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

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Ms. Melissa's Fun Center Time

Help me give my students classroom centers where they can engage in appropriate play skills, and generalize their social skills.

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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

I am a teacher in a District 75 school and my amazing students are ages 5-6 years old. My class is an 8:1:1 class. All my students are diagnosed with Autism. I would love to create fun work centers for our classroom.

My students would love some interactive play centers, where they can engage in exploratory play and engage in pretend play.

We would love to also have some writing centers where my students can they practice tracing shapes, their letters, and their names. Another center I would love to create in my classroom will be a science center where my students can explore and experiment with sensory materials such as colors, light, and sand.

My Project

Developing and creating our class centers would help my students develop the skills they need to create social relationships, foster language, and communication. Play can help children develop skills that are important for learning. My students will be able to explore their environment, imitate their peers, learn to share, turn taking skills, and develop problem solving skills.

My students will learn how to play and use toys appropriately.

Pretend play help children develop the skills they need for social relationships, language, communication. With modeling and support, my students can go from playing by themselves to playing cooperatively with their peers. Playing with their peers can help my students develop friendships and learn to initiate social interaction.

Ms. Melissa PS 128 Juniper Valley Grades PreK-2

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More than a third 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
UTEX Kids Table with 2 Chairs Set for toddlers, boys, girls, 3 Piece Kiddy Table and Chairs Set, White • Amazon Business $75.95 1 $75.95
Little Tikes Home Grown Kitchen - Role Play Realistic Kitchen Real Cooking & Water Boiling Sounds Kitchen Accessories Set for Girls Boys - Multicolor • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Delta Children MySize Kids Wood Table and Chair Set (2 Chairs Included) - Ideal for Arts & Crafts, Snack Time, Homeschooling, Homework & More, Bianca White • Amazon Business $62.99 1 $62.99
teytoy Baby Play Mat, Baby Crawling Mat Super Soft Carpet Plush Surface Non-Slip Design, Baby Floor Playmat for Kids Area Rugs Learning Alphabet, Great Gift for Girls & Boys (59 x 44 Inch) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Button Art Toys for Toddlers, Geekper Color Matching Mosaic Pegboard, Early Learning Educational Toys for 3, 4, 5, 6 Year Old Kids Boys and Girls, 10 Pictures and 46 Buttons • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Coogam Numbers and Alphabets Flash Cards Set - ABC Wooden Letters and Numbers Animal Card Board Matching Puzzle Game Montessori Educational Toys Gift for Kids Age 3 4 5 Preschool and Up Years • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Melissa & Doug Stack and Sort Board - Wooden Educational Toy With 15 Solid Wood Pieces • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
CPSYUB Toddler Toys, 18 Month Toys, Easter Eggs Gifts Fine Motor Skills Toys for 1, 2, 3, 4 Year Old Girls Boys, Montessori Educational Color Shape Recognition Skills Learning Toys BPA Free (12 Eggs) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Revanak Wooden Educational Preschool Toddler Toys for 1 2 3 4 5 Year Old Boys Girls Shape Color Recognition Geometric Board Blocks Stack Sort Chunky Puzzles Kids Children Baby Non-Toxic Toy • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Kizh Wooden Letter and Number Construction Activity Set Educational Preschool Toys Shape Color Recognition Pegboard Sorter Set Board Blocks Stack Sort for Toddler Kids Boys Girls Non-Toxic Toy • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Upgraded Matching Letter Spelling Game Preschool Learning Toys for Kids Toddler Age 4 3 5 and up • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
BOHS Literacy Wiz Fun Game - Upper Case Sight Words - 60 Flash Cards - Preschool Language Learning Educational Toys • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
nutty toys 8 pk Pop Tube Sensory Toys - Fine Motor Skills & Learning for Toddlers, Top ADHD Fidget 2021, Unique Kids & Adults Christmas Stocking Stuffer Gift Idea, Best Tween Boy & Girl Present • Amazon Business $8.97 1 $8.97

Materials cost

$374.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.43

Total project goal

$482.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $482.84

1 Donor

-$434.31

Donations toward project cost

-$410.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$48.53

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