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Mrs. Vasquez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mastering Common Core Standards with Hot Dots!

My students need language arts Hot Dots cards, reading Hot Dots cards, 1 set of talking Hot Dots pens and an additional pen.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vasquez's classroom raised $372

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

Do you know how many words per minute you read? Do you read for comprehension? Do you read non-fiction or fiction literature? If you were one of my students the answer is "Yes!" to all of the above but with limited materials.

My students are smart, driven, and very verbal.

They are 95% Hispanic and 5% African American. Most of them do not have a computer or other technology at home. They are exposed to violence and socioeconomic limitations, like lack of food, that others take for granted. Our school provides a safe environment away from gangs and other socioeconomic limitations. In my classroom, they get to dream, the sky is the limit. They've planned future traveling plans, designed their dream homes, and have become celebrated community heroes. The classroom is a safe haven where dreaming high is encouraged. Nothing is impossible when they dream, write, and share their future plans. They would thrive as enthusiastic learners if they are provided with the memories that will last a lifetime. They will experience and recollect their memories in a whole new way.

My Project

My students are all English learners and struggle with reading comprehension. The materials like Hot Dots language arts and reading cards and Talking Hot Dots Pen Set, will help them succeed in reading comprehension. The Hot Dot cards will help them learn reading strategies such as identifying the main idea, fact and opinion, making inferences, summarizing, and predicting outcomes. The comprehension Hot Dot Cards have reading passages that will give my students an opportunity to have various reading materials such as fiction and nonfiction stories in different reading levels. The more they read and practice the skills needed to answer questions the better they will become. Thus, enhancing their levels of comprehension. My students will have the Hot Dots Cards available in a reading center. These cards will address many different reading levels and comprehension levels as well.

My students need your generous support to make reading comprehension fun and engaging.

They will learn how to be better readers and will have a higher level of comprehension with your help. By supporting this project you are increasing my students chances of success! Students come to my class with different levels of reading and comprehension. The requested supplies will help to differentiate their learning experiences and needs. Thank you for your support.

Mrs. Vasquez Magnolia Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Talking Hot Dots Pen Set, 6/pkg • Quill.com $55.79 1 $55.79
Educational Insights Hot Dots for Literacy Reading, Complete Set • Quill.com $103.49 1 $103.49
Hot Dots, Standards-Based Language Arts Cards, Grade 3 • Quill.com $69.74 1 $69.74
Educational Insights Hot Dots Pen • Quill.com $9.71 3 $29.13

Materials cost

$258.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.62

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.70

Total project goal

$371.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $371.34

5 Donors

-$111.55

Donations toward project cost

-$106.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.73

Matching donations from our partners

-$245.67

Match offers toward project cost

-$208.82

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.12

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 $0.00

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