Sparking Imaginations and Exploring Feelings Through Puppetry
Help me give my students storybook, animal friend, bold buddies, palace pals, sea life, and playful pet puppets.
$165 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I have an energetic, inquisitive, and enthusiastic group of 26 seven and eight-year-olds in the inner city of Providence, Rhode Island. My second graders are always eager to come to school and love to read, write and problem solve in such thoughtful and creative ways! My students are so appreciative of each other and all that we do every day. They are culturally diverse and enjoy sharing their own unique experiences with the class.
Many of my students have special needs and also special talents so we learn so much from each other.
My school is working hard to build community among families and staff, and we have a safe, respectful environment.
My Project
Just as children are more likely to listen to or talk to a peer, that same feeling applies to puppets. Research shows that using puppets in education has many benefits, especially with language skills. Children can practice their oral speaking skills by telling a story to a puppet or explaining words or expressions.
Puppets are magical creatures for early childhood settings.
They can give instructions, turn tears to laughter and be used in imaginative play by small hands and large. Using puppets to engage early learners offers multiple benefits across the curriculum and for social/emotional development.
When students write plays, foremost in many of their minds is how they will look, how they will sound, and how others will respond to them. Writing for the puppet allows them to be far more silly, as well as take risks with accents, characters, and plots that they wouldn't try if they were required to act it outlive. Not only does it help them learn the content as well as writing skills and dialogue formatting, but they also learn important lessons in collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
We would really love to have the opportunities to explore and express our feelings with these puppets and also create our own original shows with them.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read our project and find out a little about our classroom. We really appreciate your interest and attention and any help at all is extremely appreciated.
Melissa & Doug Animal Hand Puppets Set, The Original Zoo Friends and Farm Friends (8 Puppets, Great Gift for Girls and Boys - Kids Toy Best for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds)
• Amazon Business
$28.99
1
$28.99
Melissa & Doug Adventure Hand Puppets (Set of 2, 4 puppets in each) - Bold Buddies and Palace Pals
• Amazon Business
$28.99
1
$28.99
Melissa & Doug Playful Pets Hand Puppets - The Original (Set of 4 - Rabbit, Parrot, Kitten, and Puppy, Soft Plush, Great Gift for Girls and Boys - Kids Toy Best for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds)
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Melissa & Doug Storybook Friends Hand Puppets - The Original (Set of 4 - Princess, Fairy, Mermaid, and Ballerina - Great Gift for Girls and Boys - Kids Toy Best for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds)
• Amazon Business
$15.99
1
$15.99
Melissa & Doug Sea Life Friends Hand Puppets, Puppet Sets, Shark, Dolphin, Sea Turtle, and Octopus, Soft Plush Material, Set of 4, 14” H x 8.5” W x 2” L
• Amazon Business
$14.41
1
$14.41
Materials cost
$108.37
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.63
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$140.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$24.71
Total project goal
$164.71
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$164.71
2 Donors
-$164.71
Donations toward project cost
-$140.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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