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Ms. L.'s Classroom
Moderate Poverty

Texas

Books for Kinder Kids

The idea: Kids will want to practice reading when they have an actual interest in what they are reading. I want to give the children a choice of at least five books on their reading level to fill thei...more

My students need a variety of books on various reading levels.

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Greg from Indianapolis, IN

"I gave to this project because there is nothing like an actual, tangible book to get kids interested in reading."

Mrs. C.'s Classroom
High Poverty

Indiana

Hands On, Minds On with IPOD Touch

I have heard many great things about the iPod touch. First of all, the students will be able to easily navigate the iPod touch since they will be able to click on the picture they want....more

My students, especially ESL, need an iPod touch with a case for class to help with their school w...

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Paul from North Carolina

"I helped because the students have a very good project."

Completed Project: Mrs. F.'s Classroom High Poverty Illinois (State)	Legos Help our Egos Updated on Jan 26, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "Thank you so much for your donations to my classroom. The Legos that you have purchased for my classroom have been an absolutely huge hit! When we have indoor recess or Fun Friday, the Legos are the f..." more

Completed Project: Ms. L.'s Classroom High Poverty Nevada	This is Jeopardy! Quiz Games For the Young Brain Updated on Jan 26, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "This is Jeopardy! Thank you donors:) Bringing games to the learning experience has ONLY positive outcomes. My students want to study more to be prepared for playing the Jeoparady game. They are watchi..." more

Completed Project: Ms. E.'s Classroom Poverty Data Unavailable Pennsylvania	Math Adventure Journals Updated on Oct 15, 2009
Thank You Letter posted! "It is such a relief to know that there are people out there like yourselves that care so deeply for the education of our young ones. Thank you so much for making our Math Journals possible with your ..." more

Completed Project: Ms. G.'s Classroom High Poverty North Carolina	Support the Ladies in Uniform! Deaf Kids Can!! Updated on Jan 26, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "I wanted to let you know how our project unfolded. The students were very excited as the boxes started arriving and we began to open them up. With every box, I reminded the children these things are..." more

Completed Project: Ms. H.'s Classroom High Poverty Illinois (State)	Where are the Science Fiction Books? Updated on Jan 26, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "I'm writing to express how happy and grateful I am for your generous donation. I would also like to thank you for taking the time to read my proposal online. My students were very excited when the boo..." more

Completed Project: Ms. S.'s Classroom Poverty Data Unavailable North Carolina	School Rocks and That's A Fact! Updated 5 days ago
Thank You Letter posted! "I can't fully express my excitement, joy and thanks for your donation to my project. It is great to see that you share my vision for reaching children. Teaching students to navigate through nonficti..." more

Completed Project: Ms. H.'s Classroom High Poverty Illinois (Chicago)	IListen, IRead, IShare, IPod Updated on Jan 26, 2010 Despite the good intentions of our high-optimism, high-love classroom, we are faced with a daunting challenge: more than half of the students in my class lag two to six years behind grade level....more My students need 3 iPod Nanos to listen to audiobooks during independent reading.
Thank You Letter posted! "I cannot thank you enough for your generous donations to our 8th grade classroom. Our independent reading program is the cornerstone of our classroom. Despite our packed schedule and the unspoken pre..." more

Completed Project: Mrs. S.'s Classroom High Poverty Illinois (Chicago)	Christmas Presents for Children in Need Updated 22 hours ago
Impact Letter posted! "I cannot begin to express to you the excitement I saw in my students' eyes as they opened their very own Christmas presents this year. We all sat in a circle on the rug and they each received their v..." more

Completed Project: Ms. A.'s Classroom High Poverty California (South)	One Laptop at a Time, Part I Updated 3 days ago
Impact Letter posted! "Thank you once again for your wonderful donation of a MacBook Pro laptop computer to my students. The addition of this computer to my classroom has made an amazing impact on the kids! When the Mac ar..." more

Completed Project: Mrs. W.'s Classroom High Poverty New York (City)	Who Took The Drama Out Of Kindergarten? Updated on Feb 1, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "I would like to thank you for the generous gift that you gave to our classroom. The children were overjoyed when they saw the puppets and the theater for the first time. At first, they were speechless..." more

Completed Project: Mrs. S.'s Classroom High Poverty Washington	Learn To Type with "Mavis Beacon" Updated on Jan 26, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "Thank you very much for purchasing "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" for our Life Skills classroom. The students have been using the program bi-weekly to improve their typing skills. Our students will b..." more

Completed Project: Ms. P.'s Classroom Moderate Poverty Pennsylvania	Enriching Students Through Digital Storytelling Updated on Jan 26, 2010 Laptops would provide a portable and meaningful way to further develop students’ skills. Your donation will provide gifted students with an outlet to develop research skills using technology!...more My students need 2 mini laptop computers.
Thank You Letter posted! "This is such thrilling news! I cannot begin to express how grateful I am to the numerous donors (friends, family and strangers alike!) who have made such an enormous impact on my students' gifted ..." more

