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Mrs. Ruane from Tampa, FL is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Strong Literacy Environment in the Classroom

My students need a sturdy easel to display anchor charts for new learning and to use for word work activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruane's classroom raised $357

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Language Arts students are in need of a quality easel to display our class-made anchor charts and for use in word work activities. Right now, we use a small clothing rack that does not support much weight and falls apart at least once a day.

My classroom is a mixture of exceptional learners, English language learners and high poverty students who are hungry to become strong readers.

We have created a wonderful literacy environment where students are excited to read and learn new vocabulary.

My Project

An easel is a resource that would be used every single day in our classroom! It is a tool that can be used during all aspects of the literacy block (read and writing). We can create and display quality anchor charts as a class, create word work activities with the magnetic side and use it to create writing pieces as a class.

Right now, we use a small clothing rack and the students will be absolutely thrilled to not have to worry about it falling apart and helping to put it back together!

:) Having this wonderful new resource in the classroom will help strengthen the student's excitement for learning to even higher levels!

Mrs. Ruane Alexander Elementary 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 half 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LM773 - All-Purpose Teaching Easel with Locking Casters • Lakeshore Learning Materials $269.00 1 $269.00

Materials cost

$269.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.48

Total project goal

$356.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$356.52

7 Donors

-$266.52

Donations toward project cost

-$226.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.98

Matching donations from our partners

-$90.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$76.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

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$0.00

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