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Ms. Megan O'Leary from Waite Park MN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Stories Made Fun With a Puppet Show!

Help me give my students puppets and a puppet theater to learn creative play and drama while learning stories. My students who play while learning the stories tend to enhance recall of the books we read.

  • 1 donor
  • $678 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

Hello,

I would like to enhance student engagement with dramatic play.

Puppet shows are a great way to encourage children to play while learning. It is fun and interactive. Having a way for students to play while learning creates a fun experience, while teaching them the skills of how to recall and retell the stories we share in our class. The puppet theater will allow students to use their imagination to put on a show. These materials will help to build a foundation for my students for the rest of their lives.

Ms. Megan O'Leary
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Early Learning Diversity Puppets - Set of 8 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $121.46 1 $121.46
Melissa & Doug - Deluxe Puppet Theater • Teachers' School Supply $119.99 1 $119.99
The Puppet Company Woodland Creatures Puppets - Set of 4 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $80.96 1 $80.96
Lakeshore Goldilocks & the Three Bears Storytelling Puppet Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
The Puppet Company Traditional Story Sets The Gingerbread Man Book and Finger Puppets Set • Amazon Business $47.00 1 $47.00
Folkmanis Sitting Polar Bear Hand Puppet • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.06 1 $44.06
Marvel Education Company - Farm Favorites Puppets Set Of 6 • Teachers' School Supply $44.00 1 $44.00

Materials cost

$517.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.04

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$576.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.69

Total project goal

$677.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $677.95

1 Donor

-$606.59

Donations toward project cost

-$576.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$71.36

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 $0.00

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