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Mrs. Markee from Lowell, MA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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3-D Magic For The Little Ones!

Help me give my students the experience clay and paper mache for the younger students. The process of building with materials and seeing their pieces come to life in a three-dimensional form is such a wonderful experience!

  • $406 goal

This project expired on July 12, 2025.

This project expired on July 12, 2025.

My Project

Our school is a multicultural school with many English Language Learners. The community is a low income neighborhood with many new immigrant families and bilingual households. Free breakfast and lunch is provided to all students. Even with these challenges, our students continue to strive, to learn and explore their education.

Almost all students like to get their hands messy with paint, glue or clay!

The young ones, are eager and display a great passion for building, whether it be clay, papier-mâché or cardboard. I would love the children to experience the magic of clay, the process of building with an organic material and seeing their pieces come to life with the firing of their art pieces!

Giving children opportunities they normally would not experience is a gift we adults are able to pay forward! I hope I am able to pass the gifts freely given to me on to all my students!

Mrs. Markee John J Shaughnessy Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lowell, MA View local requests

Nearly all 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

300 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Preboun Plaster Cloth Gauze Bandages Roll Bulk Plaster Strips for Paper Mache, Belly Casting and Hobby Craft, Art, Mask Making, Scenery Construction, Each Roll 5 Yards (4 x 180 Inch)(50 Pack) • Amazon Business $92.99 2 $185.98
Crayola Model Magic White Classpack 1-oz. Packages White 75/Pk (23-6001) • Staples $41.32 3 $123.96

Materials cost

$309.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.81

Total project goal

$405.40

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