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Students had fun exploring and engagement with fun and creative materials.","fullyFundedDate":1779104302262,"projectUrl":"project/emergent-literacy-and-language/10041784/","projectTitle":"Emergent Literacy and Language!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10303710_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788971780185","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10303710"},{"teacherId":10303710,"projectId":10042754,"letterContent":"Flexible, seating in special education is one of the most useful and supportive accommodations of student students with disabilities. Flexible seating allow students to help regulate their nervous system and support their focus to academic instruction in preschool. This is very important that students can gain academic readiness skills in a group setting. 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Living in the city sometimes students do not have the ability to have access to these items in the community however, with your support we were able to give students access to their sensory perception of the natural world.","fullyFundedDate":1776452035799,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-sensory-learning/10194825/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Sensory Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10303710_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788971780185","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10303710"},{"teacherId":3511947,"projectId":9722444,"letterContent":"Thank you for investing in the curiosity, creativity, and potential of our students. Your generosity has provided more than just classroom materials—you have given our young scientists, inventors, and problem-solvers the opportunity to explore, experiment, and discover.\r\n\r\nInspired by Stay Curious and Keep Exploring by Emily Calandrelli, this project encourages students to ask questions, investigate ideas, and see how curiosity can lead to innovation. Thanks to your support, our classroom will become a hands-on learning laboratory where students can launch balloon rockets, explore chemical reactions, investigate air pressure, and create exciting STEM projects that bring science concepts to life.\r\n\r\nOur gifted and talented learners thrive when they can move beyond reading about science and actively experience it. These materials will allow them to test theories, solve problems, and develop the confidence that comes from learning through discovery. Just as importantly, they will learn about diverse scientists, inventors, and innovators whose stories help them see that science is a field where their own voices, experiences, and ideas belong.\r\n\r\nYour support is helping students connect the discoveries of the past with the possibilities of the future. You are showing them that innovation begins with a simple question and that their curiosity has the power to change the world.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create a classroom where wonder is celebrated, exploration is encouraged, and future innovators can dream big.","fullyFundedDate":1765574756978,"projectUrl":"project/from-inspiration-to-innovation-the-powe/9722444/","projectTitle":"From Inspiration to Innovation: the Power of Curiosity & Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dormann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3511947_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726404160168","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsdgt"},{"teacherId":3511947,"projectId":10049097,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generosity and kindness in supporting our project. Because of your gift, my students will receive warm, comfortable shirts that will help them feel safe, cared for, and ready to learn each day.\r\n\r\nMy students amaze me with their resilience, curiosity, and compassion. They come to school eager to learn and support one another, even while facing challenges that many children should never have to experience. Your donation is more than just clothing... it is a reminder that there are people who believe in them and want them to succeed.\r\n\r\nHaving properly fitting, comfortable shirts will remove a barrier that can distract students from learning. Instead of focusing on being cold or uncomfortable, they can concentrate on their schoolwork, participate confidently in classroom activities, and fully engage in the learning experiences we share together.\r\n\r\nYour support sends a powerful message to my students: they are valued, important, and worthy of care. Thank you for helping create a classroom environment where every child can feel comfortable, confident, and ready to reach their full potential.","fullyFundedDate":1769254572774,"projectUrl":"project/a-simple-shirt-a-powerful-message/10049097/","projectTitle":"A Simple Shirt, A Powerful Message","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dormann","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3511947_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726404160168","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsdgt"},{"teacherId":10303710,"projectId":10041782,"letterContent":"On behalf of our entire classroom, I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of the light table. Your kindness will have a lasting impact on our students and the way they interact with their learning environment.\r\nThe light table will be an incredible tool in fostering creativity and enhancing hands-on learning experiences. It provides an engaging, sensory-rich space for students to explore concepts in art, science, math, and more. The ability to interact with light and color opens up new opportunities for exploration and discovery, helping to develop fine motor skills, problem-solving abilities, and collaboration among peers.\r\nThank you again for your thoughtful contribution. It's support like yours that truly makes a difference in the lives of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1769142756015,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-regulation-and-science-learning/10041782/","projectTitle":"Sensory Regulation and Science Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10303710_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788971780185","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10303710"},{"teacherId":8468394,"projectId":10021143,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our project. We are so excited about our new rocking chair. We work with many students with complex communication and sensory needs. They are using the chair often to regulate their senses.