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Mrs. Esposito from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Shadow Puppets for First Graders

Help me give my students the chance to create a shadow puppet show with Creativity for Kids Shadow Puppets Theater.

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My Students

Hello! I am the STEM teacher, and I teach children from Pre-K to 5th. I am looking forward to introducing the world of STEM to my students. It is so exciting to be teaching these children how to be real-world problem solvers using 21st-century skills. My students are 39% ELL. This is the first time in school for many of these students from other countries.

I also have an ICT class for each grade and a horizon, which is an 8:1:1 program for autistic children (K to 3) as well as three 12:1:1 (K to 4).

My school is also a Title I school, which qualifies 97% of the students for free lunch based on their economic status.

My Project

My first grade students are in a light and sound unit. They have to solve a problem for a shadow puppet theater.The problem I'm having is many of the students are not familiar with shadow puppets or a puppet show.

I would like to give them an opportunity to create their own puppet show to get a grasp on how a shadow puppet theater works before they attempt to solve the problem presented in the unit.

I think these tabletop shadow puppet theaters are just what they need to not only understand how it works but to also give them the chance to work in a group.

Mrs. Esposito PS 199 Frederick Wachtel Grades PreK-2

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More than three‑quarters of 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creativity for Kids Shadow Puppets Theater • Amazon Business $20.00 5 $100.00
The Art of Hand Shadows • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95

Materials cost

$105.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$137.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.27

Total project goal

$161.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $161.81

5 Donors

-$155.63

Donations toward project cost

-$137.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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