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Mrs. Brinkley from Houston, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Financially Smart Students Coming Soon

Help me give my students hands on money and hands on exploring economy materials needed to learn financial literacy .

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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

My students are from a low-income, inner city neighborhood in Houston, Texas that serves kids from PK-8th grade. Despite having very limited resources, my students persevere and are eager to learn. I have seen them walk in the rain just to come to Saturday tutorials because that is how important their education is to them. My students would benefit immediately from obtaining financial literacy skills since some of them even help their parents sale items at near by flee market on the weekends.

My Project

These materials will help my students learn financial literacy, an essential life skill. The financial literacy lesson is extremely important because it is something they can immediately apply to their life and will continue to use for the rest of their life. My students will determine the value of a collection of coins and bills, explain the connection between human capital/labor and income, describe availability and the impact on cost, explain credit, responsible borrowing, and reasons to save. Furthermore, they will learn about fixed and variable expenses, how to calculate profit, describe the purposes of financial institutions, and how to allocate their weekly allowance.

Mrs. Brinkley Pilgrim Academy Grades 3-5

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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE405X - Exploring Economy Hands-On Activities - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
GG901 - Money Hands-On Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$164.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$197.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.85

Total project goal

$232.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$232.31

2 Donors

-$232.31

Donations toward project cost

-$197.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.85

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$0.00

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