My students need 24 books and puppet sets to retell their favorite childhood stories.
$1,096 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
Who doesn't love a fairy tale? My kindergarten class enjoys listening to fairy tales as well as many other classic childhood stories. I teach in an inner-city, high-need community to 30 energetic students. Despite the various challenges many of my students face, classic fairy tales and other stories meet all of their needs.
Unfortunately, many of the children do not have the books at home to read with their families so we read them together at school. We do not have the resources at this time to purchase additional hands-on materials to accompany our books and this is where our donor would help us. Since we have so many various needs, and differentiation is imperative, puppets and props let all of the children act out stories and actively participate.
We need story props to engage and motivate the students to retell the stories we read. It encourages children to actively participate despite their everyday challenges. Many of the students are shy and feel vulnerable during classroom discussions and having the availability of a puppet gives them confidence they otherwise would not have. Students benefit by acting out the characters in the story and bringing the stories to life.
You will make it possible for my students to have hands-on materials they otherwise would not have the opportunity to be engaged with. By donating these puppets and story props my students would have the chance to be a part of literature that others take for granted. Your donation would ensure that my students are guaranteed an opportunity that would not be possible otherwise.
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