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Ms. Sarah from Seattle, WA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Practice with Puppets!

Help me give my students an assortment of animal and people hand puppets.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sarah's classroom raised $211

This project is fully funded

My Project

As Mr. Rogers taught us, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” Play is an especially important element in supporting children with disabilities in developing social skills. It gives them a way to practice their learning in a fun, low stakes way. Since they may need to practice much more than their typically developing peers, play-based learning makes that extra practice motivating and joyful. It also naturally invites peers to join in.

Puppets are an incredible tool for play-based learning and social skills development.

They give the child opportunities to practice new things as the puppet instead of as themselves, which can make trying something new less intimidating; if they do it "wrong" it is the puppet that might try again a different way, not the child. Puppets can practice empathy and ask hard questions. They can make mistakes and try again. They can be a friend when making friends is hard.

My students are an incredible group of kindergarteners through 5th graders with disabilities. They are clever and curious and always seeking meaningful connections with others. My goal for this project is to bring an assortment of people and animal puppets into my classroom for them to use during social skills lesson and other skills practice to make the learning more joyful and engaging.

Ms. Sarah Beacon Hill International School Grades 3-5

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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.

Seattle, WA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

25 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4E's Novelty Multicultural Hand Puppets for Kids - 8 Pack with Movable Mouth, Bulk Soft Plush Puppets for Kids Ages 4-8, for School Home Theater Shows, Teachers Classroom Supplies • Amazon Business $43.99 1 $43.99
Folkmanis Little Wolf,Brown,1 ea • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Folkmanis Funky Chicken Hand Puppet, Multi-Colored, (Model: 3030) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Folkmanis Little Lion Hand Puppet, Tan, 1 EA • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
Folkmanis Little Pig Hand Puppet, Pink, 1 EA • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Folkmanis Little Hare Puppet • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
Folkmanis Mini Bee Finger Puppet,Black; Orange-Yellow • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99

Materials cost

$135.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $11.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$178.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$31.56

Total project goal

$210.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $210.41

5 Donors

-$141.00

Donations toward project cost

-$123.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$64.59

Match offers toward project cost

-$54.90

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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