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Mrs. Ferris from Eagle Mountain UT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Learn to Play, Play to Learn!

Help me give my students animal toy figures and deep sea creature toys for the gift of pretend play to help grow their social and development skills!

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My Project

Play is one of the most important tools kids have. Learning through play provides young learners with the ability to practice foundational, social, and academic skills. I am planning on using these items to help my students master these skills.

I believe there is so much power in pretend play.

There have been so many studies that show how play can positively impact learning. Some benefits are that pretend play supports the development of language and communication skills, it helps develop social skills, and it helps improve academic performance. Researchers found that children who engaged in more pretend play had better literacy skills and made better progress with reading strategies. My goal is to give my students the opportunity to succeed in the class.

My students are active and engaged learners. They love to collaborate, play, and grow their minds! These STEM resources will help my students in such positive ways!

Mrs. Ferris
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Terra by Battat – Wild Life Set – Realistic Animal Toy Figures with Elephant Toys for Kids 3+ (6 Pc) • Amazon Business $19.95 2 $39.90
Terra by Battat – Wild Life Set – Realistic Animal Toy Figures with Tiger and Lion Toys for Kids 3+ (6 pc) , Black • Amazon Business $18.95 2 $37.90
Liberty Imports Bucket of Ocean Sea Animals Toys - 16 PCS Large Underwater Deep Sea Creaures, Realistic Soft Plastic Marine Educational Toy Figures Playset for Toddlers, Kids • Amazon Business $16.76 1 $16.76
GiftExpress 12pc Large Farm Animal Toy Figures • Amazon Business $11.87 1 $11.87

Materials cost

$106.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$138.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.36

Total project goal

$162.39

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 $162.39

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