My classroom is a place where students are encouraged to explore artistically while making natural cross-curricular connections.
The 2015-2016 school year will be the first year that my school is open.
The school is projected to open with 1,200 students (all of whom I will teach), will have a high ESOL population, and will be a Title I school. While I haven't met my individual students yet, I do know that many of them are coming from homes where all of their needs may not be provided for. That inspires me to work that much harder to make sure that they are getting an amazing experience while at school.
My Project
My students need 25 books to help enhance and inspire lessons, teach art history, and help students learn to draw. The books donated to my classroom will be used in a number of ways. The picture books will be used to help students make literary connections to inspire their art projects. The how-to-draw books will be used as reference books to help students refine their drawing skills during their free time. The 'Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists' books will be used to help my students better understand the journey of artists who very well may have started out their lives in circumstances similar to my students.
Being able to use books in my art room not only incorporates literacy objectives (which certainly benefits all students - especially ESOL), but also provides heaps of inspiration for my students.
What Is Contemporary Art? A Guide for Kids
• Amazon
$17.02
1
$17.02
Matisse's Garden
• Amazon
$15.18
1
$15.18
Mix It Up!
• Amazon
$12.29
1
$12.29
The Day the Crayons Came Home
• Amazon
$11.86
1
$11.86
Girls Standing on Lawns
• Amazon
$10.53
1
$10.53
The Book with No Pictures
• Amazon
$8.99
1
$8.99
Learn to Draw Safari Animals: Step-by-step instructions for more than 25 exotic animals
• Amazon
$8.89
1
$8.89
How to Draw SpongeBob SquarePants: The Bikini Bottom Collection (Licensed Learn to Draw)
• Amazon
$8.75
1
$8.75
Learn to Draw The Best of Nickelodeon: Featuring characters from your favorite TV shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Teenage Mutant Ninja ... and more! (Licensed Learn to Draw)
• Amazon
$8.50
1
$8.50
Learn to Draw Disney's Mickey Mouse and His Friends: Featuring Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and other classic Disney characters! (Licensed Learn to Draw)
• Amazon
$7.99
1
$7.99
Leonardo Da Vinci (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$7.95
1
$7.95
Paul Gauguin (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.95
1
$6.95
Roy Lichtenstein (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.95
1
$6.95
Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.95
1
$6.95
Dorothea Lange (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.95
1
$6.95
Jacob Lawrence (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.33
1
$6.33
Grandma Moses (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.23
1
$6.23
Marc Chagall (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.23
1
$6.23
Norman Rockwell (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.13
1
$6.13
Winslow Homer (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
• Amazon
$6.13
1
$6.13
Learn to Draw Forest Animals & Wildlife: Step-by-step instructions for 20 different woodland animals
• Amazon
$4.45
1
$4.45
Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals: Step-by-step drawing instructions for 25 exotic creatures
• Amazon
$4.40
1
$4.40
Dinosaurs: Step-by-step instructions for 27 prehistoric creatures (Learn to Draw)
• Amazon
$4.30
1
$4.30
Animals: Step-by-step instructions for 26 captivating creatures (Learn to Draw)
• Amazon
$4.20
1
$4.20
How to Draw 101 Animals
• Amazon
$3.79
1
$3.79
Materials cost
$197.94
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$13.66
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.97
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$244.57
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$43.16
Total project goal
$287.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$287.73
7 Donors
-$285.08
Donations toward project cost
-$244.57
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