Completed Project: Ms. R.'s Classroom High Poverty Nevada	Connecting Technology Updated on Jan 26, 2010 If each student had a thumb drive to save his or her work on, we wouldn't have to worry about the individual computer saving the work. This would reduce student loss and create even more incentive to...more My students need 32 flash drives (2GB) and a set of computer speakers.
Thank You Letter posted! "Thank you for your generosity! As a teacher, it is encouraging to have community members support my vision for my students. Being comfortable with and using technology is vital for their future. Thank..." more

Completed Project: Mr. C.'s Classroom High Poverty Michigan	Technology in the Math Classroom Updated on Jan 26, 2010 I have requested 5 Texas Instruments calculators that will be used in groups to facilitate student mastery of higher level mathematics. They will use them to calculate sin, cosine, tangent functions...more My students need 5 graphing calculators.
Impact Letter posted! "I wish to thank you for the calculators you have donated to our school. As you may be aware, schools are facing very difficult financial strains and we do not have sufficient budget to purchase calcu..." more

Completed Project: Ms. J.'s Classroom High Poverty Michigan	Retaining Knowledge Everywhere Updated 3 days ago
Impact Letter posted! "Thank you for your generosity. My students received a classroom set of flash drives. Many of my students have access to computers outside of school, however, they do not have printers. The flash drive..." more

Completed Project: Mrs. C.'s Classroom High Poverty North Carolina	Reading and Writing: Their Way! Updated 6 days ago
Impact Letter posted! "My students and I are indebted to you and we are truly appreciative of your kindness. Your gift to Donors Choose has given my students a projector, which we put to use the day we received it. As you c..." more

Completed Project: Mr. R.'s Classroom High Poverty Nevada	Our Kids Love Dodgeball!!!!!! Updated on Jan 26, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "I just wanted to thank you again for generously donating the dodgeballs that were so badly needed. The old set of balls we had were well used over the last three years and have earned their retiremen..." more

Completed Project: Ms. L.'s Classroom High Poverty Utah	The Reading Place Updated on Jan 26, 2010 We need a book display case that will give students easy access to books we have made in class,interesting to them picture books, zoo magazines, books I have read to them and books from the theme we a...more My students are in need of a comfortable and inviting place to be while reading and have a displa...
Thank You Letter posted! "I can't fully express my happiness, excitement, and gratitude for all of your donations to my project. It will be so much fun to see my young students when they see how attractive and comfortable the..." more

Completed Project: Ms. T.'s Classroom High Poverty Texas	Lighting the Spark Updated on Jan 26, 2010 My goal is to help these students set goals, build good character, value education, and to give them hope for all the amazing things they can be. There is a book called "We Beat the Street" and it is...more My students need 24 copies of the book "We Beat the Street".
Thank You Letter posted! "I don't even know how to put it into words to show you just how thankful I am for your donation! As you know, these books are going to be read by a group of students who struggle, both behaviorally a..." more

Completed Project: Ms. B.'s Classroom High Poverty Missouri	Paper for my Special Needs Students! Updated on Jan 26, 2010 The majority of my students read below grade-level; therefore, I create my own readings, hand-outs, homework sheets, projects and other assignments. This, of course, uses up a great deal of paper tha...more My students need assorted copy paper.
Thank You Letter posted! "I can't fully express my joy, excitement, and thanks for your donation to my project. It is great to see that you share my vision for reaching children. Sometimes things as simple as paper are what ..." more

Completed Project: Mrs. A.'s Classroom High Poverty North Carolina	Pre-K Adventures Updated on Dec 28, 2009
Impact Letter posted! "Thank you for your generous donations for the much needed number puzzles and alphabet sorting materials. The materials has helped our students in identifying numbers and letters because they focus on ..." more

Completed Project: Mrs. W.'s Classroom High Poverty California (North)	Veritable Veggies and Functional Fruits: Life Skills Lessons Updated on Jan 26, 2010 In addition to learning how to cook, my students need to learn about health and nutrition. Giving them the skill set to grow some of their own food will encourage healthy life-long eating habits as we...more My gardening project needs8 Root Viewer Garden Stands, a big book and cassette of "Grandmother's ...
Thank You Letter posted! "Your donations to our project will make a huge impact on my students towards their goals of learning life skills. Thank you so much for your donations and dedication to the education of today's youth ..." more

Completed Project: Ms. I.'s Classroom High Poverty New York (City)	Games! Games! Games! Updated on Jan 9, 2010
Impact Letter posted! "I hope my letter, the letters from my students, as well as the photos posted on the DonorsChoose.org website capture the incredible impact your contributions have had on my students. The children and..." more