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Mrs. Hotchkiss from Flint MI is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On Storytelling (Building Oral Language)

My students need hands-on storytelling materials and puppets to use to help build their oral language and retelling skills.

  • $739 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Have you ever been so lost in a book that you felt you were there? I want my students to experience that feeling. Giving students hands-on materials to retell and create new stories is a way to open them up to the magic that books have in them. Oral language is such an important part of learning.

We are a wonderful Kindergarten class in Michigan.

We are located in an urban school district. Not only are my students in their first year of school, but I am a first year teacher too! I have a great group of students. They are hard workers and take great pride in their work. I love seeing how happy they are when they learn something new. They love reading and often make great text to text connections. We love to have fun. If you were to step into our classroom on any given day you would often catch us giggling about something.

My Project

In Kindergarten, oral language is such an important part of learning. Retelling is the foundation for comprehension and many other reading skills. With these materials I will be able to let my students explore and practice these skills in a fun way. Many students learn by using hands-on materials. Having these materials gives my students the ability to use story props to help guide them through the retelling process on their own. Not only am I building oral and reading skills, but I am helping them build their risk taking skills and self-esteem. These story props help them take risk and try to retell. I want reading to be interesting and to show my students all the different ways books can be used. That is why I am requesting six different storytelling kits. These kits will provide my students with a copy of the book and hands-on characters (puppets and small characters) that can help them during oral retelling.

Could you imagine books with no pictures growing up?

The pictures are what pulls young children into books. Now imagine having the characters in your hands. Think of all the doors that will be opened to them. It opens up a whole new world to reading. I want my students to have these experiences. Please help me make reading more than just a book in their hands.

Mrs. Hotchkiss
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE630X - Lakeshore Multicultural Storytelling Kits • Lakeshore Learning $169.00 1 $169.00
RR550X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $169.00 1 $169.00
RR330X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $169.00 1 $169.00
RR360X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
LA920X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
RR534 - Go Away, Big Green Monster! Storytelling Puppet Kit • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95

Materials cost

$583.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$627.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$110.75

Total project goal

$738.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $738.36

11 Donors

-$368.83

Donations toward project cost

-$313.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.03

match offer

-$369.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$313.81

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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