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Ms. Chan from Flushing NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

How to Be Financially Smart in Pre-K

Help me give my students an ATM machine and a pretend play money set to create a bank for our dramatic play area.

  • $203 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I work with an incredible group of diverse pre-kindergarten students. Most of the students come from low income families, so educational materials are hard to come by.

Early childhood grades have always been something that is very near and dear to my heart.

There are so many different cultures and personalities, but the one thing that my students all have in common is that they all love to learn and work together as a classroom community. They each have a lot to offer and share.

My Project

A play cash register and a set of play money will be a great addition to our dramatic play area. Financial literacy really starts at a young age. With the pretend ATM, checkbooks and career day books, we will be able to turn our dramatic play area into a play bank. The play register and money will allow my students to start comprehending how adults utilize money in their everyday life.

One of the most wonderful aspects of Pre-K is the idea of starting small.

This is the age group where we can introduce life long skills and the ability to recognize important emotions that will help enable them to become contributing citizens in the future.

Ms. Chan
Grades PreK-2
  • PS 120 Queens
  • Flushing, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 18 students.

    3 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MMP Living ATM Savings Bank - Limited Edition - Silver/Black • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
Learning Resources Pretend and Play Checkbook With Calculator • Amazon Business $10.29 3 $30.87
Blue Panda Fake Realistic Play Money Set -Pretend Coins, Bills, Credit Card, Checkbook, Wallet Toy Props for Kids Ages 3 and Up, Over 620 Pieces • Amazon Business $18.97 1 $18.97
Learning Resources New Sprouts Camp Out!, 11 Pieces • Amazon Business $18.39 1 $18.39
Career Day • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99

Materials cost

$140.21

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$172.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.41

Total project goal

$202.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$202.72

2 Donors

-$102.00

Donations toward project cost

-$86.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.30

match offer

-$100.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.11

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$0.00

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