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Ms. Sasaoka-Tam from Waimanalo HI is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Through Play

Help me give my students toys to develop their language, social skills, and imagination.

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Young students learn and grow so much through play. Play paired with focused language modeling, help to develop vocabulary and grammar. Play skills such as turn taking and pretending are also crucial to build relationships with peers and develop social emotional skills. Play also help students develop scripts for real life events. For example when pretending to go to the doctor's office students can act out the events that might happen at that place.

The toys requested in this project will engage students in a fun way to learn vocabulary, grammar, and social skills.

Children may also develop language that they may not be exposed to when they are not in school. For example playing with a camping toy set will help children develop the background knowledge for those real life activities.

Ms. Sasaoka-Tam
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Playmobil Furnished Hospital Wing • Amazon Business $104.99 1 $104.99
PLAYMOBIL Baby Store Building Set • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Playmobil Recycling Truck - 2023 Version • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Playmobil Children's Pool with Slide • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Playmobil Ambulance - 2023 Version • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Playmobil School Bus -2023 Version • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Playmobil Fire Truck - 2023 Version • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Playmobil 71425 Family Fun: Camping with Kayaks • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Playmobil Camping Adventure Carry Case Building Set • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Playmobil 71191 Petting Zoo • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Playmobil Vet Visit Carry Case Playset • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Playmobil Shark Attack and Rescue Boat • Amazon Business $18.55 1 $18.55
Playmobil 71400 My Figures Rescue • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Playmobil 71402 My Figures City Life • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Playmobil - City Action Fire Rescue Gift Set • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$431.41

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.92

Total project goal

$572.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.78

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 $572.78

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