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Mrs. Riddle from Houston, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Scientists/Engineers of the Future

My students need subscriptions to Time for Kids, a Grow a Frog Kit and a terrarium, plus basic science lab materials to engage them in hands on lessons to truly understand concepts and inspire them to become engineers and scientists.

  • $759 goal

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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

How do you prepare students for jobs not even thought of yet?

My students are those who rely on school for stability, support, and motivation.

In many economically disadvantaged homes where these students come from, learning gets put on the back burner while survival steps up. Minimal parental involvement (due to multiple jobs or incarceration) causes these students to fall behind, which may possibly deter their graduation from High School. Most of these students speak Spanish as their native language, and they are tackling the challenges of learning a new language on top of new concepts in school. The classrooms lack class sets of science materials to conduct engaging labs. The school is on the rise from being labeled "Acceptable" and to get these students where they need to be, they need to be motivated to learn.

My Project

I've requested basic lab materials that meet first grade standards in the state of Texas. There are lab materials for physical, earth, and life science concepts. For example, several sets of magnets will allow the students to investigate different objects for magnetism. A K'nex set will allow them hands-on exploration of how gears and axles interact to create a working product. "Growing" a frog will help them see the life cycle of amphibians first-hand.

How does a teacher prepare disadvantaged students to compete for and be successful in jobs not even thought of?

Especially in a technological driven world, jobs of the future will call for strong math and science skills that need to be learned and tested. Hands on labs, thorough lessons, and student curiosity will help students at an early age to understand why objects work the way they do. This will help them problem solve to create new technology, inventions, and/or medical advances.

Mrs. Riddle Spring Shadows Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Houston, TX 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

175 students impacted 11donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Edition K - 1 (Grades Kindergarten and 1) TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom newsmagazine that motivates kids to read. Our new K - 1 edition (geared towards Kindergarten and 1st grade) is a theme-based edition that helps build early literacy skills and gets students excited about reading. • Time for Kids $3.98 25 $99.50
MAGNETIC WANDS SET OF 24 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $44.96 1 $44.96
MAGNETS BAR ALNICO 3''X3/8''X2/8'' PKG/2 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.26 8 $50.08
MAGNETS RING PAINTED PKG/2 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.46 12 $53.52
KID KNEX MODELS THAT MOVE • Frey Scientific, Inc. $83.66 1 $83.66
KIT- PHYSICAL MATTER PROPERTIES • Frey Scientific, Inc. $44.96 2 $89.92
PADDLE COLOR SET OF 18 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.55 1 $8.55
MODEL, FOAM CROSS SECTION FLOWER • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.06 1 $17.06
TERRARIUM DOME CARNIVOROUS CREATIONS • Frey Scientific, Inc. $22.46 1 $22.46
SCIENCE GROW A FROG KIT • Frey Scientific, Inc. $19.76 1 $19.76
THERMOMETERS DUAL SCALE PKG/30 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $62.96 1 $62.96

Materials cost

$552.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $54.35

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$645.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.84

Total project goal

$758.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $758.91

8 Donors

-$415.67

Donations toward project cost

-$364.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.10

match offer

-$330.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$280.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

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 $0.00

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