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They are becoming marvelous storytellers. \r\nWith your help students are now able to enjoy retelling fairy tales because the puppets bring the stories to life.","fullyFundedDate":1747849307266,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-become-storytellers/9292204/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Become Storytellers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bernardo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8890622_orig.png?crop=693,693,x70,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683214404416","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8890622"},{"teacherId":9282834,"projectId":9383212,"letterContent":"I wanted to send a huge thank you for your incredibly generous donation that provided my students with a class set of headphones! These headphones are so important to our daily learning. \r\n\r\nWe use our computers daily for learning games, reading online books, and preparing for state tests. Having enough comfortable headphones for all students will make such a difference. Every student can now fully engage in their independent work and assessments without distraction. It's already making our classroom a more productive and exciting place to learn and grow. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1748901777242,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-engagement/9383212/","projectTitle":"Headphones For Engagement!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rosten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9282834_orig.png?crop=472,472,x0,y15&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694982329953","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9282834"},{"teacherId":9907458,"projectId":9079945,"letterContent":"I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your generous gifts.Your support has truly transformed our therapy sessions and created countless new learning opportunities for my students.\r\n\r\nThe children have been incredibly engaged with the new materials. Board games have turned practice into play, motivating students to work on their language and articulation skills in a way that feels natural and fun. The instructional books and mouth model have allowed us to explore sound production more concretely, helping students visualize and understand how speech sounds are formed. This has made our practice more interactive, meaningful, and effective.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, we've also been able to role-play and recreate real-life, functional situations—like ordering food at a restaurant or asking for help—so that children can practice their skills in contexts that mirror their everyday experiences. These opportunities have built confidence and encouraged them to carry over their progress beyond the therapy room. Your donation has not only enriched our resources but also energized our sessions with creativity, joy, and purpose. Thank you for believing in the potential of every child and for helping us create a supportive environment where they can thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1748009964623,"projectUrl":"project/a-speech-tacular-way-to-communicate/9079945/","projectTitle":"A speech-tacular way to communicate!!!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hackett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9907458"},{"teacherId":1783973,"projectId":8882721,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our classroom has been transformed into a vibrant, engaging space for reading and learning! These new decodable books, hands-on tools, and organizational resources are helping my fourth and fifth grade special education students strengthen their phonics, decoding, and writing skills in ways that are meaningful and fun.\r\n\r\nThe Phonic Books series (like Moon Dogs and Alba) along with The Yak Pack comics have been instrumental in building confidence with decoding and blending sounds. For example, Alijah, who struggled with vowel teams and consonant blends, now proudly reads full pages from Moon Dogs Set 3. The clear structure and repetition in these books help him recognize spelling patterns and read more fluently.\r\n\r\nDavid has been drawn to The Yak Pack comics—he loves the illustrations and humor. These books sneak in lots of practice with tricky word types (like Bossy E words and blends) without feeling like \"work\" to him. He often volunteers to read aloud, something he never did before.\r\n\r\nVictoria enjoys using the Elkonin Box Magnetic Answer Board during our phonemic awareness activities. Mapping sounds and building words with this tactile tool has helped her break down longer words, and she's now using those strategies independently while reading.\r\n\r\nAnd Angelo and Enzo loves anything hands-on! They especially enjoys the alphabet stamps and the magnetic fishing game. These tools have helped them connect letters and sounds in a playful, engaging way, which is key to keeping them motivated.\r\n\r\nReading in our resource room is no longer just about decoding—it's about discovery, creativity, and joy. These resources have truly made a difference in their academic growth and self-confidence. Thank you for making this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1733270063659,"projectUrl":"project/reading-makes-better-writing-easy/8882721/","projectTitle":"Reading Makes Better Writing Easy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Prendi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1783973_orig.jpg?crop=1968,1968,x208,y470&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715078407893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1783973"},{"teacherId":8890622,"projectId":8679379,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind contribution of glue sticks, colored construction paper, goggly eyes, and cleaning wipes. The students are enjoying using them.\r\n\r\nAfter each of our Language Units we celebrate by having a craft day. Students love being creative after a long 5 weeks of studying a unit.\r\n\r\nWe just finished making Thing 1 and Thing 2 for our Read Across America Celebration. The students are very thankful for your support and allowing them to be creative.\r\n\r\nStudents enjoy cleaning the tables with the disinfecting wipes. The students have a contest to see who has the dirtiest disinfecting wipes.","fullyFundedDate":1724112862291,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-essentials-shipment-2024-08-1/8679379/","projectTitle":"Classroom Essentials Shipment: 2024-08-19","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bernardo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8890622_orig.png?crop=693,693,x70,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683214404416","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8890622"},{"teacherId":8890622,"projectId":8639341,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind contribution of glue sticks, colored construction paper, goggly eyes, and cleaning wipes. The students are enjoying using them.\r\nAfter each of our ELD Units we celebrate by having a craft day. Students love being creative after a long 5 weeks of studying a unit. \r\nIn November we created KIND turkeys. Students traced, cut, and glued turkeys together. Then the students wrote kind words about their friends on the turkey feathers. \r\nWe just finished making Thing 1 and Thing 2 for our Read Across America Celebration. The students are very thankful for your support and allowing them to be creative.","fullyFundedDate":1728832187538,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-be-crafty/8639341/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Be Crafty!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bernardo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8890622_orig.png?crop=693,693,x70,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683214404416","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8890622"},{"teacherId":9456464,"projectId":8614592,"letterContent":"Small group time has become my students favorite part of the day. With all of the new supplies we got, I have been able to keep my class actively engaged and working independently while working with small groups. \r\n\r\nMy class was thrilled when they saw all of the new supplies. A great added bonus is that they are learning to take care of and be respectful to classroom materials. They are really making so much progress and more than just in academic ways. 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