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Ms. Chapman from Cutler Bay, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning for Life with a Classroom Economy

My students need a working cash register, index card storage boxes, a sales order book, plastic storage bins, lanyards with badge holders for staff members, and labeling pockets.

  • $258 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 classroom is made up of a diverse group of learners in a school where poverty is widespread. Our families, like so many others throughout the country, are experiencing the real struggles and hardships of the difficult economy and for some, poor financial decision making.

Economic struggles are not the only ones facing my students. Each day in the classroom highlights academic struggles that for most of them have lingered throughout their entire school career. All of my students have been identified as "at risk" or are currently in our school's Special Education program. Only one managed to pass last year's standardized state assessment in Reading. This year, I have been able to engage them in academic studies through a more hands-on approach to learning.

As a teacher, it is my job to not only resolve the academic difficulties the students are experiencing, but also prepare them with the tools they need to enter the real world. What better way to do this than to provide a "real world" situation right in the classroom! Through the creation of a student-run economy in my classroom, students will learn to appreciate the value of a dollar by working for it, saving it, and yes, even spending it (and not always on what they want). Taxes? Yes, they will have those. Rent? They will have that, too. In exchange, the students will also have the chance to learn real life job skills through classroom jobs each with its own salary and specified duties. These jobs include: Administrative Assistant, Librarian, Cleaning Crew, Messenger, Banker, and Cashier, to name a few.

You never know, your future employee may be sitting in my classroom right now. The skills they will be learning through the classroom economy will not only help solidify an understanding of state standards in Math, Social Studies, and Reading now, but will also provide them with a foundation of skills needed for their lives. Please help me to help these students learn for life.

Ms. Chapman Bel - Aire Elementary School 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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Cutler Bay, FL View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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
DA623 - Real-Working Cash Register • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
BE331 - Best-Buy Bins - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning $12.95 5 $64.75
LA623 - 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" Labeling Pockets • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 2 $33.90
GOLD STANDARD SALES ORDER BOOK -- Gold Standard Sales Books • Quill $5.84 1 $5.84
VINYL NAME BADGE HOLDER HORIZONTAL 3X4 -- Avery Vinyl Name Badge Holders; Horizontal • Quill $13.76 1 $13.76
GBC ROUND LANYARD FOR ID BADGE HOLDERS,BLCK 12PK -- GBC Standard Lanyards; 34"L, Black • Quill $12.86 1 $12.86
LIFT-OFF-LID CARD FILE,3 X 5",HOLDS 1200 CARDS -- Globe-Weis Fiberboard Index Card Storage Box; 3x5", Black • Quill $14.48 2 $28.96
FILE GUIDES, A-Z,3"X5" -- Gussco Index Card Guides; 3x5" Manila, "A-Z" • Quill $4.22 2 $8.44

Materials cost

$198.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$211.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.35

Total project goal

$257.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $257.49

4 Donors

-$257.49

Donations toward project cost

-$211.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.35

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