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Mrs. Rainwater from Glenpool, OK is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Kitchen is the Heart of the Classroom

Help me give my students play kitchen furniture to support and nurture their dramatic play needs!

  • $1,040 goal

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My Students

My class is composed of 19 eager, energetic, and capable kindergarteners who love a good role play scenario. Our current classroom's dramatic play center is extremely popular--a place for many students to come together for a common goal: to PLAY. With the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, our children have had limited opportunities to do just this.

As their teacher, it is my duty to meet them where they are, give them what they need, and foster their growth.

This project, The Kitchen is the Heart of the Classroom, will provide my students with more opportunities to continue to grow, learn, and play!

My Project

As a kindergarten teacher, I understand the need, importance and power of play, and the valuable opportunities for social interactions and meaningful learning it brings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of my students have encountered limited social interactions and time in the classroom with their peers, emotional unease and fear about leaving the home, being in school, and being around others.

Our current situation due to the pandemic has made the need for cozy, home-like classroom environments where children can experiment with familiar scenarios even more important.

My project, The Kitchen is the Heart of the Classroom, will provide just this: a home living area for dramatic play where students can learn through play with their peers in an environment which feels familiar, cozy, and safe.

Mrs. Rainwater
Grades PreK-2
    More than 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

    This project will reach 19 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Childcraft Modern Kitchen Stove and Microwave Combo, 21-1/4 x 15-5/8 x 42 Inches • School Specialty $368.96 1 $368.96
Childcraft Modern Kitchen Refrigerator, 23-3/4 x 16-3/4 x 42 Inches • School Specialty $344.21 1 $344.21

Materials cost

$713.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $71.32

Sales tax

 $58.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$883.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$155.88

Total project goal

$1,039.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,039.19

2 Donors

-$1,039.19

Donations toward project cost

-$883.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$155.88

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