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Storytelling with Visual Illustrations

Help me give my students crayons, paint, books, lined paper, and colored pencils.

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Mrs. Golden Riletta T Cream Family School
Camden, NJ Grades PreK-2

My Project

In my second-grade classroom, every child has a unique story to tell. My students are eager to read, write, draw, and share their ideas, and they are developing the foundational literacy skills that will support them for years to come. This project will provide sketchbooks, crayons, paint, and colored pencils that students will use daily to explore both fiction and nonfiction through interactive storytelling tasks and authentic writing experiences.

Students will read engaging mentor texts that spark creativity to tell imaginative stories as well as informational stories about animals, science, history, and the world around them.

As they read fiction and nonfiction texts, they will learn how authors entertain, inform, and inspire readers. Using their sketchbooks, students will brainstorm ideas, create story maps, sketch characters, illustrate nonfiction concepts, and organize their thinking before telling their own stories.

These materials will become personal writing journals where students can draft narratives, write informational pieces, revise their work, and publish stories they are proud to share with classmates and families. The simple act of sketching before writing helps young learners build confidence, develop vocabulary, strengthen comprehension, and express their ideas more clearly. Pencils are an essential classroom tool that students use throughout every stage of the writing process, from planning and drafting to editing and publishing. The Post It Charts will encourage collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking while making storytelling enjoyable and meaningful.

Your support will give every student the opportunity to become both an author and an illustrator. By investing in these art and writing supplies, you are helping young learners discover the joy of storytelling, strengthen their literacy skills, and build the confidence to share their voices with the world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

20 students impacted
Mrs. Golden Riletta T Cream Family School Grades PreK-2

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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

20 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spectrum 2nd Grade Reading Comprehension Workbooks, Spectrum Grade 2 Nonfiction and Fiction Reading Comprehension, Story Structure, Main Ideas, and Critical Thinking Skills • Amazon Business $8.39 20 $167.80
Sketchbook For Drawing And Sketching: 100 Blank Pages, Artist Sketch Pad, Durable Acid Free Drawing Paper, Ideal for Kids & Adults, White, 8' x 11.5' • Amazon Business $3.98 20 $79.60
JOYIN 36 Colors Washable Tempera Paint Sticks, Art Supplies, Paint for Kids, Quick Drying and No Mess Arts Project, Gifts for Kids and Artists Birthday Valentine Easter Gifts for Boys Girls • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25-inch x 30-inch, White, Lined, 2 Pads/Pack, 30 Sheets/Pad (561WL VAD 2PK) (561WL-VAD-2PK) • Amazon Business $31.60 1 $31.60
Color Swell Bulk Crayon Pack - 18 Boxes of 24 Vibrant Colored Crayons of Teacher-Quality Classroom Pack - Crayons in Bulk | Vibrant Colored, Teacher-Quality, Classroom Pack • Amazon Business $23.76 1 $23.76
Shuttle Art 288 PCS Colored Pencils Bulk, 12 Assorted Colors, Pre-sharpened Colored Pencils for Kids with Sharpeners, Bulk Pack School Supplies for Teachers & Students • Amazon Business $22.88 1 $22.88
Goody King Arts and Crafts Supplies for Kids - 1170Pcs+ Craft Art Supply Kit for Toddlers Kids Craft Supplies & Materials Age 4 5 6 7 8 9 - Christmas D.I.Y. Crafting School Supplies • Amazon Business $16.13 1 $16.13

Materials cost

$375.75

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$411.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.60

Total project goal

$483.99

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 $483.99

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