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Mrs. Thomas from Staten Island, NY is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paint the World!

Help me give my students a chance to express themselves through art and become creative artists!

  • $926 goal

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My Students

HI! I am currently a special education teacher in an ICT classroom. My students are so creative and love taking part in different types of projects and using technology to expand their learning! As a special education teacher, I love giving my students as many options as they need to reach their learning goals. My students are motivated when we are able to do out of the box activities and they are able to get creative! My students' needs come first to me!

My Project

Let's get creative! Creating and designing is a very important aspect of my classroom. My students love to be able to express themselves through art! Throughout the school year, I try to in-cooperate as many art projects for my students. The art projects not only let them express themselves but also align with the curriculum. We do many art projects that are aligned with literature, science, and even social studies! Not every student is great at expressing themselves through writing BUT some really do shine when they get to express themselves through art! Having a classroom with all different types of learners it is important to reach each one individually. With these materials, this will really help me kick off and expand our art programs in the classroom.

Mrs. Thomas PS 8 Shirlee Solomon Grades PreK-2

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

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

35 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jack Richeson JJ Tabletop Easel • Nasco $10.13 35 $354.55
Nasco Prestretched Canvas - Pack of 3 11 in. x 14 in. • Nasco $13.07 15 $196.05
Nasco Bulk-Krylic Acrylic Paint Set of 8 - 12-gal. • Nasco $127.90 1 $127.90

Materials cost

$678.50

Vendor shipping charges

$67.85

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$786.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.80

Total project goal

$925.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$925.33

3 Donors

-$787.16

Donations toward project cost

-$775.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$125.68

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$0.00

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