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Mrs. Neal from San Jose CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Abstract Learning Concrete

Help me give my students painting and sewing supplies and mirrors for self-portraiture.

  • $583 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

My students are energetic, enthusiastic, hilarious balls of excitement. Our school is near the bustling downtown center. Our school serves 90 percent low-income students of color, with a three percent population of homeless students.

My students are always ready to come to school and are fascinated with learning about the world around them.

I feel so lucky to be able to help my students along in their growth. Their joy for learning keeps be coming back everyday and keeps me persuing my work in education.

My Project

I am asking for art supplies to help my students grasp abstract Social Studies and Science learning in a concrete way.

Tell them, and they will forget; involve them and they will begin to understand; help them make it concrete, and their learning will last a lifetime.

My goal through this project is to help my students grasp ideas of history, timelines, natural processes, and principals of design. Students will study plants, animals through print and making models of our local region. They will study the history of people in their families through creating portraits and creating a new family heirloom.

Mrs. Neal
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
22810-8511-Self Portrait Mirror - Double Sided • Blick Art Materials $11.34 15 $170.10
40125-1004-Speedball Deluxe Hard Rubber Brayer with Wire Frame - 4" • Blick Art Materials $9.68 10 $96.80
09605-1005-Richeson Bulk Pack Watercolor Paper - 11" x 14", 88 lb, Pkg of 350 sheets • Blick Art Materials $65.64 1 $65.64
TK22509432T Burlap FabricJute Fiber5 ft. L40in. W • Grainger $6.52 2 $13.04
65104-1009-Blunt Tapestry Needle - Size #13, Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $4.04 3 $12.12
00014-8006-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Brown, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-1006-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, White, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-2006-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Black, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-3106-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Red, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-7106-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Green, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-4516-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Orange, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-5236-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Ultra Blue, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-6506-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Violet, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
00014-4106-Jazz Gloss Tempera - Gloss, Yellow, 16 oz bottle • Blick Art Materials $6.32 1 $6.32
20103-1039-Crayola Crayons - Box of 12, White • Blick Art Materials $1.58 3 $4.74

Materials cost

$419.32

Vendor shipping charges

$1.30

Sales tax

$38.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$495.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.40

Total project goal

$582.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$582.68

2 Donors

-$532.68

Donations toward project cost

-$452.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.90

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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