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Mrs. Williams from Floral, AR is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Social and Emotional Development Through Art Experiences

Help me give my students arts and crafts materials to build social/emotional skills which will improve school culture.

  • $596 goal

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My Project

My project is designed to use art projects to build social and emotional competency in student. I am an elementary school counselor at a small rural school in Arkansas. The students at our school are primarily economically disadvantaged. Due to COVID 19, our students have demonstrated a greater need for social and emotional learning. Our elementary has made a commitment to improve our school culture and make our school a safe environment for all students.

One way we chose to improve school culture was to use Friday afternoons as Club Friday.

We divide our middle school students up into groups of 10 - 12 students and allow them to participate in high interest clubs led by teachers. My club is called Mustang Strong. In Mustang Strong we focus on social skills such as respect, kindness, cooperation, self-esteem building, anti-bullying, friendships, and empathy. I use arts and crafts to engage students in social/emotional lessons geared toward improving our school culture.

The students who participate in Mustang Strong will use the materials requested to make slime, stress balls, and create many student art projects aimed at promoting social/emotional skills and developing a more positive school culture. The art work they create will be used to build the social and emotional skills in the younger students in our school as our middle school students share their social/emotional competency with the younger students in our school.

Mrs. Williams
Grades 3-5
    More than 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

    This project will reach 110 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elmer's Products E3860 Multi-Purpose Glue-All, 1 gal, White, 160 Fl Oz • Amazon Business $14.98 8 $119.84
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36 Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3 Oz Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $24.99 4 $99.96
Colorations Tempera Paint Sticks, Set of 42 • Amazon Business $50.00 1 $50.00
Bag of Balloons - 72 ct. Assorted Color Latex Balloons • Amazon Business $7.34 5 $36.70
ZSCM Art Markers Coloring Dual Brush Pens , 60 Colors Fine& Brush Tip Artist Drawing Markers Set with Coloring Book, for Kids Adult Sketching Bullet Journal Planner School Supplies Child Gifts • Amazon Business $26.98 1 $26.98
Gillette Foamy Regular Shaving Cream, 11 Ounce (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $26.16 1 $26.16
Colorations® Tempera Cakes, 8 Jumbo Cakes, 8 Tropical Bold Colors, Great Value Paint, Kids Tempera Paint, Paint for Children, Kids Paint Set, Homeschool, Home school use • Amazon Business $21.64 1 $21.64
Shuttle Art 120 Unique Colors (No Duplicates) Gel Pens Gel Pen Set for Adult Coloring Books Art Markers • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
51 Pcs Sensory Fidget Toys Pack, Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Sensory Fidget Pack for Kids Adults ADHD ADD Anxiety Autism with Stress Balls Infinity Cube, Gifts for Party Favors Classroom Rewards • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Sharpie 1927350 Electro Pop Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24 Count • Amazon Business $15.51 1 $15.51

Materials cost

$433.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $35.79

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$506.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.31

Total project goal

$595.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $595.38

2 Donors

-$260.54

Donations toward project cost

-$253.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$297.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$253.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.15

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