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

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Lets Give Them Something to Talk About

Help me give my students a playhouse to support their language development.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Ruiz's classroom raised $469

This project is fully funded

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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

The majority of our inner-city students lack basic language skills. A playhouse helps promote interaction through the use of a setting all students can relate to. A playhouse can be an incredible tool for promoting language in our pre-k class. It is filled with familiar household items that all students can relate to. It promotes role-playing, conversation, vocabulary, and social development.

The goal of this project is for our class to have an incredible language development tool available to support our students for years to come.

Our inner-city students have incredible intelligence and potential to contribute to our community. Let's inundate them with opportunities to develop their language skills so that all that potential inside can be projected.

Mr. Ruiz Whittier Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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More than three‑quarters 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

20 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Hi-Rise Wooden Dollhouse, 19 Pieces • School Specialty $241.12 1 $241.12

Materials cost

$241.12

Vendor shipping charges

$123.11

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$397.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.21

Total project goal

$468.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$468.06

1 Donor

-$468.06

Donations toward project cost

-$397.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.21

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$0.00

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