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Mrs. MOFFAT from Elmhurst NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sensitivity and Integration in the Arts

My students need paint, canvas boards, brushes, tote bags, wiggly eyes, rhinestones, craft sticks, pom poms and a button maker to create artwork around artists as we study.

  • $1,128 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 have a highly developed sense of curiosity. My school thrives on integrating the special needs population with the general education population. My students learn basic skills and have a keen sense of abstract ideas. There is no better way to foster friendships and a sense of community!

We are a Title I School in Queens, New York.

We currently have 4 integrated art classes. They come from every corner of the globe, and several students are English Language Learners. Each day our students come to school with bright smiles on their faces, eager to learn. Several of our students are on the autism spectrum or have Downs Syndrome. By the end of the year, we would like them to reach milestones and to develop a sense of sensitivity and community. To reach these goals, they need sensory learning activities. With the materials that I requested; canvas boards, brushes, tote bags, wiggly eyes, rhinestones, craft sticks, pom poms and a button maker we will create artwork around artists we study; we will begin an "Artist Study" Unit. They will learn about a series of artists from various time periods and geographical locations. We will study the art method by re-creating masterpieces. The button maker will also allow students to promote autism awareness!

My Project

My students are a combination of self-contained special education students and general education students. We have developed a system where we have two parallel art lessons going on so that the two classes can be split. This is a productive way to foster friendships and a sense of community and sensitivity from our students. The students have thrived through this arrangement. They have been able to collaborate with each other for extended periods of time, they have developed a sensitivity to beauty that stands out in what they create as well as in each other. My students want to create projects and help each other. This program allows the students to figure out each others' talents regardless of gender bias. Our classroom projects give my students the ability to think outside the box while learning about important historical artists. My students truly deserve these resources. I would use the button maker to have students create artistic buttons with themes like autism awareness.

These art supply donations will change my students' lives for the better because these students have the ability to learn, they just need the materials to do so.

Our school is a very deserving, large, low-income and high needs school. It is very difficult to carry out the projects due to the economic constraints of the area. If this project is funded, the students will have the materials needed to have some fun, and to learn and develop a sensitivity that will follow them into adulthood.

Mrs. MOFFAT
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Neil Metal Button Machine - Mini-Model Button Machine • Blick Art Materials $314.00 1 $314.00
Aa Economy Super Value Canvas 7 Pack 11X14 • Amazon $23.73 7 $166.11
Blick Academic 5/8" Profile Cotton Canvas - 8" x 10", Pkg of 2 • Blick Art Materials $5.24 24 $125.76
DT508 - Decorate-Your-Own Tote Bags - Set of 15 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
Aa Economy Super Value Canvas 10 Pack 8X10 • Amazon $21.35 2 $42.70
LM710X - Heavy-Duty Chubby Brushes - 10-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 3 $35.97
PP423 - All-Purpose Teacher's Apron • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
XC343 - 9" x 11 1/2" Pouches • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TT216 - Air-Dry Puffy Paints • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
TS108 - Rainbow Scratch Paper • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 2 $19.98
Spectra Sparkling Glitter - 3/4 oz, Set of 12 Jars, Assorted Colors • Blick Art Materials $15.97 1 $15.97
Creativity Street Rhinestones - Pkg of 375 • Blick Art Materials $11.55 1 $11.55
The Pencil Grip Writing CLAW for Pencils and Utensils, Medium Size, 6 Count Blue/Red (TPG-21206) • Amazon $10.99 1 $10.99
XC342 - 4 3/8" x 6 1/2" Pouches • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
DW2990 - Jumbo Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.19 4 $8.76
BA7112 - Pipe Stems - 100 Pieces • Lakeshore Learning Materials $1.99 2 $3.98
Economy Packed Wiggle Eyes - Black, Pkg of 144, 12 mm • Blick Art Materials $3.60 1 $3.60
Economy Packed Wiggle Eyes - Black, Pkg of 144, 6 mm • Blick Art Materials $1.59 1 $1.59
Acrylic Pom Pons - Pkg of 100, 1/2", White • Blick Art Materials $1.43 1 $1.43
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$906.31

Vendor shipping charges

$8.09

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$957.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$169.06

Total project goal

$1,127.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,127.05

12 Donors

-$932.93

Donations toward project cost

-$830.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.44

match offer

-$150.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$127.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.12

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$0.00

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