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Ms. Faulkenburg from Columbia, SC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Write Your Own Story!

Help me give my students stories that they can hold in their hands.

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My Students

My students attend a suburban school right outside of Columbia, SC. We have a very diverse population. These students represent all different races, genders, and income populations. As a member of this community, I live among them, and am so proud to be a member of this community.

Theatre is an inclusive fine arts that welcomes all students.

I teach a class of sixth grade, two classes of mixed seventh and eighth grade, and a modified class specifically for special needs students. Did I mention that our school hasn't had a theatre classroom in several years? Allowing students to have a freedom of expression with their bodies and voices will strengthen their independence and creative skills both in and out of the classroom.

My students are kind, creative, passionate, and dramatic. I am so excited to bring the immersive experience of theatre class to these students. Many of them are already "all in," and it's so exciting to watch!

My Project

Drama class in middle school is all about telling stories. The books that I have selected are modern stories, folk tales, and campfire tales. These are stories that are designed to be read and performed aloud and we will do just that.

My sixth graders will select a fairy tale of their choice and will work on scripting out the story.

My seventh and eighth graders will be creating puppet shows based on the stories of their choice. And lastly, my honors drama students will be selecting a story and will be working on storytelling aspects, which is in and of itself a particular form of performance art.

I have been borrowing these books from the library over these past few years and this year I'd like for my students to be able to get them from me.

Ms. Faulkenburg Irmo Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Columbia, SC 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

190 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Humans of New York : Stories • Amazon Business $17.75 1 $17.75
Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic (Book of Japanese Mythology, Folk Tales from Japan) • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu • Amazon Business $16.89 1 $16.89
Folktales for Fearless Girls: The Stories We Were Never Told • Amazon Business $16.69 1 $16.69
Tales of East Africa: (African Folklore Book for Teens and Adults, Illustrated Stories and Literature from Africa) • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
A Year Full of Stories: 52 classic stories from all around the world • Amazon Business $16.29 1 $16.29
Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age (Books for Halloween, Ghost Stories, Spooky Book) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Gilgamesh the Hero • Amazon Business $15.58 1 $15.58
Humans of New York • Amazon Business $15.35 1 $15.35
Little Humans • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
A World Full of Animal Stories: 50 folk tales and legends • Amazon Business $13.29 1 $13.29
Not Quite Snow White • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
Introduction to Mythology for Kids: Legendary Stories from Around the World • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Three Little Pigs (My First Fairy Tales) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Princess and the Pea • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Campfire Stories for Kids: A Story Collection of Scary and Humorous Camp Fire Tales • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
The Rough-Face Girl • Amazon Business $6.79 1 $6.79
A First Book of Fairy Tales • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
The Empty Pot: A Chinese Folk Tale (Folk Tales From Around the World) • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Cinderella • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam (Story Cove) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
The Drum: A Folktale from India (Story Cove) • Amazon Business $4.29 1 $4.29

Materials cost

$300.72

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$356.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.90

Total project goal

$419.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $419.33

10 Donors

-$398.79

Donations toward project cost

-$345.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.98

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.05

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