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Ms. Stutes from Kaplan, LA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paint! Paint! Paint! - Paint Activity Organization

Help me give my students supplies to make painting supplies more organized.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stutes's classroom raised $388

This project is fully funded

My Students

I service over 550 students each week, grades Pre-K to 4th (ages 4 - 12). They are creative, compassionate, and filled with the excitement of possibilities. They are our future world changers and problem solvers!

They need a safe space to grow their creativity through learning new skills, exploring new techniques, and making mistakes.

This is their first year with a weekly art class at school. They are practicing the creative process which can be applied to a variety of career fields; finding inspiration, building ideas through research and observation, developing ideas, exploring techniques, representing their ideas, sharing their ideas, and receiving feedback.

My purpose is to build my student's confidence and resilience through creating art and their relationship with themselves, with me, and with others.

They come from a background of farmers and oilfield workers. With so much focus on academics many lack the opportunity to explore the creative process in arts, which motivates us to provide a safe space for our students even more. They are funny, dedicated, brilliant, kind, persistent, inquiring minds who rise to any challenge presented to them.

My Project

Painting with 30+ classes and 550+ kids, pre-k through 4th, seems daunting to say the least. “All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.” – Bob Ross We need an system that allows for quick prep of small group supplies and keeps supplies easily accessible to each student.

These trays and other supplies will keep paint supplies easily accessible to each student, allow students to independently clean and paint, and make clean up quick and easy!

This means more opportunities to utilize paints for art projects!

These are just a few books that encourage creativity and expose students to art concepts. Anywhere Artist say, "I don't need paint or paper. I can make art anywhere. My imagination is all I need."

Ms. Stutes Kaplan Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

560 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilton Recipe Right Non-Stick 6-Cup Standard Muffin Pan, Set of 2, Silver • Amazon Business $11.49 7 $80.43
BTSKY Set of 8 Multiuse Arts and Craft Organizer Trays, Rainbow of Colors Easy Clean Activity Plastic Tray, Serving Tray, Great for Crafts, Beads, Orbeez Water Beads Painting Classroom Storage • Amazon Business $25.99 3 $77.97
Silicone Muffin Cups, Selizo 54 Pcs Silicone Cupcake Baking Cups Reusable Muffin Liners Cupcake Wrapper Cups Holders for Muffins, Cupcakes and Candies • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
Anywhere Artist • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
How to Spot an Artist: This Might Get Messy • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
[200 Sets - 2 oz.] Plastic Portion Cups With Lids, Souffle Cups, Jello Shot Cups, Condiment Sauce Containers • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Mix It Up (Interactive Books for Toddlers, Learning Colors for Toddlers, Preschool and Kindergarten Reading Books) • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94
The Color Monster: A Story About Emotions • Amazon Business $10.20 1 $10.20
Sky Color (Creatrilogy) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Little Blue and Little Yellow • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$271.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$329.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.10

Total project goal

$387.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $387.35

4 Donors

-$218.68

Donations toward project cost

-$185.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.80

match offer

-$168.67

Match offer toward project cost

-$143.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.30

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