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"We work hard to teach them how to read, now we need you to help them learn to LOVE reading! I team teach a multi-age second and third grade class. Our students are mostly English language learners; half are bilingual learners in Spanish. Our school is the highest poverty school in our district. ...
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"We work hard to teach them how to read, now we need you to help them learn to LOVE reading! I team teach a multi-age second and third grade class. Our students are mostly English language learners; half are bilingual learners in Spanish. Our school is the highest poverty school in our district. We need to instill in our students a real passion for reading. They face the challenge of learning to read in a second language, or even in two languages. Many of them have no books at home. We've worked to build up our classroom library to ensure that our students have access to many high-quality, highly engaging books. Unfortunately, laying on the tile floor or sitting on hard plastic chairs is not very conducive to reading for long spans of time. School is where we need to make reading come alive! Your generous donation for our project will give our students a comfortable place to read and talk about books with their classmates. As the kids have more engaging experiences with books, they'll want to take full advantage of every chance they get to read! Fostering that "reading spark" will promote more proficient readers and life-long learners.
My students need 6 bean bag chairs.
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Feb 5, 2010
Dear Dan, Jen & Megan, Claire Hammer, Marcey, Lauren, Susan , Wendy, Kelly, Beth, Kate, David and Anonymous Donors,
Thank you so much for your donations that helped us get our bean bag chairs. The students were so excited when they saw them! We knew that the students would enjoy using the bean bag chairs, but we never imagined the results we have seen so far. Students are highly engaged in reading. Each student is reading on his or her own for a 20-45 minute block each day. They even ask to do independent reading outside of our language arts block. That has almost never happened before. In addition to all of the additional sustained reading they are engaged in, the bean bags have had a positive social impact on the students. As you can see in the photos we posted, students are sharing the chairs without conflict. We've seen up to 6 children peacefully sharing one chair. There are not many things that 6 second and third graders can share without arguing. I have told as many people as I can about donorschoose.org and about what a great experience it has been for us. Thank you again for your generous help with our project! With gratitude,
Mrs. M.
Mrs. M. sent this note after the project was fully funded:
Dec 12, 2009
Dear Dan, Jen & Megan, Claire Hammer, Marcey, Lauren, Susan , Wendy, Kelly, Beth, Kate, David and Anonymous Donors,
Thank you so much for your generosity in funding our bean bag chair project. The non-consumable nature of this project means our students will be impacted for many years to come. We are planning to use the bean bags for independent reading time and for book groups. Small groups of students will be able to sit comfortably together to discuss the plot and characters of the books they are reading, just like an adult book group would. I am confident that having a comfortable place to read will grow our students' love of reading while it develops the important reader trait of stamina. Thank you again for your generous support of literacy education! With gratitude,
Mrs. M.
Region:
Wisconsin
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Submitted:
Sep 09, 2009
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Feb 15, 2010
Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Iliana B. (volunteer)
on Sep 11, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested resources and posted this project.
Ryan G. (associate)
on Sep 11, 2009
"I gave to this project because I love to snuggle up with a good book."
A donor
gave
on Sep 18, 2009
"Thank you, donor! We do, too. That's why we started this project for our students. :)"
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Sep 18, 2009
"I gave to this project because I finally checked my email! Plus reading is fun and Mrs M is the best teacher ever!"
Beth
from Arizona
gave
on Oct 13, 2009
"I gave to this project because I think teachers ROCK! Thank you for all that you do each day!!!"
Kelly
from Arizona
gave
on Oct 13, 2009
"Hooray! Thanks Beth & Kelly!"
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Oct 13, 2009
David
from Madison, WI
gave
on Nov 24, 2009
"Hope these help make some great reading memories."
David
from Madison, WI
on Nov 24, 2009
"I helped because I'm a strong believer in Literacy education."
Wendy
from Madison, WI
gave
on Nov 28, 2009
"Thank you so much to our new donors!"
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Nov 28, 2009
"I gave to this project because Wisconsin is where I got a terrific education! Help starts at home."
Susan
from Miami, FL
gave
on Dec 9, 2009
Carol
from Illinois
gave
in honor of Dan, Jen & Megan from Madison, WI
on Dec 9, 2009
"Thank you for your donations, Susan and Carol! We're even closer to those comfy beanbags. :)"
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Dec 9, 2009
"I helped because I'm a strong believer in Literacy education."
Ruby
from Oakland,
gave
in honor of Claire Hammer
on Dec 10, 2009
"I gave to this project because I love reading!"
Lauren
from New York
gave
in support of New York - Human Resources
on Dec 11, 2009
"I gave to this project because reading is one of the most important gifts you can give a child. It will forever enhance their life and ability to dream outside their own boundaries. "
Marcey
from California
gave
on Dec 11, 2009
"I gave to this project because encouraging students through reading is important. It is encouraging that our teachers care so much about their students!"
A donor
gave
on Dec 11, 2009
Project fully funded!
Happy news
on Dec 11, 2009
The teacher Mrs. M.
on Dec 12, 2009
Purchased the resources for Mrs. M.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Jenni D. (staff member)
on Jan 4, 2010
The teacher Mrs. M.
4 days ago
The teacher Mrs. M.
4 days ago
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