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Mrs. Coleman from Silver Spring MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Teach Me Through Play!

My students need puppets to help to develop oral vocabulary and to enhance reading comprehension.

  • $408 goal

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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.

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 Students

Children often learn through play. For my classroom of students who come from various cultural backgrounds and languages play will help them to develop English language vocabulary.11 of my students are new comers or beginning English Language Learners. Puppets will be a fun way to practice.

I teach in an urban area in MD.

My student population consists of mainly English language learners and students who receive free or reduced lunch.These children have many obstacles to face when it comes to excelling in school.I want to make the classroom a place that is exciting and inviting to inspire them to learn and excel.I want students to understand that they CAN do well by creating a classroom that is developmentally appropriate and engaging for them.

My Project

These wonderful puppets and library books to accompany them will help my students to develop their English language vocabulary by giving them a fun and creative way to retell familiar stories.This will be a creative element for students to compose their own stories, as well as helping them foster a love for reading and story telling. In addition, these puppets will allow a multicultural element showing students puppets that look more like them and help them to develop a healthy self image.

Your donations will help my students develop a love for reading and give them a creative outlet to practice their developing English language skills.

Students will be learning through play making this transition to their first year in school and a new language easier for them!

Mrs. Coleman
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG165X - Let’s Talk! Storytelling Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
TT740X - Let’s Talk! Community Helpers Puppets - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
TT190X - Let’s Talk! Multicultural Puppets Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$294.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$17.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$346.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.16

Total project goal

$407.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$407.74

1 Donor

-$407.74

Donations toward project cost

-$346.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.16

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$0.00

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