Roxanne Kateley

Budget

Dramatic Play Center

Materials Quantity Picture Source Total

Cleaning Set 1 Kaplan $10.00

Baby Dolls 2 @ 3.99ea Target $7.98

Baby Clothes 1 Amazon $17.99

Costume Set 1 (pkg of 10) Amazon $158.33

Mirror 1 Walmart $4.99

Portable Closet 1 Walmart $22.59

Storage

Hangers 2 @ $1.00 Walmart $2.00

Total $223.88

Justification

Henniger, suggests having not only a dramatic play center, but also a housekeeping center as well. I have
included some of the recommendations for these centers. The cleaning set, sink, stove, and fridge are all
a vital part of the house keeping center. It has young children engaging in housekeeping skills. This
allows for more background knowledge and active engagement in play as they learn. The dramatic play
center focuses on imaginative play by including costumes to dress up into, baby dolls, clothes, mirrors,
and even a coat rack. I added the closet to teach them the importance of putting the clothes away and
allowing them to work on hand eye coordination while hanging up clothes. It makes a simple chore a
much more enjoyable and fun learning environment. The baby dolls added to the center would be of
varying ethnicities to encourage all students in the class to play.
 Music/Art Center

Materials Quantity Picture Source Total

Aprons Pkg of 2 Amazon $7.99

Sponges Pkg of 4 Amazon $4.99

Mighty Echo 1 Hatch $12.00

Microphone

Band in a box 1 Kaplanco $24.99

Total $49.97

Justification

The Aprons are to keep the children from getting their clothes dirty during their time in the art center. It
also allows them to enjoy dressing like artists which assists in their imagination play. "Teaching Young
Children" suggests sponges to be used in painting, the sponges allow for exploration and textile fun. The
microphone allows students to explore their musical interests and imagination. The band in the box
provides instruments that are recommend by Henniger in "Teaching Young Children". The instruments
allow for hand eye coordination, imagination play, and encourages musical growth.
 Science/Discovery/Math Center

Materials Quantity Picture Source Total

Classroom Magnet 1 Amazon $34.62

Set

Primary Science 1 Hatch $34.00

Color Mixing Set

Life Cycle Poster 1 (Pkg of 5) Amazon $7.99

Anatomy Play Set 1 Amazon $11.69

Insect Lore Life 1 (24 piece set) Amazon $32.99

Cycle Figurines

Total $121.29

Justification

The classroom magnet set allows for exploration into the use of magnets and their properties, they are
also big enough for children in kindergarten to use without hurting themselves. The Primary color mixing
set is a fun way for children to expand their knowledge of colors and how they function together to
make new colors along with being a fun and interactive way to explore the world around them. The life
cycle poster allows the children to match up the life cycles kits to the individual cycles they can see. It
gives them a fun, hands-on approach to a topic they might otherwise miss or not understand if just
talked about in a normal classroom. The anatomy play set is age appropriate with magnets that allow
children to see how the different skeletal, muscular, and nervous system plays a part of their bodies, it
also gives them background knowledge. The items picked out for math and science will allow children to
explore in a hands-on way, that also allows them to engage in play at the same time.
 Literacy Center

Materials Quantity Picture Source Total

Magnetic Letter 1 Hatch $33.30

Pete the Cat 1 (pkg of 6) Scholastic $89.99

Collection

You Can Do It 1 (pkg of 7) Scholastic $89.99

Bean Bag Chairs 2 @ 16.99 Amazon $33.98

Total $247.26

Justification

The letter board provides children the ability to work with letters, their sounds, spelling, and can be
used along with a word wall for further application. "The Pete the Cat" and "You Can Do it" collections
adds to the collection of library books already provided. They will help in learning phonics and phonemic
awareness. The “You Can Do It” collection has protagonists of different races that can be beneficial for
all students in the classroom. The bean bag chairs add a comfortable place for children to unwind and
settle down in the literacy center along. The center can also be used as a quite place for students who
need a break from over stimulation in the classroom.
 Motor Skills Center

Materials Quantity Picture Source Total

Mega Blocks 1 Hatch $33.30

Activity Panel

Pyramid People 1 Hatch $14.40

Pick a Peg Number 1 Hatch $42.30

Sequence

Middle East Block 1 Hatch $16.20

Set

Coliseum Block 1 Hatch $24.30

Set

Sensory Block 1 Hatch $27.00

Puzzle

Total $157.50

Justification

The Mega Block set can be used as an open-ended toy. They are a lot like Legos in that they stack but
this way they can also be used as self-correcting toys by forcing the child to assemble them on a wall to
which they must match up the correct holes. The pyramid people are self-correcting toys because there
is only one way to put them together. The Pick a Peg toy could be used as a cooperative game since the
children need to match the pegs to the correct size and shape. This activity can also be used to teach
differences in colors and sizes. Children can play together or separate with many of these games. The
middle east and coliseum block set allows children to build and create new and exciting towns and
buildings. The sensory blocks would also be good for children with special needs since they provide an
extra level of stimulation. The motor skills center combines Henniger's manipulative and block centers
into one.

Total of All Centers

$799.90
Materials and Equipment already available:
1. Variety of all types of paper
2. Variety of all types of writing utensils (crayons, pencils, pens, markers, chalk, dry erase markers, etc.)
3. Paint and brushes
4. Glue and scissors
5. Tables for seating 22
6. Chairs for 22
7. Shelves for books and a beginner set of classroom library books with baskets
8. Shelves for blocks and manipulatives
9. Cubbies or hooks for 22
10. Refrigerator, stove, sink, table for dramatic play center
11. Bulletin boards and dry erase boards on walls
12. 1 easel with teacher charts and markers
13. 1 CD player
14. Balls and ropes
15. File cabinet and baskets for teacher organization
16. Maps and globe
17. Workbooks for math and reading series ( if you choose to use them) and books for guided and shared reading
18. Basic math manipulatives (counters, pattern shapes, connecting cubes, etc.)
19. 2 computers for children with district learning software
20. Large carpet and easel for whole group area and table for small group time
21. Teacher desk with computer and printer and basic office supplies

Materials from Home:

Old clothes (ties, jackets, work shirts) for Dramatic Play Center
Seasonal Decorations
Coffee Maker
Mini Fridge