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Ms. Calderon from N Hills, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Little Hands Learning Comprehension Strategies

Help me give my students puppets and visuals for comprehension through reciprocal teaching strategies.

  • $320 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

My Students

Our class has a steady hum of activity. I want my students to feel so caught up in learning that they are not even aware that learning is going on. To reach my diverse learners I draw upon strategies that promote active engagement so that all my students can participate to their fullest potential.

My Kindergarteners love learning, and why wouldn't they?

It's contagious! My young scholars are in a dual language program where all students are learning English and Spanish. My class is made up of English language learners and native English speakers. What I love about teaching dual language kindergarten is that the program fosters bilingualism, biliteracy, and high levels of academic achievement through instruction in two languages-50% of our day is English and 50% is Spanish.

Our students are also developing an awareness and appreciation of the diversity and uniqueness of individuals. As a school, we are 86% economically disadvantaged and most receive free or reduced price lunch.

My Project

My students are learning to love reading! They need these puppets, felt cutouts, and storyboard to provide visuals for their learning and promote student engagement. The puppets will help students "voice" their participation as storyteller, to work on summarizing and retelling, asking questions, clarifying their learning, and making predictions.

This learning through play will provide the learning reinforcement they need as they retell stories that they love!

Each puppet has a role and students can use them as they engage in different comprehension strategies. The felt board and story cut outs allow my students to practice retelling and summarizing the story.

Ms. Calderon Santana Arts Academy 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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N Hills, CA 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

48 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Educational Insights 3-In-1 Portable Easel • Amazon Business $50.69 1 $50.69
14" Susie, Peach Girl, Hand Puppet • Amazon Business $32.95 1 $32.95
14" Jose, Hispanic Boy, Hand Puppet • Amazon Business $32.95 1 $32.95
14" Princess, Black Girl, Hand Puppet • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
Little Folk Visuals The Very Hungry Caterpillar Precut Flannel/Felt Board Figures for Toddlers, Kindergarteners, Interactive Teaching 14-Piece Set for Flannel Board Stories • Amazon Business $23.95 1 $23.95
Little Folk Visuals Little Red Hen Felt Figures for Flannel Board Precut • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Little Folk Visuals Three Pigs Basic Precut Flannel/Felt Board Figures, 20 Pieces Set • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Little Folk Visuals Five Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Precut Flannel/Felt Board Figures, 9 Pieces Set • Amazon Business $13.95 1 $13.95

Materials cost

$218.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$271.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.93

Total project goal

$319.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $319.53

3 Donors

-$220.00

Donations toward project cost

-$187.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.00

match offer

-$99.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$84.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.93

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