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Mrs. Knopf from Lawton, OK is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Learn To Love Reading!

My students need 14 storytelling puppets and felt board story pieces to help them become more involved and engaged in our story time!

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My Students

Do you remember the line: "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down?" Many of my students have never heard of the childhood classic "The Three Little Pigs!" Imagine how much fun my students will have learning classic children's stories and retelling them on a felt board or with puppets!

I teach in a Title I school in Oklahoma where 90% of students receive free or reduced price lunches.

These children live in poverty, but they are eager to learn! This year's class is made up of children who love math but are not very interested in reading yet. At math time we do a lot of hands on activities so it is very interactive and the children are engrossed in their learning. Unfortunately, when it comes down to sitting still while a story is being read it is a different matter altogether! My students come from backgrounds where they have not been read to a lot at home, so they have not yet learned the joys that reading can bring. I need some interactive materials to make our reading time more engaging for these students!

My Project

I have a puppet theater that is very popular during center time - not only do the students line up to be puppeteers, many enjoy being in the audience! I am hoping that this interest will carry over to our story time if I use felt board pieces and puppets as I read. The students would also be able to use these items during center time to retell the stories - either from memory or while listening to the included compact discs, which will help them with comprehension skills as well!

I believe that kindergarten should be a safe, fun place where children learn to love learning.

These materials would help me to instill a love of reading and story telling in my students. Your donation will mean that 18 children get a chance to learn classic stories like "The Little Red Hen", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Gingerbread Man" to name just a few.

Mrs. Knopf Cleveland Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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Lawton, OK 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

18 students impacted 35donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG167 - The Three Little Pigs Storytelling Puppet Set • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
GG166 - Goldilocks & the Three Bears Storytelling Puppet Set • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
LA505 - Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Storytelling Kit • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
BK950 - There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning $12.99 1 $12.99
LA510 - There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Storytelling Kit • Lakeshore Learning $26.95 1 $26.95
BB292 - The Three Little Pigs Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 1 $15.99
BB291 - The Three Bears Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 1 $15.99
RR301 - Itsy Bitsy Spider Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95
RR305 - Gingerbread Man Storytelling Puppets • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95
LA991 - Tabletop Storytelling Board • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 1 $49.95
BB278 - Go Away, Big Green Monster! Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning $10.99 1 $10.99
RR534 - Go Away, Big Green Monster! Storytelling Puppet Kit • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
FF600X - Read-Along Storytelling Kits - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $89.00 1 $89.00
LA920X - Storytelling Puppets - Set 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost

$392.51

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$31.99

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$465.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.13

Total project goal

$547.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$547.52

28 Donors

-$547.52

Donations toward project cost

-$465.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.13

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$0.00

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