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Mrs. Ruiz from Chicago, IL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Helping Second Graders Master Time-Telling Skills

Help me give my students watches to confidently read analog clocks, manage their daily routines, and build lifelong time-telling skills.

  • $220 goal

This project expired on September 20, 2025.

This project expired on September 20, 2025.

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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 Project

I’m lucky to work with an incredible group of second grade students. They are curious, thoughtful, and eager to learn about the world around them. I see every day how movement and structure can make a difference in my students’ focus, confidence, and emotional well-being.

I’m requesting a class set of child friendly analog watches to help my students build a stronger sense of time, responsibility, and independence.

In today’s world of digital clocks and screens, many students are missing out on understanding how time works using traditional analog clocks. Our curriculum includes learning to tell time to the nearest five minutes, understanding a.m. and p.m., and developing a sense of elapsed time. However, without regular hands-on practice, many students struggle to master these concepts. Having access to personal analog watches will give students the opportunity to explore time in a concrete, interactive, and consistent way—both in and out of the classroom.

A class set of watches might seem like a small thing, but in my classroom, they will make a big impact.

Mrs. Ruiz Monarcas Academy 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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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

30 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flik Flak Girl Kids Watch Casual Purple Bio-sourced Quartz PEEK-A-Bunny • Amazon Business $30.82 5 $154.10

Materials cost

$154.10

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$186.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.90

Total project goal

$219.31

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