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Ms. V from Elizabeth, NJ is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Art of Creating!!

Help me give my students art materials to support creativity, develop fine motor skills and free play!!

  • $481 goal

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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 Students

Guess what? My students are the most amazing children. I am a preschool teacher in Elizabeth, NJ. My classroom has 16 girls and 14 boys. (I work in a dual language school.) They come from all different cultural backgrounds, the majority from low-income homes. They come to school every day, eager to learn and explore. They are learning to understand about feelings and needs of others, and their behavior shows that they can feel empathy for others and can share their toys and take turns. Four-year old children learn by playing with manipulatives, listening and looking at beautiful colorful books.

My Project

Children are naturally curious! Children like to explore, observe and imitate, and art helps children explore and learn freely.

We need playdough, paint, dot-markers, little notebooks to create stories for unrestricted exploration to help children form connections in their brain, to help them learn—and it’s also fun.

Art is a natural activity to support this free play in children. The freedom to manipulate different materials in an organic and unstructured way allows for exploration and experimentation. These artistic endeavors and self-directed explorations are not only fun, but educational as well.

In addition to helping children develop important skills, free expression is also good for overall health and well-being. Giving children a creative outlet can help relieve stress and work through things happening in their lives. By encouraging artistic expression, you can help facilitate learning.

Ms. V Donald Stewart ECC 51 Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. V

Elizabeth, NJ 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

30 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AX20 - Lakeshore Dough Assortment Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $56.99 1 $56.99
AX30 - Lakeshore Dough Assortment Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $56.99 1 $56.99
ID9890 - Adjustable Chart Stand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
TA3385 - Unruled Chart Tablet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $17.99 2 $35.98
LM594 - Alphabet Giant Stampers - Uppercase • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
TT211 - 3-D Collage Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
EV212 - Regular Dot Art Painters - 6-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98
AA103 - Pastel Giant Washable Color Ink Pads - 5-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
LA299 - Learn the Alphabet! Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
DT776 - Create-Your-Own Mini Books - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 2 $13.98
LL688 - Learn to Count! Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
FF539 - Decorate & Design Paper Squares • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$372.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$408.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.08

Total project goal

$480.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $480.52

7 Donors

-$480.52

Donations toward project cost

-$408.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.08

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 $0.00

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