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Ms. Denney from Las Vegas, NV is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Denney's classroom raised $431

Frida Kahlo and identity

My students need multicultural skintone markers and pencils and sharpeners.

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Ms. Denney Laura Dearing Elementary School
Las Vegas, NV Grades 3-5

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.

My Students

"My brain hurts. You make me think too much!", exclaimed one student and I thanked him for the compliment.

Many of my students come from extreme poverty and some have never even used crayons before coming to school.

Quite often art class is the only opportunity many students have for positive creative expression. We live in a global society which is reflected in my students and the art work we create.

My Project

"Why is her head on a deer!". "Are you sure she is a girl because she looks like a man with her unibrow and mustache!". My students are fascinated by the self-portraits of Frida Kahlo as we analyze and discuss the symbolism of her art works. She liken her self-portraits to being visual journals of her life. Just like authors use words to express themselves, artists use visual images that often make use of symbols. We also briefly discuss the art work of her equally famous artist husband, Diego Rivera and how his art work reflected his cultural identity and pride. The students create self-portraits that incorporates at least three symbols that expresses something important about themselves. I sometimes think I learn more about my students thru this project than they learn. To create these self-portraits I am requesting multicultural skin tone pencils and markers. I am also requesting hand held sharpeners for the pencils.

After this project, all the students in the school will be able to use them for drawing people.

One student summed it up best when he exclaimed loudly,"Finally, I can draw myself and my friends as we really look like. People do not come in the three choices we had before of pure white, jet black or basic brown." These supplies help children understand that people come in all different colors,helps promote self esteem, tolerance and better understanding of different culture

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

790 students impacted 31 donors
Ms. Denney Laura Dearing Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Las Vegas, NV View local requests

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

790 students impacted 31donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Washable Multicultural Markers Classpack of 80 • Nasco $37.75 1 $37.75
Skin Tones Pencils Set of 15 • Nasco $13.95 17 $237.15
Twin-Hole Sharpeners Pkg. of 20 • Nasco $9.50 1 $9.50

Materials cost

$284.40

Vendor shipping charges

 $28.44

Sales tax

 $22.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$374.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.95

Total project goal

$430.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $430.39

28 Donors

-$428.91

Donations toward project cost

-$374.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.48

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