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
My 1st graders are thoughtful, loving, curious problem solvers! They love asking questions, writing beautiful stories filled with details and pictures and coming together as a community to solve problems. They come to school everyday eager to learn, teach one another and push themselves to be the very best!
In our classroom, we use restorative practices and Social-Emotional learning to solve problems, put our emotions into words, create tools for coping and most importantly love and support each other.
Our school is in South King County, a diverse and working class community. Many of our students experience a number of challenges. We are richly diverse which makes our learning community even more special and unique.
We utilize a variety of learning strategies that incorporate partner work, storytelling and discussion, centered on our carpet to build connection, understanding and create meaningful and enriching experiences.
My Project
As a young learners, there are many instances, where we do not know how to advocate and mediate problems between each other. Social play is an important aspect building in opportunities for kids to develop vital and important social skills and problem solving.
Through social play, students will engage each other in navigating problem solving by sharing materials, learning to advocate for one another and building important communication skills.
Social play encourages student creativity, critical think skills and imagination. Through the support of materials like building blocks, games and fake food, students can participate and engage in problem solving/ socialization.
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
Learning Resources Pretend and Play Calculator Cash Register, Set of 73
• Amazon Business
$27.99
1
$27.99
Guess Who? Board Game
• Amazon Business
$16.91
1
$16.91
Melissa & Doug Wooden Building Blocks Set - 100 Blocks in 4 Colors and 9 Shapes
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Play Circle by Battat – Pantry in a Bucket – 79-piece Pretend Food Playset with Storage Bin – Kitchen Toys and Plastic Play-Food for Toddlers Age 3 Years and Up
• Amazon Business
$14.75
1
$14.75
Connect 4 Strategy Board Game Amazon Exclusive For Ages 6 & Up(Amazon Exclusive)
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Star Right Magnetic Letters and Numbers - 104 Educational Alphabet Refrigerator Magnets for Vocabulary, Sentence Building and Math Skills Includes Uppercase, Lowercase and Math Symbols
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Materials cost
$218.80
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$19.14
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.28
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$271.22
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$47.86
Total project goal
$319.08
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$319.08
2 Donors
-$319.08
Donations toward project cost
-$271.22
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.
As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Velez-Gracia and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
