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Mrs. Rivera from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Restocking Our Classroom Economy Store

Help me give my students full size 3x3x3 speed cubes, slow rising jumbo squishies, Yue Motion liquid motion bubbler pens, Equison liquid motion key chains, butter slime, and more!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rivera's classroom raised $522

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 Project

Something my students enjoy and remember for years after they leave my classroom is our classroom economy system and the class "store" they get to "shop" and spend the money they earn. I have adult students that come back to visit, reminisce about their fifth grade days, and the first thing they ask is, "Do you still have the store?! I used to love working for those bucks to buy the cool stuff in the store." In the past, I have fully funded this little store out of my own pocket which at one point, I almost had to shut down because I simply could not afford it, but managed to keep it going because of the positive impact on the children. Then, I discovered Donor's Choose and I have been able to keep my store up and running through the generosity of wonderful donors.

It is important for students to learn the value of hard work, to set their goals on what they want to achieve, work hard for it and then reap their rewards.

My students don't just get to shop from the "cool" classroom store but along the way, they learn the benefits of working hard to earn and be able to have access to what they set their minds to and this classroom economy store does just that.

The materials purchased through this project are highly desired by the students and really help them to meet the expectations in class, behaviorally and academically, in order to be able to purchase them through our classroom bucks. These positive extrinsic rewards help them to work on themselves intrinsically. It's a win-win!

Mrs. Rivera Costano School of the Arts 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.

East Palo Alto, 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

30 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Equsion 12 Pcs Liquid Motion Bubbler Keychains, Liquid Motion Bubbler Sensory Toys Liquid Keychain Fidget Keychain for Adults Stress Relief Gifts Calming Toys Party Favors Bag Pendant, 4 Styles • Amazon Business $29.99 3 $89.97
YUE MOTION Liquid Motion Bubbler Pens - Colorful Liquid Ballpoint Pen for Back to School Gift，Stocking Stuffers, Easter Basket Stuffers -Fidget Toy Pen for Stress Relief and Anxiety(6 Pack) • Amazon Business $19.99 4 $79.96
Full Size 3x3x3 Speed Cube Set, 2.2in Puzzle Party Favors Toy Stickerless Magic Cube Set, School Classroom Prize for Students, Birthday Party Stocking Stuffers Gifts for Kids Teens Adults(10 Pack) • Amazon Business $20.99 3 $62.97
Jerify 50 Pcs Refrigerator Magnets Colorful Magnetic Men Fidget Toys Humanoid Mini Magnet Toys Flexible Cute Magnets for Refrigerator Door Office Fun Decorative Decoration, 10 Colors • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
8 Pcs Slow Rising Toys Food Stress Toys in Hot Dog Cake Bread Smore Pizza Biscuit Donut Toys Foam Toy for Teens Adults Anxiety Stress Relief Toys • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
15Pack Butter Slime Kit with Scented DIY Slime for Girls and Boys, Super Soft, Non-Sticky Stress Relief Toy, Party Favors and Birthday Gift • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
60pack Mini Butter Slime Kit, Party Favor Gifts Slime Stress Relief Toy Scented Sludge Toy for Kids，Birthday Gifts, School Prizes • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Slow Rising Jumbo Squishies Toys Set - 9 Pack Soft Kawaii Squishy Hamburger Popcorn Cake Ice Cream Donut Stress Relief Squeeze Toy for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $18.98 1 $18.98
Prextex Squishy Toys - Fidget Toys for Stress Relief - Jumbo Squishies - Food Squishies Jumbo including Coffee, Cake, Popcorn, Ice Cream, Watermelon and Donut - Christmas Gift & Stocking Stuffer • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
nobasco Squishies, 28 Pack Mochi Squishy Toys - Kawaii Cat Squishys Slow Rising Animals - Party Favors, Goodie Bag, Birthday Gifts, Mini Squishies Stress Reliever Toy Pack • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98

Materials cost

$373.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$443.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.28

Total project goal

$521.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $521.89

3 Donors

-$258.00

Donations toward project cost

-$224.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.70

Matching donations from our partners

-$258.01

Match offers toward project cost

-$219.31

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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