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Mrs. Rodriguez from New York, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Children Have the Right to Imagine

Help me give my students the opportunity to express their own identities through storytelling with imaginative loose-parts.

  • $455 goal

This project expired on May 19, 2025.

This project expired on May 19, 2025.

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Many Pre-K classrooms are filled with brightly colored beautiful toys that are representative of their surroundings. And while this allows them the opportunity to practice living in the real-world, if it alone is the experience of the Pre-K child, then it robs them of their right to imagine. It controls and limits their view of the world, especially when most of these toys are light-skinned colored or solely representative of a single culture.

Pre-K students deserve the freedom to explore their own identities through open-ended props that inspire story-telling from their points of view.

Please help me inspire my young learners to tell their own stories with less-defined props in soothing earth and diverse skin-toned colors.

Mrs. Rodriguez PS 142 Amalia Castro Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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

18 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tender Leaf Toys My Forest Floor - Wooden Open-Ended Tinker Tray Creative Play Box with Removable Compartments - Montessori Toy for Imaginative Play - Age 3+ • Amazon Business $94.99 1 $94.99
Kaplan Early Learning Loose Parts Sorting Trays - Set of 4 - Earth-toned • Kaplan Early Learning Company $71.96 1 $71.96
Guidecraft Resources: Earth's Elements at Play - 144 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $66.56 1 $66.56
TickiT Woodland Trees Set - Set of 10 - For Ages 18m+ - Wooden Trees for Kids - 10 Different Shapes - Loose Parts Wooden Toys for Toddlers • Amazon Business $32.56 1 $32.56
OESSUF 162 Pcs Loose Parts Rainbow Toys Open Ended Toys Wooden Sorting Toys Montessori Stacking Toys Mandala Toy Wooden • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Taksa Toys Locomo Family Multicolored Edition IV (Set of 5) - Wooden Animal Figures Open-Ended Educational Outdoor Play to Trigger Child’s Imagination and The Love of Nature. Montessori Waldorf Toys • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
COMCONHMY Montessori Wooden Toys Wooden Rainbow Stacking Toy – Nice Rainbow Stacker and Wooden Stacking Toys Set with Rainbow Blocks for Fun and Learning for Toddlers,20 Pcs • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Craft Sticks, Wood Sticks Crafting Twigs Crafts Log Toy DIY Vase Fillers Pumpkin Stems Rustic Decorations Ornaments,Loose Parts Play Materials • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98

Materials cost

$351.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$386.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.17

Total project goal

$454.46

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