Help me give my students watercolor sets so my students can create map illustrations that allow students to explore the beauty of watercolor.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Pastora's classroom raised $374
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
My students are a great bunch. It's always a mix of abilities and personalities. As a teacher you'll get students who are overachievers, can-doers, and the less than ambitious kind. Regardless of the students' caliber, a teacher always asks the best out of them. This is why teaching art is a great way for all students to show what they can do.
My students come from a community that has one of the lowest poverty levels and almost 100% of my students qualify for free or reduced rate lunches.
I also have a large ESL presence which makes teaching a bit more difficult. My students push through many obstacles and many times endure broken air conditioners and lack of funds for proper materials.
Students are not fancy, overbearing, or have a chip on their shoulders. They have a willingness to try and do their best regardless of their socioeconomic status. My students have a funny way of thinking about things. One example is when students who do remarkably well think their work is subpar. This is when I say their work is beautiful. They disagree and keep working on it and sometimes start over.
My Project
Students are making watercolor maps of any city in the world. They are researching cities and learning about geographic locations of rivers, lakes, and mountains. The students will locate and discover places that people want to visit in these cities. Students will learn about how to read maps and how to use watercolor to create a whimsical illustration.
My class is an art class, but they will learn far more than just being creative.
They will be looking at real maps and make critical choices about where landmarks are going to be placed. The painting of the map will be the creative aspect while the research will be the acquiring of knowledge and apply that info into the layout of the map.
More than three‑quarters 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
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