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Ms. Zelman from Miami, FL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Playtime Equals Learning Time!

Help me give my students dolls, a stroller, doll clothes, and doll blankets.

  • $258 goal

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Ms. Zelman has another project! Donate to Communicating with Senses to help her classroom.

$268 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Ms. Zelman

Ms. Zelman has another project! Donate to Communicating with Senses to help her classroom.

$268 - complete this project and be a hero

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 Students

My students are all children with Autism. This year I currently only have kindergartners. They are ages five and six.

Most of my students are non-verbal with limited communication skills!

They need different learning modalities and activities to understand their environment.

My Project

My students are all Kindergartners with Autism. All of my students were in a pre-kindergarten setting last year and there they began to learn to play. They still need to learn better play skills. Children with Autism have difficulty learning how to play with their friends.

Social leisure is an important part of our school day.

It gives our students a time to learn how to socialize in a structured setting. They are taught how to socialize with their peers. They need to understand the appropriate way to initiate, socialize, and play.

The biggest problem we have is that we do not have any dolls or dolls toys in our social leisure area. We need a set of dolls, doll clothes and blankets and a stroller to complete our social leisure area.

Ms. Zelman Joe Hall Elementary School 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.

More about Ms. Zelman

Miami, FL 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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DS300X - Feels Real Baby Dolls - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
DS305 - Clothes for 14 Baby Dolls • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
DS240 - Baby Doll Blankets Bottles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
You & Me Baby Doll & Convertible Cradle • Amazon Business $19.88 1 $19.88
Precious Toys Pink & White Polka Dots Foldable Doll Stroller With Hood • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99

Materials cost

$185.84

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$218.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.58

Total project goal

$257.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$257.21

2 Donors

-$257.21

Donations toward project cost

-$218.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.58

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$0.00

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