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Ms. Silva from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creative Minds by Pretending

Help me give my students a doll house to play with their creative minds.

  • $310 goal

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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 teach in a public school. We are a Title I school and although we have some resources we are always in need of more challenging and engaging materials.

My early scholars in PK are full of ideas, creativity, energy, and love.

They enjoy working as a team building, imagining, acting, playing, drawing, and writing as a part of our school day.

Your donation will allow my early scholars to develop social and emotional skills, foster creativity and imagination, and finally to encourage language skills so needed in PK.

My Project

Every child deserves a dollhouse of their very own. It doesn't matter if a child is a boy, a girl, kids really get to tune into their creative minds when they play with dolls and dollhouses. It's a unique sort of partially guided, partially open-ended pretend play that is so critical in a child's development. In fact, the Center for Parenting Education noted that "children exposed to a variety of pretend play activities, both structured and unstructured, have greater language and cognitive skills than those who do not participate in pretend play."

Ms. Silva Windsor Village Elementary School 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.

More about Ms. Silva

Houston, TX View local requests

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

13 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KidKraft So Stylish Mansion Wooden Mid-Century Dollhouse with EZ Kraft Assembly, Open-Concept, Wheeled Base and 42 Accessories, Gift for Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $229.99 1 $229.99

Materials cost

$229.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$263.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.49

Total project goal

$309.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $309.93

2 Donors

-$154.96

Donations toward project cost

-$131.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.24

match offer

-$154.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$131.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.24

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 $0.00

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