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Mrs. Shkolyar-Oricchio from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Play

My students need play-doh, blocks and wooden toys to use and play with during purposeful play.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Shkolyar-Oricchio's classroom raised $445

This project is fully funded

My Students

Kindergarten is so much fun! Our students learn in many different ways using all of our senses and multiple intelligences. We use a wide range of techniques to help all the students succeed no matter what their level. Our students attend a Title l school. Most of the students come from families from a low socioeconomic status, with over 70% of our students receiving free lunch. Our school is also one of the most ethnically diverse schools in Brooklyn. Our school is a caring community of successful learners, which can be seen through collaborative student project-based learning in and out of the classroom. Kindergartners in our classes love to work with hands-on materials and have many different opportunities to practice a skill before it is mastered.

My Project

Through play, children explore and navigate the social, physical, emotional and cognitive worlds around them.

Benefits of purposeful play include: Social and emotional development, language development, metaphorical and abstract thinking, fine and gross motor skill development, creative thinking, and problem-solving abilities!

Purposeful play is not just any play. Besides being enjoyable, it allows children to make meaning out of their experiences in a way that is engaging and rigorous. This requires teachers to thoughtfully plan for the play experiences and to have the necessary materials to create an environment that nurtures such meaningful growth. The items requested will allow my students to be able to socialize freely and continue playing and exploring with age appropriate toys.

The materials I am requesting will help my students engage in pretend play. While playing with the toy cellphone and food, my students will practice being caring and kind and communicating in the dramatic play area. The blocks will help my students develop spatial awareness and acquire basic knowledge of geometry, physics and technology. They will be so excited to represent the world around them! Then too, they will problem solve and develop social and emotional skills needed to succeed in school and life. All children enjoy role playing, having materials for their pretend play gives them the opportunity to explore new and different roles.

Mrs. Shkolyar-Oricchio PS 139 Alexine A Fenty 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.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

27 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa & Doug Standard Unit Solid-Wood Building Blocks With Wooden Storage Tray (60 pcs) • Amazon Business $51.99 2 $103.98
Melissa & Doug Scientist Role Play Costume Set • Amazon Business $26.79 2 $53.58
Play Doh 36-Can Mega Pack (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $25.27 2 $50.54
Learning Resources Primary Science Lab Activity Set, 12 Pieces • Amazon Business $17.05 2 $34.10
Magnetic Stabilizer Building Tile Plates 2-Pack by Fun Magnetics, Boards with 96 Enclosed Magnets, 9" x 12" Each • Amazon Business $32.97 1 $32.97
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Dust! Sweep! Mop! 6-Piece Pretend Play Set • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Wooden Cell Phone by Original Toy Company • Amazon Business $11.57 2 $23.14
Melissa & Doug Playtime Produce Vegetables Play Food Set With Crate (7 pcs) • Amazon Business $18.50 1 $18.50

Materials cost

$342.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$377.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.70

Total project goal

$444.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $444.64

1 Donor

-$377.94

Donations toward project cost

-$377.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$66.70

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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