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Mr. Johnson from Ridgeley WV is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Sweet Moolah... A Lesson in Teaching Financial Literacy With Art!

Help me give my students scissors, glue sticks, bright card stock paper, tag board and multi-media paper, Sharpie markers, pencils, glitter pens, and erasers to create their multi-media "Sweet Moolah" advertising posters.

  • $526 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My art classroom is the most groovy, happening place to be, made up of students who have always let their imaginations and creativity soar. We're talking the best of the best, challenge seekers and dream makers—my students have learned to embrace their inner artist-self and to keep an open mind to a world outside of their own.

Traditionally, they come from a rather rural-low income farmland county in the heart of our rolling hills and beautiful mountain home, West Virginia.

With such a rich heritage for the arts, there could be no better place to begin their artistic path than here. With that said, it's a shame that their exposure to diversity, to culture, and the world, has been, for the sake of a gentler term, very limited.

And this, folks, is where the art we experience in my classroom gets interesting. They're taken away from their cozy, "comfort zone" and immersed into a time and place all entirely new—and they love it! When you begin to take a closer look at what they're doing, you'll see all the subtle transformations that have and are continually taking place, both in their lives and in their art.

My Project

I have loved putting together project after project which captivates the senses, enriches the mind and encourages growth across the curriculum. Whether it be through history, math, the sciences, reading and writing students in my art class are immersed in instruction that bridges gaps through the disciplines with art as the centerpiece.

I love this approach, as there's no better way to make learning come alive than through art.

It certainly resonates within my students and learning becomes more impactful and long-lasting.

It is here that I thought, "Huh, why not take the idea of learning about money and put a creative art spin to it?" I see a significant lapse in our students' understanding of how to truly manage their finances, their understanding of saving money and even how to write out a check. It's rather exciting to see the possibilities here in teaching these concepts while having a little fun using art to speak the message, and here's how we're planning on doing it—through creating a school-wide multi-media poster advertising campaign directly related to that beautifully wonderful and sometimes complicated "Sweet Moolah."

"Sweet Moolah" will be the title of the campaign. Students will use the tag board, bright card stock, scissors and Sharpies, pencils, erasers glue sticks, and my supply of paints and art supplies to create their unique advertising poster which teaches us, the viewer, about a specific theme in the financial world. They'll search magazines and newspapers to find the words and lettering they want—design and apply different techniques and applications to their art and before we know it, something beautifully original will be created and their message will be seen, heard, and felt! Please consider helping us reach our goal: this project has a lot of potential!

Mr. Johnson
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sharpie Twin Tip Permanent Markers, Fine and Ultra Fine, Black, 12 Count (32001) • Amazon Business $15.33 4 $61.32
Sakura 37904 6-Piece Gelly Roll Assorted Colors Stardust Meteor Pen Set • Amazon Business $7.85 5 $39.25
Pacon PAC5214 Tagboard, Heavyweight, 12" x 18", White, 100 Sheets • Amazon Business $8.65 4 $34.60
Scissors, 8" Multipurpose Scissors Bulk 3-Pack, Ultra Sharp Blade Shears, Comfort-Grip Handles, Sturdy Sharp Scissors for Office Home School Sewing Fabric Craft Supplies, Fit Both Right/Left Handed • Amazon Business $7.99 4 $31.96
Hammermill Premium Multi-Purpose 24lb Copy Paper, 8.5x 11, 5 Ream, 2,500 Sheets, Made in USA, Sustainably Sourced From American Family Tree Farms, 97 Bright, Acid Free, Printer Paper, 105810C • Amazon Business $30.26 1 $30.26
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Washable, 60 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $14.01 2 $28.02
TICONDEROGA Pencils, Wood-Cased, Unsharpened, Graphite #2 HB Soft, Yellow, 96-Pack (13872) • Amazon Business $9.96 2 $19.92
Pacon Art1st Mixed Media Art Paper, White, 9" by 12", 500 Sheets (4831) • Amazon Business $17.44 1 $17.44
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock, Bright Teal, 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91695) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock, Neon Pink, 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91681) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock, Bright Purple, 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91697) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, Bright Green, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91622) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, Bright Orange, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91619) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, Bright Yellow, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11"-MORE SHEETS! (91618) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, Bright Red, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11"-MORE SHEETS! (91620) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Cardstock, Bright Blue, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91621) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Tru-Ray Heavyweight Construction Paper, Black, 9" x 12", 50 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.49 4 $13.96
Paper Mate Pink Pearl Erasers, Large, 12 Count • Amazon Business $5.59 2 $11.18

Materials cost

$410.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.88

Total project goal

$525.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $525.87

4 Donors

-$247.51

Donations toward project cost

-$236.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.91

match offer

-$247.52

Match offer toward project cost

-$210.39

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.13

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.84

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