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Art and Literacy

Help me give my students access to an art library! We try to incorporate literacy into all of art projects!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gironda's classroom raised $658

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My Project

I am trying to create an art library for my elementary art classroom! We use literacy as a basis for most projects, and to improve our reading and writing skills.

I teach at 2 separate schools, and have approximately 450-550 students on my roster.

Brockton is a low-income Title I school district, we have many English language learners, and literacy is something we consistently work on in art class.

Including a library in my art room will allow students the opportunity to learn about representation and subject matter! Help me further my students' literacy education!

Project tagged as

Brockton, MA
Grades 3-5
Literacy
Visual Arts
Traditional School
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Gironda Brookfield Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

Wildkin Kids Canvas Sling Bookshelf for Boys and Girls, Wooden Design Features Four Fabric Shelves, Keep Bedrooms, Playrooms, and Classrooms Organized, an Ideal Kids Bookshelf (White w/Aqua) • Amazon Business $43.23 2 $86.46

Eric Carle Books - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $53.96 1 $53.96

Invisible Scribble • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99

Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn't Sorry. • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95

The Artivist • Amazon Business $17.85 1 $17.85

Alma's Art • Amazon Business $17.69 1 $17.69

Snippets: A Story About Paper Shapes • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89

Life Doesn't Frighten Me (Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition) • Amazon Business $15.76 1 $15.76

MerryMakers The Day The Crayons Quit Green Plush Toy,0 months to 100 months 12-Inch • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98

MerryMakers The Day the Crayons Quit Orange Soft Plush Crayon Toy, 12-Inch, from Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffer's The Day the Crayons Quit Book Series • Amazon Business $14.66 1 $14.66

How to Draw Anime: Learn to Draw Anime and Manga - Step by Step Anime Drawing Book for Kids & Adults • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95

I Am Enough • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86

MerryMakers The Day the Crayons Quit Blue Plush Toy, 12-Inch • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49

MerryMakers The Day the Crayons Quit Red Soft Plush Crayon Toy, 12-Inch, from Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffer's The Day the Crayon's Quit Book Series • Amazon Business $13.16 1 $13.16

Lines That Wiggle Activity Book • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29

The Day the Crayons Came Home • Amazon Business $12.11 1 $12.11

Mix It Up! • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67

Curlfriends: New in Town (A Graphic Novel) (Curlfriends, 1) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39

Drawing Chibi: Learn How to Draw Kawaii People, Animals, and Other Utterly Cute Stuff (How to Draw Books) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00

Moody Monsters - Silicone Touch and Feel Board Book - Sensory Board Book • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

How to Draw Deluxe Edition (Pokémon) • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58

The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40

Never Touch a Spider! • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79

Mouse Shapes • Amazon Business $8.45 1 $8.45

How to Draw Mermaids, Unicorns and Many More: A Fun and Step-by-Step Guide for Kids to Draw an Underwater World, a Rainbow-Colored Realm and Many Amazing Things • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Mouse Paint • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Roald Dahl Opposites • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

The Crayons Go Back to School • Amazon Business $6.84 1 $6.84

Princess Hair • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70

Don't Touch My Hair! • Amazon Business $6.53 1 $6.53

Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Pete the Cat: Out of This World • Amazon Business $4.74 1 $4.74

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book) • Amazon Business $4.32 1 $4.32

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.57 1 $3.57

Pete the Cat: Snow Daze: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids (My First I Can Read) • Amazon Business $3.19 1 $3.19

Materials cost			$521.15
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$7.82
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$558.97
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$98.64
Total project goal			$657.61
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$657.61
1 Donor			-$328.80
Donations toward project cost			-$279.48
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$49.32
match offer			-$328.81
Match offer toward project cost			-$279.49
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$49.32
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Art and Literacy

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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