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Ms. Katz from Chicago IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Alphabet Through Art

My students need a large variety of construction paper, glue sticks, and crayons.

  • $646 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 art room is an extension of the class homeroom; our kids need to be learning every minute. My art units take the core lessons from the classroom and mix and match them with creativity, motor skills, and self discovery.

Many of our students arrive in kindergarten and 1st grade without ever having been in school before, and without ever having learned the alphabet.

This means they are starting behind, and we have a lot of catching up to do to get them on track by 2nd grade. At the same time, our students need the opportunity to play, experiment, and make mistakes. Being behind does not mean they should give up the freedom of being children.

My Project

This project funds an alphabet initiative in the art room. Once a week, Kindergarten and 1st grade students will make letters, objects, and artworks that teach them about the alphabet. The wide variety and plethora of paper will give students personal discretion as they decide what their creations will look like. Every lesson focuses on a specific letter or sound blend, as well as a crucial motor skill and social/emotional learning objective. As each lesson is completed, the artwork will be collected into an alphabet portfolio for students to visit throughout the year. At the end of the year, portfolios will be gifted to parents to help them re-engage their child in the lessons over the summer break.

Pencil and white paper are wonderful tools, but to truly inspire students, a bit of variety is required.

Your donations are helping my students experience life in color. Giving special materials to the art room makes it a special place with resources my students cannot experience anywhere else! It may seem very basic, but colored paper is a treasure to my students, and they will treasure the lessons and memories they create with it.

Ms. Katz
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elmer''s Washable School Glue Sticks - .24 oz, Class Pack of 30 • Blick Art Materials $12.21 5 $61.05
Crayola Large Crayon Set - Set of 16 • Blick Art Materials $4.44 9 $39.96
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Holiday Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 10 $23.50
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Turquoise, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 10 $23.50
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Lime, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 10 $23.50
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Holiday Red, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 8 $18.80
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Yellow, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 8 $18.80
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Dark Blue, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 7 $16.45
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Blue, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 7 $16.45
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Orange, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 6 $14.10
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Black, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 5 $11.75
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Yellow Orange, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 5 $11.75
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Silver, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $5.06 2 $10.12
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Gold, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $5.06 2 $10.12
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Dark Brown, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Lilac, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Violet, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Magenta, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Lemon Yellow, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Burnt Orange, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Sky Blue, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Chocolate Brown, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 4 $9.40
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Dark Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 3 $7.05
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Pearl Gray, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 3 $7.05
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Scotch Gray, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 3 $7.05
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Pink, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 3 $7.05
Blick Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Rasberry, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.35 3 $7.05
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Scarlet, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Burgundy, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Festive Red, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Shocking Pink, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Royal Blue, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Turquoise, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Lilac, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Violet, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Light Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Festive Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Chartreuse, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Dark Brown, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Tan, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Warm Brown, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Pink, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Purple, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Red, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Light Red, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.87 3 $5.61
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$511.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$548.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.87

Total project goal

$645.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $645.82

6 Donors

-$528.20

Donations toward project cost

-$506.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.75

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$67.62

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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