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Mrs. Rifflart from Glen Ellen, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Weaving and Felting for Cognitive Development!

Help me give my students the foundations for academic skills through handwork projects such as weaving and wet felting.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rifflart's classroom raised $467

This project is fully funded

My Project

My 1st Grade Class of 20 students is thriving through learning to read, write and excelling in their math skills. One of the main reasons of these flourishing skills, is that these children are starting their education in the grades through a balanced approach of thinking, feeling and willing. What Rudolf Steiner calls: the head, heart and hands education that inspires the spirit of the child while eliciting academic excellence through educational artistry. Among the many visual arts we explore in class such as painting, drawing we work on knitting and sewing and we are looking forward to start weaving and wet felting.

Two hands working together teams together the two sides of the body and the two hemispheres of the brain.

Handwork brings balance between intellectual and creative activities. The rhythmic repetition of this task strengthens a child's concentration and hand-eye coordination. It also enhances math skills through counting rows and stitches, measuring out patterns, and creating three-dimensional items. Children learn to correct their mistakes and value quality, utility, and hard work. As the children complete increasingly difficult tasks in small steps, they develop self-confidence necessary to tackle much larger tasks in their future academic and professional lives. Handwork also fosters focus and concentration, perseverance, planning and attention to detail.

I firmly believe that enhancing the use of hands in our 1st Grade Class through weaving and wet felting, will actively improve their cognitive function. Giving the active mind a rest by engaging it in a totally different way, helps the mind relax, recharge and allows them to process all the reading and math problems in the background. Handwork is the foundation of academic success and I would like to offer this gift to our class!

Mrs. Rifflart Woodland Star Charter School Grades PreK-2

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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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More than a third 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Trait-Tex Econ-O-Yarn Assortment - 10 lb • Blick Art Materials $144.83 1 $144.83
Colorations RLOOM Beginners Wooden Loom, Set of 12, for Kids, Arts & Crafts, Weaving, Craft Activity, Motor Skills, Critical Thinking, Basket, Jewelry, Crochet, Teaching, Educational • Amazon Business $24.50 2 $49.00
Brentwood 2L Stainless Steel Electric Cordless Tea Kettle • Quill.com $36.99 1 $36.99
MOMODA BAODLON 50 Colors Fibre Wool Yarn Roving for Needle Felting Hand Spinning DIY Craft Materials • Amazon Business $14.98 2 $29.96
ECOS PRO Dishmate Liquid Dish Soap Unscented 128 oz. (PL9721/04) • Staples $25.32 1 $25.32
Inovart Chipboard Weaving Looms - 6" x 10", Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $9.89 2 $19.78
Wide Notch Chipboard Weaving Loom - 3-1/4" x 13", Pkg of 12 • Blick Art Materials $7.90 2 $15.80
Lion Brand Wool-Ease Yarn - Wheat • Blick Art Materials $4.99 1 $4.99
Premier Yarn Wool Select Jacquard Sock Yarn - Rainforest, 50 g, 200 m • Blick Art Materials $4.79 1 $4.79

Materials cost

$331.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$396.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.02

Total project goal

$466.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $466.78

1 Donor

-$396.76

Donations toward project cost

-$396.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$70.02

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 $0.00

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