Help me give my students paint and craft materials for their end-of-year Famous Deaf Person Bottle Buddy Project.
$282 goal
This project expired on September 22, 2025.
This project expired on September 22, 2025.
My Project
As my American Sign Language (ASL) 1 students finish out the school year, we end with a creative Deaf Culture project. I love this project because I see my students' artistic talents shine, and especially, this project incorporates hands-on work with ASL. Signing is somatic, and bringing in hands-on art encourages my students to expand their somatic experiences further.
For this project, my students select a famous Deaf person and, after research, they create a Bottle Buddy of their Deaf person, share a Slides presentation on their research, and present in ASL.
The art materials will give my students various options while creating their Bottle Buddy. Each student will receive an empty water bottle and a Styrofoam ball for the body and head of the Buddy, and then students will make each Buddy unique as they paint, draw, or design their Buddy's features and clothes in a close resemblance to their Deaf person. The materials will be so appreciated!
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Materials cost
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Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.09
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$239.22
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$42.22
Total project goal
$281.44
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