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Ms. Jenkins from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Special Needs Preschoolers Grow Through Art

My students need art supplies that support their unique needs and allows them to be independent and creative.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jenkins's classroom raised $293

This project is fully funded

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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

I love abstract art. It does not follow any one style or pattern. It can be simple or complex. It just depends on what the artist wants to show. What I like best about abstract art is my special needs pre-k students can do it and they love it.

My students all love school and indicate that love with smiles, coo's, laughs and words.

They all have special needs from moderate disabilities such as developmental delays to severe disabilities such as Autism and multiple disabilities orthopedic (MDO). My students need many activities where they are successful and art is the foundation that I use to support their needs. My school is located in Southern California in a high crime/low economical area where all the students receive free lunch. Regardless of that fact, I want my students to have the same opportunities and supplies that other preschoolers have.

My Project

I have selected an array of art materials that we need for the remainder of the school year. Most pre-k classrooms are full of finger paints, collage material , crayons , stampers and other items to make their classes fun. That is not the case at my school, I have to buy or do without for simple projects. I want my students to have those same opportunities. My preschoolers may have disabilities , but they still enjoy expressing themselves with colors, textures, and other sensory activities. It is their creativity using different mediums that allows them to express their individuality.

Preschool is such a fun grade to teach and my students love art.

It gives them the opportunity to get as messy, sticky and creative while expressing themselves through art. These art materials including puffy paint, rainbow crayons, colored sand glitter painters and the collage material will inspire my special preschoolers to express their individuality and emotions through a variety of mediums. Thank you for taking the time to read and support my proposal.

Ms. Jenkins 107th Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RA575 - Rainbow Crayons - Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
AA765 - Collage Pots - Set of 15 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TT216 - Air-Dry Puffy Paints • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
BX234 - Store-It-All Craft Containers - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LC520 - Large Unbreakable Craft Jar • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.49 5 $17.45
HH711 - Lakeshore Jumbo Glitter Painters - 12-Bottle Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
LA868 - Acrylic Gemstones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
BJ507 - Crystal Sand Jumbo Jars - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
EE751 - Collage Flowers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
LA305 - Lakeshore Paint Pot Tray - Set of 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99
FG601 - Alphabet & Number Macaroni - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
BA8150 - Pom-Poms - Class Pack • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
FF106 - Collage Buttons • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 1 $7.99
RS200 - Mod Podge® - 4 Ounces • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.29 1 $3.29

Materials cost

$197.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$248.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.88

Total project goal

$292.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $292.54

2 Donors

-$146.27

Donations toward project cost

-$124.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.94

match offer

-$146.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.94

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 $0.00

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