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Mrs. Berry from Chatsworth, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dramatic Play Make-Over

Help me give my students a dramatic play area to expand their social skills, language, and knowledge base through play.

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My Students

My 24 Kindergarteners are creative and thoughtful bundles of excitement! They are so excited to be in a classroom and have friends around them while they learn. They love interacting with their peers and are very social.

My Kindergarteners come from many different walks of life.

Some of my students have special needs, some are second language learners, some have Individual Education Plans, and some are from low-income families who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

My Project

The pandemic has affected all our kids in many ways. My students this year are no different. The biggest area of need for my students is social skills. Through play, they develop physically and discover a slew of emotional skills, and they learn how to process the world. It is pivotal to their development.

Play allows children the chance to emulate what they see and practice skills in a safe outlet for creativity and experimentation, and play helps them learn how to interact and communicate with others.

My classroom is in serious need of a dramatic play center! I wanted to start with some items for a home area. The food is a great way to help all kids feel represented as well as to introduce kids to cultures from around the world in their play. The baby doll items are to go with the baby dolls to help the kids take care of someone and develop empathy and understand towards others. The rug is so they have a soft place to sit on the floor and play.

Mrs. Berry Chatsworth Park 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.

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Chatsworth, CA 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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Childcraft Toddler Book Display with Dry-Erase Panel, 3 Shelves, 24 x 9 x 24 Inches • Amazon Business $109.95 1 $109.95
Unique Loom Lyon Collection Modern Abstract Area Rug, 4 x 6 Feet, Multi/Blue • Amazon Business $47.52 1 $47.52
DS305 - Clothes for 14 Baby Dolls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LM366 - Best-Buy Multicultural Play Food Assortment • Lakeshore Learning Materials $37.49 1 $37.49
DS240 - Baby Doll Blankets Bottles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Milliard Kids Coat Tree Rack Hanger Wooden White Rack Organizer Furniture • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Dust! Sweep! Mop! 6 Piece Pretend Play Set • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
RR919 - Lets Go Shopping Grocery Basket • Lakeshore Learning Materials $7.99 2 $15.98
AZ985 - Push-Button Play Phone • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$349.88

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.61

Total project goal

$490.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $490.75

9 Donors

-$484.87

Donations toward project cost

-$417.14

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.73

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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 $0.00

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