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Ms. Rodenkirchen from Minneapolis MN is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Budding Artists! Creative Supplies for Children with Autism!

My students need a variety of collage materials, paints, and glue in order to provide a variety of items to extend their creativity.

  • $452 goal

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My Students

My classroom is a self-contained special education classroom for preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We adapt the preschool curriculum to meet the diverse needs of the students and to increase opportunities to work on social, communication, and academic skills. It is my goal to find materials and activities to help motivate and engage my students to participate in classroom activities and to increase interactions with each other.

Preschoolers love to come to school to play, learn, and meet new friends, but some kids have barriers that make it hard to enjoy and participate in these activities without support.

The students in this classroom have high level needs, and they are not yet able to participate in a preschool classroom with a larger group of students. They need a structured environment with a small number of students and many direct teaching opportunities.

The school is located in an urban setting and serves many children who qualify for free or reduced rate lunch. The district has limited funding and early childhood programs rarely receive the materials they need. Many times we need to create or purchase materials on our own in order to have the materials we need.

My Project

Preschoolers love to create using a variety of materials and our classroom goes through a lot of art materials throughout the year. This project would provide a variety of fun, engaging, and creative materials for my students to use during art activities and to help increase motivation and engagement in classroom activities.

The students in my classroom love exploring and creating during art activities and need a variety of materials in order to use in their projects.

Through this project, I will be able to restock our art supplies and provide a wide array of collage materials, such as popsicle sticks, fabric squares, glue, feathers, buttons, tissue paper, jewels, macaroni, glitter glue, and flowers in order to extend their creativity and engagement in classroom activities. It would provide a variety of different paints such as watercolors, glitter paint, stamp pads, and dot paints.

Ms. Rodenkirchen
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Glitter Glue Bulk, Classpack, 20ct Crafting Glue Set, 5 Colors • Amazon Business $39.83 1 $39.83
BS525Z - Washable Watercolor Set - Dozen • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
Do-A-Dot Rainbow Art Set (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $13.56 2 $27.12
SAX LIQUID WATERCOLOR 8 OZ GLITTER SET OF 8 • School Specialty $26.76 1 $26.76
Jumbo Stamp Pads (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.76 1 $23.76
Pacon Spectra Glitter Sparkling Crystals, Assorted Colors, 4-Ounce, 6-Pack (91370) • Amazon Business $20.95 1 $20.95
VR717 - Washable Liquid Watercolors - 8-Color Set - 4 Ounces • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Elmer's School Glue (Gallon) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $17.81 1 $17.81
EE751 - Collage Flowers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
LC438 - Macaroni - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
FF534 - Tissue Paper Squares • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
XB858 - Glitter Pom-Poms - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
RE384 - Fancy Pipe Stems - Class Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $10.99 1 $10.99
Fabric Mosaics • Kaplan Early Learning Company $10.16 1 $10.16
LL918 - Shimmer Shapes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
HL150 - Colored Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
LC658 - Colored Feathers - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
LE466 - Liquid Watercolor Misters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
Bucket O Buttons (16 Ounce) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 1 $7.61
HL125 - Jumbo Colored Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.99 1 $2.99

Materials cost

$332.88

Vendor shipping charges

$15.65

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$383.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.68

Total project goal

$451.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$451.20

6 Donors

-$225.60

Donations toward project cost

-$191.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.84

match offer

-$225.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$191.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.84

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$0.00

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