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Mrs. Michalski-Geist from Chicago IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We want to be artists!

The cost of a classroom collage box, glue, crayons, fingerpaint paper, fingerpaint, and Art Tissue Paper from Lakeshore Learning is $259, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $272 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I have lots of energetic first graders in my class and I would love to bring art into my classroom! Teaching in Chicago, our school budgets were cut drastically! Our students no longer get to enjoy art classes at our school. I would love for my class to have various art materials so they can let their imaginations flow. I feel that the students really need time away from the ordinary classes like math and reading to explore their creative sides. That is why I am asking for your help in this mission! These various art supplies will be used for creativity and imagination in my classroom. The materials that I am requesting include: glue, tissue paper, finger paints, and a collage box. The collage box contains hundreds of hands-on art supplies that the students can use to decorate their artwork. I can tell you that my students love drawing and coloring. I know that for many of them, this is as far as their art experiences will go. I would love for all of my students to excel in their art skills. Who knows, maybe one day they will become great artists!

Mrs. Michalski-Geist
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT274 - Classroom Collage Box • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
VX818 - Best-Buy Standard Crayons - 8-Color Box • Lakeshore Learning $39.50 1 $39.50
AA342 - Washable Fingerpaint Assortment • Lakeshore Learning $29.00 2 $58.00
RS264 - Best-Buy School Glue - Gallon • Lakeshore Learning $9.99 1 $9.99
KW5851 - Art Tissue Paper - 100 Sheets • Lakeshore Learning $8.90 2 $17.80
TA5316 - Fingerpaint Paper • Lakeshore Learning $6.60 1 $6.60

Materials cost

$181.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$222.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.83

Total project goal

$271.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$271.26

2 Donors

-$252.04

Donations toward project cost

-$223.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.04

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.91

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$0.00

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