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Mrs. Moss from Jackson MS is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Thousand Words: Photography + Literacy

My students need cameras, film, and books.

  • $686 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students are all living beautiful stories. This could be the year they get to tell them.

My students are creative and insightful--a joy to teach.

Our school is an arts magnet school so many of them are already extremely interested in visual arts. Most of our students receive free and reduced lunch; many don't have access to a digital camera at home. I know they're going to love experimenting with photography at school.

My Project

I think that literacy is a key to life. If you can read and write, you can do anything. This year we're learning literacy through photography. We're making pinhole cameras and taking photographs with disposable cameras. We'll be reading books about photography and extending the impact of our photos through writing. Students will be taking photographs with the goal of capturing themselves, their families, their neighborhoods, and their dreams.

At the heart of this project is the belief that my students' perspectives matter deeply.

This photography unit is a chance for them to be authors. The images they will produce are a glimpse into how they see their world. Their stories are beautiful. Please help us tell them.

Mrs. Moss
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fujifilm QuickSnap 400 Speed Single Use Camera with Flash (10-Pack) • Amazon $89.95 3 $269.85
kodak 115 3659 Tri-X 400 Professional 120 Black and White Film 5 Roll Propack • Amazon $24.25 5 $121.25
Literacy and Justice Through Photography: A Classroom Guide (Language & Literacy) • Amazon $29.65 1 $29.65
I Wanna Take Me a Picture: Teaching Photography and Writing to Children • Amazon $17.27 1 $17.27
Click • Amazon $14.81 1 $14.81
Pinhole Cameras: A DIY Guide • Amazon $13.64 1 $13.64
Click Click Click!: Photography for Children • Amazon $12.78 1 $12.78
13 Photos Children Should Know • Amazon $12.46 1 $12.46
Click: A Story About George Eastman (Creative Minds Biography) • Amazon $8.06 1 $8.06
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children) • Amazon $6.28 1 $6.28
Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds • Amazon $3.59 1 $3.59

Materials cost

$509.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$35.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$582.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.87

Total project goal

$685.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$685.82

5 Donors

-$622.65

Donations toward project cost

-$532.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.40

match offer

-$59.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$50.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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