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Mrs. W. from CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make My Day, Learn With Clay

My students need clay and clay working accessories.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. W.'s classroom raised $354

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Sitting on my shelf at home is a clay head I made when I was in third grade. I still remember how proud I was of my work. My mother kept it for years. I want my students to feel that same kind of pride in their accomplishments. With clay, they can create a work of art to be cherished forever.

I teach in a dual immersion (Spanish/English) third grade classroom in California.

In our area, the majority school aged population is now Hispanic. Half of my students are native English speakers and half of them are native Spanish speakers. Our goal is to have children leave our school bilingual, boltered and bicollateral. Most of my students come from a Mexican or El Salvadorean background, both cultures with a rich heritage in the arts. However, most of my students don't have the opportunity to experience this culture first hand. They cannot afford art classes at the local studios and the school no longer provides these enrichment activities. I would like to help give them a broader range of experiences in the arts, starting with clay!

My Project

We will use the clay and clay accessories to work on several different projects. My students will learn how to pinch a pot, work with a slab and create works of art. They will learn techniques for putting pieces together. They will see how their pieces look before and after they have been fired. The culminating project is to make a hanging planter to take home (plant included). It is important for students at this age (and any age) to experience new medium and to push their comfort zone. Clay is a perfect medium for this. It is forgiving (squish it and start again) but the end results can be very satisfying and will last a long time.

I am lucky that I have a volunteer, a ceramics artist who is will to come in over the course of the school year to work with my students.

Together we will be able to provide an enriching activity that could change the way some of my students view the world.

Mrs. W. Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
POLY SPONGE OVAL/5INX3INX2IN • Blick Art Materials $1.27 10 $12.70
POLY SPONGE OVAL/6X4X 21/2IN • Blick Art Materials $1.86 10 $18.60
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $57.95 1 $57.95
PATTERN CUTTER SET/3/4IN • Blick Art Materials $9.26 2 $18.52
WIRE CLAY CUTTER/18IN • Blick Art Materials $1.52 4 $6.08
ROLLING PINS/8IN WOOD • Blick Art Materials $3.43 10 $34.30
ROLLING PINS/10IN WOOD • Blick Art Materials $6.10 10 $61.00
BLICK STONEWARE CLAY/50LB • Blick Art Materials $15.24 2 $30.48

Materials cost

$239.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$300.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.97

Total project goal

$353.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $353.12

6 Donors

-$353.12

Donations toward project cost

-$300.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.97

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