I teach elementary art at a Title I school. I love having the privilege of teaching our entire school population, which means I see all K-5 students. On an average day 130 children are in and out of my classroom, and in a week I see 650 students. I love to share my passion and excitement for art with them.
My school is located in a very low-income area.
All of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch. I love having the opportunity to be the exciting and bright part of their day. Especially with our students being in such high need, I love coming up with new and engaging lessons to make them excited to come to school and learn.
My Project
I always strive to give my elementary students the best visual arts education I can offer. I am constantly finding ways to create cross curricular connections in every lesson I teach. I have found at my Title I school, that my students are always eager to learn more, especially when it comes to art. I love finding new ways to make my lessons more exciting.
This year, I am hoping to expand my cross curricular connections in fun, new ways that my students will be excited about.
I plan on using these Legos, beads, play doh, puzzles and games for finished early activities and for art centers. These new activities will help my students, not only with their creative thinking in the art room, but will reinforce problem solving, math skills, engineering, fine motor skills, and so much more. These skills connect back to their homeroom classrooms and will help create a well rounded education.
The books I am requesting, I plan on using for future art lessons. They are inspirational art related stories that I know my students will love. I always find different ways to tie in some piece of literature into any lesson I teach. I personally feel like including books and outside resources, helps my students continue a love of reading, learn vocabulary and it also helps them have more meaning in their art work.
Go Fish for Modern Artists Card Game
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$10.45
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$31.35
ZoLO Risk - Creativity Playsculpture
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$27.99
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$27.99
Barcaloo Building Bricks - 1,000 Piece Brick Building Kit - Compatible with all Major Brands
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$26.99
1
$26.99
IQ BUILDER | STEM Learning Toys | Creative Construction Engineering | Fun Educational Building Toy Set for Boys and Girls Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Old | Best Toy Gift for Kids | Top Blocks Game Kit
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$24.77
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$24.77
Roylco R15664 NEW 2014 Roylco Tesselation Mosaics, 3500-pkg
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$23.99
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$23.99
RisingStar Interlocking Toys - Educational Straw Building Blocks for Boys and Girls - Safe and Fun Straws and Connectors Set - Colorful Construction Builders for Motor Skills Development - 340 Pieces
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$21.97
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$21.97
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 24-Pack Case of Colors (Amazon Exclusive)
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$20.99
1
$20.99
Ranphykx Magnetic Blocks, 65 Piece Magnetic Building Blocks Set Magnetic Tiles Educational Toys for Kids
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$20.99
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$20.99
Colorations SOFTBEAD Jumbo Fun Shapes Foam Beads (Pack of 500)
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$20.38
1
$20.38
Old Masters Memory Game
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$16.66
1
$16.66
EuroGraphics Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh Puzzle (100 Piece)
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$15.87
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$15.87
A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison
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$14.33
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$14.33
EuroGraphics Garden by Claude Monet Puzzle (100 Piece)
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$13.76
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$13.76
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
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$13.21
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$13.21
Viva Frida (Morales, Yuyi)
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$9.50
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$9.50
Draw!
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$9.44
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$9.44
A Line Can Be . . .
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$8.67
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$8.67
Pepperell Creative Beading Cords, 45-Inch, Assorted Colors, 12 Per Package
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$5.76
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$5.76
Materials cost
$326.62
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.90
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$361.52
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$63.80
Total project goal
$425.32
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$425.32
4 Donors
-$159.65
Donations toward project cost
-$136.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$23.65
Matching donations from our partners
-$265.32
Match offers toward project cost
-$225.52
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