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Thank you for giving my students resources that truly elevate their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1755691090904,"projectUrl":"project/making-our-mark-in-the-music-room/9564042/","projectTitle":"Making Our Mark in the Music Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Watson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5477896_orig.jpg?crop=2047,2048,x0,y95&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659563812839","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswatsonteachesmusic"},{"teacherId":9175831,"projectId":9321904,"letterContent":"Your contributions have brought an exciting level of fun and interaction to phonics learning in my first-grade class family. The students look forward to using the materials each day, and they have become an important part of our instructional routine.\r\nThese resources have opened the door for students to meaningfully participate in both Tier 1 learning and the interventions they may need. Tools such as Elkonin boxes and word ladders have helped them map out words, explore phonics patterns, and build a stronger understanding of spelling rules.\r\nAll of my students have truly benefited from the hands-on instruction their learning materials make possible. Their skills are growing daily, and we are deeply grateful for the support you have provided.","fullyFundedDate":1746717443519,"projectUrl":"project/interactive-learning-for-elementary-stud/9321904/","projectTitle":"Interactive Learning for Elementary Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Scott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9175831"},{"teacherId":2407906,"projectId":9284196,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom! The new purposeful play materials have brought so much excitement and creativity to our kindergarten days. My students have been busy building with our new blocks and using the community people to design little towns and tell stories about helpers in our neighborhood. I've loved watching them work together—sharing ideas, solving problems, and proudly showing off their creations.\r\n\r\nThe math spinners have quickly become a class favorite! Students love using them in the math area to play fun math games—spinning to identify numbers or practicing to add and subtract. It's wonderful to see them so engaged and learning while they play! \r\n\r\nThese resources have enhanced both our academic learning and our social development. Thank you for helping make our classroom a place where curiosity, creativity, and collaboration grow every day. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on my students, and we are so very grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1746461886533,"projectUrl":"project/its-time-to-play-purposeful-materials/9284196/","projectTitle":"It's Time to PLAY! 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Thank you again for all that you have done so far and my students and I thank you very much!","fullyFundedDate":1757423291250,"projectUrl":"project/morning-bin-soft-starts/9661172/","projectTitle":"Morning Bin Soft Starts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Culbreath","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10230124"},{"teacherId":5477896,"projectId":9284072,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my students now have a safe and organized cart to store our classroom ukuleles. This resource has already made a huge difference in our day-to-day learning. Before the cart, ukuleles had to be stored in ways that weren't efficient, and precious class time was often spent handing them out or putting them away. Now, students can quickly and independently get their ukulele, tune up, and start making music together.\r\n\r\nWith the extra time and smooth transitions this cart allows, my students are spending more minutes each class creating music instead of waiting. The ukulele cart makes this possible by ensuring that every instrument is cared for, accessible, and ready to play when inspiration strikes.\r\n\r\nI'm so grateful to you for giving my students the gift of organization and efficiency, which in turn creates more room for creativity and joy in music class.","fullyFundedDate":1746468900233,"projectUrl":"project/uke-can-roll-with-it/9284072/","projectTitle":"Uke Can Roll with It!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Watson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5477896_orig.jpg?crop=2047,2048,x0,y95&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659563812839","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswatsonteachesmusic"},{"teacherId":8315720,"projectId":8641770,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project so we could buy books that are aligned with our math, social studies and science units. These books help build students' knowledge as they dive deeper into the wonderful topics we are learning about. Our lessons kick starts a student's curiosity and the books you helped purchase allows our class to read about habitats, plants, or even coins and graphs. They love learning about these rich topics. Thank you for helping make learning fun and exciting. We appreciate you!","fullyFundedDate":1723638724132,"projectUrl":"project/knowledge-matters-during-purposeful-play/8641770/","projectTitle":"Knowledge Matters During Purposeful Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Nicholson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315720_orig.jpg?crop=1610,1610,x98,y46&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644019396093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315720"},{"teacherId":9594773,"projectId":9076635,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our speech room has been transformed into a more playful, engaging, and effective learning space! The new games, toys, flashcards, and interactive tools have sparked so much excitement among my students. When they first saw the new games and fun toys, their eyes lit up and several even asked, \"Can we play with that today?\" It was an instant boost to their motivation and enthusiasm for learning!\r\n\r\nWe've already been using the materials in a variety of ways. My older students recently played a board game that helped them practice using context clues and inferencing in a group setting. They were laughing, taking turns, and using critical thinking skills without even realizing they were learning. My younger students have been using toy animals, vehicles, and clothing items to work on categorization and vocabulary. The Play-Doh and mouth puppet have been especially helpful in making speech sound practice more visual and fun. I have started calling the mouth puppet my \"magic mouth\" as the visualization it provides immediately helped two of my students learn the correct position for the /sh/ and /ch/ sounds!