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Mrs. Saks from Norfolk VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Play Restaurant!

Help me give my students a working cash register and play food sets to learn beginning financial skills.

  • $214 goal

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My Project

Please help my students with speech and language difficulties to learn about running a restaurant business! My primary students will practice language skills when they pretend to take orders and talk to customers. They can practice following directions as the therapist gives them directions to cook pretend recipes. They will also learn beginning financial skills by charging customers money for the food they cook.

Having a restaurant will help our students use their language skills and acquire new vocabulary.

Having play cash registers and food sets, I will help be able to plan lessons to target skills such as recognizing numbers, counting, and taking- turns during an activity that is based on "real-life." Our students will be problem solving using their new financial literacy skills!

Mrs. Saks
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa & Doug Prepare & Serve P a s t a : Play Food Set Bundle with 1 Theme Compatible M&D Scratch Fun Mini-Pad (09361) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Melissa & Doug Slice and Toss Salad Play Food Set – 52 Wooden and Felt Pieces , Green • Amazon Business $33.99 1 $33.99
Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register - 73 Pieces, Ages 3+ Develops Early Math Skills, Play Cash Register for Kids, Toy Cash Register, Play Money for Kids • Amazon Business $28.38 1 $28.38
JUMEI Play Food Sets for Kids Kitchen,Mini Kids Kitchen Playset,Play Kitchen for Toddlers,Grocery Store Pretend Play,34pcs Mini Hamburger Cash Register with Sounds,Pretend Play Store Age 3+ • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99

Materials cost

$149.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$181.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.05

Total project goal

$213.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $213.64

1 Donor

-$90.80

Donations toward project cost

-$90.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$106.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$90.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.02

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 $0.00

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