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Mrs. Peltes from Saint Louis MO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Reading Nook...with Theater!

Help me give my students a creative space to reinforce reading skills for small groups, review phonics skills for fluency, and provide a quiet area to build students' reading stamina.

  • 1 donor
  • $668 still needed

expires Jul 25

  • 1 donor
  • $668 still needed
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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

The reading nook will provide a creative space to reinforce reading skills for small groups, review phonics skills for fluency, and provide a quiet area to build students' reading stamina.

We are trying to do that by providing early interventions and strong Tier I support in structured phonics and phonological awareness to students in grades K-3.

Reading instruction has been supported by book donations, book parades, author visits, literacy nights, and school-wide reading goals.

The alphabet rug squares, puppets, and puppet theater will make our reading block time come to life and provide role play and interaction for students and teachers.

The alphabet rug will tie into our letter recognition and identification for students. In addition, the puppets can be utilized as a behavior support as well.

All these materials will provide a place for quick interventions for academic support, social-emotional development, fine motor skills, gross motor interventions, and speech. It will limit transition times between groups and allow for more instructional time.

Mrs. Peltes
Grades PreK-2

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carpets for Kids KID$Value PLUS Alphabet Carpet Seating Squares, 12 x 12 Inches, Set of 26, Multicolored - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $182.21 1 $182.21
Lakeshore Let’s Talk! Kid Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
Kaplan Early Learning Occupation Puppets - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $121.46 1 $121.46
labebe - Wood Puppet Theater, Flannel Curtain Puppet Stage Theater, 2-Sided Tabletop Puppet Stage Chalkboard, 2-in-1 Puppet Theater Reversible Play Store, Multi-Function Theater for Ages 3 and up • Amazon Business $98.99 1 $98.99

Materials cost

$551.66

Vendor shipping charges

 $62.11

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$652.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.07

Total project goal

$767.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $767.11

1 Donor

-$100.00

Donations toward project cost

-$85.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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 $667.11

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