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Ms. Kempner from Seattle WA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dream and Sew

Help me give my students the opportunity to learn to sew with a machine and be able to make the larger scale fabric art they envision.

  • $195 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students are wonderfully diverse, with at least 20 different languages spoken in our elementary school.

They are vibrant, creative, energetic, love exploring ideas, and making and building things, which makes my art class perfect for them.

Every student in my school, kindergarten through 5th grade, comes through my art class. Some of the students are recent immigrants just learning English, some struggle academically, many speak English as a second, third or even fourth language, many come from low-income homes or have experienced homelessness.

My Project

Many of my 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students love to hand sew in my art classroom. They have been sewing small pillows and stuffed animals with much enthusiasm and pride.

Some of them have so much enthusiasm that they started designing larger projects that go beyond hand sewing and require a machine, such as bags and clothing.

I want to help these students realize their designs without becoming discouraged, which is where a sewing machine for my classroom comes in. My classroom emphasizes problem solving and creativity and a sewing machine adds another layer and complexity to the student's artistic process.

Ms. Kempner
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother XM2701 Lightweight, Full-Featured Sewing Machine with Carrying Case • Amazon Business $106.14 1 $106.14
Paxcoo 36 Pcs Bobbins and Sewing Threads with Case and Soft Measuring Tape for Brother Singer Babylock Janome Kenmore (Assorted Colors) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Euro-Notions Universal Machine Needles • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$123.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$165.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.24

Total project goal

$194.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $194.94

1 Donor

-$97.47

Donations toward project cost

-$82.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.62

match offer

-$97.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$82.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.62

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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