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Mrs. McCoy from Fayetteville, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. McCoy's classroom raised $2,126

Little Chefs, Big Learning: A Dramatic Play Kitchen for Pre-K

Help me give my students the Childcraft Traditional Kitchen Set so they can engage in meaningful pretend play.

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Mrs. McCoy Lake Rim Elementary School
Fayetteville, NC Grades PreK-2

My Project

My preschool classroom is a Title I program where every child meets at-risk criteria, including low-income status, military family transitions, language barriers, or developmental delays. Despite these challenges, my students arrive each day eager to learn through play, exploration, and social interaction. One of the most powerful ways young children develop essential academic and life skills is through dramatic play experiences.

The Childcraft® Traditional Kitchen Set will transform our dramatic play center into a rich learning environment where children can engage in meaningful pretend play.

As students take on roles such as chefs, parents, restaurant workers, and grocery shoppers, they will develop language and communication skills, practice social-emotional learning, and strengthen problem-solving abilities. Through cooperative play, children learn to share, negotiate, take turns, and work together toward common goals.

This four-piece wooden kitchen set provides realistic features that encourage creativity and imagination while supporting early literacy and math development. Students will create stories, follow routines, sort and organize items, count ingredients, and use new vocabulary in authentic contexts. For many of my students, this classroom kitchen may be their first opportunity to engage with high-quality dramatic play materials that reflect real-life experiences.

The durable construction and easy-to-clean surfaces make this kitchen set ideal for daily use by active preschool learners. Its multiple play areas allow several children to participate simultaneously, fostering collaboration and inclusive play opportunities for all learners, including those with disabilities and language delays.

Your support will help create a learning space where children can build confidence, develop critical social skills, and learn through joyful hands-on experiences. By investing in this dramatic play kitchen, you are helping our youngest learners develop the foundational skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond. Thank you for helping bring imagination, learning, and endless opportunities for growth into our classroom.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

16 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. McCoy Lake Rim Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Fayetteville, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

16 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Childcraft Traditional Kitchen Set Play Kitchen, Wooden, Stove/Microwave, 4 Pieces - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $1,275.34 1 $1,275.34

Materials cost

$1,275.34

Vendor shipping charges

 $382.60

Sales tax

 $99.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,806.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$318.80

Total project goal

$2,125.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,125.35

1 Donor

-$2,125.35

Donations toward project cost

-$1,806.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$318.80

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