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

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Little Scientists

My students need science materials as we are studying rocks and fossils.

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My Students

Our school is located in a poverty stricken neighborhood. Most of my students are raised by single parents that don’t work and or elderly grandparents that have limited income. Several of them were displaced due to hurricane Harvey.

Most of my students do not have school uniforms.

They wear clothes that appear to have been passed down which often times are too big and their shoes are worn out. Some times they come to school with their hair not combed and it doesn’t appear that they have bathed or brushed their teeth. There are times that some of my kids sleep in class in the morning.

My kids seem eager to learn in-spite of the circumstances that are out of their control. They walk into their classroom where they are greeted with a warm smile, print rich environment and a secure place. They can predict how their day will flow due to our repetitious daily schedule. My concern is that we are extremely limited in our resources.

My Project

My students will benefit by having a classroom rock collection, especially since lots of the kids live in apartments and have not been able to find rocks for their personal rock collection. I have been reading books and showing videos about various kinds of rocks. My goals are to have the class learn the difference between rocks. They will also learn how to categorize rocks by shapes, sizes and colors. Afterwards, write about rocks as they collect them. They will finalize the rock theme by presenting t their final writing drafts to the class. The students will paint some of their rocks and take them home.

Mrs. Tate Mading Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

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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

19 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ROCK GEOSAFARI COMPLETE COLLECTION • Frey Scientific $89.63 1 $89.63
ROCK GEOSAFARI COMPLETE COLLECTION • Frey Scientific $89.63 1 $89.63
GG365X - Touch & Read Phonics Match - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
LC646 - Match It! Spanish-English Words Activity Pockets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99
DD104 - Write & Wipe Thin-Line Markers - 8-Color Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.49 3 $22.47
FF429 - Build-A-Word! Magnet Board - 3-Letter Words • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$331.71

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.51

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$388.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.51

Total project goal

$456.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $456.71

2 Donors

-$356.71

Donations toward project cost

-$303.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.51

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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 $0.00

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