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Mrs. Meraz from Lawton OK is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cooking, Playing, Learning!

Help me give my students play food and kitchen toys for our home living center.

  • $349 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I teach a Pre-K class of up to 22 regular education students and may have at least two mainstreamed special education students. They are all four and five years old. My class is diverse as we live in a military community and also have low-income students. We usually have several students who receive speech, occupational therapy, and tutoring services. Our students are curious and enjoy new learning experiences.

My students have been impacted by the pandemic socially and emotionally by not having as many opportunities to play and interact with peers.

I am requesting items to go in our home living area in our classroom. This is one of my students favorite free choice centers. They develop communication skills and social skills as they learn to play and share in this center.

They will enjoy working and playing with play food, and play house keeping supplies. The supplies that I have requested are sturdy Melissa and Doug wooden toys that will be a part of my classroom for many years.

My Project

Many of my students haven’t had the opportunity to develop social skills with peers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Small group free choice time is an excellent time for my students to learn to play, take turns, and talk with each other.

The kitchen toys that I have requested will get my students so excited and will increase their opportunities to grow in their social skills as they play together.

They will have the opportunity to pretend that they are cashiers, restaurant owners, cooks, etc. They will increase their vocabulary and their ability to work and play together.

Mrs. Meraz
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Pizza & Pasta Play Set Pretend Play Food (92Piece) • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Dust! Sweep! Mop! 6 Piece Pretend Play Set • Amazon Business $29.98 1 $29.98
Melissa & Doug Star Diner Restaurant Play Set (41 pcs) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Melissa & Doug Wooden Make-a-Cake Mixer Set (11 pcs) - Play Food and Kitchen Accessories • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Melissa & Doug Wooden Pantry Products Play Food Set (9 pcs) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Wash and Dry Dish Set (24 pcs) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
StillCool 6pcs Wooden Easter Eggs Yolk Pretend Children Play Kitchen Game Food Kids Toy • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Melissa & Doug 11-Piece Coffee Set (FFP),Multi • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Melissa & Doug Food Groups - 21 Wooden Pieces and 4 Crates • Amazon Business $14.29 1 $14.29
Melissa & Doug Spray, Squirt & Squeegee Play Set - Pretend Play Cleaning Set • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Melissa & Doug Bread and Butter Toaster Set (9 pcs) - Wooden Play Food and Kitchen Accessories • Amazon Business $12.93 1 $12.93
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House! Grocery Cans Play Food Kitchen Accessory - 10 Stackable Cans With Removable Lids • Amazon Business $9.35 1 $9.35

Materials cost

$242.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.25

Total project goal

$348.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $348.34

1 Donor

-$174.16

Donations toward project cost

-$148.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.12

match offer

-$174.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.05

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.13

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