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Mrs. Booker from Memphis, TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pencils Down and Puppets Up

Help me give my students a fun and creative way to reinforce letter recognition and letter sounds through Alphabet Puppets!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Booker's classroom raised $573

This project is fully funded

My Project

I love how first graders come ready to learn! With the Alphabet Puppets, students will have another option for learning and practicing letter recognition, letter sounds, and building words.

My goal is to provide a happy and inspirational learning environment on day one of first grade!

The Alphabet Puppets will help me achieve that goal! I will use them to enhance our letter recognition and letter sounds lessons and activities. Students will use the puppets to demonstrate their understanding as they put on shows, and blend sounds to make words

Mrs. Booker Grahamwood Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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 directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Memphis, TN View local requests

Half 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

20 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Machine-Washable Alphabet Puppet Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $329.00 1 $329.00
Stand for Alphabet Puppets • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50

Materials cost

$428.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.42

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.83

Total project goal

$572.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.18

5 Donors

-$457.18

Donations toward project cost

-$388.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.58

Matching donations from our partners

-$115.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$97.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

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 $0.00

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