My students need Melissa & Doug Chef, Waitress, & Server Role Play costumes, a Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter, a Toss Salad Food Set, and the Grill & Serve BBQ set for dramatic play.
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 Students
I am an inclusion early education special education teacher in an eTK general education class of 24 students. 8 of my students are students with identified disabilities who are taught alongside their typical peers (children without disabilities). I want to provide my students with a wonderful learning environment full of hands-on experiences that encourage them to use their creative minds while learning core concepts that will prepare them for the rigor of Common Core Curriculum.
My school is located in a high poverty neighborhood and students participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program.
A lack of funding requires that teachers depend on the generosity of others who support public education and spend their own money to provide many of the resources for their students.
My Project
I have written this project asking for a variety of Melissa and Doug products to add to our dramatic play pretend center. My students love pretending and they enjoy acting out roles they see in their everyday lives. I have selected the food sets so they can pretend and turn our pretend center into an ice cream parlor, a restaurant, a grocery store, a pizza parlor, or even have a BB-Q with their friends. I know my students will love these food sets because they are interactive and they can cut the fruit, add toppings to a pizza, and even choose toppings for their ice cream.
Students learn so many crucial developmentally appropriate social emotional skills through pretend play.
By engaging with materials that are hands-on my learners will use and develop language vocabulary, have opportunities to make choices, and act out scenarios they develop together with their peers. They learn so many skills while engaged in pretend play problem solving, sharing, how to use their words to request what they want, and to make decisions both individually and as a group.
Thank you much for your generosity and for bringing us closer to having these fantastically fun learning materials to my Pre-K classroom.
More than three‑quarters 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
Melissa & Doug Wooden Scoop and Serve Ice Cream Counter (28 pcs) - Play Food and Accessories
• Amazon Business
$41.27
1
$41.27
Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Wooden Cookie Play Food Set
• Amazon Business
$16.99
2
$33.98
Melissa & Doug Waitress Role Play, 3-6 Years
• Amazon Business
$29.50
1
$29.50
Melissa & Doug Star Diner Restaurant Play Set House (41 Piece)
• Amazon Business
$27.49
1
$27.49
Melissa & Doug Slice & Toss Salad Play Food Set with 52 Wooden and Felt Pieces
• Amazon Business
$25.54
1
$25.54
Melissa & Doug Server Role Play Costume Dress-Up Set with Realistic Accessories
• Amazon Business
$23.99
1
$23.99
Melissa & Doug 4838 Chef Role Play Costume Set, White, Ages 3-6 Years
• Amazon Business
$23.67
1
$23.67
Melissa & Doug Fridge Food Wooden Play Food Set (9 pcs)
• Amazon Business
$17.29
1
$17.29
Melissa & Doug Grill and Serve BBQ Set (20 pcs) - Wooden Play Food and Accessories
• Amazon Business
$17.24
1
$17.24
Melissa & Doug Wooden Sandwich-Making Set
• Amazon Business
$16.49
1
$16.49
Melissa & Doug Felt Food Sandwich Play Food Set (33 pcs)
• Amazon Business
$16.39
1
$16.39
Melissa & Doug Pizza Party Wooden Play Food Set With 54 Toppings
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Melissa & Doug Felt Food Mix 'n Match Pizza Play Food Set (40 pcs)
• Amazon Business
$15.69
1
$15.69
Melissa & Doug Frozen Treats Playset
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Melissa & Doug Sweet Toppings Dessert Play Food Set
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Melissa & Doug Wooden Pantry Products Play Food Set (9 pcs)
• Amazon Business
$13.97
1
$13.97
Melissa & Doug Breakfast Caddy Set
• Amazon Business
$13.96
1
$13.96
Little Treasures Fruit and Vegetables Play Kitchen Food for Pretend Cutting Food Toys - Educational Playset with Toy Knife, Cutting board (36 Total Pieces)
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
Melissa & Doug Stir and Serve Cooking Utensils (7 pcs) - Stainless Steel and Wood
• Amazon Business
$12.97
1
$12.97
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House! Grocery Cans Play Food Kitchen Accessory - 10 Stackable Cans With Removable Lids
• Amazon Business
$9.24
1
$9.24
StillCool 6pcs Wooden Easter Eggs Yolk Pretend Children Play Kitchen Game Food Kids Toy
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Grocery Shelf Boxes Food
• Amazon Business
$8.64
1
$8.64
Materials cost
$415.27
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$38.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.23
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$489.50
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$86.38
Total project goal
$575.88
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$575.88
8 Donors
-$572.35
Donations toward project cost
-$489.50
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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