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Ms. Dobkin from New York, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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History Gets Crafty

My students need art supplies, such as clay, waxed thread, and blunt needles, to create social studies based craft projects, including weaving modern wampum-style belts, sewing moccasins and sculpting clay pots.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Dobkin's classroom raised $353

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My Students

Think back to your years in elementary school. Which projects do you remember most? If you are like me, you most remember hands-on experiences such as performing plays, making models and going on trips.

These types of experiences have always proved to be the most memorable to my students, as well as a valuable way of learning content in a variety of subject areas.

For this reason, my class's social studies curriculum features many such projects, as well as more active learning opportunities like role-plays, historical fiction writing, mock trials, games and research. I teach a multiracial, multiethnic group of 3rd graders at a progressive public school in urban New York State. My students are of differing academic abilities as well. They benefit from many types of learning experiences, to fit their diverse intelligences and learning styles. My students need art supplies, such as clay, waxed thread, and blunt needles, to create social studies based craft projects, including weaving modern wampum-style belts, sewing moccasins and sculpting clay pots.

My Project

This year, our social studies curriculum will focus on the Lenape tribe which lived on Manhattan Island prior to European colonization. When I started teaching, I was really surprised to learn that there are not many children's books or adult books about this tribe, especially in comparison to the amount of books about larger tribes like the Iroquois. One amazing source that we do have is the book The Indians of New Jersey, by M.R. Harrington. The reason this book is so great is that Harrington did meticulous research to help make his historical fiction novel rich and detailed, and he also created realistic characters who defy one-dimensional stereotypes of native people. The main character in this book is a British child who washes ashore on the New Jersey coast after a shipwreck. The book is the story of this boy becoming a member of the tribe and learning their customs.

The last time we read this book, my class did crafts based on each aspect of the culture that Dickon (the main character) learned about.

For example, when we read the part of the book in which Dickon learned to make pots, we made clay pots, and so on. I can't tell you how exciting this was for the children, and how much it allowed them to gain a richer understanding of Lenape life. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help this year's class to have those same great learning experiences!

Ms. Dobkin Children's Workshop School Grades 3-5

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More than half of 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
CRAFT FELT/BRN 72INXYD • Blick Art Materials $5.37 20 $107.40
AMACO MEX POT CLAY/!F RED 25LB • Blick Art Materials $24.79 2 $49.58
WAXED THREAD/BLK 4OZ • Blick Art Materials $12.32 2 $24.64
AMACO STONEWARE CLAY/!F NO 58M 50LB CARTON • Blick Art Materials $19.85 1 $19.85
HEMP TWINE CARD/EARTHY CLR 10L 170FT • Blick Art Materials $3.30 6 $19.80
ALUMN HOBBY AWL/NEEDLE POINT • Blick Art Materials $2.72 6 $16.32
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $14.00 1 $14.00
FOAM PIECES SHEET/MULTICULT 12X18 • Blick Art Materials $7.79 1 $7.79
BENDBLE BLUNT NEEDLE/PLASTIC 12/PK • Blick Art Materials $0.59 6 $3.54
WIRE CLAY CUTTER/18IN • Blick Art Materials $1.55 2 $3.10

Materials cost

$266.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$300.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.94

Total project goal

$352.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $352.95

7 Donors

-$165.45

Donations toward project cost

-$150.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.45

match offer

-$176.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$150.01

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.02

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 $0.00

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