Help me give my students the opportunity to discover new creatures, express themselves creatively, and learn to create their own stories with these fun puppet characters!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tynan's classroom raised $705
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students from Springfield Massachusetts are bright, incredible, resilient, and creative students! After 18 months of online learning and a strange new COVID reality they came back to the classroom with a fierce passion for learning. My students cover the spectrum of abilities and learning styles. Our students range from Kindergarten through fifth grade. As a specials teacher it is my job to find a way to connect with each of the approximately 400 students, and encourage them to embrace their artistic and creative abilities.
My Project
Thank you for considering donating to my fabulous students. This year we are creating a brand new elementary theater program for students ages K-5th! It is the first program of its kind in our wonderful city of Springfield MA, and I am incredibly excited. Theater helps students to find their voice and express who they are.
Puppet play allows students of all abilities, backgrounds, and learning styles to express their own stories!
Often when students are asked to speak for the class they are shy or withdrawn. When they use a puppet to speak for them, students gain confidence and feel that some of the pressure is relieved. I plan to use these puppets to reimagine classic tales such as "Chicken Little", "The Mitten", "Silly Sally", "Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do You See", "Peter Rabbit", and more! I also encourage students to tell some new stories of their own. In addition to storytelling, puppet play allows students to explore "point of view", and imagine how a character in a given tale might be feeling. This is a wonderful resource for all scholars, but especially wonderful for my students who have social emotional needs.
Thank you for your time and reading a blurb about me and my kiddos! In the few weeks of school we have used one or two of the puppets I had from my childhood, and the students have soaked up every minute. I hope you consider helping us fund even more of this enthusiastic smiles!
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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