{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Cedar Lane Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":18.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10313255,"projectId":9831823,"letterContent":"Words cannot fully express my gratitude for funding my literacy-inspired STEM project. Because of your generosity, I was able to provide each of my fourth-grade students with a chapter book and purchase mini Edison robots for our classroom. Thanks to your support, my learners were excited to dive into the adventures of *The Wild Robot*.\r\n\r\nThe story became a springboard for engaging STEM learning experiences. Students first researched robots to build background knowledge and curiosity about how they work. They were then introduced to our classroom's mini Edison robots and learned how to code them to match events from the story. In one chapter, the main character, Roz, must chase bears away, and my students eagerly programmed their robots to do just that. Watching the story come to life through hands-on learning was incredibly exciting, and the enthusiasm in the classroom was contagious.\r\n\r\nNone of these meaningful experiences would have been possible without your generosity. Thank you for helping bring engaging learning opportunities to my students and for inspiring both them and me.","fullyFundedDate":1760711524234,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-inspired-stem-integration/9831823/","projectTitle":"Literacy Inspired STEM Integration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Green","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313255"},{"teacherId":7653590,"projectId":9845868,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the opportunity to keep basket weaving in our Fourth Grade art curriculum. Basket weaving is a unit that all of the students look forward to—even our youngest first graders get excited seeing the in-progress baskets and knowing that they will have their chance in a few years.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite parts of this project is seeing learners who sometimes struggle in other academic areas have an \"aha\" moment, realizing that they are making something concrete and beautiful. I start every year by telling students that I have never had a fourth grader who couldn't make a basket. This is my 15th year of success! Seeing the pride on their faces as they complete their work is incredible. Students work in small groups, often commenting on one another's progress as each basket evolves into a unique expression. While everyone learns the same basic technique, every basket turns out different.\r\n\r\nAs a class, we also discuss the cultural relevance of baskets. Basket making spans many cultures and time periods, often bridging necessity and artistic expression. Students learn how different communities around the world have used baskets for gathering, storing food, and daily living, while also incorporating decorative patterns and personal design.\r\n\r\nThis unit also supports literacy development. Students are introduced to and practice using new vocabulary related to weaving techniques, materials, and design. Through class discussions about cultural traditions and artistic purpose, students build language skills while learning to describe processes, patterns, and artistic choices. Connecting visual art with historical and cultural context strengthens both visual and verbal literacy.","fullyFundedDate":1760927178021,"projectUrl":"project/weaving-in-the-narrative/9845868/","projectTitle":"Weaving in the Narrative","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Goetting","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7653590"},{"teacherId":10311088,"projectId":9830821,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom! Your support has brought so much joy and creativity to our students. The calm corner fidgets, magnetic blocks, crayons, play dough, and stretchy fidgets are being used in so many exciting ways.\r\n\r\nDuring indoor recess, students have been building \"dinosaur habitats\" with the magnetic blocks, imagining detailed landscapes and learning to collaborate as they design ecosystems. Some have even started writing short stories about their dinosaurs, connecting creativity with literacy skills. \r\n\r\nIn the calm corner, students love using the fidgets and play dough to take a break and return to instruction. They independently put the timer on and take a 5 minute break, which is an extraordinary skill for frustration and moments of overwhelm. \r\n\r\nAs a class, we stretch out letter sounds in reading, which helps them focus and feel confident as they practice reading new words. It makes it fun and engaging. The crayons and drawing activities allow them to express ideas from lessons in visual form, and it's incredible to see their imagination come alive on paper.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, the students were thrilled! There were squeals of excitement as they explored the blocks, stretched the fidgets, and immediately started creating. Their curiosity and engagement were contagious—they couldn't wait to try everything!\r\n\r\nStudents now get to take a cushion square to sit on comfortably and a clip board to collaboratively work around the room while study music is playing. It is a very calm learning environment with the tools that were donated.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our classroom is more interactive and supportive than ever. Because of your generosity, our classroom is more interactive and supportive than ever. Our next step is to continue learning about kindness and compassion through books around snack time and implementing it in the classroom into action through compliments and kind words. They have been working hard to earn fun toys they have their eye on that you donated for our prize box. \r\n\r\nThank you again for giving our students a peek into your kindness and for supporting their curiosity and learning. Your donation is making a real difference in our classroom every day!","fullyFundedDate":1760663748216,"projectUrl":"project/calm-cool-and-a-problem-solver/9830821/","projectTitle":"Calm, Cool, and a Problem