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Ms. Searles from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Searles's classroom raised $394

Do It Reading Tiles

Help me give my students a literacy station that promotes independence and success stories.

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Ms. Searles A.G. Hilliard Elementary School
Houston, TX Grades PreK-2

My Students

My students are special to me because they are challenged in day to day life survival modes. My students are living in low income, single parent or grandparent homes lacking access to middle-income families daily routines. The school is listed as Title I and has become the ray of sunshine for the surrounding community.

My students are sad when the school day ends because they go home to situations of homelessness, staying with friends, Covid exposure, homes lacking in heating, electricity, and basic food supplies.

At dismissal, one student commented, “ I don’t want to go. I like it here. “

My Project

Reading can be fun to learn for my little people but learning to do it on your own is super exciting. My students are in need of hands on station and easy to use in the primary grades. Hand2Mind has created this with this primary kit that supports independence and success.

Having this literacy kit in my classroom will allow my little people the huge smile of success every time the tiles are completed.

The virus has closed many of my class stations because of sanitation issues. This kit allows for easy wipe down and clean up in a very active primary community.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Searles A.G. Hilliard Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Houston, TX View local requests

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

50 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
hand2mind VersaTiles Literacy Classroom Set, an Independent Self-Checking & Skill Practicing System (Grade K), Aligned to State and National Standards • Amazon Business $299.99 1 $299.99

Materials cost

$299.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.03

Total project goal

$393.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $393.52

1 Donor

-$131.16

Donations toward project cost

-$111.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.67

match offer

-$262.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$223.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.35

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 $0.00

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