\r\n\r\nThe next step is to continue building language skills through play-based learning and carry those communication skills into the classroom. I also plan to make a new project this summer to request more interactive toys, games and materials for next school year! Thanks to you, my students are learning with joy and that's the most powerful kind of learning there is!","fullyFundedDate":1739562011733,"projectUrl":"project/reinforcing-speech-language-skills-throu/9076635/","projectTitle":"Reinforcing Speech-Language Skills Through Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Meyers","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9594773_orig.jpg?crop=3144,3144,x0,y272&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737761118719","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9594773"},{"teacherId":9415980,"projectId":8864945,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to the ongoing success of our Chess Club. We currently have 64 members! It has been an amazing journey watching our club grow so fast in just one year. \r\n Our chess club members are beyond thankful for each board and the timers. With the addition of more boards, there are enough spaces for each child to walk into the room and have a chance to play. Our timers have been very helpful when challenging their quick, strategic thinking skills. \r\n The latest thing we have added to chess club is our chess tournament. Each student who wanted to sign up was placed into a bracket. At the end of the semester, we will have a championship game! For those who did not want to compete, they are still able to choose free play due to the additional boards you helped provide. Watching the kids freely play, learn new strategies, and/or compete with one another has been an incredible experience. Thank you for your help in our success. I cannot wait to see how we continue to grow throughout our 2nd year as a club.","fullyFundedDate":1730913534050,"projectUrl":"project/chess-club-24-25/8864945/","projectTitle":"Chess Club 24-25","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hunter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9415980"},{"teacherId":5477896,"projectId":8607479,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, my elementary music students now have access to a full set of ukuleles, and the impact has been incredible! The very first time we strummed together as a class, there was a special kind of energy in the room — a mix of joy, wonder, and pride.\r\n\r\nSince receiving these ukuleles, my students have been learning basic chords and strumming patterns. One of our first classroom projects was learning to accompany themselves on the ukulele while singing some popular songs. Watching students work together, encourage one another, and celebrate each small success has been inspiring. For some students, this has been their first experience feeling confident performing music independently.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we're working toward a performance where students will demonstrate the chords they've learned. Your support has opened the door to deeper musical understanding, creativity, and teamwork — and I can already see the long-lasting impact it's having on their confidence and love for music. Thank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1733278001032,"projectUrl":"project/strumming-up-falcon-fun/8607479/","projectTitle":"Strumming Up Falcon Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Watson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5477896_orig.jpg?crop=2047,2048,x0,y95&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1659563812839","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswatsonteachesmusic"},{"teacherId":7713150,"projectId":8545186,"letterContent":"My students were ecstatic when the first saw the new futon and wobble stools. Every student wanted to try them out and sit on them. After they became familiar with the new furniture, a few students deemed this their favorite seat. I have one student that has difficulty with furniture because they are smaller than the other students. The futon has provided a comfortable seat that is easy for them to sit on and get off of. \r\n\r\nWhen I showed my students the new podcasting microphones they were, literally, jumping with joy. We have had a couple of practice assignments to become familiar with the microphones and how to connect them to the students' Chromebooks and editing software. It was such an easy plug-and-play device that the class is able to use them without much issue.\r\n\r\nWith the microphones, students have been able to add an element to their writing process. They are able to practice writing a draft, editing, writing a final draft, and publishing without realizing they are putting a lot of work into their assignments. My goal for the microphones is to create a resource hub that students can record podcasts teaching others about what they have learned. This will be a great way for students to show what they know, and for others to deepen their understanding through peer-to-peer tutoring.","fullyFundedDate":1731509608303,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-diverse-learners/8545186/","projectTitle":"Tools for Diverse Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Frederick","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7713150_orig.jpg?crop=901,901,x0,y348&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753364585094","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-fred"},{"teacherId":4956699,"projectId":8627591,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping provide my class, and many future classes, with books that help them build their knowledge! My class has been reading nonstop about science and social studies topics such as biomes, animal adaptations, plant and animal survival, geography, mapping, buffalo, life cycles, and the dust bowl. They love learning more about the content based topics that we are studying. I incorporate these stories into our lessons and as read alouds. Then the students love being able to read those books for several weeks after I read them aloud. They have begged for extra time to read these books because they are so engaging! \r\n\r\nWe can't thank you enough for providing literature that help us build knowledge and vocabulary for our students, but also making it available within their classroom for weeks to come. Reading content based, connected literature is a crucial part of learning in elementary school and we could not have done it without you!","fullyFundedDate":1725555431522,"projectUrl":"project/books-are-the-name-engagement-is-the-ga/8627591/","projectTitle":"Books Are the Name, Engagement Is the Game!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kinsaul","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4956699_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509935237123","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4956699"},{"teacherId":8572197,"projectId":8594458,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our classroom library. \r\nThese books are introduced with our units as a way to build background knowledge, practice various skills and standards, and to help engage students in our learning. From each book, vocabulary is introduced, skills (like main idea and detail, context clues, etc.) are learned, and lots of rich discussions are had.\r\nAfter the books have been introduced and read, they are put into the classroom library for students to read as they complete work and during arrival and dismissal each day. Students enjoy looking back on the books that we have read. 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