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They were also able to use their binders to share with their families all the work they have done during the school year. The students also had a place to keep their supplies and their learning scales. They were able to keep themselves accountable for their work, set goals, and reflect on their learning. Having these supplies available for all my students also gave everyone an equitable learning opportunity. 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You have made pre reading skills a pleasure to teach with a group of students for whom learning can be a real struggle.","fullyFundedDate":1747853002886,"projectUrl":"project/letters-sounds-and-how-words-work-a-mul/9207858/","projectTitle":"Letters Sounds and How Words Work- a Multisensory approach","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heffernan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8664841_orig.jpg?crop=574,574,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755281887340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8664841"},{"teacherId":8664841,"projectId":9170428,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to unpack the puppets and the stage. We had been working on retelling stories but so many of my students had a hard time acting out the story...until the puppets arrived! Each child gravitated to the puppet that most resembled themselves, which is why multi cultural puppets were so important to me.\r\n\r\nIncreasing our pre kindergarten's language skills is the most important standard that we teach. These puppets were a game changer. \r\n\r\n You could see the improvement in our language skills through the FL standardized test the governor requires us to give to our PreK4 students. We had some of the highest scores in the district. \r\n\r\nI know there are many grants out there that you could choose to fund, but you chose our class. I can't thank you enough. I will promise you that throughout the years to come, our pre kindergarten students will benefit from your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1742954192986,"projectUrl":"project/puppets-that-pull-the-heartstrings-of-la/9170428/","projectTitle":"Puppets That Pull the Heartstrings of Laughter and Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heffernan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8664841_orig.jpg?crop=574,574,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755281887340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8664841"},{"teacherId":7682456,"projectId":9068466,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your amazing donations.\r\n\r\nBecause of your donations, our students, who spend so much time in their classrooms, will feel comfortable, accepted. We love to celebrate our students and with these bright and colorful banners and speaker for our dance moments, our students will definitely feel celebrated! \r\n\r\nThese supplies will give students ownership of their classroom and learning will help students buy into their education and want to show and have pride in it.\r\n\r\nThe basic supplies, such as: an electronic hole punch, folders, copy paper, glossy photo paper, a speaker and microphone, a drying rack and crayons, all help our scholars feel excited about their classroom learning.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous support of our student and classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1738169964845,"projectUrl":"project/making-our-classroom-exciting-and-fun/9068466/","projectTitle":"Making Our Classroom Exciting and Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Godfrey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7682456_orig.jpg?crop=1893,1893,x478,y380&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1607603744435","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-godfrey-o"},{"teacherId":8664841,"projectId":8797635,"letterContent":"My four and five years olds are using the easel every day during centers. There is always a line for that center! One of my favorite moments was when one of my students just started dancing with a wet paintbrush in her hand. She was having so much joy putting the pain to the paper that she just burst out in a little dance. It was so fun to watch. She is the one dancing in the photos that I shared.\r\n\r\nWhen it first arrived my kids were ecstatic. They had been painting on a small table with small water color paint sets and were bored. When they saw the giant newsprint to paint on and the gallery we set up for them to display their work they couldn't get enough of painting.\r\n\r\nThe next steps are to add a painting assignment to every one of our units. We will continue to have gallery walks and and keep those oral language skills improving every day.","fullyFundedDate":1732204506673,"projectUrl":"project/build-those-muscles-with-a-paint-brush/8797635/","projectTitle":"Build Those Muscles With a Paint Brush?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Heffernan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8664841_orig.jpg?crop=574,574,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755281887340","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8664841"},{"teacherId":7682456,"projectId":8955999,"letterContent":"Thank you for the support of our students and classroom. Through your generous donations we are able to bring basic supplies into our classroom for our students to use. \r\n\r\nMarkers are used throughout many lessons to highlight lessons, illustrate ideas, and to bring color to our classroom. Laminating sheets allow us to preserve our work and creativity. As well we can create projects and activities that we can use again and again by preserving them.\r\n\r\nOur students are excited to receive these materials in our classroom.\r\n\r\nAgain we thank you for your generous support. 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