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Ms. Taylor from Wichita KS is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Active Literacy in the PreK Classroom!

My students need MORE than stories, they need active, hands-on literacy!

  • $439 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are part of a program that serves children with severe developmental delays, which include autism, speech and language delays, motor disabilities, and mental disabilities. We are their first exposure to school and to the classroom, and we strive to make that experience positive and fun!

Active engagement is essential to the child's development and growth in all areas of learning.

Because of the special needs of my students, early access to literacy exposure is vital to their development in language, cognition, social, and emotional skills.

My Project

My students are motivated to learn through active, engaging, and highly structured hands-on opportunities during large and small group activities in the classroom. Because of the special needs of my students, early access to literacy exposure is vital to their development in language, cognition, social, and emotional skills.

Incorporating a puppet show into the classroom repertoire will bring literacy to life in a highly engaging and exciting way for my young learners.

Their engagement in these stories will develop their classroom skills and their motivation to learn, preparing them for a lifelong love of learning and engagement in the classroom.

Ms. Taylor
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG265X - Let’s Talk! Storytelling Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $189.00 1 $189.00
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Puppet Theater - Sturdy Wooden Construction • Amazon Business $71.99 1 $71.99
Melissa & Doug Latches Barn Toy • Amazon Business $35.00 1 $35.00
Melissa & Doug Keys & Cars Wooden Rescue Vehicle & Garage Toy (7 Piece) • Amazon Business $19.51 1 $19.51

Materials cost

$315.50

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$22.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.73

Total project goal

$438.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$438.20

4 Donors

-$388.20

Donations toward project cost

-$329.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.23

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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