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Ms. Shirley from Oakland, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Arts Integration: Science, Arts, Ela in One!

Help me give my students paint, glitter and hot glue art supplies for their interdisciplinary arts integration projects for the year!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shirley's classroom raised $694

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.

My Project

My students love opportunities to use their multiple intelligences in many different ways. My students light up when they can combine their passions and interests across classes. These supplies will help students integrate art with science and English to create a diorama of a setting of their story and a prototype of their space product invention.

In seventh grade, they have two projects that combine art with the fields of English and Science!

The first one, the Landscape Diorama, requires students to write a survival narrative, research the climate of their setting, and build a diorama of the setting of their narrative to show off to our community on the first Expo Night of the year! Students will use the supplies from this project to create a diorama that showcases the setting and environmental features of the survival story they wrote. In the second project, the Mars Project, students research the climate and conditions of space, write an argumentative essay pitching an original product to be used in space. Students will use the supplies from this project to create a replica of their proposed project to present to their classmates in a Shark Tank pitch, as well as to our community on the second Expo Night of the year.

The supplies from this project will help our students' imaginations become reality! Integrating arts with English and science helps students make cross-discipline connections. These supplies will allow students' extraordinary creations and research

Ms. Shirley Elmhurst United Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Washable Paint Set for Kids Arts and Crafts, Classroom Painting Supplies, 12 Acrylic Paint Sets of 12 Colors, Mixing Palette, Brushes • Amazon Business $12.99 8 $103.92
Sargent Art Acrylic Paint, Set of 12 Colors pieces of 16 fl oz bottles, Non-Fading, Rich Vivid Pigments, Brilliant Matte Finish, Fast Dry Formula, Non-Toxic • Amazon Business $44.03 2 $88.06
Unicorn Sparkle Association Chunky Biodegradable Eco Glitter for Crafts, Art, Makeup--Great for Kids and Fair Trade Too! • Amazon Business $10.99 6 $65.94
Gluerious Mini Hot Glue Gun with 30 Glue Sticks for Crafts School DIY Arts Home Quick Repairs, 20W, Blue • Amazon Business $12.97 4 $51.88
[600 Pack] 3 oz. White Paper Cups, Small Disposable Bathroom, Espresso, Mouthwash Cups • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
200 Pcs Craft Sticks Ice Cream Sticks Natural Wood Popsicle Craft Sticks 4.5 inch Length Treat Sticks Ice Pop Sticks for DIY Crafts • Amazon Business $4.99 8 $39.92
Pacific Blue Select Multifold Premium 2-Ply Paper Towels by GP PRO (Georgia-Pacific), White, 21000, 125 Paper Towels Per Pack, 16 Packs Per Case • Amazon Business $32.98 1 $32.98
Elmers Liquid School Glue, Slime Glue & Craft Glue | Washable, 4 Ounces Each, 12 Count, Great for Making Slime • Amazon Business $11.35 2 $22.70
65Pcs Flat Paint Brush Pallet Set for Kids,60pcs Brushes + 5 PCS Round Paint Tray Palettes,Nylon Hair Small Paint Brush Bulk Acrylic Oil Watercolor Artist Painting Brush for Paint Party Classroom • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Perfect Stix Paper Plate, White, 9" (Pack of 300) • Amazon Business $15.50 1 $15.50
Acrylic Paint Pens Paint Markers Set of 18: Fine Point Paint Pens for Rock Painting Glass Wood Ceramic Fabric Metal Canvas Easter Eggs Pumpkin Kit, Drawing Art Crafts for Adults Scrapbooking Supplies • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
1000 Pieces Clear Glue Points Dots Double Sided Adhesive Removable Glue Points for Balloons Craft Glue Points Dots Sticky Dots • Amazon Business $6.64 1 $6.64

Materials cost

$505.48

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$46.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$589.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.00

Total project goal

$693.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$693.31

2 Donors

-$346.66

Donations toward project cost

-$294.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.00

match offer

-$346.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$294.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.00

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$0.00

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