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Mr. Sal from Bridgeport, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Drama/Theatre Through Puppets

Help me give my students puppets for the theatre so their is enough to go around in the whole class.

  • $796 goal

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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

I have learned this year teaching drama to TK-2nd grade that they need more then just auditory stimulation, that they need something that they can grasp on to and hold. So I have started to use puppets as a way to help them tell stories and tap into their creativity. It's an amazing thing when a TK-2nd grader slips their hand into a puppet. The creativity seems to happen, a light is turned on and they can lose inhibitions and outside fear of speaking in class. It is a starting point to help them open up.

Mr. Sal Read 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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Bridgeport, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

200 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Occupation Puppets - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $121.46 2 $242.92
Lakeshore Let’s Talk! Kid Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
Lakeshore Big Mouth Animal Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 2 $119.98
Kaplan Early Learning Safari Animal Puppets - Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $55.76 2 $111.52

Materials cost

$623.42

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.45

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$676.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.33

Total project goal

$795.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $795.55

8 Donors

-$450.57

Donations toward project cost

-$386.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.84

match offer

-$340.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$289.49

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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