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Mrs. Dell'Orto from Bronx, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Playtime!

Help me give my students a shopping bread basket, play phone, guide dog, puppet tree, play purses and kid-safe appliances for our dramatic play center.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Dell'Orto's classroom raised $350

This project is fully funded

My Project

My preschoolers love using the dramatic play center in our classroom. They love to dress up and pretend to be a baker, a parent, a teacher or anything their heart desires. This type of creativity play is so important for my three-year-olds. It supports their social-emotional, language, and cognitive development.

These dramatic play items will let my children explore their world in a fun, engaging way.

The bread basket can let them open a bakery that they can make and sale baked goods. They can use the play phone to take orders for their bakery. They may even offer coffee, smoothies and mix up some new goodies using the kids-safe appliances. If some of the children decide they want to be a customer of the bakery, they can shop with their play purses.

The guide-dog with harness and cane will expose my children to people with disabilities. The puppet tree will help us organize and display our class puppets in the dramatic play center.

Mrs. Dell'Orto PS 97 Bronx Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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

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

15 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FA415X - Kid-Safe Appliances - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
LA827 - Lakeshore Puppet Tree • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
RR898 - Lets Go Shopping Bread Basket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC1149 - Guide Dog Harness and Cane • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
JJ288 - Tote Play Purses - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AZ985 - Push-Button Play Phone • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99

Materials cost

$262.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.39

Total project goal

$349.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$349.27

1 Donor

-$349.27

Donations toward project cost

-$296.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.39

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$0.00

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