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Ms. Rodriguez from Fresno CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Pinatas for a Purpose!

Help me give my students the paints, tissue paper, and other resources needed for us to accomplish our goal of making pinatas this year.

  • $441 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 7th and 8th grade students are beyond amazing! They excel and exceed my very rigorous expectations. I am extremely proud of them and would like for them to celebrate the richness and diversity of the Spanish culture. My students all qualify for free and/or reduced meals.

My students attend a Title I school with a variety of cultural backgrounds, financial means, and many are first year language learners with minimal support at home.

They show me something new everyday. I love seeing them immerse themselves in everything from art to music, and history to even math in Spanish class!

This is one of only two electives that is given for high school credit and I have a responsibility to show them what the language is all about without having to limit their creativity because financially we cannot meet their needs. We would be able to flourish even more if given the opportunity and not be limited to the classroom.

My Project

Our chapters are broken up into different countries around the world and imbedded within each one is an array of cultures and cultural festivities and how they are celebrated around the world.

This year, I would like my students to learn how to make pinatas because not only are they used in festivities in almost every culture, it would also be a valuable skill to have just in case they decide to open up a business that would highlight this particular skill.

Sometimes, lack of funding makes for a lesson that although is educational, lacks that little extra spark to keep my students motivated and excited. This lesson would serve so many purposes: educational, cultural, would spark creativity, and in the end would utilize their presentational writing and speaking standard goals.

Ms. Rodriguez
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Darice 100-Piece Premium Quality Tissue Gift Wrapping Paper Crafts, Packing and More, 20 x 26 inches (100 Sheets), Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $10.39 8 $83.12
Arteza Liquid School Glue, 4-Ounce Bottles, Pack of 20, Washable & Nontoxic, White Glue for Classrooms, Students, Teachers, Art Projects, DIY Crafts, Slime Making • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Crayola Washable Paint, 16 Oz Plastic Squeeze Bottles, 1 Each of 12 Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $35.59 1 $35.59
200M/656Feet Cotton String,Black String,8-Ply Cotton Cord Craft String Baker Twine,Cooking Kitchen Twine for DIY Crafts and Gift Wrapping-2mm • Amazon Business $7.39 3 $22.17
Dusicoxae Party Balloons 12 Inches Rainbow Set (100 Pack), Assorted Colored Party Balloons Bulk, Made with Strong Latex, for Helium Or Air Use. Birthday Balloon Arch Supplies, Decoration Accessory • Amazon Business $10.55 2 $21.10
Funny He Must Be Spanish Soy Milk and Dairy Milk T-Shirt • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Womens Spanish Teacher Unicorn Dabbing Dab Dance Funny Tshirt • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Que Hace Un Pez? T-Shirt | Funny Gift For Spanish Teachers • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
ALEX Toys Artist Studio 24 Glitter Shakers • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Bulk Assorted Fruit Candy - Starburst, Skittles, Swedish Fish, SweeTarts, Nerds, Sour Patch Kids, Haribo Gold-Bears Gummi Bears & Twizzlers (32 Oz Variety Fun Pack) by Variety Fun • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Dixie Everyday Paper Plates, 8 1/2", 154 Count, Lunch or Light Dinner Size Printed Disposable Plates • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Hefty Disposable Plastic Cups in Assorted Colors - 16 Oz, 100 Count • Amazon Business $5.98 1 $5.98

Materials cost

$306.08

Vendor shipping charges

$5.99

Sales tax

$28.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.12

Total project goal

$440.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$440.79

2 Donors

-$406.17

Donations toward project cost

-$374.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.62

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$0.00

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