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Ms. Ruiz from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading at Home with Mom and Dad

Help me give my students Dick and Jane books so that they can continue reading books with high frequency words.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ruiz's classroom raised $264

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

These are scary and uncertain times. Never did I imagine that when my students and I said goodbye in March it would mean that it was our last day in the classroom.

However, the year is not over yet!

Learning continues.

Many of my students have difficulty focusing to learn online. Others do not have internet or computers to complete on-line lessons. Many depend on worksheet packets and whatever, if any, books they have at home. Despite the hardships they are facing with school being closed, they are eager learners.

My Project

Right now, the majority of my students do not have their own books, and rely on online books for their reading materials. Their lessons are also on-line if they have the technology. I would be delighted to give each of my students copies of the classic Dick and Jane books so that they can read at home with their parents. These books will help them practice high frequency words.

I know my students will love the Dick and Jane books to add to our distance learning.

They will then have books of their own to read with their family. These books will help with their fluency and I hope this will encourage them to want to read more!

Ms. Ruiz Barrick Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

17 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dick and Jane We Play Outside • AKJ Education $5.71 17 $97.07
Dick and Jane: Guess Who • AKJ Education $2.59 17 $44.03
Dick and Jane: Away We Go • AKJ Education $2.59 17 $44.03

Materials cost

$185.13

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$223.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.51

Total project goal

$263.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$263.42

1 Donor

-$263.42

Donations toward project cost

-$223.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.51

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$0.00

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