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Mrs. Ruiz from Cudahy, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Maximizing Our Center Time!

Help me give my students more efficient center time. The use of a large timer provides a visual for my students to know how much time is left in a center.

  • $192 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 am trying to incorporate more centers and help my students transition more easily between different centers. A timer would greatly help with these transitions. I need a way to shoe my students how much more time they need to work before receiving their happy faces for completing their task. This provides my students with the perfect visual.

I have a moderate/severe special education class of 3rd-6th graders and these classroom materials will really help my students get the most out of our centers.

My students oftentimes struggle with these transitions, so my classroom could really use these materials.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read about my project!

Mrs. Ruiz Jaime Escalante 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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Cudahy, CA 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

13 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP181 - Giant Classroom Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
KT2906 - Learning Center Management System • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP281 - Magnetic Storage Boxes - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
FG206 - Peel Stick Magnet Dots • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$119.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$162.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.72

Total project goal

$191.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $191.46

3 Donors

-$85.35

Donations toward project cost

-$81.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$95.46

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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