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Ms. Sweeney from San Diego, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Art With a Flare

My students need art supplies to create beautiful masterpieces including watercolor and tempera paint, paintbrushes in many sizes, pens, paper, and glue.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sweeney's classroom raised $680

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are excited, ambitious, and curious about the world around them. They always have a question to ask or a story to tell. My students are a diverse group of eager kindergarteners: ethnically, culturally, economically, and academically. I am a teacher at an International Baccalaureate school where students are exposed to a second language, art, music, gardening, technology, and character studies.

Did you love kindergarten?

Well my students do. They are excited and ready to learn. I want to give them an education that caters to the whole child including art. Art helps students in so many ways including fine and gross motor skills, creativity, and imagination.

My Project

My kindergarten students need watercolor and tempera paint, paintbrushes, paper, markers, and glue to create wonderful masterpieces that go along with our rigorous International Baccalaureate units. I already have lesson plans and ideas for how to use the supplies, I have zealous kindergarten students who love art, and now all I need are the supplies to produce art in the classroom.

My kindergarten students are eager to create masterpieces to hang on their refrigerators at home.

Art is a wonderful way for young students to express their feelings and emotions. Art connects the young generation with the marvelous art of our past.

Ms. Sweeney Alice Birney Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Diego, CA View local requests

Half of 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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
00305-1039 - Prang Watercolor Pan Master Class Pack • Blick Art Materials $94.55 1 $94.55
Crayola Broad Point Washable Markers - Pack of 2 (58-7808-2Pack) • Amazon Business $6.40 10 $64.00
Tempera Cakes with Tray • Kaplan Early Learning Company $5.91 10 $59.10
05170-0729 - Blick Economy White Bristle Brush Class Pack - Bright, Classpack of 72 • Blick Art Materials $58.51 1 $58.51
DD370X - Soft Seats - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $55.00 1 $55.00
10162-1023 - Yupo Watercolor Paper Pad - 9 x 12, Translucent, 15 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $12.89 4 $51.56
06060-1030 - Royal Langnickel Golden Taklon Classroom Value Pack - Rounds and Flats, Set of 30 • Blick Art Materials $14.43 2 $28.86
21316-2026 - Sharpie Fine Point Marker Set - Class Pack, Set of 36, Black • Blick Art Materials $23.58 1 $23.58
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Washable, 30 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $8.98 2 $17.96
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $9.95 1 $9.95

Materials cost

$463.07

Vendor shipping charges

$35.56

Sales tax

$42.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$577.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.99

Total project goal

$679.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$679.94

2 Donors

-$679.94

Donations toward project cost

-$577.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$101.99

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$0.00

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