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Mrs. Cummings from Benson NC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Crafty Kindies

Help me give my students colored construction paper, color tissue paper, blank canvases, and watercolors so​ they can have a creative learning experience!

  • $239 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach at a high poverty school in NC in a large farming community. All students receive free breakfast. Many of our students also receive backpacks of food for the weekends.

My students love to come to school, and they are sponges to learn as much as they can.

So many students come to my classroom with struggling backgrounds and it is vital to me to make sure I meet all the needs of my students so they can learn to their full potential.

My Project

This is my first year teaching kindergarten and I am loving how hands-on my students really are. My students are benefitting from being crafty and building with many supplies. I am running out of these supplies and I need to stock up so we can continue this way of learning. The construction paper, tissue paper, paint, and canvases will help provide many opportunities for my students. We build words, illustrate our writing, show understanding of numbers and shapes, and do project-based​ learning. Having these materials will help their learning stick in their brains and make learning more colorful with less worksheets.

Mrs. Cummings
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
00365-0089-Sargent Washable Watercolors Pan Set- Set of 8 colors, includes brush • Blick Art Materials $1.43 20 $28.60
LL242 - Peel & Stick Tactile Letters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 2 $25.98
07015-1012-Blick Economy Canvas Panels - 8" x 10", Class Pack of 24 • Blick Art Materials $18.51 1 $18.51
11406-2007-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 12" x 18", Black, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $3.76 2 $7.52
07015-1000-Blick Economy Canvas Panels - 5" x 7", Class Pack of 24 • Blick Art Materials $7.40 1 $7.40
11406-2003-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Black, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.04 2 $4.08
11406-7037-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 12" x 18", Dark Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $3.76 1 $3.76
11406-7027-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 12" x 18", Light Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $3.76 1 $3.76
11308-3327-Blick Art Tissue - 12" x 18", Dark Pink, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $3.49 1 $3.49
11308-7273-Blick Art Tissue - 20" x 30", Holly Green, 24 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.09 1 $2.09
11308-4503-Blick Art Tissue - 20" x 30", Orange, 24 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.09 1 $2.09
11308-3083-Blick Art Tissue - 20" x 30", Scarlet, 24 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.09 1 $2.09
11308-4003-Blick Art Tissue - 20" x 30", Yellow, 24 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.09 1 $2.09
11406-7033-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Dark Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.04 1 $2.04
11406-7093-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Holiday Green, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.04 1 $2.04
11406-8033-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Dark Brown, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.04 1 $2.04
11406-8233-Pacon Tru-Ray Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Tan, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $2.04 1 $2.04
11308-1493-Blick Art Tissue - 20" x 30", White, 24 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.79 1 $1.79

Materials cost

$121.41

Vendor shipping charges

$39.80

Sales tax

$9.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$202.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.74

Total project goal

$238.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$238.24

2 Donors

-$119.12

Donations toward project cost

-$101.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.87

match offer

-$119.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$101.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.87

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$0.00

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