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

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Learning Through Play the Pre-K Way!

Help me give my students the materials (dolls, soft blocks, puzzles) they need to be able to learn in the classroom during many of our interdisciplinary units of study. With these materials my students will be able to explore and promote language.

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My Students

Hello everyone,

My students are a joyful, energetic, and curious bunch of bees that are eager to learn and explore.

They demonstrate curiosity as learners through their engagement and participation in classroom centers. In our classroom we work on many different things like social emotional development, phonics, mathematics, and reading. Over this school year our classroom became a community where my students feel comfortable and safe to express themselves, their interests, and ideas.

The majority of my students come from low socioeconomic families and don't have many resources available to them outside of the school setting. For me as an educator it is essential and my goal to provide my students with various manipulatives, books, and materials that will allow them to continue to express themselves freely within the classroom setting.

In our school we have two pre-k classrooms and both myself and the other teacher collaborate closely together in creating the best learning space we can for our students.

My Project

In my classroom the curriculum I use is the DOE Interdisciplinary Units of Study. The Interdisciplinary Units of Study are ten units that are all four weeks long. To name a few of the units of study we learn and explore are "Five Senses", "Transportation", "Planting", and "Babies". With these units of study students learn through participating in large group discussions based on the focus questions and engaging in hands on activities through the different centers offered in the classroom.

Each unit of study promotes students' thinking, curiosity, and exploration of various topics.

The materials will make a difference in my students' learning because it will allow them to engage in learning through play and use materials that have connection with the units of studies. In my classroom we have different centers such as writing center, dramatic play center, block center, science center, and math center. Each center holds materials in connection with the learning objective and focus question for that week. With each unit the materials in the centers are changed to give students new content and items to engage and participate in. Often times as a class we work on projects to make things for the centers, but having new items will allow my students to grow, learn, and create understanding for these topics. Having the material to correlate with the units of study is a big component for the classroom because in Pre-K we learn through play.

Mrs. Suarez PS 289 George V Brower Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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 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

18 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA693 - Giant Calming Colors® Soft Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
FF368 - Life Science Picture Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
DD470X - Lakeshore Washable Baby Dolls - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $74.99 1 $74.99
AX20 - Lakeshore Dough Assortment Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.99 1 $57.99
BC407 - Soft & Safe Mirror Blocks • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP723 - Real-Working Cash Register • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
DS305 - Clothes for 14" Baby Dolls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
DS240 - Baby Doll Blankets & Bottles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
LA299 - Learn the Alphabet! Dough Mats • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$467.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$504.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.02

Total project goal

$593.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $593.45

11 Donors

-$575.79

Donations toward project cost

-$504.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.36

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.66

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 $0.00

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