My students need art materials such as collage boards, construction paper, chalk, finger paint, yarn, beads, stickers, craft tubes and more to enhance their creativity .
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
It's time to create and all we have are faded pieces of construction paper and old watery, smelly paints. What can you create with this? Art shouldn't be a thing in the past, just because it isn't tested. How can we make masterpieces without materials?
My students will be young, excited Transitional Kinder and kindergarteners.
My students will be made up of 24 to 30 four-, five- and six-year-olds. For most of the children, this will their first experience in school. TK and Kindergarten now is a full day program, all academic and very successful. The children will soon be readers, writers and whatever their future holds.
The children I have face a lot of outside challenges. They are in an area that is very financially challenged. The school is all on free breakfast and free lunch and is a Title I school. Most of my students enter without basic school supplies (even as basic as a box of crayons), so it has been up to me to provide the school supplies to help the children succeed.
Our school and district have been facing huge budget issues. Even with all these budget challenges, I do not want my students to miss out on great learning and art opportunities.
My Project
If we need test prep materials, they are available. Our school spent 50,000 for computers for a one week District Test/State Test however we can't get art materials for the lower grades as we have no money.
I was able to use a few of the Lakeshore craft/art materials with my students last year and they are very enjoyable. Each art project was different,unique and fun. The children were so proud of their artworks and they were age appropriate. I am hoping this year to restock the art material and offer more crafts to the children. I am asking for a variety of types of paint, paper, craft materials and more, so I can teach my little students how to be imaginative and creative. I can relate art to our science and ESL topics along with language arts and math. These materials will help create life long memories
I am asking for help with art materials for my Transitional Kindergarten and Straight Kindergarten class.
I would like to get finger paint, craft kits, paint, construction paper, chalk and more art supplies needed to allow my students to create while learning. Parents need art to hang on their refrigerators and four and five year olds need a chance to create, while learning.
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
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