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

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Math + Art = Success!

My students need art supplies like paint, ribbon, play doh, watercolor paper, markers and beads.

  • $604 goal

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Ms. Fischer has another project! Donate to Kindergarten Couch Club to help her classroom.

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My Students

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for." -Georgia O'Keefe. Many of my students are struggling with basic math concepts. Allowing them to illustrate word problems and patterns with art is a more engaging way for them to learn.

Kindergarten today is much more academic than what you may remember from your own school days.

The youngest students in the class are often at a disadvantage as they try to compete with peers who may be a full year older than them. I am excited to be teaching a transitional kindergarten class this year, offering children with fall birthdays a developmentally appropriate curriculum aligned with kindergarten standards. For many of my students, this is their first experience with formal education. They are energetic, curious and so ready to learn. This year will lay the foundation to their future success in education. I want them to end the year with a love for school and learning. Kindergarten is not a full day of school. They leave at lunch time and I spend the afternoon teaching math and science to 3rd graders. They are smart, sweet, and sometimes sassy. They love new challenges and building on their current knowledge. I love splitting my day between these two grade levels.

My Project

Math is challenging to teach in an engaging manner. It is easy to pass out worksheets and do repetitive drills designed to make students memorize math facts. But do they really understand what they are memorizing? I want my students to understand numbers and how they fit together, not just memorize random facts. Both my kindergarteners and my third graders learn best with hands-on activities. And they LOVE art. I pull out boxes of used wrapping paper and cardboard and have them create illustrations of the math problems they are working on. I would be so excited to have better art supplies to let my students us on their projects. They are so engaged in math when they are given the opportunity to show a variety of strategies for solving a math problem with art illustrations. We would experiment with different types of paints as they illustrate geometric shapes, design and balance. We would use PlayDoh to make 3D numbers and letters and beads would help us create patterns.

Your donation will greatly enhance my students' enjoyment and retention of math concepts.

My current supplies are very limited, but hopefully that will change with the help of the Lily Sarah Grace Fund and other generous donors. Please help me engage my students with art supplies that instill in them a love of learning and math during these crucial first years of formal education.

Ms. Fischer John Swett Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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

54 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BEADS ALPHABET WHITE/BLACK PACK OF 150 - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $3.79 1 $3.79
BEADS ALPHABET RAINBOW PACK OF 150 - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $3.79 2 $7.58
BEADS SILVER-LINED BAG OF .5 LB • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $6.64 1 $6.64
BEADS CLAY LARGE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $10.44 1 $10.44
BEADS 3 LB BUCKET ASSORTED - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $9.49 1 $9.49
BEADS ANIMAL PONY ASST COLORS BAG OF .5 LB - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $7.97 3 $23.91
CORD JEWELRY BLACK • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $2.84 4 $11.36
RIBBON ASST 2LB • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $20.42 2 $40.84
PAINT ACRYLIC TRUE FLOW PINT SET OF 12 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $45.40 1 $45.40
BRUSH STUBBY ASST COLORS 7 1/2'' HANDLE SET OF 10 - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $8.35 2 $16.70
BRUSH BIG KIDS DELUXE DETAILERS SET OF 6 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $7.21 2 $14.42
PAPER WATERCOLOR 6X9 140LB 50 SHT • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $16.14 2 $32.28
PAPER WATERCOLOR FABRIANO STUDIO 90 LB 9X12 PACK OF 100 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $20.89 1 $20.89
MARKER SHARPIE ASSORTED FINE SET OF 24 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $16.14 1 $16.14
MARKER SHARPIE BLACK EXTRA FINE PACK OF 12 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $7.88 1 $7.88
MOD PODGE MATTE GALLON • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $25.83 1 $25.83
PAINT WATERCOLOR TRUE FLOW OVAL SET OF 16 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $6.64 2 $13.28
WATERCOLOR FRENCH SCHOOL SET OF 20 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $26.21 1 $26.21
MARKER SUPER TIP WASHABLE • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $4.17 6 $25.02
CLAY CUTTERS NUMBERS SET OF 14 - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $5.69 1 $5.69
CLAY CUTTERS ALPHABET SET OF 26 - SCHOOL SMART • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $7.69 1 $7.69
PLAYDOH MEGA PACK SET OF 36 • Sax Arts & Crafts, Inc $28.49 1 $28.49

Materials cost

$399.97

Vendor shipping charges

$40.00

Sales tax

$36.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$512.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.45

Total project goal

$603.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$603.02

1 Donor

-$603.02

Donations toward project cost

-$512.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.45

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$0.00

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