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Ms. Rhoden-Lewis from Houston, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Reading Rainbow

My students need reading and writing activity stations, a writing sentences learning center, math centers, a carpet and a writing table top.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Rhoden-Lewis's classroom raised $1,170

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 Students

I was once told be the teacher that you would want your child to have. I want to transform my classroom into a nurturing atmosphere for my students. My students face enormous obstacles just to get to my class each day and for the 8 hours they spend with me I want it to be their home for exploration.

My school provides education and many other services to a population of students that come from a low economic background.

What does that look like? Well, in my classroom I have students that have parents that work 14 hour days to make ends meet and many of my students don't see their parents on a daily basis because of overlapping schedules. I have students that are refugees from another country, escaping hunger, illness and oftentimes death. Now they have found homes in the United States but are missing the foundation of a family because some father, mothers, brothers, sisters didn't make it. Each one of my students come with his/her obstacles but they are all students who are hungry for knowledge.

My Project

The carpet will help keep my room safe by covering cords that are running across the floor. The carpet has a map of the United States geography so I will be able to incorporate the carpet into social studies. The writing stations, writing organizer and the sentence helpers will help me to create a writing center in which my students will be able to develop his/her writing. The reading centers will help to create extra activities that will help the children develop reading skills independently. The math centers will supplement my teaching by developing and enhancing my students' math skills.

When I became a teacher I took an oath that I would teach to the best of my ability.

When I became a mother I developed an understanding that not only do I need to teach these kids but I need to love and nourish them. This is what I hope that every teacher will do for my children. These donations will not only help to improve their academics but it will help for me to create an environment the fuels my students' quest for knowledge for the rest of their lives and the generations to come.

Ms. Rhoden-Lewis Sneed Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF420X - Reading & Writing Activity Stations - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $289.00 1 $289.00
LM593 - United States Carpet - 6' x 9' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $279.00 1 $279.00
DD565X - Math Instant Learning Centers - Gr. 1-2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
JJ926 - Classic Birch Tabletop Writing Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
LL597 - Writing Super Sentences Instant Learning Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FF236 - Sequence & Write Story Tiles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
OIC Assorted Size and Color Heavy-Duty Magnets, 30/Pk • Staples Advantage $14.59 1 $14.59
OIC Assorted Size and Color Heavy-Duty Magnets, 30/Pk • Staples Advantage $14.59 1 $14.59
Expo Low Odor Chisel Point Dry-Erase Marker, Assorted, 8/Pack • Staples Advantage $8.59 1 $8.59
NF9765 - Rainbow Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$949.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$993.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$175.41

Total project goal

$1,169.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,169.39

1 Donor

-$1,169.39

Donations toward project cost

-$993.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$175.41

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