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Ms. Jonovich from Falls Church, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Play!

Help me give my students resources to elevate their learning through imaginary play such as a wooden grocery store and cafe, play food, and costumes!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jonovich's classroom raised $327

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Remembering back to my own time in Kindergarten, I can remember having the chance to be a chef, mom, teacher, doctor and veterinarian through imaginary play in my classroom. As a teacher, I now know the important role imaginary play has in a child's development and learning. Imaginary play strengthens students' language development, teaches social skills, builds peer relationships and helps with social emotional learning. I selected these items to elevate my classrooms' imaginary play area and provide versatile opportunities for students to engage in imaginary play.

Imaginary play provides a safe place for students to practice their language and communication skills, engage in peer interactions, foster creativity and have fun!

In a school where students have multiple different home languages, it is important to have play and last year, with the addition of a kitchen in the classroom, language was flourishing! My hope is that these new additions (of costumes, new food and a play stand) will provide all students with different opportunities to practice language and provide more student choice based on individual interests within the play area/ center. Furthermore, my vision with the play stand is that we can emphasize content we are learning by changing out the stand's purpose. For example, the stand can be used as a farmers market, an ice cream shop, a flower shop, a veterinarian clinic and so much more. With 20 Kindergarten students, there is no telling where their colorful imaginations may take us!

Ms. Jonovich Timber Lane Elementary School 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 half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Le Toy Van - Honeybake Reversible Educational Pretend Wooden Grocery Store and Cafe Stand | Educational Role Play Kids Toy Set | Cafe or Supermarket Pretend Play Shop, Multi (TV317) • Amazon Business $176.18 1 $176.18
Born Toys Dress Up & Pretend Play 3-in-1 Premium Kids Costumes Set Ages 3-7, Washable Kids Dress Up Clothes for Play - Scientist, Explorer & Gardener as Dress Up Clothes for Little Girls & Boys • Amazon Business $48.95 1 $48.95
Amazon Basics Pretend Toy Play Food Set for Kids Ages 3 and Up - Set of 120 Pieces • Amazon Business $18.70 1 $18.70

Materials cost

$243.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$277.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.97

Total project goal

$326.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $326.46

3 Donors

-$270.62

Donations toward project cost

-$266.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$43.34

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 $0.00

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