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Ms. Rybak from Indianapolis, IN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dreaming of a Dollhouse

My students need a sturdy dollhouse, posable dolls, and dollhouse accessories for our early childhood classroom.

  • $512 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Students

Twenty excited kindergartners burst through my door every school day! Our fast-paced schedule is jam-packed with songs, games, and activities as we learn to read, write and count. At this young age, children are full of curiosity and brimming with enough energy to power the whole city!

I teach in a high-poverty, inner-city public school in Indianapolis.

We are a Title I school with 100% free breakfast, lunch, and snack services for our students. Our school has classes from pre-K through sixth grade. Most of my kindergarteners are English Language Learners. Our classroom is a wonderful place. When you walk in, you can always hear the busy hum of children in both English and Spanish as they work with each other. I love to listen to my kindergarteners as they sound out words when they read and write. Throughout the year, we work hard each and every single day. We laugh and learn together, cheer on each other's accomplishments, and encourage each other when the work seems too tough.

My Project

What do you remember from kindergarten? One of my strongest memories is of playing with a wooden dollhouse and making up stories about the dolls who lived there and what they were doing.

Playing with dolls in a dollhouse helps a child learn oral language skills, as well as social skills.

Items like dollhouses have been taken out of early childhood classrooms in recent years in favor of paper and pencil work that has been deemed more 'rigorous.'

Experts agree that young children learn best through play, so why deprive them of these activities in their learning environment?

This project requests a dollhouse and all of the accessories needed to help support language and social skill development in my five year old students. As many of my students are English Language Learners, supporting oral language development is a priority in my classroom. Using a dollhouse and dramatic play to teach key vocabulary like members of a family and household objects is a natural way to learn through play. Your support makes a statement that you agree that play deserves a spot in today's classroom!

Ms. Rybak The Path 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. Rybak

Indianapolis, IN View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 33donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hape - All Seasons Wooden Doll House, Furnished • Amazon Business $115.72 1 $115.72
Hape - Happy Babies Pocket Dolls, Set of 12 • Amazon Business $34.42 1 $34.42
Sterilite 20739006 Small 3 Drawer Unit, Black Frame with Clear Drawers, 6-Pack • Amazon Business $27.00 1 $27.00
Plan Toy Doll House Vegetable Garden • Amazon Business $22.50 1 $22.50
Plan Toys Playground • Amazon Business $20.99 1 $20.99
Plan Toy Doll House Fun Toys Set • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Plan Toys Doll House Household Accessories Set • Amazon Business $19.59 1 $19.59
Hape - Happy Family - Doll House Furniture Patio Set • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
Hape - Happy Family - African American Doll House Set • Amazon Business $18.88 1 $18.88
Hape - Children's Room Wooden Doll House Furniture • Amazon Business $15.96 1 $15.96
Homak HA01012001 12-Drawer Plastic Parts Organizer • Amazon Business $15.38 1 $15.38
Hape- Family Pets - Wooden Dollhouse Animals • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Hape - Dining Room Wooden Doll House Furniture • Amazon Business $14.74 1 $14.74
Hape - Happy Family - Asian Doll House Set • Amazon Business $13.60 1 $13.60
Melissa & Doug Road Trip Wooden Toy Car and 4 Poseable Dolls (4-5 inches each) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Melissa & Doug 7-Piece Poseable Wooden Doll Family for Dollhouse (2-4 inches each) • Amazon Business $12.24 1 $12.24

Materials cost

$399.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.78

Total project goal

$511.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $511.85

31 Donors

-$415.97

Donations toward project cost

-$355.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$93.06

Match offers toward project cost

-$79.10

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.82

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 $0.00

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