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Mrs. Kennedy from Roseau, MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Play: A Grocery Store for Students with Autism

Help me give my students play food, baskets, a cash register, play money, and books about shopping for hands-on learning and life skills.

  • $917 goal

This project expired on September 24, 2025.

This project expired on September 24, 2025.

My Project

I teach an incredible group of students with autism and cognitive disabilities. For them, learning life skills like counting money, identifying prices, and making simple purchases is critical for their independence. However, traditional worksheets and paper tasks don’t engage them the way hands-on activities do.

That’s why I’m creating a pretend grocery store in our classroom!

This interactive space will include play food, price tags, a pretend cash register, shopping baskets, play money, and books about shopping. My students will practice real-world skills like:

-Identifying and counting coins and bills

-Reading price tags and making simple purchases

-Shopping off a list and following simple instructions

-Working together to make pretend purchases, building social skills

-Making choices and problem-solving in a store setting

For many of my students, learning through play is the most effective way to build confidence and independence. This pretend grocery store will bring lessons to life, helping them prepare for community outings, trips to the store with their families, and, one day, more independent living.

Your support will help me purchase play groceries (fruits, vegetables, boxed goods, etc.), a toy cash register and play money, baskets, shopping carts, and price tags, and books about shopping. With these materials, I can create a safe, structured, and engaging environment where my students can practice money, social, and decision-making skills every day.

Thank you for believing in my students and helping them build brighter, more independent futures!

Mrs. Kennedy Roseau Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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 a third 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

Never Before Funded 10 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Non-Branded Market and Grocery Shopping Roleplay Package, 106 Pieces • School Specialty $224.99 1 $224.99
Let’s Go Shopping Food Baskets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
Lakeshore Real-Size Classroom Food Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
Lakeshore Grocery Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Just Like Home Kitchen Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Evan-Moor Financial Literacy, Grade 1 - Kids • School Specialty $21.97 1 $21.97
Melissa & Doug Fridge Food Wooden Play Food Set - 9 Pieces Pretend Play Kitchen Accessories, For Kids Kitchen, Wooden Grocery Sets For Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House! Grocery Cans Play Food Kitchen Accessory ,3+ years- 10 Stackable Cans With Removable Lids • Amazon Business $16.14 1 $16.14
Melissa & Doug Fridge Groceries Play Food Cartons (8 pieces) - FSC Certified • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
A Trip to the Grocery Store (PowerKiDS Readers: My Community) • Amazon Business $9.25 1 $9.25
At the Supermarket • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers - Life in Numbers - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Just Shopping with Mom (A Golden Look-Look Book) • Amazon Business $5.69 1 $5.69
Pete the Cat I Can Read - Pete the Cat's Trip to the Supermarket - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$695.59

Vendor shipping charges

 $43.10

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$779.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.49

Total project goal

$916.61

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