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Mrs. Alford from Andrews, SC is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creation Station in Kindergarten

Help me give my students an assortment of art supplies like an easel, paint, paintbrushes, and paper for our creation center.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alford's classroom raised $477

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach a great group of kindergarten students at a rural school near the coast of South Carolina. Our school houses Pre-K through fifth grade with a student population of about 800 students. Although our elementary school is one of the biggest in our district, we have a family feeling to it that visitors notice when they walk through the front doors. We have a total of six kindergarten classes. With a school this big, our population is extremely diverse. We have very low economic families in our community, but these children are always eager to learn and ready to overcome obstacles. I want to help my students who are just beginning their school careers go even further and really push themselves. Your donations will make that dream possible for my classroom.

My Project

My students need an assortment of paint, paintbrushes, and paper for our creation center. Paint and paper are vital resources that my students use every day in our classroom. Students are given the opportunity to go to the creation center in our classroom, where they can use their imaginations to make their own masterpieces come to life. They can use a number of resources, such as scissors, glue, crayons, and markers, but our classroom is missing an easel to use with paint and paper! What better way to make a robot than to construct one yourself by cutting and gluing pieces of construction paper together and then adding a little paint to make it just right? Using these resources in the classroom provide endless learning opportunities to the students. Learning their primary colors along with the "art" of mixing primary colors to make secondary colors is just the beginning of the many learning opportunities available to the students!

Students learn best by creating and exploring the world around them instead of paper/pencil exercises.

Providing an easel, paint, and paper to our classroom will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of content in a creative way. I cannot think of a better way for students to show their understanding of a story than to recreate the setting and characters with paint and construction paper. I am eager to add these supplies to our classroom and see their irreplaceable works of art!

Mrs. Alford Andrews 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

26 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC654 - Super-Safe Paper Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LCW1960 - 3-Way Tabletop Easel • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EE524 - Lakeshore Tabletop Drying Rack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC653 - Additional 12" Paper Roll • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 2 $39.98
LA820X - Lakeshore No-Spill Paint Cups - 10-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
PX128YE - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128TQ - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Turquoise • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128VT - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Violet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128WT - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - White • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128BK - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Black • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128BR - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Brown • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128BU - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128GR - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128RD - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
PX128RG - Superbright Liquid Tempera Paint - 1 Gallon - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
LC1340X - Nylon-Bristle Paintbrushes - 10-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
LC2915 - Heavy-Duty Adjustable Vinyl Paint Apron - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
LC65 - Heavy-Duty Adjustable Vinyl Paint Apron - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$345.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$405.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.54

Total project goal

$476.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $476.92

2 Donors

-$237.76

Donations toward project cost

-$203.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.46

match offer

-$237.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$202.08

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.42

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