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Mrs. Wells from Newark TX is requesting a classroom visitor through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Marrionettes, Puppets and Stories... Oh My!

Help me give my students the opportunity to experience a professional storyteller and actively participate in story-telling using marionettes.

  • $394 goal

This project expired on August 21, 2020.

This project expired on August 21, 2020.

My Students

The 540 students in our rurally located school are all invested in the Leader in Me Program and seek to be leaders in all ways, both in and out of school. To be a leader, you also need a variety of outside experiences to grow from.

Our leaders need the the experience of a professional storyteller, who will to enhance verbal skills.

Research shows that if a student learns how to tell a story in a fun and exciting way, it will promote writing skills. All students can benefit from enhanced writing skills.

My Project

Dru Woods incorporates amazing stories and the use of marionettes in her program. Students are given opportunities to participate in the show, which is a wonderful and exciting experience. Many of my students have very limited opportunities to attend professional shows, many never leave our small, rural town. By bringing Dru into our school, each grade level will have a program created just for their level. They will all walk away knowing more about the world around them, as well as having had an amazing experience. As a librarian, one aspect of my job is to create unique experiences for our entire student population. This is the perfect opportunity to do that.

Mrs. Wells
Grades 3-5

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Visitor Total
Drue Woods $300.00

Visitor cost

$300.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$334.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.03

Total project goal

$393.53

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