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Mrs. Dowd from Santa Ana, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Art of Fun

My students need some cool art games and activities to teach them about Art History.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dowd's classroom raised $184

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

I work at a title 1 school where everyone qualifies for free lunch. Our students work hard and have little time or money for extra curricular activities such as art.

My art class may be the only time our kids get to experience art, so we want to make the experience as special as we can.

We have a great program with great teachers. However, there are a few items we would like to provide that just is not in our budget.

My Project

My students need games and activities that reinforce the art skills and concepts they are learning in class in a fun and engaging way.

Our class needs trivia games, work books, and board games for daily warms ups to reinforce topics earned in class.

We need games to be available for fast finishers to freshen up on their drawing skills, and enforce what they have learned.

I want to make art fun and entertaining and there is no better way than through games and activities. These donations will help create a more engaging and fun classroom environment. Help us bring art into the ckassroom.

Mrs. Dowd McFadden Institute of Technology Grades 6-8

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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.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
BrainBox for Kids - Art Card Game • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Whatchamadrawit • Amazon Business $17.00 1 $17.00
Tangle Art and Drawing Games for Kids: A Silly Book for Creative and Visual Thinking • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
Professor Noggin's History of Art - A Educational Trivia Based Card Game For Kids • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Art Close Up Moma • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Go Fish for Modern Artists Card Game • Amazon Business $9.82 1 $9.82
Spot the Differences Book 1: Art Masterpiece Mysteries (Dover Children's Activity Books) • Amazon Business $9.75 1 $9.75
How to Draw Cool Things, Optical Illusions, 3D Letters, Cartoons and Stuff: A Cool Drawing Guide for Older Kids, Teens, Teachers, and Students (Drawing for Kids) (Volume 9) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79

Materials cost

$113.72

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.41

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.50

Total project goal

$183.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$183.34

3 Donors

-$181.58

Donations toward project cost

-$155.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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$0.00

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