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Mrs. Alford from Andrews, SC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Dramatic Play

Help me give my students play food, cleaning supplies and dolls to add to our dramatic play center.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Alford's classroom raised $444

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach a great group of kindergarten students at a rural school near the coast of South Carolina. Our school houses Pre-K through fifth grade with a student population of about 800 students. Although our elementary school is one of the biggest in our district, we have a family feeling to it that visitors notice when they walk through the front doors. We have a total of six kindergarten classes. With a school this big, our population is extremely diverse. We have very low economic families in our community, but these children are always eager to learn and ready to overcome obstacles. I want to help my students who are just beginning their school careers go even further and really push themselves. Your donations will make that dream possible for my classroom.

My Project

Dramatic play is a vital part of our kindergarten classroom and is crucial in helping to create a healthy development in young children. In the dramatic play area, children are allowed to escape reality and pretend to be someone or something different than themselves. They are able to create situations and actions that go along with the role they choose. Engaging children in dramatic play deepens their understanding of the world and they develop skills that they will use throughout their lives.

During dramatic play, the children in my classroom aren't "just playing"; they are actually learning through their play!

They dramatize situations and actions to go along with the roles they have chosen to play. Dramatic play or pretend play helps children learn. Pretending is important in child development. Through pretend play: Children learn about themselves and the world. These experiences are some of the first ways children learn about their likes and dislikes, their interests, and their abilities.

When children pretend, they create pictures in their minds about past experiences, made-up people, and all the many situations they imagine. This is a form of abstract thinking, which we want our children to develop. When children are playing pretend with each other, they are often sharing knowledge and learning from one another. This is one of the most effective paths towards learning and language development. When engaged in dramatic play, children are using language to explain what they are doing and to ask and answer questions about their play. This process increases vocabulary and fosters comprehension of words and phrases.

Dramatic play takes many forms, and choosing food to prepare as well as cleaning up and taking care of a baby are all important parts of dramatic play.

Mrs. Alford Andrews Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

26 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LM365 - Best-Buy Play Food Assortment • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
DS200X - Feels Real Newborn Dolls - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LM366 - Best-Buy Multicultural Play Food Assortment • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
HH919 - Lakeshore Grocery Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC129 - Toddler Housecleaning Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC429 - Stand for Toddler Housecleaning Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
HH642 - Indestructible Pots & Pans Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DS205 - Clothes for 10" Newborn Dolls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$319.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$377.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.58

Total project goal

$443.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $443.85

4 Donors

-$214.86

Donations toward project cost

-$194.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.23

match offer

-$214.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$182.64

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.12

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 $0.00

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