to understand their special place in our world.

I want them to develop a curiosity that allows them to appreciate all that Montessori education has to offer!

My Project

Handwork and practical life activities are important parts of any Montessori classroom. It connects children to nature, history, science and each other! Sewing and weaving provide opportunities to incorporate practical life into art, science, history and math while expressing themselves creatively.

Making beautiful projects allows children to express themselves in a way that is both creative and tangible.

My students love to express themselves through art and use different materials to follow up on lessons.

We will use these materials for follow up work, practical life activities, gifts, and creative expression. The children will be so excited to follow up on activities!

Ms. Jen Fernwood Montessori School Grades PreK-2

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Milwaukee, WI View local requests 27 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco School Weaving Yarn Assortment - 25 lbs. • Nasco $152.25 1 $152.25
Brother SM1400 14-Stitch Sewing Machine - 12 in. x 6 in. x 15-12 in. • Nasco $119.95 1 $119.95
Melissa Doug Wooden Multi-Craft Weaving Loom • Nasco $35.50 2 $71.00
Coats Clark Dual Duty XP General Purpose Thread 50-Spool Assortment • Nasco $67.50 1 $67.50
Starter Sewing Kit • Nasco $4.00 1 $4.00
Roylco Plastic Weaving Needles - Pkg. of 12 - 6 in. L • Nasco $3.70 1 $3.70

Materials cost

$418.40

Vendor shipping charges

$41.84

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$496.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.62

Total project goal

$584.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$584.14

9 Donors

-$383.00

Donations toward project cost

-$334.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.45

match offer

-$190.57

Match offer toward project cost

-$161.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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$0.00

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