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Mrs. Silvestry from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help My Students Learn Through Play Everyday!

Help me give my students to learn academic and social concepts through play throughout the school day!

  • $357 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Project

I work with a diverse and amazing group of 4 to 5 year old students in a Brooklyn public school. Children at this age should learn through meaningful play and my students love to play!

It is important to ensure my students are also learning important social and academic skills while playing and we need learning toys and materials to do that.

We need a puppet theatre to practice story plots, characteristics, and gain a love of reading. We need dramatic play materials such as play money to learn math skills and learn about jobs, baby doll items to learn about family roles and responsibilities, and items to make an ice cream truck (which my students specifically asked that I request). We need plush book characters to use as reading buddies since these motivate children to want to learn how to read and read books multiple times a day. These plushies also are used for our cozy corner to manage emotions. All of these materials will help my class learn important academic and social skills through fun and meaningful play.

We thank you in advance for any help you can give!

Mrs. Silvestry
Grades PreK-2
    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

    This project will reach 18 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wooden Puppet Theater Bonus 2 Hand Puppet, Rundad Double-Sided Lemonade Stand & Puppet Show Theater for Kids, Wood Deluxe Children Puppet Theatre Toy with Chalkboard • Amazon Business $109.99 1 $109.99
Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus - Plush Stuffed Animals (with Voice) • Amazon Business $28.00 1 $28.00
Kiddie Play Ice Cream Truck Pop Up Kids Play Tent for Boys & Girls Indoor Outdoor Toy • Amazon Business $26.89 1 $26.89
MerryMakers The Kissing Hand Chester Raccoon Plush Doll, 9-Inch • Amazon Business $19.50 1 $19.50
Aurora - Dr Seuss - 18" Cat in The Hat • Amazon Business $18.69 1 $18.69
Childcraft Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, White, 500 Sheets - 1465884 • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
SEETOOOGAMES 4pcs Wooden Domino Rack Trays,Domino Tiles Games,Playing Card Holders • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
KOOKAMUNGA KIDS Baby Doll High Chair - Clips onto Tables - Doll High Chair for 18 Inch Dolls - Hook on Doll Chair for Table - Portable Feeding Chair for Dolls - Blue Rainbow • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Melissa & Doug Pretend-to-Spend Toy Wallet With Play Money and Cards (45 pcs) , Blue - Play Money For Kids, Pretend Play Shopping Toys, Kids Play Wallet, Pretend Credit Cards For Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
WILD REPUBLIC Huggers Butterfly Monarch Plush Toy, Slap Bracelet, Stuffed Animal, Kids Toys, 8" • Amazon Business $9.82 1 $9.82
Seeneey Cute Cartoon Snail Doll Plush Toy for Children's Birthday Gift Big Snail Pillow Doll Yellow 7.8 Inches • Amazon Business $9.66 1 $9.66

Materials cost

$268.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$302.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.40

Total project goal

$356.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $356.02

5 Donors

-$283.96

Donations toward project cost

-$260.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.84

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

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 $0.00

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