\r\n\r\nNot only is the chair a great addition for sensory regulation, the students enjoy sending balls down it like a slide. This therapy room is child-directed and play-based. The chair has added another new place to explore. \"Ready, set, go!\" and \"Down!\" is exclaimed as the balls are dropped.\r\n\r\nWe greatly appreciate your support of our students. We are developing their skills for their education path. This rocker will soothe students for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1768790177151,"projectUrl":"project/rocking-preschoolers/10021143/","projectTitle":"Rocking Preschoolers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Simons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8468394_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652099889585","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8468394"},{"teacherId":8468394,"projectId":9641209,"letterContent":"I can't thank you enough for these materials. They have been an outstanding addition to our therapy sessions. My farm-themed toys are used every day and these resources have added to our interactions and communication attempts.\r\n\r\nThe chicken. I wish you could see the kids in action with the chicken. The chicken dances, sings, and lays eggs. The students are engaged, requesting, and commenting. The hamster (a stretch for farm, but we go with it) repeats what we say. My student with selective mutism whispers to hear her voice repeated louder by the hamster. The communication buttons for sound are a wonderful addition to our AAC for students who use limited vocalizations. The students use them during Old MacDonald and while playing with the toys. Sometimes they repeat what they hear.\r\n\r\nWe greatly appreciate your support of our students and therapy room. Your generous donations have added engaging activities to our speech-language sessions. We will use them for years to come. Thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1767297622925,"projectUrl":"project/fall-farm-fun/9641209/","projectTitle":"Fall Farm Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Simons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8468394_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652099889585","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8468394"},{"teacherId":10303710,"projectId":9843917,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous and thoughtful donations. It means so much to my students and classroom environment. \r\n\r\nStudents in my class are 3, and this may be the first tint they have experienced many things such as writing with a pencil, or completing a puzzle. \r\n\r\nHaving appropriate materials helps learners be successful. Thick pencils are best got early learners, epically those in a pre school disability room. \r\n\r\nStudents have counted the numbers on the puzzle and dinosaur manipulative counting set.","fullyFundedDate":1762266305471,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-disability-emerging-mathematic-abi/9843917/","projectTitle":"Pre K Disability Emerging Mathematic Abilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shapiro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10303710_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1788971780185","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10303710"},{"teacherId":8468394,"projectId":9812072,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classrooms. These new sensory materials have been valuable additions to our program. The students use them in various activities throughout the day.\r\n\r\nAs you can see in the pictures, the students use the weighted items during seated activities or to calm their systems throughout the day. The weighted book and dog are not only fun for preschoolers but also serve an important function.\r\n\r\nThe sensory bin materials can be used daily for themed activities. The students love to find what's hiding in their sensory table. They target language and fine motor skills while engaging in sensory tasks. \r\n\r\nWe greatly appreciate your support of our preschoolers. These materials will be used with students for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1760733328167,"projectUrl":"project/a-place-to-crash/9812072/","projectTitle":"A Place to Crash","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Simons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8468394_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652099889585","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8468394"},{"teacherId":8468394,"projectId":9301812,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for our new categorization tool! We are using it to sort the toys in many different ways. The students are sorting the animals by home, balls by type, people, and more. Not only are we working on an early semantic task to build their vocabulary skills, our room is much more organized. We can easily find what we need. The students are using the new shelves every day!\r\n\r\nOur students are working hard to develop their communication skills. Having the necessary tools and resources to develop their educational, social, and cognitive foundations is important. Your generous donation provides us with the support we need to educate our children. We are grateful for your contributions.","fullyFundedDate":1750774692422,"projectUrl":"project/farm-forest-jungle-or-sea-where-shou/9301812/","projectTitle":"Farm, Forest, Jungle, or Sea? Where Should You Be?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Simons","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8468394_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1652099889585","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8468394"},{"teacherId":8468394,"projectId":9139829,"letterContent":"Thank you! These popping toys have been a hit! The students request them again and again. We have used them to develop the students' communication skills in almost every session.\r\n\r\nTwo students said their first words when using these new toys. Another said her first sentence! These engaging toys help to maintain their attention. They provide opportunities to take turns, request, comment, and more! Many of the students have just turned three years old. They are in a new school with a structured schedule. These new materials provide a fun outlet while the children develop their receptive and expressive language skills. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your thoughtful donation. 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