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Mrs. Hacker from Charlotte, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Puppet Play Promotes Learning for My Little Panthers!

Help me give my students a variety of puppets that will help them interact with each other, foster the important communication skills of listening and speaking, and offer them creative ways to retell favorite stories.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hacker's classroom raised $576

This project is fully funded

My Students

I love that I get to work with a class full of super special Kindergarten students! My classroom is full of active, energetic, enthusiastic children that deserve to be challenged. My goal is to keep them excited about and engaged in learning all year long. My school is a Title I school where 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. It is so important to foster opportunities for children that might not typically get those experiences. I want to foster early literacy skills of listening and speaking in age appropriate, fun ways.

My Project

We are requesting a variety of puppets that will help them interact with each other, foster the important communication skills of listening and speaking, and offer them creative ways to retell favorite stories. Putting puppets into the hands of children can set the stage for valuable learning opportunities in many developmental areas.

Puppets are engaging toys that can help support oral language skills and communication, promote social and emotional development, and help children learn and understand the world around them through safe, imaginative play.

Puppets offer children an engaging way to interact and explore their knowledge and understanding of the world. For instance, when a child is able to talk through a puppet, sharing thoughts and ideas isn’t so scary any more. For many young children, the use of puppets opens up a new world of communication as they experiment with and acquire language skills.

Children learn to converse and formulate their thoughts and words to best convey their message. In my classroom, we will use puppets to retell favorite stories and practice new vocabulary and language patterns. We will use puppets for social and emotional learning and role play problem solving or talk about feelings. Puppets provide a sense of security that makes it easier for children to express thoughts and feelings that they might not otherwise feel comfortable sharing. We will also engage our creative side and collaborate to write and perform our own puppet shows.

Mrs. Hacker Greenway Park Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR650X - Let’s Talk! Kid Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
TT740X - Let’s Talk! Community Helper Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
TT190X - Let’s Talk! Multicultural Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $85.00 1 $85.00
RR580X - Big Mouth Animal Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $55.00 1 $55.00
LA827 - Lakeshore Puppet Tree • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$419.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.30

Total project goal

$575.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $575.35

7 Donors

-$382.00

Donations toward project cost

-$326.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.80

match offer

-$191.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$162.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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