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They work hard because they know they will get to use the pillows and stadium chairs if they are being great listeners and working hard. \r\n\r\nMy students are currently learning how to write sentences and what makes a sentence. Next, we will start learning how to write books that teach. The students will select a topic, research it, and write a book about their chosen subject, allowing others to learn from it.","fullyFundedDate":1746786225849,"projectUrl":"project/optimizing-learning-environments-through/9085021/","projectTitle":"Optimizing Learning Environments through Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Reeves","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8704606"},{"teacherId":1149969,"projectId":9088490,"letterContent":"So many students saved their reward coins to get to do this experience with me. They came back to the classroom as science heroes!\r\n\r\nThese young science ambassadors motivated other students to also save and use their coins for similar experiences as well as whole class experiences.\r\n\r\nEven though this school was not one that facilitated daily science learning, your help in funding this project allowed me to plant seeds that I would see already beginning to break through. \r\n\r\nIt is my hope that donors like you will facilitate a science revolution where kids get science every day, the way it used to be!","fullyFundedDate":1744211810069,"projectUrl":"project/exploding-for-volcanoes/9088490/","projectTitle":"Exploding for Volcanoes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1149969_orig.jpg?crop=1025,1025,x0,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733430379248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1149969"},{"teacherId":1149969,"projectId":8954170,"letterContent":"As a former runner myself, I know how hard it can be when you do not have the simplest resources such as a sports bra. I remember them being so expensive that my single mom could not afford. It was a luxury item.\r\n\r\nKnowing that all of the girls on this team come from poverty, it was important for me to facilitate an experience where they could simply focus on the one thing they should be, becoming stronger as young women.\r\n\r\nI wanted their focus to be on what they could do and how they could develop as a friend and a leader.\r\n\r\nYour support facilitated this by meeting their needs beyond the running. You will never truly know how much you have lifted up these girls and removed hurdles that they weren't even made aware of!","fullyFundedDate":1732574354207,"projectUrl":"project/girls-on-the-run-essentials/8954170/","projectTitle":"Girls on The Run Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1149969_orig.jpg?crop=1025,1025,x0,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733430379248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1149969"},{"teacherId":1149969,"projectId":8999951,"letterContent":"I don't believe there will ever be a an educational institution where the first thing a learner thinks about isn't a volcano! \r\n\r\nWho doesn't love the excitement of a volcano eruption at your fingertips?\r\n\r\nNot a single student left my room without a huge smile of pure excitement on their faces. \r\n\r\nThis was a special experience that the students saved their reward tickets to earn. Some of these same students continued to save their tickets to purchase whole class experiences as well because of the immense joy they got from this opportunity.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting this opportunity for students whom would not have been given this experience otherwise!","fullyFundedDate":1735245913615,"projectUrl":"project/books-with-a-bonus-too/8999951/","projectTitle":"Books With a Bonus, Too!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1149969_orig.jpg?crop=1025,1025,x0,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733430379248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1149969"},{"teacherId":1149969,"projectId":8958620,"letterContent":"Although I knew the feeders would become quite popular, I did not expect all of the excitement that squirrels added into the mix!\r\n\r\nThe squirrels turned this learning experience into the best kind of comedy. Even though their was only a sheet of glass between the students and the feeder, the squirrels couldn't have cared less. They continued to enjoy the buffet while students go the birds-eye view of this furry little mammal. \r\n\r\nAfter just a few weeks of being attached (it felt like forever), they birds slowly found their way to the feeders. In fact, we couldn't keep them full, between the birds and the squirrels.\r\n\r\nIt has been a wonderful adventure, one that I am so grateful that you provided and will continue to provide as long as the feeders will last.","fullyFundedDate":1737403958766,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-become-birders-part-2/8958620/","projectTitle":"Help Us Become Birders (Part 2)","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1149969_orig.jpg?crop=1025,1025,x0,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733430379248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1149969"},{"teacherId":1149969,"projectId":8953826,"letterContent":"We have had SO MUCH FUN with these bird feeders. Additionally, we have a few resident squirrels, who eat a lot of bird food, whom have made this whole adventure more exciting that you can imagine.\r\n\r\nNot only were the squirrels the first to discover the bird feeders, but we also had a rogue squirrel get into the classroom where one of the feeders was placed outside of their window. I shared with them a few entertaining books about squirrels to read, which made the experience that much more memorable. \r\n\r\nThese feeders have been a wonderful addition to the school and will continue to bring curiosity and excitement to everyone.\r\n\r\nThank you for facilitating this birds eye view of nature right outside the classrooms!","fullyFundedDate":1733866355845,"projectUrl":"project/what-can-birds-teach-us-about-our-enviro/8953826/","projectTitle":"What Can Birds Teach Us About Our Environment?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Crane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1149969_orig.jpg?crop=1025,1025,x0,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1733430379248","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1149969"},{"teacherId":1149969,"projectId":8953845,"letterContent":"We are having so much fun with these feeders. Though attracting birds to them has been a little trickier, I believe we will eventually earn their trust! There are birds teasing us everywhere! A delightful surprise, however, has been the squirrels. Although our students commonly see them, it's likely none of them have ever seen one up close. Well, now they have and they have been the stars of the show. Curling up to nibble around inside the feeders has given our kids a front row seat to all of its behaviors and structures. Students are excited and giggling and curious, the way a classroom should feel and sound! \r\n\r\nIn the photos, you can clearly see the excitement on their faces. This squirrel just happened to appear right at writing time. Students excitedly drew squirrels and wrote about what happened that day. We are using our Arkansas bird brochures to identify birds that are hovering all over our school grounds- especially robins! So. Much. 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