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Mrs. Mullen from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play to Learn!

My students need a dollhouse to encourage cooperative play and model family roles.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mullen's classroom raised $439

This project is fully funded

My Students

The library is a great way for my students to experience many different adventures. They are able to use their imaginations to travel to far away places and meet many new and interesting characters. The students in this class come from a variety of backgrounds. The students enjoy listening to many different stories. They also enjoy hearing about the adventures of their favorite literary characters. The school is a large urban public school where most of the students receive free or reduced lunch. The Head Start program services students from low income families.

My Project

I believe that playtime in a Pre-school classroom is essential. I would like to add a dollhouse to my classroom to allow my students to discuss things, learn, and imagine together. Not only will the students be able to practice new vocabulary, but they will also learn valuable life skills. Plus it’s a place to help kids work through life’s issues in a safe place.

Doll house play encourages imagination and creativity, vocabulary development, life skills, fine motor skills, problem solving, classification skills, and organizational skills.

Play is the foundation for all learning for young children, therefore, I want to give my students the opportunity to practice and develop many valuable skills through the use of play. Play is how children begin to understand and process their world. Children's play unlocks their creativity and imagination, and develops reading, thinking, and problem solving skills as well as further develops motor skills. It provides the base foundation for learning.

When playing with other children or adults, vocabulary and language skills are fostered. My students will learn to use language to communicate meaning as well as picking up new words and hearing the grammatical structure of the English language.

Playing with a dollhouse or dolls will allow my students to reenact what happens in their everyday lives, using the words and phrases they hear. By providing opportunities for open ended play, my students will automatically get their creative juices flowing, and the possibilities are endless.

Mrs. Mullen Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School 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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD546 - Play-All-Around Dollhouse • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
DD545 - Play-All-Around Dollhouse Furniture • Lakeshore Learning Materials $139.00 1 $139.00

Materials cost

$338.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$373.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.84

Total project goal

$438.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.91

6 Donors

-$219.46

Donations toward project cost

-$186.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.92

match offer

-$219.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$186.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.92

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 $0.00

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