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This direct connection between written symbols and sound helps make abstract concepts concrete and builds strong foundational skills that support future music learning. We are truly grateful for your support and for investing in resources that help our students grow as confident, capable musicians.\r\n\r\nBRAVO!","fullyFundedDate":1760556862028,"projectUrl":"project/thump-thump-thunderous-tubanos-drums/9700860/","projectTitle":"Thump Thump Thunderous Tubanos (Drums!)","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Dye","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10213641_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y248&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755800429156","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10213641"},{"teacherId":10213641,"projectId":9882819,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in helping us purchase new music read-aloud books and musical storybooks for our lower elementary students. 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Because of you, our classroom is better equipped to offer engaging and developmentally appropriate musical experiences for every child.\r\n\r\nThese new instruments allow students to explore melody, harmony, and rhythm in an active and collaborative way, helping them build confidence, teamwork, and a lifelong appreciation for music. We are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students and their learning. Your generosity will continue to resonate through our classroom as students create, perform, and grow through music.\r\n\r\nBRAVO!","fullyFundedDate":1762292457450,"projectUrl":"project/magical-musical-mallets-theyre-xyloph/9842377/","projectTitle":"Magical Musical Mallets! 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These materials have helped transform physical activity into a powerful tool for building confidence, collaboration, and essential social skills.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their excitement was immediate and contagious. There were smiles, cheers, and plenty of \"Can we use this today?\" The bright colors and hands-on nature of the equipment instantly invited curiosity and engagement. More importantly, students quickly understood that these resources were meant to be shared, which set the tone for teamwork and respect. They took pride in caring for the equipment and reminded one another of the rules so everyone could participate safely and fairly.\r\n\r\nNext, we are using these resources to support a classroom focus on goal-setting, perseverance, and cooperative problem-solving. Students are reflecting on how they work as a team, discussing what strategies help them succeed, and setting personal goals related to teamwork and self-regulation. These lessons extend beyond physical play and into our classroom community, helping students develop skills they will carry into academic learning and everyday life. Your support truly gave my students more than equipment—you gave them opportunities to grow together. 💛","fullyFundedDate":1757381962121,"projectUrl":"project/get-moving-building-teamwork-and-skills/9682102/","projectTitle":"Get Moving! Building Teamwork and Skills Through Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Garretson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10166946_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y514&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1754840016466","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10166946"},{"teacherId":393013,"projectId":9834768,"letterContent":"I wanted to take a moment to share my sincere gratitude for your support of our recent science lab project. 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These hands-on experiences are often the moments when everything \"clicks,\" and that happens because you chose to invest in them. Whether they're building, testing, observing, or problem-solving, they're developing skills that will stay with them for years.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, it means a great deal to know that our community believes in our students as much as I do. Thank you for helping create opportunities that spark curiosity and nurture a love of science. 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Students love listening to read-alouds and exploring the stories on their own, building vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence in both languages. These resources are helping our students grow as readers and writers while sparking a lifelong love of learning. We are deeply grateful for your generosity, which keeps our students inspired, engaged, and excited to learn every day.","fullyFundedDate":1757444811804,"projectUrl":"project/read-doodle-repeat/9691982/","projectTitle":"Read. Doodle. Repeat.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Suárez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9918736_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738920975481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/maestrasuarez"},{"teacherId":9918736,"projectId":9659477,"letterContent":"Thanks to your support, our classroom is bursting with creative possibilities! 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They also loved making their own spooky slime, watching the ingredients transform as they mixed and explored. Their enthusiasm continued as they decorated pumpkins for Halloween, painting, gluing, and creating with so much joy and imagination.\r\n\r\nStudents also explored science through a playful chemistry experiment that strengthened their curiosity and sense of wonder. This project nurtured creativity, cultural appreciation, and confidence in every child. 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This has been especially powerful during small-group rotations, where students can focus deeply on leveled reading programs, fluency practice, and multimedia tasks that support their individual learning goals.\r\n\r\nThe students are most excited about the durability and comfort of the headphones. Many of them have noticed that the new sets don't break or lose sound the way our previous pairs often did, and they're thrilled to have clear audio and working microphones for recording responses. The microphone feature has opened up new opportunities: students can narrate their thinking, practice oral language skills, and participate more confidently in speaking activities. A few students who normally hesitate to share aloud have become noticeably more engaged, enjoying the privacy and control the headset gives them as they communicate in digital platforms. 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This hands-on building time has sparked a lot of excitement and problem-solving.\r\nAll of these resources are helping students build confidence, strengthen critical-thinking skills, and dive deeper into their learning, all thanks to the generous support of our donors.","fullyFundedDate":1755452318184,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-learning-through-arts-and-lit/9548057/","projectTitle":"Empowering Learning Through Arts and Literature.","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sava","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9914790"},{"teacherId":3557318,"projectId":9582598,"letterContent":"Since receiving the materials from my project \"Engaging Minds, Inspiring Hearts through STEM, Art and SEL, I have seen a meaningful shift in both the atmosphere and the learning outcomes in my classroom. The combination of hands-on STEM tools, creative art supplies, and intentional SEL resources has allowed my students to approach learning with curiosity, confidence, and joy.\r\n\r\nSTEM resources have sparked a new level of engagement during our inquiry lessons. Students are thinking more critically, collaborating with their peers, and showing greater perseverance when solving problems. Many of my quieter students now take the lead in small-group investigations because the materials give them a tangible way to express their thinking.\r\n\r\nArt materials have opened up powerful opportunities for creativity and emotional expression. Students use drawing, building, and design to show their understanding in ways that go beyond traditional paperwork. This has especially helped students who are still developing their language skills—they can communicate ideas visually and feel proud of their work.\r\n\r\nSEL tools have had one of the most noticeable impacts. 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