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Ms. Gryga from Philadelphia PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

My Students Need Sketchbooks

Help me give my students sketchbooks so they can practice, brainstorm, and explore their creative side.

  • $698 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

I strive to ensure every student who wants a sketchbook has access to a good one regardless of their family's economic status and your donations will ensure that.

The most important tool an artist needs is a sketchbook.

In a sketchbook, students can brainstorm ideas, explore interests, and create original pieces of art. Additionally, sketchbooks are a safe place for mistakes, which all students need.

When it comes to art in 4th and 5th grade, it helps a student's confidence if they have the right tools to explore and develop their skills. At this age they often get discouraged and struggle to create the idea they envision. By having a sketchbook, students have a tool to help then get the practice they need to bring there ideas to life. In my classroom, my goal is that all my students have the tools they need to discover what amazing artist that they are.

Ms. Gryga
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Roaring Spring Kids Sketch Book - 9 x 9 • Blick Art Materials $3.08 180 $554.40

Materials cost

$554.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$592.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.60

Total project goal

$697.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $697.32

9 Donors

-$682.32

Donations toward project cost

-$592.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.60

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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