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Mrs. Hecht from Paynesville MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Graders Like to Play Play Play

Help me give my students toys to encourage kindness and creativity while playing.

  • $286 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My first-grade students are creative kiddos with great imaginations. The girls in my class have been asking me to purchase some "girl toys" like dolls, Barbies, horses, etc. so they will be able to play house and farm in the classroom.

Primary classroom teachers are often encouraged to allow their students time to play.

With our academic standard expectations, teachers do not always have the time to allow kids time to use their imagination and play. Every young girl dreams about owning a horse but many are not actually lucky enough to own one so having horses and other animals available to play with is the next best thing. We live in a rural area where my students see horses and other farm animals. Kids in our area often talk about horses, cowboys and cowgirls and often imitate things they see on a farm or at a rodeo.

Students do learn through play and as an educator I often feel terrible they are not given enough time to be creative, have fun and make connections between play, real life and life goals.

My Project

These classroom toys will be great tools to fuel creativity and imagination in my first-grade classroom. My students would love to be able to play house, daycare, and farm with these new toys.

Students learn through play, they become more social and learn great tools from playing and getting along with others.

There will opportunities to teach social skills, kindness, empathy, and problem-solving skills.

This will be a great opportunity to have students use other classroom tools while playing. For example, they may want to use mega blocks or legos to build a house for their dolls or a barn for their animals.

Mrs. Hecht
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Berenguer Boutique 15" Soft Body Baby Doll - Pink 10 Piece Gift Set with Open/Close Eyes- Perfect for Children 2+ • Amazon Business $24.19 2 $48.38
Breyer Stablemates Horse Shadow Box Ten Horse Set | 1:32 Scale | Model #5425 • Amazon Business $27.39 1 $27.39
SCHLEICH Western Riding • Amazon Business $21.97 1 $21.97
Barbie Helicopter, Pink and Blue with Spinning Rotor • Amazon Business $19.88 1 $19.88
SCHLEICH Team Roping with Cowboy • Amazon Business $18.97 1 $18.97
Super Joy Dolls Accessories - Convertible Car for Dolls Glittering Pink Convertible Doll • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Barbie Skipper Babysitters Inc. Doll and Stroller Playset • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Barbie Made to Move Doll [Amazon Exclusive] • Amazon Business $14.86 1 $14.86
Barbie Political Candidate Doll, Tall Black-Haired Doll • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94
Barbie Astronaut Doll, Blonde, with Space Helmet • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94
Barbie Athlete Doll, Brunette Soccer Player Doll with Soccer Ball • Amazon Business $7.94 1 $7.94

Materials cost

$209.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$242.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.77

Total project goal

$285.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $285.16

2 Donors

-$142.57

Donations toward project cost

-$121.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.38

Matching donations from our partners

-$142.59

Match offers toward project cost

-$121.20

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.39

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 $0.00

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