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Mrs. Miller from Staten Island, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Melissa and Doug Learning Toys

Help me give my students some new Melissa and Doug toys they can explore with.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Miller's classroom raised $340

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My Project

Research on fine motor play in preschool settings indicates that engaging children in activities that require precise hand movements, like threading beads, using tweezers, cutting with scissors, and building with blocks, can significantly contribute to their overall development, particularly in areas of cognitive skills, academic readiness, and hand-eye coordination, with potential benefits even extending to later literacy abilities.

Fine motor play with toys can help students with a variety of skills.

Research suggests a strong link between well-developed fine motor skills and later success in writing, drawing, and manipulating tools needed for learning.

Pretend play, also known as imaginative play, has many benefits for toddlers, including:

Social and emotional development

Children learn how to interact with others, take turns, share, and work together. They also learn how to express their emotions safely and practice empathy and compassion.

Cognitive development:

Pretend play helps children develop executive function, language, and perspective-taking. It also helps them learn to transfer knowledge, delay gratification, and synthesize different ideas.

Creativity and imagination:

Pretend play allows children to be creative and imaginative, and to make-believe that they are anyone or anything they want to be.

Problem-solving:

Children learn to develop their problem-solving skills through role-playing activities.

These toys will foster children's ability to imaginative play and help them strengthen their fine motor skills. Students can use puzzles to problem solve, each Melissa and Doug item will help them with their imagination skills and role play as well.

Mrs. Miller PS 4 Maurice Wollin Grades PreK-2 Staten Island, NY View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Melissa & Doug (FFP) - Pretend Play Wooden Town Play Set For Kids With Storage • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Melissa & Doug Wooden Scoop and Serve Ice Cream Counter (28 pcs) - Play Food and Accessories - Pretend Food Toys, Ice Cream Shop Toys For Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $36.39 1 $36.39
Melissa & Doug Mine to Love Carrier Play Set for Baby Dolls with Toy Bear, Bottle, Rattle, Activity Card, 14.25 x 8.25 x 2.5 • Amazon Business $15.18 2 $30.36
Melissa & Doug Hair Stylist Role Play Set (FFP) • Amazon Business $27.05 1 $27.05
Melissa And Doug Melissa & Doug The Wheels on the Bus Sound Puzzle, 6 Pieces - Wood - Preschool-Early Childhood - Toddler • School Specialty $21.52 1 $21.52
Melissa & Doug Wooden Airplane Play Set With 4 Play Figures and 4 Suitcases - Toy Airplane For Toddlers, Classic Wooden Toys For Kids • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Melissa & Doug Rocky Mountain National Park Sights and Sounds Wooden Toy Camera Play Set - FSC Certified • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
Melissa & Doug Wooden Fire Truck With 3 Firefighter Play Figures - Fire Truck Toys For Kids, Toddler Toy For Pretend Play, Classic Wooden Toys For Kids • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Melissa & Doug School Bus Wooden Toy Set With 7 Figures, Pretend Play, Classic Toys For Kids • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Melissa & Doug Blue's Clues & You! Wooden Chunky Puzzle - Alphabet (26 Pieces), Multi • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Tool Belt Set - 5 Wooden Tools, 8 Building Pieces, Adjustable Belt • Amazon Business $14.70 1 $14.70

Materials cost

$252.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.15

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$288.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.95

Total project goal

$339.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $339.65

5 Donors

-$262.88

Donations toward project cost

-$224.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.93

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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