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Ms. Smirk from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dollhouse Fun

Help me give my students a dollhouse with dolls and furniture to learn and play with.

  • $577 goal

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Ms. Smirk has another project! Donate to Instruments Are Instrumental in a Music Center to help her classroom.

$728 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

Our school is in the heart of Brooklyn, NY. It is a brand new school with a load of potential. The school includes students from pre-k to kindergarten, and it is a melting pot of children from all around the world. Our school is in a high poverty area, and about ninety-five percent of the students in the school receive free lunch. There are fifteen, energetic, three and four-year-old children in my class but there are not a lot of funds to enrich these students' education because of the budget cuts. Although our families give us support, they can't always help out financially.

My Project

Consider these great reasons to support our project and providing our classroom with a dollhouse. They help build children's social skills development, Fine motor skills and vocabulary acquisition.

Kids want to be just like the grownups they love.

They want to be able to do the same things we do. Dollhouses allow kids to step into the adult world and participate in situations they imagine the adults in their lives readily face. The development of social skills occur in the midst of this play. They allow children to initiate dialogue and pretend to interact within complicated situations. And, these types of play help children develop empathy, especially when playing with other members of the family or close friends.

The smaller the dollhouse the more fine motor skills that will be necessary. Remember that children will be placing small items into relatively small spaces. That will help them practice their perception of spatial relationships and aid them in grasping small objects.

Dollhouses open the door to a plethora of conversations dependent upon the day’s creative play. Kids will learn a number of terms that apply to décor, direction, colors, sizes, shapes, and settings. And, they are an excellent tool for children who are less comfortable speaking aloud in larger group settings. Teachers can utilize dollhouses to help shy kids develop vocabulary in an enjoyable and safe manner.

Ms. Smirk PS 938 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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ906 Giant Classic Dollhouse • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
JJ907 Classic Dollhouse Furniture • Lakeshore Learning Materials $159.00 1 $159.00
DD965X Lakeshore Pose Play Families Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $95.00 1 $95.00

Materials cost

$453.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.44

Total project goal

$576.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $576.24

4 Donors

-$402.00

Donations toward project cost

-$365.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.30

match offer

-$146.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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