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Ms. Staats from Baltimore, MD is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Theatre at Our School!

Help me give my students new scripts, materials, and resources for creating theatre!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Staats's classroom raised $302

This project is fully funded

My Project

Students will learn how to create works of theatre from start to finish, and get the opportunity to learn about playwriting, acting, directing, designing, building, devising, and how to be a thoughtful and engaged audience member.

I've asked for scripts to help my students discover the joy of performance, as well as materials for puppetry and other theatre skills.

My students of all ages have really enjoyed working with puppets and I'd like expand into other other forms of puppetry. I've also asked for posters to provide visuals for my students, many of whom have never been inside a theatre.

Ms. Staats Commodore John Rodgers Elementary Middle School 27 Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baltimore, MD View local requests

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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Daydream Education Stage and Theater Drama Posters - Set of 7 - EXTRA LARGE 33” x 23.5" - Gloss Paper - Theater Middle & High School Classroom Decoration - Wall Charts • Amazon Business $51.28 1 $51.28
AIVIAI Juggling Scarves for Kids Play 24 Pcs Dance Music Scarfs Colorful Silk Actives Scarves Rhythm Band Scarves for Toddlers Children Movement(6 Colors) • Amazon Business $11.98 4 $47.92
Daydream Education Acting Skills Drama Posters - Set of 5 - EXTRA LARGE 33" x 23.5" - Gloss Paper - Drama & Theater Middle and High School Classroom Decoration - Wall Charts • Amazon Business $36.63 1 $36.63
Pop Chart | Curtain Call of Broadway Costumes | 16" x 20" Art Poster | History of Shows Including Hamilton | Wall Decor for Show Tunes, Drama, and Theater Fans | 100% Made in the US • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
PAPATON Shadow Theater - Little Monsters Shadow Puppets for Kids - Storytelling Kits for Shadow Puppet Show, Family Games for Kids - Papaton Shadow Theater Creative Game + Downloadable App, 3-6 Years • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
The Tragedy of Macbeth (Building Fluency through Reader's Theater) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Folk & Fairy Tale Plays for Beginning Readers: 14 Reader Theater Plays That Build Early Reading and Fluency Skills • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Building Fluency Through Reader's Theater World Myths - Anansi - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$210.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$255.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.15

Total project goal

$301.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $301.02

1 Donor

-$300.00

Donations toward project cost

-$255.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.00

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 $1.02

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