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Ms. Heidi from Milwaukee, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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SmART Cookies Need Books

Help me give my students books about artists, how-to-draw books, and storage containers.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Heidi's classroom raised $396

This project is fully funded

My Students

Hi, I'm a lower elementary, Montessori-trained teacher within a public school. My students are curious, enthusiastic, and eager to learn. Many of them come from low income homes, but this doesn't stop them from coming to school with smiles on their faces. I am proud to be a part of an urban school district that offers Montessori education as an option to all families. It is amazing to see how my students can progress academically through this hands-on approach to learning.

My Project

Our school is incredibly lucky to have an amazing art teacher, and my students love going to art class each week. I am interested in broadening their exposure to art and art history in my own classroom. My intent is to introduce one artist each month. I will read a book about their life and add additional books about that artist to my classroom library for those students who want to read more. I will also rotate Montessori 3 part cards of famous artists and paintings on my art shelf as well as provide an opportunity for my students to create something inspired by each artist.

For this project, I have selected books about a diverse group of artists, both men and women, from around the world so we can learn and explore a wide variety of histories and cultures.

I also selected several "how to draw" books from a series that my students really like. Lastly, I added a few storage boxes to help me organize the lesson materials.

Ms. Heidi MacDowell Montessori School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ArtBin 6912AB Essentials Storage Box, 14.125 by 13.625 by 3-Inch, Translucent • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95
Viva Frida • AKJ Education $17.09 1 $17.09
Frida Kahlo And Diego Rivera Their Lives And Ideas, 24 Activities • AKJ Education $16.16 1 $16.16
Jake Makes a World • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Keith Haring • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Diego Rivera His World and Ours • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos • AKJ Education $13.10 1 $13.10
Kid Artists • AKJ Education $10.18 1 $10.18
Art Activity Pack Van Gogh • AKJ Education $8.99 1 $8.99
Art Activity Pack Picasso • AKJ Education $8.99 1 $8.99
Art Activity Pack Matisse • AKJ Education $8.99 1 $8.99
Ed Emberley's Picture Pie A Cut And Paste Drawing Book • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Great Migration An American Story • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Me, Frida • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Action Jackson • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Harriet and the Promised Land • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Faces (REPACKAGED) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Frida Kahlo (Revised Edition) • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Diego Rivera (Revised Edition) • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Vincent Van Gogh • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Pablo Picasso • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Weirdos Learn to draw the Ed Emberley way! • AKJ Education $5.11 1 $5.11
Frida Kahlo The Artist who Painted Herself • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies Sunshine and Waterlilies • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars Sunflowers and Swirly Stars • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Jacob Lawrence • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Who Was Claude Monet? • AKJ Education $4.79 1 $4.79
Who Was Frida Kahlo? • AKJ Education $4.79 1 $4.79
Jacob Lawrence in the City • AKJ Education $3.60 1 $3.60

Materials cost

$301.68

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.33

Total project goal

$395.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.54

11 Donors

-$254.00

Donations toward project cost

-$224.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.10

Matching donations from our partners

-$130.95

Match offers toward project cost

-$111.31

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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