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Ms. Weeks from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Power of Books and Pretend Play in Communication Development!

Help me give my students access books, pretend play toys, and language development resources with colored printer ink!

  • $406 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

Books are one of the most important resources to have for speech therapy. They allow the student to gain access to vocabulary, grammar, comprehension skills, and story elements. For example, characters, settings, feelings, and events are all elements of a good story. Where I work, students have little access to books outside of the classroom and school. It is also important to incorporate pretend play toys that encourage pretend play and build a child's imagination.

It is imperative to incorporate books and pretend play into speech therapy to build language development.

I have also included ink cartridges in the project for my color printer I use at school to continue to create resources for the students. For example, I create low-tech communication boards. Unfortunately, I do not have access to a wide variety of books and toys, and ink is very expensive. Therefore, I am unable to provide students as much exposure as I would like to resources that will help build language development. As a child, I was privileged enough to have access to books and toys at home and in school. It should be a right for every child to be able to gain knowledge from books and play. To provide all of my students with the opportunity to learn from literature and play, I created this project. Please help my students gain the right to literature and play!

Ms. Weeks
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Original HP 910XL Black High-yield Ink Cartridge | Works with HP OfficeJet 8010, 8020 Series, HP OfficeJet Pro 8020, 8030 Series | Eligible for Instant Ink | 3YL65AN • Amazon Business $41.89 1 $41.89
Original HP 910 Cyan, Magenta, Yellow Ink Cartridges (3-pack) | Works with HP OfficeJet 8010, 8020 Series, HP OfficeJet Pro 8020, 8030 Series | Eligible for Instant Ink | 3YN97AN • Amazon Business $35.89 1 $35.89
Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Wooden Cookie Play Food Set - Pretend Cookies And Baking Sheet, Wooden Play Food Set, Toy Baking Set For Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Learning Resources Pocket Animal Playsets, Imaginative Play, Three Sets in one—Ocean Animals, Farm Animals, and Dinosaurs!, Encourages Imaginative Play, Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $19.31 1 $19.31
Melissa & Doug Felt Food Sandwich Play Food Set (33 pcs) - Felt Sandwich Play Set For Kids Kitchen, Pretend Play Sandwich, Felt Sandwich Toy For Toddlers Kids Ages 2+ • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Little Blue Truck • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
The Mitten • Amazon Business $14.20 1 $14.20
The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Amazon Business $14.02 1 $14.02
Plant the Tiny Seed • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Don't Wake the Dragon (Clever Storytime) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie • Amazon Business $10.88 1 $10.88
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? Board Book (Brown Bear and Friends) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Turkey Trouble • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
The Great Fuzz Frenzy • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Where's Spot (color) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt • Amazon Business $7.41 1 $7.41
Little Blue Truck's Springtime • Amazon Business $7.31 1 $7.31
Corduroy • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Sheep in a Jeep • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sneezy the Snowman • Amazon Business $6.76 1 $6.76
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly! • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94

Materials cost

$292.50

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$17.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$344.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.78

Total project goal

$405.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$405.22

2 Donors

-$400.81

Donations toward project cost

-$344.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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