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

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Supporting Communication Through Play!

Help me give my students fun and engaging toys to improve their communication skills.

  • $303 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

I am a bilingual itinerant speech and language teacher who works with children with an autism diagnosis and children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH). Play is an important part of a child's development. It encourages cognitive development, social skills, vocabulary, and pragmatic language development.

Children learn best when they are fully engaged; most of my speech therapy sessions consist of play-based learning.

Through play, children build their language skills by requesting, commenting, and describing the imagined activities. These materials will help support my students' speech and language skills in a natural and meaningful way.

Ms. McDonald P10X at PS 199 Shakespeare Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY 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
Learning Resources Serving Shapes Tea Set - 11 Pieces, Ages 2+ Pretend Play Toys for Toddlers, Preschool Learning Toys, Kitchen Play Toys for Kids • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
B. toys - Toy Vet Set For Toddlers, Kids - Pet Care Set - Pretend Play Set - Vet Clinic, Tools, Plush Toys - 2 years + - Pet Vet • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register - 73 Pieces, Ages 3+ Develops Early Math Skills, Play Cash Register for Kids, Toy Cash Register, Play Money for Kids • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
Battat – Kids Tool Set – Pretend Construction Toys – Durable Toy Tools – Toddler Tool Box – Busy Builder Tool Box- 3 Years + • Amazon Business $22.95 1 $22.95
LeapFrog Shapes and Sharing Picnic Basket (Frustration Free Packaging), Yellow • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
42 Items 87 Pcs Cutting Play Food Toy for Kids Kitchen Set,Pretend Cooking Fruit &Vegetables&Fast Food with Storage Basket,Fake Food for Toddler&Baby,Educational Gift for Girls Boys Children Birthday • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Peppa Pig Peppa’s Adventures Family House Playset, Includes Figure and 6 Fun Accessories, Preschool Toy for Ages 3 Up • Amazon Business $18.93 1 $18.93
Fisher-Price Preschool Pretend Play Medical Kit 7-Piece Doctor Bag Dress Up Toys for Kids Ages 3+ Years • Amazon Business $18.58 1 $18.58
Fisher-Price Little People Musical Toddler Toy Travel Together Airplane with Lights Sounds & 2 Figures for Ages 1+ Years • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Fisher-Price Little People Musical Toddler Toy Sit with Me School Bus with Lights Sounds & 2 Figures for Ages 1+ Years • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Battat- Play Circle- Toy Food – Ice Cream Set – Kitchen Accessories For Kids- Pretend Play- Sweet Treats Ice Cream Parlour- 3 years + (21 Pcs) • Amazon Business $12.94 1 $12.94

Materials cost

$223.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$257.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.37

Total project goal

$302.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $302.46

1 Donor

-$171.39

Donations toward project cost

-$171.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$100.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.25

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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