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Completed Project:
B is for BESSBUG... A Beautiful Beetle
Mrs. R.'s Classroom
Moderate Poverty ?
Washington D.C. ?

B is for BESSBUG... A Beautiful Beetle
Updated on Feb 7, 2009

Our bessbugs (big, beautiful, docile beetles) will allow us to continue our learning about living things, while connecting to our next unit of learning: force and motion....more

My project needs live bessbugs with a habitat, a bessbug penny-pull kit, 4 books, 3 beetle specim...
"I am so thrilled that the children will have a chance to raise bessbug beetles and to compare them to the other insects and living things we raise in our first grade classroom. If you've never seen t..." more
Completed Project:
Sticky, Wet, Feel-Good Fun... and Learning!
Mrs. R.'s Classroom
Moderate Poverty ?
Washington D.C. ?

Sticky, Wet, Feel-Good Fun... and Learning!
Updated on Feb 7, 2009

Humans are tactile beings, and children are no exception. They learn in so many ways - and the ability to touch, explore and manipulate makes this learning so much more real. A sand and water table...more

My project needs one Super Sand and Water Table with lid and a Sand and Water Play Set.
"Let the fun (and learning) begin!!! I have been hoping that this project would be funded soon. We have so many learning activities that this sand and water table will augment and compliment. For ex..." more
Completed Project:
Soft and FUZZY Literacy
Mrs. R.'s Classroom
Moderate Poverty ?
Washington D.C. ?

Soft and FUZZY Literacy
Updated on Feb 7, 2009

I've picked out a beautiful new rug for our classroom library, a place where our new readers become inspired as they select books and begin the life-long journey that becomes a love of reading and lea...more

My project needs one 6 x 9-foot oval alphabet carpet.
"Hurray! No more fuzzies on our clothes from our sad, old rug. We cannot wait for our lovely new alphabet rug to arrive. We'll have lots of fun taking pictures of us using it and sending you our tha..." more
Completed Project:
Calendar Rug for First Graders
Ms. C.'s Classroom
Moderate Poverty ?
Washington, DC

Calendar Rug for First Graders
Updated on Dec 18, 2008

A piece of "exciting" and "academic" calendar carpet with 31 individual squares enables students to stay within their learning boundary, as well as moving around for calendar games. It also adds recog...more

My project needs 31 individual squares on the carpet so that each first grade student will have t...
"Thank you so much for your generous donation! We have been looking forward to having a calendar rug that we can use to do all kinds of activities, and now our dream comes true! Our children will be ve..." more
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