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Mrs. King from Frankford, DE is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Play Pretend

Help me give my students toy food, a toy washer, and toy cleaning products to update our dramatic play center.

  • $262 goal

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My Project

Dramatic play is important for the development of children's cognitive and social skills. A dramatic play area in our classroom will allow students to act out scenarios they've seen or heard in real life, giving students an important emotional outlet and a place to encourage and support their ideas. These dramatic play tools will encourage children to role-play and help them improve their language development and social skills.

It helps them learn self-control, language development, conflict resolution, as well as math and literacy skills.

It helps children consider alternative perspectives and recognize various roles and responsibilities individuals have in our society. This dramatic play area will encourage my students to consider a specific problem and propose their own solutions all through play.

A dramatic play area will also allow me, as the teacher, to support and encourage students and their ideas. Students process their inner thoughts and emotions externally through dramatic play. This would allow me to learn a lot about what makes my students happy, scared, or frustrated just by observing their pretend play.

Now that you have read the importance of dramatic play in the classroom, please help me bring these tools into the classroom to encourage this important type of play in my students' lives.

Mrs. King Indian River School District Early Learning Center Grades PreK-2

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Frankford, DE View local requests 20 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Little Tikes First Washer Dryer - Realistic Pretend Play Appliance for Kids, Interactive Toy Washing Machine with 11 Laundry Accessories, Unique Toy, Ages 2+ • Amazon Business $50.99 1 $50.99
Boley Blue Pretend Cash Register Toy - 19pc Playset for Kids with Toy Scanner and Toy Credit Card Reader - Ages 3 and Up! • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Casdon Dyson Ball | Miniature Dyson Ball Replica For Children Aged 3+ | Features Working Suction To Add Excitement To Playtime • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Play22 Kids Cleaning Set 12 Piece - Toy Cleaning Set Includes Broom, Mop, Brush, Dust Pan, Duster, Sponge, Clothes, Spray, Bucket, Caution Sign, - Toy Kitchen Toddler Cleaning Set - Original • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
Melissa & Doug Mine to Love Bottle & Sippy Cup Play Set – “Disappearing” Liquid, Bib, Pacifier, Activity Card • Amazon Business $18.50 1 $18.50
Learning Resources New Sprouts Mix it!, Pretend Play Food, Food Maker Toys, 6 Pieces, Ages 2+ • Amazon Business $15.31 1 $15.31
Melissa & Doug Spray, Squirt & Squeegee Play Set - Pretend Play Cleaning Set - Toddler Toy Cleaning Set For Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Play Circle by Battat – Princess Purse Style Set – Pretend Play Multicolor Handbag and Fashion Accessories – Toy Makeup, Keys, Lipstick, Credit Card, Phone, and More for Kids Ages 3 and Up (8 pieces) • Amazon Business $13.25 1 $13.25

Materials cost

$189.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.23

Total project goal

$261.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $261.53

4 Donors

-$155.76

Donations toward project cost

-$132.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.36

match offer

-$105.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$89.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.86

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 $0.00

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