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

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Learning through Play

Help me give my students fun learning toys like a doll house, accessories and games to make learning fun.

  • $270 goal

This project expired on May 8, 2025.

This project expired on May 8, 2025.

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 Project

Every parent and educator will tell you that kids learn so much through play! Working as a bilingual speech therapist in an elementary school our goal is to help our students learn those basic fundamental components of language. What better way to learn, than through play?

Play is not only a part of childhood, it is essential and a great way for our children to learn.

Utilizing appropriate play materials in speech therapy allows students to be engaged, motivated and best of all, make progress with meeting their speech and language goals. Some of these toys and games can be used to model prepositions (i.e., in, on, under etc.), descriptive language such as; modeling colors, big, small, etc. while practicing turn taking and social language skills. Other items on my wish list include tangible items such as food toys/ animals which are great to expand students vocabulary skills by labeling these items and engaging students in categorizing of said tangible items.

Mrs. Caputo PS 57 Hubert H Humphrey 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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Staten Island, 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

60 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fisher-Price Little People Toddler Toy Surprise & Sounds Home Musical Playhouse with Figures & Accessories for Pretend Play Kids Ages 1+ Years • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Learning Resources Fox In The Box Position Word Activity Set - 65 Pieces, Ages 4+ Preschool Learning Games, Kindergartner Back to School Games, Classroom Games for Teachers, Phonics Game for Kids • Amazon Business $29.59 1 $29.59
Busy Book for Toddlers - Preschool Learning Activities 36 Themes Learning Tracing Coloring Books, Travel Toys for Road Trip, Montessori Autism Sensory Toys Christmas Birthday Gifts for Kids Ages 3+ • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set, Yellow • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Didax Uppercase Sandpaper Letters - 28 Tactile Alphabet Cards for Grades Pre-K to 1st - Educational Letter Resources for Young Learners • Amazon Business $11.66 2 $23.32
Briarpatch I Spy Dig In Game for Kids, Preschool Learning Activity Game, Family, Fast Paced for Children Ages 5+ • Amazon Business $17.52 1 $17.52
Learning Resources Elephant in The Room Positional Word Activity Set - Educational Games for Kids Ages 4+, Speech Therapy Tools,Word Games for Kids • Amazon Business $16.57 1 $16.57
Hermitshell Hard EVA Travel Case for Leapfrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set (Blue + Yellow Zipper) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$195.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$228.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.39

Total project goal

$269.29

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