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Mrs. Martinez from Temple TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sew & Cut: Textile Learning

My students need a sewing machine and a cricut to increase our makerspace section. These tools will teach students about how things are made and will increase their imagination and their awareness of things around them.

  • $412 goal

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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

Our Title I school is 99% low SES. 60% of our school are Spanish speakers. We love learning about different cultures and creating a community for our students. We are all family and believe that we should build each other up instead of tearing each other down. By pairing Spanish speakers with English speakers, we are able to bridge the language gap and teach each student how special we all are and how important it is to get along with everyone.

My Project

Students will learn to sew things such as pillow cases, lunch bags, and other items. This will help their understanding of how things are made and where things come from. Students will have an opportunity to see how their ideas can go from a digital idea to a concrete idea using the Cricut and design space. This will help students increase their imagination, along with math skills, cutting and fine motor, and language. Students will have an opportunity at school to learn skills other than reading and writing. These skills will stay with them and grow with them as they mature.

Mrs. Martinez
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Explore Air Wireless Cutting Machine • Amazon Business $198.99 1 $198.99
Janome Bandana Blush Basic, Easy-to-Use, 10-Stitch Portable, Compact Sewing Machine with Free Arm only 5 pounds • Amazon Business $69.00 1 $69.00
Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
The Best of Sewing Machine Fun for Kids: Ready, Set, Sew - 37 Projects & Activities • Amazon Business $11.77 1 $11.77
Provo Craft Cricut Cutting Mats, Standard Grip, 12x12-Inch, 2-Pack • Amazon Business $11.07 1 $11.07
Mudder 25Pcs Plastic Sewing Machine Bobbins Spools for Brother Janome Singer Elna, Transparent • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Scrapbooking for Kids, Ages 1 to 100 • Amazon Business $4.32 1 $4.32

Materials cost

$314.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$349.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.71

Total project goal

$411.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$411.39

1 Donor

-$411.39

Donations toward project cost

-$349.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.71

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$0.00

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