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Ms. Cottom from Pittsburgh PA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Imagine and Play

Help me give my students a coffee maker like the one mom uses.

  • $276 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My class is enthusiastic 3, 4, 5 years old. They are always on the go. They like to explore, pretend, and design. My classroom is made up of children who come from low income, high poverty neighborhoods. They are dynamic, creative children with a love for learning.

This is my opportunity to show them that learning can be fun.

I want to start their educational journey on a positive note.

My students are eager to play.

My Project

The dramatic play centers will ignite their imaginations and provide them with fun and engaging opportunities to interact with their classmates!

As they are role-playing putting the baby to bed with the new dolls.

They are interacting with their peers as they share coffee. The capes allow them to fly off to new adventures throughout the room.

Children learn through play and giving them options in play helps their brain develop and experiment with various scenarios in a safe environment. This improves socialization and communication. This project will give them clothes and props that wash off to following CDC guidelines.

Ms. Cottom
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
11" Lots to Love Babies with Different Skin Tones - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $56.66 1 $56.66
GG167 The Three Little Pigs Storytelling Puppet Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
EE615 Save the Day Character Capes • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
WOODEN BREW AND SERVE COFFEE - SET OF 11 • School Specialty $21.82 1 $21.82
Playwear Clothes For 10" - 13" Dolls • Kaplan Early Learning Company $20.66 1 $20.66

Materials cost

$199.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.18

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$234.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.35

Total project goal

$275.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $275.64

4 Donors

-$137.82

Donations toward project cost

-$117.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.67

match offer

-$137.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$117.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.67

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 $0.00

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