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Ms. Anna from San Francisco, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Celebrating Diversity Through Imaginative Play

Help me give my students creative costumes and hand puppets to encourage their imaginative play and build positive group dynamics.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Anna's classroom raised $923

This project is fully funded

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 first-grade students are excited to be returning to school to learn together this year. They love sharing about their families, their hobbies, and their hopes and dreams. They are silly and playful and anxious to connect with each other after our pandemic year.

First graders are full of enthusiasm for learning, curious about the world around them, and eager to share their observations and stories from their lives.

They love to explore favorite authors in reading, tell stories from their lives in writing, and learn new math and science concepts.

The majority of students in my class come from low-income backgrounds. School is a safe place for them to learn and grow together and to create a supportive community.

My Project

Many of my first grade students spent all of last year in distance learning, so this is their first year at school and their first time meeting classmates whose cultural backgrounds and life experiences may be different from theirs. On the playground and in classroom conversations they have been exploring these differences as they ask question, make new friends and build a classroom community.

For young children, imaginative play is one of the most powerful ways they make sense of the world.

During choice time in the classroom, children are drawn to create families, role play situations they have seen in the world around them, and retell stories that we have read together. With gentle guidance these playful scenarios can become learning experiences where they discover different family structures, cultural traditions, and ways that people help each other in a community.

I have selected these materials thinking particularly about how children can challenge racial and gender stereotypes through creative play. Our work in literacy this year is centered on exploring identity, naming and celebrating differences, and beginning to question stereotypes and assumptions. Children will apply these big ideas to the more unstructured spaces of dramatic play using costumes and puppets to create stories together and explore what is possible in the world.

Ms. Anna Cesar Chavez Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

20 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR650X - Lets Talk Kid Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
4-Pack Toy Storage Organization Bins with Lids, 10 Quart Stackable Plastic Shelf Containers with Cover, Classroom School Supplies Closet Shelves Arts and Crafts Bin • Amazon Business $44.99 2 $89.98
MOLOKU Push Pop Bubble Fidget Toy, Circle Sensory Stress Relief + Anti-Anxiety Tool - Autism + ADHD Stress Reliever for Children + Adults (Rainbow Popper 3 Pack) • Amazon Business $9.99 6 $59.94
RR580X - Big Mouth Animal Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $55.00 1 $55.00
Born Toys Premium 27 Piece Dress Up Clothes for Kids 3-7 Construction Worker with Kids Tool Set,Gardening Costume with Gardening Tools,Chef or Baker with Baking Toys • Amazon Business $47.95 1 $47.95
Born Toys Premium 16pcs Costume Dress up set for kids ages 3-7 fireman,police costume, and doctor all sets are washable and have accessories • Amazon Business $47.95 1 $47.95
PP723 - Real-Working Cash Register • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
fedio Girls Princess Dress up Trunk Ladybug, Bee, Fairy Costume for Little Girls Toddlers Age 3-7 • Amazon Business $39.89 1 $39.89
Jeowoqao Girls Princess Dress up Trunk Set 19 Pcs, Rainbow Unicorn Costume Set, Toddler Girls Dress up Clothes Pretend Play Costumes Set for Little Girl Ages 3-6 • Amazon Business $38.99 1 $38.99
AA350 - Toddler-Safe Food Basket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Litti City Learning & Education Toys Pretend Play Teacher Set Includes Bag whiteboard Markers and More Hours of Fun with This Interactive Play Learning Toys for 3 Year olds and up. • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Tigerdoe Dress Up Vests - 7 Pc - Pretend Play School Set - Career Costumes - Kids Role Play Costume - Occupation Costume (7 Pc Occupation Costumes) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
8 Pieces Old Man Costume Kit, Including Short Gray Old Man Wig, Inflatable Cane, Glasses, Faux Eyebrows, Artificial Mustache, Long Faux Beard, Suspenders and Bow Tie for Grandpa Costume Cosplay Set • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
12 Pack Plush Animal Headbands for Party Favor, Jungle Animal Ear Horn Hair Hoop, Idea on Kid and Adult Birthday, Halloween decoration, Dress-Up Safari Themed Parties Supplies, Christmas Gift • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Superhero Capes and Masks, DIY Dress Up Capes and Masks Set, 4 Packs with 100 Stickers • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$681.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $62.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$784.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.38

Total project goal

$922.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $922.56

9 Donors

-$456.43

Donations toward project cost

-$396.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.21

match offer

-$456.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$387.96

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.46

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.71

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