Solver","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shiber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10311088_orig.jpg?crop=2591,2591,x53,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1772673689255","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311088"},{"teacherId":10039930,"projectId":9823037,"letterContent":"I was so thankful when I saw that my project was fully funded. Literacy instruction is such an important piece to students being confident and strong readers. The materials inside this project were selected with so much intention and a goal of fostering a love for reading. \r\n\r\nWhen the items arrived my students were so curious about what was coming inside these large boxes. As each box arrived and we opened them students were so excited to see the contents! Flexible seating was something I've been wanting to do since I started teaching and this donation made it possible. \r\n\r\n\r\nFor starters, my students LOVE the wobble stools and ask to use them everyday. The stools and cushions are a top pick when it comes to reading around the classroom! The stools are also used during small group and give my students a sense of fun as they work with me 1 on 1 or with their peers. We just started our first literacy circle using the Magic Treehouse books! Students are loving them and it's great to see them read stories from when I was in school. This is just a few of the items that have made and impact for my classroom!\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for the materials that we were able to receive and look forward to them serving students for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1760378224085,"projectUrl":"project/crafting-a-love-for-reading/9823037/","projectTitle":"Crafting a Love for Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campbell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10039930_orig.jpg?crop=4284,4284,x0,y285&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1747953522574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10039930"},{"teacherId":10309874,"projectId":9821446,"letterContent":"Because of **your generosity**, my classroom now feels like a place where students truly want to be. The flexible seating you provided has transformed the way students experience learning, especially during Enrichment time. The bean bags have become a favorite spot—students light up when they get the chance to curl up with a book, get comfortable, and fully immerse themselves in learning.\r\n\r\n\r\n One moment that stands out is a student who shows a remarkable difference when he is sitting on a bean bag. In that space, he is calmer, more focused, and more engaged with the lesson and the books in front of him. Watching him choose a book, settle in, and stay connected to learning is a powerful reminder of how much the right environment matters.\r\n\r\n The fidget tools and variety of books you helped provide have created an atmosphere of choice, comfort, and curiosity. Students feel empowered to learn in ways that work best for them, and Enrichment time has become a meaningful part of our dayfilled with quiet excitement, confidence, and growth.\r\n\r\n Thank you for believing in my students and for investing in their learning experience. Your kindness has done more than provide materials; it has created moments of joy, belonging, and engagement that my students will carry with them far beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760372498070,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-minds-a-classroom-of-choice-a/9821446/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Minds: A Classroom of Choice and Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Metcalfe","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10309874"},{"teacherId":7231275,"projectId":9816679,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project. I am so grateful as I now have quality resources that my students are using daily to enhance their learning and make it more fun and accessible to all students. My students were most excited about our new wobble stools as this was a way to add flexible seating to my bean table. All these new materials will continuously enrich the learning happening in my classroom as they give the ability for learners to be more hands on and have different forms of learning. Overall, there are not enough \"thank yous\" to give for your impact on my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760304504068,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-learners/9816679/","projectTitle":"Literacy Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Savidge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7231275_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741199453003","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7231275"},{"teacherId":10313013,"projectId":9831220,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for allowing us to have multiple seating options in our room! Our students come in a feel comfortable as soon as they come in! Our goal in our literacy lab is for each student to feel comfortable while they are learning. \r\n\r\nWe also wanted to stay thank you so much for the comprehension practice, our students are using them daily to practice understanding what they are reading. This will help them prepare for the state test in the spring. \r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate all the support we have been given this school year.","fullyFundedDate":1760667472563,"projectUrl":"project/bounce-with-our-readers/9831220/","projectTitle":"Bounce With Our Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pedersen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10313013_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760647402970","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313013"},{"teacherId":10321300,"projectId":9844972,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. The chapter books you donated have allowed my students to experience a wide variety of reading genres. Students participate in reading aloud to build fluency, take notes about the story, and engage in group discussions to deepen their understanding.