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Mrs. White from Paterson, NJ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Future Chefs

My students need a play kitchen with food and barbecue to use their imagination in class.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. White's classroom raised $313

This project is fully funded

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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

Some students were not made to sit still, and I encourage that. My students are in kindergarten and have some special needs. We are located in an urban area. All students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Every day, we start off with our breakfast in the classroom, followed by our morning circle time.

My students love to look at the weather, see who is here, and then talk about their nights. We are building a strong classroom environment one day at a time. My students are hands-on, interested learners with a lot of energy to learn, in all different ways, throughout the day.

My Project

Circle time is great but center time is what runs our classroom. My students love to try out different areas and do fun things while playing pretend. In the morning it is hard to jump into counting and spelling so students want to do something that involves waking up their brain and having fun. I would love to have a pretend kitchen where students can play and interact.

Children learn by doing, it is essential that they are able to try a lot of different activities in a safe space.

Having the wooden kitchen and different food items would allow for several children to play at one time. I think my students would also enjoy a small bbq area where they could play bbq.

Mrs. White Elementary School 16 Grades PreK-2

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Paterson, NJ View local requests

More than half 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

17 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa & Doug Wooden Chef’s Pretend Play Toy Kitchen With “Ice” Cube Dispenser – Charcoal • Amazon Business $132.49 1 $132.49
Little Tikes Sizzle and Serve Grill and Grillin' Goodies Bundle • Amazon Business $40.97 1 $40.97
Melissa & Doug 22-Piece Play Kitchen Accessories Set - Utensils, Pot, Pans, and More • Amazon Business $24.69 1 $24.69
Melissa & Doug Food Groups - 21 Hand-Painted Wooden Pieces and 4 Crates • Amazon Business $17.39 1 $17.39
Melissa & Doug Condiments Set (6 pcs) - Play Food, Stainless Steel Caddy • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$232.53

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$266.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.94

Total project goal

$312.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$312.96

1 Donor

-$312.96

Donations toward project cost

-$266.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.94

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$0.00

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