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Mr. Grantham from La Puente, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Create a Masterpiece!

My students need basic art supplies such as paints, canvases, and brushes. I also would need prints to help me teach art classes.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Grantham's classroom raised $370

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.- Picasso I teach First Grade at a Title I school in a high poverty area. Art is the last thing that my students have a chance to be involved in,

Because of budget cuts in our district, there is no money for the arts. I once read that you can tell a lot about a society by the emphasis it places on the arts. I want to place more emphasis on art and enrich my students lives. Education in the arts helps in many other aspects of academics. Critical thinking, math, spacial relationships, writing, and observation skills are just a few of the skills that students learn in art classes. Of course there is the love and appreciation of art itself which last a lifetime. My students do not get the chance to explore or create art. I want to give them this opportunity.

In order to teach my students, I need the basic supplies- paint, canvas boards, and prints to teach them about famous artists and use as examples. I want to be able to enrich their lives with art. One of the first lessons that I would teach my students is about color and how color can be used to express emotion. I have several students with emotional problem and I think that this would be a good way for them to express themselves. I would also use this as a jumping off point to create a writing piece. I would have students write about what they painted and how it makes them feel. As my students develop as artists I would explore different techniques and medias.

With your help I will be able to give my students a chance to explore art and discover a part of themselves that they might not get to a chance to. My students deserve to experience what many people take for granite, a chance to enjoy the arts.

Mr. Grantham Sparks Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BLICKRYLIC/VLT PINT • Blick Art Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $7.95 1 $7.95
DB WONDER WHT FLAT/SZ 8 • Blick Art Materials $2.75 1 $2.75
DB WONDER WHT BRIGHT/SZ 16 • Blick Art Materials $4.79 1 $4.79
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $19.95 1 $19.95
DB WONDER WHT ROUND/SZ 2/0 • Blick Art Materials $1.35 1 $1.35
DB WONDER WHT FLAT/SZ 16 • Blick Art Materials $4.79 1 $4.79
DB WONDER WHT FLAT/SZ 10 • Blick Art Materials $3.19 1 $3.19
BLICK CANVAS PANEL/10X14 5OZ COTTON • Blick Art Materials $1.10 60 $66.00
BLICKRYLIC/WHT TITNM PINT • Blick Art Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
BLICKRYLIC/MTLC GOLD PINT • Blick Art Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
BLICKRYLIC/DP YLW PINT • Blick Art Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
BLICKRYLIC/CBLT BLU PINT • Blick Art Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
BLICKRYLIC/BLCKOUT WHT PINT • Blick Art Materials $3.99 1 $3.99
BLICKRYLIC/MIXING PINT SET/6 • Blick Art Materials $23.95 1 $23.95
BLICKRYLIC/BASIC PINT SET/6 • Blick Art Materials $23.95 1 $23.95
!-SHOREWD VISUAL SETS/!-PRINTS W81 • Blick Art Materials $56.49 1 $56.49

Materials cost

$239.10

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.91

Sales tax

 $17.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$303.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.51

Total project goal

$369.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.51

2 Donors

-$356.47

Donations toward project cost

-$303.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.04

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