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Safe Cardboard Cutters for Kids

School:: Starke Elementary School
Subject:: Art
Teacher:: Nicole Steele
Students Impacted:: 300
Grade:: Pre K - 5
Date:: August 24, 2024

Investors

Thank you to the following investors for funding this grant.

FUTURES Foundation - $412.00

Anonymous Family Foundation - $412.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 280

I can not thank you enough for the grant in which we purchased 3 chompsaw cardboad cutting machines with accessories. Every grade has created projects for the school art show in April. The machines are easy to use and I dont have to worry about students cutting themselves. They have had to problem solve, work together, learn from failure, perserverance, and most of all be creative. The adults that have come into my room even want to give the machines a try. As we move to a STEAM school, our students will already be ahead with the chance to create wonderful inventions. Thank you again for allowing Starke Elementary this exciting opportunity for our students.

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

The goal is for children to have a safe way to design, create, and problem solve while using cardboard.These machines will allow students to build with their hands and explore possibilities with 3D artwork. These machines will also allow us to create school wide backdrops, classroom teaching aids, templates for projects and so much more.

What will be done with my students

VA.K.S.1.1 Explore art processes and media to produce artworks.
VA.1.S.1.1 Experiment with art processes and media to express ideas.
VA.2.S.1.1 Experiment with tools and techniques as part of art-making processes.
VA.3.S.1.1 Manipulate tools and media to enhance communication in personal artworks.
VA.4.S.1.1 Manipulate tools and materials to achieve diverse effects in personal works of art.
VA.5.S.1.1Use various art tools, media, and techniques to discover how different choices change the effect on the meaning of an artwork.

Benefits to my students

Cardboard is plentiful; however, it is very hard for students to cut with scissors. These machines will give them a safe and effective way to create art projects in a more efficient time manner. Students could also work together collaboratively on large assembly projects. Teachers could use them to create classroom teaching aids.