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Ms. Guerrero-Vallee from Elizabeth NJ is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Make-Believe Magic with Play Food!

Help me give my students play food for their dramatic play area because almost all ours are broken and quite old.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Please help me enhance our play area for the lively 4 and 5-year-olds in my bilingual preschool class.

My aim is to create an inclusive space with these toys that will spark our imaginations, promoting language development and collaboration.

As my students take turns "cooking" meals, setting up tea parties, and sharing snacks, they practice social skills, form friendships, and have fun together. Introducing engaging food toys like velcro fruits, pretend tea sets, and toy kitchen utensils will encourage sharing, communication, and social interaction during pretend play in our house area.

These students bring a unique energy with their love for imaginative play and eagerness to learn through play. The house area is their favorite spot, the most popular in our classroom. Our well-loved and worn toys are perfect for their investigative and creative play.

Ms. Guerrero-Vallee
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Real-Size Classroom Food Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 1 $119.00
Kid-Safe Appliances - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $69.99 1 $69.99
Lakeshore Best-Buy Multicultural Play Food Assortment • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
Lakeshore Best-Buy Kitchen Playset • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Fill & Roll Grocery Basket Play Set, 11 Pieces, Red - Durable • School Specialty $48.44 1 $48.44
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Let's Explore Terrarium Observation Play Set, 16 Pieces - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler - Durable • School Specialty $35.09 1 $35.09
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug Wooden Birthday Cake Play Food Set, 34 Pieces - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$412.49

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.30

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$474.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.82

Total project goal

$558.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $558.80

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 $558.80

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