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The Future is Powered by Solar Energy….

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $17 ($217 already given of $235 total cost) -- Give Now
Brooklyn, NY
Level: Grades 6-8
Subject: Environment Science
Resource: Supplies

My students need solar energy kit to reinforce our alternative energy unit concepts. Read More

My students need 4 solar racers, a solar energy demonstration kit, and solar powered dragonfly kit.

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Creative Art, Creative Learning

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $50 ($272 already given of $321 total cost) -- Give Now
Las Vegas, NV
Level: Grades PreK-2
Subject: Literacy
Resource: Supplies

During my literacy block, I have created integrated centers for independent work. My students work at these centers to expand and apply whatever knowledge they have gained throughout the day or week. At this time, I do not have a suitable writing center. Read More

My students need colored pencils, alphabet rubbing plates, dot art painters, stamp markers, letter sound stamps, and stamp ink.

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Ink for a Change

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $50 ($122 already given of $172 total cost) -- Give Now
Baltimore, MD
Level: Grades 3-5
Subject: Literacy
Resource: Technology

y class of eager 3-5th graders would greatly benefit from having enough ink to get them through the '09-'10 school year. With your help, I can obtain my goal of enabling my students to become successful readers and problem solvers. Read More

My students need(2)HP 12A ink cartridges.

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Two Years Reading Progress This Year...with Whisperphones!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $50 ($145 already given of $195 total cost) -- Give Now
Corona, NY
Level: Grades PreK-2
Subject: Literacy
Resource: Supplies

These "Whisperphones" are incredible tools that are documented to help struggling readers, ESL students and students with Special Needs. They look like headsets and students wear them while reading aloud. They help students focus while reading, hear themselves clearly, and... Read More

My students need 12 Whisperphones and books on tape, including a Frog and Toad Book and Tape Set.

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A Space of My Own

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $54 ($104 already given of $158 total cost) -- Give Now
Hemet, CA
Level: Grades PreK-2
Subject: Special Needs
Resource: Supplies

These testing dividers will help them to focus by removing many of the distractions that cause their eyes and minds to wander. It will also provide them with a sense of personal space during this time and help them to relax knowing no one is looking at their paper either. Read More

My students need testing dividers.

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Striving To Be The BEST!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $60 ($110 already given of $170 total cost) -- Give Now
Indianapolis, IN
Level: Grades PreK-2
Subject: Mathematics
Resource: Supplies

The majority of my first graders are hands-on learners. They need to be able to manipulate materials to see the big picture and learn the concepts. These learning resources will allow my students to work the way they learn best. Read More

My students need a set of 6 giant soft dice, 1 fact family pocket chart, 1 count and solve magnetic math kit and 1 mixed operations story problems box.

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Basic Needs for Urban Special-Ed Students

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $62 ($112 already given of $173 total cost) -- Give Now
Yonkers, NY
Level: Grades 9-12
Subject: Special Needs
Resource: Supplies

My students cannot afford to purchase their own school supplies, and they are in constant need of the basics. This proposal is a request for various pens and folders. The students need these supplies to complete daily work, as well as special projects. Read More

My special education students need assorted pens and folders for their assignments.

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Flat Screen Monitor for Special-Ed Class

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $62 ($112 already given of $174 total cost) -- Give Now
Yonkers, NY
Level: Grades 9-12
Subject: Special Needs
Resource: Technology

I teach science and math to these special students, and we are in need of a new LCD monitor for our computer. We currently have an old, clunky monitor that is in poor condition. A new monitor would allow my students to see crisper images when using the computer for... Read More

My special education students need an LCD monitor for their classroom computer.

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Project Part Two

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $63 ($493 already given of $555 total cost) -- Give Now
Cornell, IL
Level: Grades 3-5
Subject: Environment Science
Resource: Other

I would like to implement a botany project that would help to repopulate 10 species of threatened and endangered plants native to our state as wildlife habitats. Through this project my students will build a PVC greenhouse, learn about soil composition and conservation,... Read More

My students need one set of plants labels, one Hanna Instruments Soil Education test kit, and one potometer model.

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Shh! We're Reading! (and Listening!)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Needs $66 ($235 already given of $300 total cost) -- Give Now
Oakland, CA
Level: Grades 3-5
Subject: Literacy
Resource: Technology

My students feel empowered as readers when listening and following along to books on tape, and this adds to their confidence as learners. Read More

My students need 10 portable CD players to listen to books-on-tape.

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