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Ms. Younger from Norman, OK is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sketchbooks for Inspiring Creative Minds

Help me give my students kraft sketchbooks so they take ownership of their wonderful drawings and use the tool for learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Younger's classroom raised $180

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are creative and full of potential. There are 5 sections of Art 1 students that range in age from 9th to 12th graders. Some students are passionate artists in their own right, ready to take on new challenges and hone their skills, while most are reluctant artists who are just beginning to get their feet wet within the world of art. Regardless of artistic background or talent, all of my students are surprised to see how much they learn and improve throughout the year in art class.

My Project

This set of kraft sketchbooks will allow students to take ownership of their drawings and ideas. Students will be able to free draw, record important concepts, and brainstorm ideas before beginning art projects. Having their own sketchbooks will allow students to keep the flow of creative ideas and key concepts all in one location and it will allow them to look back on their progress and artistic journey throughout the semester.

Unfortunately, once students reach the high school age, their creativity has often been stifled.

Students have been taught that there is one correct answer, and that it is wrong to risk making something that is strange or unconventional. But when it comes to art, nothing could be further from the truth! To help combat these misconceptions, students need encouragement and hands-on learning tools to enable them to move through the creative space freely, without inhibitions. It helps students open up to creativity when they know that they own their own art, and that there ideas can be kept private. This sketchbook will become uniquely their own, a space where they may try new things, take risks, and truly understand what it means to be an artist through hands-on learning.

Ms. Younger Norman High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Norman, OK View local requests

More than half 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

141 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kraft Notebook - 24-Pack Unlined Blank Books, Unruled Plain Travel Journals for Students, School, Children's Writing Books, Class Projects, Brown, 4.25 x 5.5 Inches, 24 Sheets Each • Amazon Business $15.99 7 $111.93

Materials cost

$111.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.95

Total project goal

$179.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $179.68

1 Donor

-$152.73

Donations toward project cost

-$152.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.95

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 $0.00

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