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Mr. Rodriguez from Van Nuys, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Piñata Project.

Help me give my students this mini-project came about as a result not only of student choice but a step toward a project that will engage children from the community with the target language.

  • $397 goal

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Mr. Rodriguez has another project! Donate to Helping Our Classroom Run Smoothly (and Sweetly!) to help his classroom.

$325 - complete this project and be a hero

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

In my first five years of teaching, we ended the school year in Spanish I with a mini unit about piñatas. The last few weeks at that small private school were crazy for seniors. They were pulled out of class for full-day retreats, community service, events with grandparents, graduation practice, and more.

It was nice to end the year with a fun cultural unit that the students are very interested in.

It also worked with the crazy schedules of students being in and out of school. Below are some resources and ideas we have used, and others I am considering implementing for a Spanish class piñata unit.

This mini-project came about as a result not only of student choice but a step toward a project that will engage children from the community with the target language? And that it easily addresses no fewer than 8 essential standards from the Common Core curriculum*, on Novice

Low alone! Furthermore, it is organized around an authentic text, a video to teach native speakers to make piñatas, thus engaging the interpretive mode of communication, and that the process toward completion involved engaging the interpersonal as well for making a decision. And it all culminated not only in gorgeous, culturally appropriate crafts to be busted apart, but also in a collaborative presentational demonstration!

Mr. Rodriguez Van Nuys High School Grades 9-12

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Van Nuys, CA View local requests

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

120 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Art Tissue Paper - 20" x 30" Pack of 100 Sheets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 8 $159.92
Elmer's Glue-All Craft Glue 128 oz. White (E1326) • Staples $22.49 2 $44.98
Blick Sculpture Wire - 12-gauge, 350 ft Coil • Blick Art Materials $36.08 1 $36.08
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead Bulk Box, 150 Count, Yellow • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
American Recorder Technologies Wire Strippers • Music & Arts $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$261.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.95

Sales tax

 $23.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.49

Total project goal

$396.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $396.62

2 Donors

-$198.30

Donations toward project cost

-$168.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.74

Matching donations from our partners

-$198.32

Match offers toward project cost

-$168.57

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.75

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