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Mrs. Karen Thomas from Springfield, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Felt Puppets Bring a Story to Life

Help me give my students a new way to look at and learn from stories.

  • $604 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 Project

The kids in my class love to be read to. Whenever I tell them that it is story time they shout, "yeah"! It is also one of my favorite times of the day. It allows us to have wonderful discussions about what is happening in the stories and make connections.

By getting the felt board and felt book characters, the kids would be able to make the stories come to life.

It would allow them to learn the skill of retelling, naming the characters and also telling what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story. These are all skills that will help them when they are ready to take the DRA test.

Mrs. Karen Thomas Crestwood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Springfield, VA View local requests

More than half of 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

23 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA960X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
LA955X - Lakeshore Storytelling Kits - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00
LC270X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $47.99 1 $47.99
LA990 - Storytelling Board with Magnetic Backing • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$475.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.55

Total project goal

$603.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$603.67

8 Donors

-$589.67

Donations toward project cost

-$501.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.45

match offer

-$14.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$11.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.10

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$0.00

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