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Mrs. Ruiz from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Guided Reading Materials!

Help me give my students beneficial and effective materials to use during guided reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ruiz's classroom raised $314

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students absolutely love the reading block. They especially enjoy their guided reading session in small groups. This is a time when they are given special attention to work of specific skills that they need to improve on.

Guided reading is so essential when it comes to helping students improve in reading.

Having valuable and effective materials, like these comprehension practice and quiz cards, to use during this time makes all the difference. High interest materials motivate students while at the same time help them improve at individual reading skills. These materials will be used to help my students during the guiding reading block. They are so necessary to help students improve in reading.

Mrs. Ruiz Laura Ward Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Comprehension Skills Practice Cards - Gr. 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 2 $119.98
Power Pen!® Reading Comprehension Quiz Cards - Gr. 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 6 $101.94

Materials cost

$221.92

Vendor shipping charges

$11.10

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$266.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.00

Total project goal

$313.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$313.35

1 Donor

-$313.35

Donations toward project cost

-$266.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.00

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$0.00

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