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Teacher Benson from Detroit, MI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Butterflies, Butterflies Everywhere

My students need painted lady caterpillars, the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and art supplies like watercolor paints, pipe cleaners, coffee filters, and more to make butterflies come to life in the art room.

FULLY FUNDED! Teacher Benson's classroom raised $499

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are bright and cheerful kindergarten through second graders who come to me each week for art. They know that learning is important, but they look forward to escaping academics in my classroom. I teach in an inner-city classroom where most of the families are from a low socio-economic background where they struggle to pay for necessities. Luxury items like art supplies fall way down the shopping list.

My students come in ready to do fun art projects and never realize all the learning they are doing while they are with me.

I get students who have never held scissors, do not know how to glue, and have only really drawn in their classroom. For some of my students, holding a pencil or a crayon is still a very new experience.

My Project

This year I would love to incorporate science into my art room through butterfly projects. We will start off with simple things like drawing and painting the butterflies with watercolor and markers. Then we will move on to coffee filter butterflies with clothespins and pipe cleaners. After that clay models and sculptures. We will get to the best part by bringing in caterpillars that each classroom can take and watch grow as part of the butterfly life cycle.

Children love to create with art, and we want to create butterflies everywhere while learning the life cycle and watching real caterpillars transform.

We will follow the life cycle of our butterflies with art projects and learn science in my art room as well as their regular classrooms. By helping support this project you will show over 300 students how science and art go hand in hand to make STEAM.

Teacher Benson Ronald Brown Academy Annex Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Detroit, MI View local requests 300 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sax Stack-a-Rack Modular Mobile Drying Rack - 17 x 21 x 30 inches - Red • Amazon Business $69.45 1 $69.45
Painted Lady Culture 60 to 75 Larvae Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $69.07 1 $69.07
36 Set Watercolor Paint Pack with Quality Wood Brushes 8 Colors Washable Water Colors Perfect for Kids Adults Parties Students Classroom Bulk by Color Swell • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
Sargent Art Plastilina Modeling Clay, 5-Pound, Cream • Amazon Business $13.91 2 $27.82
Painted Lady Culture Medium, 1 cup (8 oz.) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $20.65 1 $20.65
Painted Lady Culture Cup Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.95 2 $17.90
Standard Wooden Clothespins - 100-count • Amazon Business $8.55 2 $17.10
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
Creativity Street Jumbo Chenille Stems Classroom Pack, 1,000-Count, Assorted Colors (AC9115-01) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Elmer's Liquid School Glue, Washable, 1 Gallon, 1 Count - Great For Making Slime • Amazon Business $13.40 1 $13.40
Aleene's 36116 Original Tacky Glue 3 Pack, 8 Oz • Amazon Business $12.13 1 $12.13
Sharpie Color Burst Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24-Count • Amazon Business $10.63 1 $10.63
LoveS 1000 Pcs Pom Poms Craft Making Assorted Sizes & Colors, Creative Craft DIY Material • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
KINGLAKE 300 Pcs 4.5 Inch Natural Wood Popsicle Sticks,Wooden Ice Cream Sticks Treat Sticks Freezer Pop Sticks,Natural Wood Craft Sticks,Great for DIY Crafts Homemade Treats Dessert Making • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
NiceBottles - Dispenser Pump for Gallon Jug, Pack of 2 • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
Brew Rite Coffee Filter - 700 ct. • Amazon Business $8.53 1 $8.53
1200 Pcs Wiggle Googly Eyes with Self-adhesive Diameter Range From 4mm-30mm For DIY Craft Masking • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
BAZIC Mini, Natural Clothespins, Wood, 50 Per Pack 3 • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69

Materials cost

$377.27

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.76

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$423.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.77

Total project goal

$498.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $498.46

5 Donors

-$244.82

Donations toward project cost

-$215.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.22

match offer

-$244.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$208.09

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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