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Mrs. A. from CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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6th Grade Artists Dream of Painting

My students need 9 different art supplies for painting, including tempura paint, watercolor sets, brushes, containers, and paper.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. A.'s classroom raised $427

This project is fully funded

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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.

Danny Kaye once said: “Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.” My students are definitely up for such a challenge! It's amazing how my students perk up at a certain time of the school day: "What are we going to do in art?" Their faces are full of interest and curiosity - they cannot wait to get started on the next project! I teach 6th grade math, science and art at an urban middle school in California that serves primarily low-income students of color. My students are incredible and I feel extremely privileged to work with them and their families.

This is the first year that art has been included in the 6th grade curriculum and it has been delightful to see how excited my students are to have such an elective. Unfortunately, we do not have many available art supplies.

I recently discovered how interested my students are in painting when I purchased some finger paints for a color mixing lesson. My students were thrilled to dive into the hands-on activity and they emerged at the end of the period with very colorful fingers as well as creative pieces. However, we would like to explore painting as a class on a much larger scale and utilizing more advanced techniques (fingers are still allowed - though brushes would definitely help!). I would like to have a watercolor unit in which students paint their own landscapes as we study master painters like Claude Monet. Also, I would like to have a unit based around portraiture in which students paint their own portrait in a style of their choice after exploring styles of a variety of artists (from Picasso to DaVinci to Warhol).

Thank you for taking the time to read my proposal and I hope that you will consider helping us make this project happen. Your support will help my students develop their artistic talents and engage with art in a meaningful way. My students are so excited to experience painting and take their skills to the next level. I hope that my students will have an opportunity to experience the words of Vincent Van Gogh: “I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.”

Mrs. A. Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BA918 - All-Purpose Paintbrush Assortment - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 2 $33.90
TA4409 - White Drawing Paper - 9" x 12" • Lakeshore Learning $8.90 1 $8.90
BS525Z - Washable Watercolor Set - Dozen • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 2 $65.90
TA5314 - Watercolor Paper • Lakeshore Learning $10.90 1 $10.90
TA4412 - White Drawing Paper - 12" x 18" • Lakeshore Learning $17.50 1 $17.50
FE219 - Watercolor Paintbrushes - Set of 144 • Lakeshore Learning $7.99 1 $7.99
PX2020 - Fully Washable Liquid Tempera Assortment • Lakeshore Learning $28.95 2 $57.90
GG350 - Washable People Colors® Liquid Tempera Assortment • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
AB451 - Painting Bowls - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $8.99 6 $53.94

Materials cost

$286.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.69

Sales tax

 $20.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$349.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.76

Total project goal

$426.43

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $426.43

22 Donors

-$426.43

Donations toward project cost

-$349.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.76

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