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Everything But The Kitchen Sink

My students need 3 pieces of play furniture, including a refrigerator, a stove and a cupboard.

Mrs. Edmondson Dike - Newell School

Bath, ME Grades PreK-2

My kindergartners love the Pizza Parlor Center! I teach a class of sixteen wonderful kindergartners. Of the ten learning centers in my classroom, the dramatic play center--most recently converted from a housekeeping area to a pizza parlor--is by far, the most popular center of choice.

Dramatic play links creative imagination with language usage. Five- and six-year-olds need lots of practice with verbal expression, and the dramatic play center allows for that to take place. For five years I have taught kindergarten, using worn-out, mismatched, hand-me-down pieces of dramatic play furniture. I have replaced or repaired broken parts, but the equipment has been used beyond its "lifespan" now. We are now experiencing broken parts that are not possible to repair. In our current economic times, my school system has put a freeze on the budget; and ordering replacements for these broken items does not look promising for next year either.

If our pizza parlor had a new refrigerator, stove and cupboard, the children would pretend to make and serve pizza in a safe and sturdy center. They are learning to follow the pizza recipe, take orders from the phone and at the table, serve the pizza, use a cash register and work with money. They are also learning to organize the pizza ingredients and dishware. All this can not be done in a center that is literally "falling apart."

Your help with this project would ensure that my students could work in a center that is durable and safe. The children will be able to continue their important work of reading and following a recipe, writing an order, adding up the cost, and organizing materials. All this is done while using and acquiring language and cooperating with others. Just these three pieces of furniture are needed to replace the broken parts of our dramatic play center, as our sink is the one piece that shows fewer signs of wear and tear. So it appears we need "everything but the kitchen sink!"

More than a third of students from low‑income households

16 students impacted 4 donors

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Bath, ME
Grades PreK-2
Early Development
Mathematics
Character Education
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More than a third of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Edmondson Dike - Newell School Grades PreK-2 Bath, ME View local requests

More than a third 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

16 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Carolina Line - Birch Cupboard • Kaplan Early Learning Company $145.30 1 $145.30

Carolina Line - Birch Stove • Kaplan Early Learning Company $145.30 1 $145.30

Carolina Line - Birch Refrigerator • Kaplan Early Learning Company $145.30 1 $145.30

Materials cost			$435.90
Vendor shipping charges			$43.59
Sales tax			$21.80
3rd party payment processing fee			$10.90
Fulfillment labor & materials			$17.00
Total project cost			$529.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$116.12
Total project goal			$645.12
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$645.12
3 Donors			-$310.85
Donations toward project cost			-$264.22
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$46.63
match offer			-$311.51
Match offer toward project cost			-$255.44
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$56.07
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$11.37
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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