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Mrs. Rodriguez from Miami, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Students Today, Leaders Tomorrow

My students need a copier and model materials, such as poster boards, glue, paint, paintbrushes, craft sticks and composition books, to plan and build a replica of their ideal community.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rodriguez's classroom raised $724

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

My students experience difficulties both academically and socially. Their problems relate to their home situations, financial stability, poor parental involvement and lack of motivation. This transfers negatively into their learning. As a teacher in a low-income/high-poverty school district, I would like my students to experience learning in an enjoyable environment. I want to provide activities where they would be engaged and thrilled and get the chance to change their negative feelings of learning into positive ones.

My students need to believe in themselves, that they can be creative thinkers and assests to the community.

Therefore, these activities/projects will give them the chance to do so.

I want my students to see through the eyes of themselves as future professionals by creating a 3-D model of their ideal community. This community will be the doorway to their future and the home of their choice of their careers.

My Project

Each item plays an important part in the creation of the final product.

The main focus of the project is to enlighten my students' minds of the different job aspects and organizations that help to build a community.

The poster boards will be the main material used in this project because it will be used to create the items in the community. The glue and masking tape will help to hold the items together. Other items, like trees and popsicle sticks, are needed for the decorations to bring life to the project.

The students will use the composition books to record researched information. They will use the headphones on the computer as they complete their research, which will help them focus better. The copier will be used to print reports, and these reports will be placed with other items in the folder.

All the materials will come together to build this community, which will be a teaching tool to open my students' minds and awareness of the different types of businesses in a community. This, in turn, will give them that initial taste of the transition from students to leaders in a community of various businesses.

Mrs. Rodriguez Eneida Massas Hartner Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

Miami, FL View local requests

More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother Compact Laser Multi-Function Copier (DCPL2520DW) • Staples Advantage $149.99 1 $149.99
Sentry Folding Headphones, Black • Staples Advantage $7.99 6 $47.94
57134-1012: Dahle Paper Trimmer - 14 3/4" x 10 3/4", Metal Base, 12" Cut • Blick Art Materials $42.54 1 $42.54
PAPER COMP BOOK SOFT 9.75 X 7.5 IN 60SHT/120PG - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $1.77 22 $38.94
Pacon Economy Foam Board • Staples Advantage $38.19 1 $38.19
00641-1020: Reeves Acrylic Painting Set - Set of 20 colors, 22 ml tubes • Blick Art Materials $18.94 2 $37.88
61780-1016: Woodland Scenics Model Scenery - Standing Scale People, Pkg of 6, 1/16" • Blick Art Materials $12.16 2 $24.32
Elmer's Washable School Glue, White, 1 Gallon • Staples Advantage $23.19 1 $23.19
Foam Board, 22"x28", 5/CT, White • Staples Advantage $22.39 1 $22.39
13202-9005: Elmers Foamboard - 32" x 40" x 3/16", White, Permanent Adhesive, Sheet • Blick Art Materials $9.89 2 $19.78
61780-1040: Woodland Scenics Model Scenery - Deciduous Trees, 3/4"-2" • Blick Art Materials $14.16 1 $14.16
61780-7124: Woodland Scenics Model Scenery - Ready Made Trees, 4"-5", Medium Green • Blick Art Materials $12.27 1 $12.27
61780-7012: Woodland Scenics Model Scenery - Bushes, 18 cu. in., Medium Green • Blick Art Materials $5.65 2 $11.30
LK936 - Economy Paintbrush Assortment - Set of 24 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
• Blick Art Materials $9.95 1 $9.95
• Blick Art Materials $9.95 1 $9.95
61780-1030: Woodland Scenics Model Scenery - Assorted Flowers, 1.5 cu. in., Pkg of 4 Colors • Blick Art Materials $4.53 2 $9.06
HL150 - Colored Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $8.99 1 $8.99
FOLDER 2PKT 8.5X11 GREEN PACK OF 25 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $8.73 1 $8.73
LC169 - Extra People Shapes™ • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
POSTER BOARD-WHITE 11X14 25 SHT VALUE-PK - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $3.47 1 $3.47
DW2990 - Jumbo Craft Sticks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.19 1 $2.19

Materials cost

$552.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $24.23

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$614.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.48

Total project goal

$723.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $723.20

6 Donors

-$705.55

Donations toward project cost

-$614.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$90.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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