\r\n\r\nThe pillows allow students to be comfortable while reading or completing tasks on clipboards, which is a wonderful alternative to sitting in a chair all day. When we complete a book, students will use the cardstock to create a visual board that explains key details of the story.","fullyFundedDate":1760912980131,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-novel-study/9844972/","projectTitle":"Classroom Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Milyo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10321300"},{"teacherId":802283,"projectId":9816174,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project. Because of you, our students now have access to new vocabulary books and engaging novels that are already making a meaningful difference in their learning.\r\n\r\nThese books have helped strengthen students' vocabulary skills, deepen their understanding of language, and build confidence as readers. Just as importantly, they have fostered a genuine love of reading physical books—students are excited to hold them, explore them, and talk about what they are reading with one another.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has created opportunities that will benefit our students far beyond this school year. We are truly grateful for your investment in our classroom and for helping us inspire curious, motivated, and joyful readers","fullyFundedDate":1760316494824,"projectUrl":"project/words-in-action-growing-vocabulary-and/9816174/","projectTitle":"Words in Action: Growing Vocabulary and Writing Through Great Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Moore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp802283_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1609845815923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/802283"},{"teacherId":10313837,"projectId":9833097,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the generosity with which you funded my dream classroom project! I truly appreciate all the materials I was able to get through your donations. My students have thrived in the classroom, using the whiteboards and clipboardsto demonstrate their learning and work together in partners.\r\nWe use markers, crayons, colored paper and construction paper on a daily basis, so having that supply refilled was extremely helpful for me. Do not have to worry about stretching my own personal budget to buy these necessary supplies has been a relief.\r\nWe haven't gotten the assignments for the books that I ordered yet, but I know that students will enjoy reading about insects and habitats looking at the colorful pictures and learning valuable information from these texts.\r\nYour donation has helped. Serve my students and help them become the best learn people that they can be.","fullyFundedDate":1760763570200,"projectUrl":"project/mrs-fogels-2nd-grade-dream-classroom/9833097/","projectTitle":"Mrs. Fogel's 2nd Grade Dream Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fogel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313837"},{"teacherId":10311085,"projectId":9825863,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of you, our students were able to use hands-on STEM equipment to strengthen both their scientific thinking *and* their literacy skills in meaningful, engaging ways.\r\n\r\nWith the hot plate, scale, and stopwatches, students conducted simple investigations that required them to read procedures closely, make predictions, and record observations using academic vocabulary. They practiced sequencing steps, interpreting data, and explaining results—skills that directly support reading comprehension and written expression. Students were especially excited to write lab reflections and informational paragraphs describing what they observed and learned.\r\n\r\nThe science-related books you provided helped students connect hands-on experiments to text. They used these books to build background knowledge, identify key ideas, and practice nonfiction reading strategies. Many students independently referenced the books during experiments, strengthening their ability to gather information from multiple sources and apply it to real-world tasks.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, this project helped students see reading and writing as essential tools for learning—not just in language arts, but across subjects. Your generosity made learning interactive, inclusive, and inspiring, and it sparked curiosity and confidence in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our students and investing in their growth. Your support truly made a lasting impact.","fullyFundedDate":1760629400989,"projectUrl":"project/delaware-literacy-funding/9825863/","projectTitle":"Delaware Literacy Funding","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Roy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311085"},{"teacherId":4493767,"projectId":9823025,"letterContent":"We were able to use the diverse, holiday, books to expose students to different cultures and traditions. Books highlighting holidays around the world were used to deepen students' understanding and directly align with the social studies curriculum, supporting both literacy and content-area learning.\r\n\r\nThe lap desks helped support students' ability to access instruction through preferential seating and movement by giving them a flexible seating option. Students are able to work comfortably around the room, which promotes focus, independence, and self-regulation. \r\n\r\nThe whiteboards have been used regularly during reading and math instruction to increase student engagement and provide frequent opportunities for checks for understanding. \r\n\r\nAll of these donations are so greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1760408677697,"projectUrl":"project/my-1st-grade-class/9823025/","projectTitle":"My 1st Grade Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Springer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4493767"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_55656","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":631,"numTeachers":45,"percentFrplEligible":7,"percentAsian":32,"percentBlack":15,"percentWhite":39,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":5,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"1 - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":81.2,"schoolId":55656,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Cedar Lane Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Cedar Lane Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/appoquinimink-school-district/cedar-lane-elementary-school/55656"}