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Ms. Klis from Bronx, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene 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 career and multi-cultural costume sets in our Dramatic Play Center to support their learning through play!

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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

My class consists of 18 inquisitive and playful preschoolers from the Bronx, New York. My students range from 3 to 4 years old, and for most of them, this is their first school experience. We use play to build social skills and expand language. Many of my students are second language learners and it's in our Dramatic Play Center, where students play pretend and dress up, that their speaking and listening skills begin to flourish. I love seeing the imagination that they put in their storylines as they act out characters and plots. It's amazing to see them collaborate and build off of each other's ideas in that center.

My Project

In our Reggio-Emilia inspired, Pre-K For All program, we use play as a way of developing our students' learning. The Dramatic Play Center is a crucial part of that play. It's where students work with each other to develop stories and act them out. While doing this the students are building upon the important 21st-century skills they will need to succeed later in life, such as collaborating with peers, problem-solving, creative thinking, taking initiative, adaptability and so much more! Right now my students are limited by the materials we currently have. We have 1 costume (a chef), so we have only been playing restaurant/cooking at home. The materials I am asking for will help my students to develop the love of learning that will help them succeed in their educational careers as they continue on to the higher grades.

By providing my students with the career and multi-cultural costumes you would be expanding their imagination and creating so many more possibilities that they may not have known before.

They would not just be introduced to new cultures from around the world, but be able to act it out by using the multi-cultural costumes. New careers they haven't seen before can be explored as they pretend to be a pilot or astronaut. Through play, their world can open up.

Ms. Klis PS 69 Journey Preparatory 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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC890X - Lakeshore Career Costume Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $349.00 1 $349.00
LC355X - Lakeshore Multicultural Clothing Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00

Materials cost

$548.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$586.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.45

Total project goal

$689.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $689.67

6 Donors

-$515.70

Donations toward project cost

-$438.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.35

match offer

-$173.97

Match offer toward project cost

-$147.87

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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