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Mrs. Bierman from Cedar Rapids IA is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Arts and Crafts and Indoor Recess

Help me give my students arts and craft materials and items for indoor recess.

  • $402 goal

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My Students

My students love to learn using hands-on reading, writing, and math materials.

I teach a wonderful group of kindergarten students who come from diverse backgrounds and educational experiences.

I have students with speech, academic, and behavior goals as well as English language learners in my classroom. For many of my students, this is the first time they have been to school or instructed in English.

Some of my kindergarten students begin the year without knowledge of letters, numbers, or how to write their names. They are so eager to learn and quickly gain basic kindergarten skills, such as identifying and writing numbers and letters, counting, and writing their names. My students love to learn using a hands-on approach, where they learn through play. I love to see the excitement of my students when they learn something new!

My Project

I am looking for fun and engaging items for students to make and create during indoor recess this winter when it is too cold to play outside and for rainy spring days.

My students love to create art and are proud to take these projects home.

I found two crafts, make a leprechaun stickers and egg and bunny decorating kits, that are quick and easy crafts my students can do independently. The students can cardboard photo frames and we will add a class picture for the student to take home. The paper will be used for student art projects. The laminator and laminating sheets will be used for art projects the students make and for items such as desk tags, learning games, and bulletin boards. The students will use the alphabet play-doh stampers to learn their letters and make words. The cups will be used during indoor recess to build towers, castles, and other creations. The chair will be used during small group reading. Thank you for helping my students make and create during indoor recess.

Mrs. Bierman
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Amazon Basics Upholstered, Low-Back, Adjustable, Swivel Office Desk Chair, Black • Amazon Business $66.61 1 $66.61
Swingline Laminator, Thermal, Inspire Plus Lamination Machine, 12 inches Max Width, Quick Warm-up, Includes Laminating Pouches, White / Gray (1701867) • Amazon Business $65.58 1 $65.58
AmazonCommercial Plastic Cups, 16oz, Orange, Light Blue, Purple, Lime Green, Pack of 120 • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 11.45 x 17.48-Inches, 25-Pouches (TP3856-25) • Amazon Business $14.39 2 $28.78
Colorations Alphabet Dough Stampers Set, Lowercase Letters – Set of 26 Letter Stamps, Fun ABC Learning Tool for Toddlers, Ideal for Classroom and Home Learning • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 65 lb/176 gsm, "Primary" 5-Color Assortment, 5 Individual Packs of 50 Assorted Sheets - 250 Sheets in total (20401) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
50 Pack Colored Paper Picture Frames, 4x6 Photo Cardboard Easels for DIY, Hanging, Classrooms (10 Colors) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Llxieym Easter Foam Stickers Egg Rabbit Foam Stickers for Easter Crafts Kit with Rhinestones (184) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Neenah Wausau Paper Premium Printable Multipurpose Card Stock - 30% • Amazon Business $9.41 1 $9.41
Konsait 24 Sheets St.Patricks Day Make Your Own Stickers Decorative,Face Leprechauns for Kids Boys Girls Sticker Mix and Match Shamrock Sticker Irish Lucky Birthday Party Favors Crafts Supplies • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5” x 11”, 65 lb / 176 gsm, "Spectrum" 25-Color Assortment, 75 Sheets (80944-01) • Amazon Business $6.88 1 $6.88

Materials cost

$287.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$341.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.26

Total project goal

$401.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$401.75

3 Donors

-$340.87

Donations toward project cost

-$290.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.38

Matching donations from our partners

-$60.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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$0.00

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