My students need art supplies to make their learning vivid, authentic and engaging.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. M.'s classroom raised $799
This project is fully funded
My Students
Kindergarten is the time to create, investigate, and make! My students are wildly imaginative, brilliantly creative, and full of giggles! They come from one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city of Chicago but it certainly doesn't stop them from being excited about school, every day! It's one of the happiest years in early childhood because they are at the age of exploring and are just stepping into the big world of education. They see the world through these fabulously fun glasses of endless possibilities that spreads into our hearts as teachers and adults. It's a positive and constant reminder of how fun it was to be five!
My students are a terrific bunch of kids full of excitement and who have an epic hunger for learning!
They are always asking new questions and are curious about anything new they discover. My students are an incredible bunch of diverse learners. We have students of all abilities and I am always so proud and impressed by the level of love and compassion my students share for one another. We are a true community of little learners who are always eager to try something new and help each other learn and grow!
My Project
The wonderful thing about art is that it the perfect gateway to expose kids to culture, diversity and vocabulary. This year I would love to introduce my students to science through a painting project that stars Monet where we would be using the class set of paint brushes and watercolors to engage in a water lily painting project. To then move into Black History by introducing Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence in a project that uses construction paper and glue sticks where students would practice paper tearing techniques used by those artists. And to continue to work on collaboration and team work through Kandinsky in a project that requires lots of colors and lines that works wonderfully with the fine points of colored pencils. Teaching art in this way allows children to see their work through a different lens, it helps them build vocabulary, fine motor skills, social emotional skills, communication skills, and how to connect with the world around them.
Art is such an important part of a child's education because it brings a new life into their world of academics.
It makes learning accessible, relatable, and thought provoking. Students need a space where they can freely express themselves without the pressure of doing something perfectly. These materials will give my students access to all of these amazing art projects by giving them the opportunity to engage in art that is meaningful, transformative, and developmentally appropriate. Art changes the way we see the world and I don't want my students to miss out on this incredible opportunity to grow and shine in their year of kindergarten.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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