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Ms. Julie's "Trainroom" Classroom from Minneapolis, MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Special Education Preschool Students Learn How To Pretend

Help me give my students a dramatic play Bakery and Ice Cream Shop learning center in order to increase their social interactions, emotional development, engagement in activities, and pretend play skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Julie's "Trainroom" Classroom's classroom raised $628

This project is fully funded

My Students

My classroom is a self-contained special education classroom for preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We are passionate about embracing play and finding ways to help these young students engage in a variety of learning activities that both strengthen their developmental skills and promote a love for learning!

These students are incredible children with unlimited potential... and it's our goal to make sure their first school experience helps to support them being excited about attending school and becoming lifelong learners!

Our students often lack a variety of play skills, have limited interests, and have difficulty connecting with adults and their peers. It's my goal to find curriculum materials and activities that are engaging, enticing, and help to increase classroom participation and build positive relationships.

This school is located in an urban setting and serves many children who qualify for free or reduced-rate lunch and experience homelessness. The district has limited funding and early childhood programs rarely receive the materials they need. Many times we need to create or purchase materials on our own in order to meet our students' needs.

My Project

The materials in my project will help provide an engaging and playful classroom unit that supports numerous academic, fine motor and social emotional goals. By starting with dramatic play props and materials that are familiar and interesting to children, we can build on their engagement, attention span and play schemes. Having motivating learning activities and toys also increase social and communication skills as well as the ability to practice pre-school academic skills.

These materials provide a multitude of hands-on opportunities to expand play schemes, practice pre-school academic concepts and begin to build positive relationships with others.

Through engaging and hands-on "Bakery and Ice Cream materials", the students will be excited to participate in classroom activities and will build on the skills necessary to enter Kindergarten.

The different bakery and ice cream props will help support the students learn about colors, counting, matching, and patterning. Engaged with the materials, teachers will help teach and model friendship skills including; sharing, problem-solving, trading and working together. Language is supported by labeling, imitating and modeling ways to express their wants and needs. We will use the aprons in our learning center after a group tie-dying activity, and use the laminating sheets to make up store menus and signs for the store!

Project tagged as

Minneapolis, MN
Grades PreK-2
Early Development
Educational Kits & Games
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Julie's "Trainroom" Classroom Sullivan STEAM School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

LEGO(r) DUPLO(r) Cafe Set with Storage (45004) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $109.95 1 $109.95

FA415X - Kid-Safe Appliances • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

SCOOP AND SERVE ICE CREAM COUNTER - SET OF 28 • School Specialty $48.27 1 $48.27

Pretend and Play Bakery Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.49 1 $31.49

Natural Canvas Apron - 12 in. x 19 in. • Nasco $3.85 8 $30.80

DD561 - Lakeshore Counting Cones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

New Sprouts(r) Waffle Time! • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.49 1 $22.49

New Sprouts(r) Fresh Fruit Salad • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46

Green Toystm Cupcake Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $22.46 1 $22.46

LANGUAGE SMART SNACKS ALPHA POPS • School Specialty $22.22 1 $22.22

Slice and Bake Cookie Set • Nasco $19.95 1 $19.95

Number Popstm • Kaplan Early Learning Company $19.76 1 $19.76

Jacquard Tie-Dye Kit • Nasco $16.60 1 $16.60

WXBOOM 1400pcs (700 Pairs) Hook & Loop Self Adhesive Dots Tapes 20mm Diameter Sticky Back Coins White • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

AmazonBasics Letter Size Sheets Laminating Pouches 9 x 11.5in, 100-pack • Amazon Business $10.67 1 $10.67

Today Is Monday - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.19 1 $7.19

Bear About Town/Ours en ville - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.19 1 $7.19

Materials cost			$482.47
Vendor shipping charges			$13.79
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$7.24
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$533.50
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$94.15
Total project goal			$627.65
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$627.65
3 Donors			-$312.00
Donations toward project cost			-$268.95
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$43.05
match offer			-$311.24
Match offer toward project cost			-$264.55
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$46.69
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$4.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Help Our Special Education Preschool Students Learn How To Pretend

This project is fully funded

My Students

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

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Where your donation goes

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