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

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Help Us Learn through Play!

My students need puppets and puzzles that facilitate play and all of its accompanying benefits: using and experimenting with language, developing creativity and imagination, and learning how to collaborate and problem-solve with peers!

  • $424 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

The students of our room are a kind, curious, brave and diverse group of learners! Their brains are busy absorbing language, growing their reading and writing skills, and problem-solving with peers.

Our school community serves students from mainly low-income families.

The vast majority of our students are ELLs from homes where Chinese and Spanish are spoken. They need lots of engaging, meaningful opportunities to practice speaking, reading, and writing in English. They love to read, act out stories, and build things!

My Project

There is much research to support the fact that play is integral to learning in the early childhood grades. It is through play that children build and practice language, learn critical problem-solving skills, and engage in meaning-making processes that extend into their reading, writing, math, and science work. For English Language Learners in particular, play provides a safe and creative space to freely practice and experiment with English.

Unfortunately, my classroom does not yet have appropriate resources to engage students in creative and thoughtful play, and that's where puppets and puzzles come in!

Puppets are especially useful for facilitating dramatic reenactments of books and stories.

Puzzles engage students in the development of spacial awareness, fine motor, and problem-solving skills.

Ms. Gecht PS 503 the School of Discovery 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

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

21 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG265X - Let’s Talk! Storytelling Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $189.00 1 $189.00
RR580X - Big Mouth Animal Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $55.00 1 $55.00
JJ132 - Sight-Word Puzzles - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
FK218 - Horses Floor Puzzle • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Melissa & Doug Construction Vehicles Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle With Storage Tray (48 pcs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Melissa & Doug Dinosaur Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle with Storage Tray (48 pcs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Melissa & Doug Rainforest Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle With Storage Tray (48 pcs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Melissa & Doug Space Voyage Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle (48 pcs) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Peradix Wooden Jigsaws Tangram Puzzle Board Toys Colourful Brain Teasers Upgraded Toys Set 63PCS for Preschool Imagination Intellectual Education • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$324.93

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.49

Total project goal

$423.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $423.29

5 Donors

-$373.29

Donations toward project cost

-$317.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.99

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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