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Mrs. Peterson from Norwalk, CT is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarten Children Need Hands-On Materials to Support Learning!

Help me give my students a drying rack, sketchbooks, paints, paper, and glue.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Peterson's classroom raised $436

This project is fully funded

My Students

Laughing, giggling and happy, our children are bright and inquisitive.

Forty percent of our new students arrive without knowing any English.

Our students need a wide variety of hands-on, authentic learning opportunities that support our curriculum. Kindergarten is often their very first school experience. The students spend more awake hours at school than they do at home. The learning areas in my classroom are intentionally planned to build learning stamina. As the year progresses, children spend longer periods of time completing differentiated activities in classroom learning areas.

Learning centers are an important way for small groups of children to complete academic tasks, work on individualized and challenging projects and improve social and emotional skills.

We need consumable materials to populate learning areas. The expense for these consumables is not sustainable and there we are given only $200.00 for these supplies for the entire year. Authentic learning is an important way to extend learning experiences which, in turn, will build academic endurance.

My Project

Kindergarten children need to design, build and create as they learn. We need paper for writing and drawing, paints and brushes, glue and a classroom drying rack for their creations.

Children at this age need hands-on materials to stay engaged and build stamina.

To support learning, my students need to extend curriculum activities to include art, writing, and science. The children need consumable supplies on a regular basis and they go through these supplies quickly. When children create and design they develop a deeper comprehension of the curriculum and the skills that need to be mastered. Science, design/engineering, and art provide opportunities for more authentic learning.

Mrs. Peterson Wolfpit Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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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

20 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SAX DRYING RACK OVER-THE-DOOR • School Specialty $93.07 1 $93.07
SKETCH BOOK SCHOOL SMART SIDE WIRE 8 1/2X11 50 SHEETS • School Specialty $3.12 20 $62.40
PAINT CRAYOLA WTRCLR WASH OVAL SET OF 16 • School Specialty $4.04 10 $40.40
PAPER CARDSTOCK 8.5X11 NEENAH BRT WT 65 LB 250 SHTS • School Specialty $14.69 2 $29.38
GLUE GLITTER 4 OZ ASST SET OF 12 • School Specialty $26.12 1 $26.12
BRUSHES BLACK BRISTLE CLASSROOM SET OF 24 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $16.18 1 $16.18
PAPER CARDSTOCK ASTROBRIGHTS 8.5X11 IN 65LB ASST BRIGHTS 250 SHTS • School Specialty $16.11 1 $16.11
GLUE STICK ELMERS .24 OZ PURPLE PK OF 30 • School Specialty $9.35 1 $9.35
CHENILLE STEMS 12 SPARKLE ASST SET OF 100 • School Specialty $2.83 3 $8.49
WIGGLE EYES PEEL ASST SIZE COLOR SET OF 137 • School Specialty $3.40 1 $3.40

Materials cost

$304.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $30.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$369.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.29

Total project goal

$435.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $435.25

2 Donors

-$229.39

Donations toward project cost

-$217.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.91

match offer

-$179.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$152.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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 $0.00

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