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Mrs. Deras from Los Angeles, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Play Is A Child's Most Natural Form of Expression!!!

Help me give my students the dramatic play area they deserve to thrive.

  • $656 goal

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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

Dramatic Play is essential to early childhood development in children; it helps with their social skills and early development. The materials I am requesting for this project will help with that development.

The refrigerator will be a good addition to our play area.

Students will enjoy a new fridge that they deserve. The Vet Center will teach students how to care for animals. The baskets will hold some of their dress-up clothes. The manga tiles will help develop their engineering skills.

By implementing these items in the classroom and curriculum, I believe that students' social skills will improve significantly in their everyday activities.

Mrs. Deras Clifford Math & Technology Magnet 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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than half 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

15 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Pretend & Play Hardwood Refrigerator • Lakeshore Learning Materials $319.00 1 $319.00
Lakeshore Dishwasher-Safe Plastic Baskets - Set of 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $58.99 1 $58.99
Magna-Tiles Builder Set with Crane - 32 Piece Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $58.46 1 $58.46
Lakeshore Pet Vet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$476.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $43.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$557.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.33

Total project goal

$655.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $655.51

2 Donors

-$327.76

Donations toward project cost

-$278.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.16

match offer

-$327.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$278.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.16

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