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Mrs. Janisieski from Springfield, MA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Janisieski's classroom raised $498

Puppet Masters

Help me give my students a puppet theater and puppets to help build their imagination!

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Mrs. Janisieski Benjamin Swan Elementary School
Springfield, MA Grades PreK-2

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

PreK students love to use their imaginations. Dramatic play is a favorite area in the classroom and an area where so much learning goes on.

Puppets provide a way for students to build on their imagination, build their vocabulary, and learn how to work together when they're putting on a show.

Having puppets and a theater in the classroom is a surefire way to have more fun playing and learning. Creative thinking, storytelling, and helping the shyer student come out of their "shell" are just a few ways that puppets can help a preschooler grow.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 2 donors
Mrs. Janisieski Benjamin Swan Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Springfield, MA 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

20 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Let’s Talk! Kid Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
Lakeshore Puppet Theater • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 1 $129.00
Lakeshore Let’s Talk! Multicultural Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00

Materials cost

$387.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$422.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.61

Total project goal

$497.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $497.41

1 Donor

-$248.70

Donations toward project cost

-$211.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.30

match offer

-$248.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$211.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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