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The rolling emotion play dough tools are also a FAVORITE in the classroom! \r\nI cannot begin to tell you how much of a difference this has made for my students, the classroom, and the joy of learning that you have given with your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1755110109775,"projectUrl":"project/no-child-left-unseen/9409741/","projectTitle":"No child left unseen","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8336993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701206393601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8336993"},{"teacherId":8336993,"projectId":9065107,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donations! These exceptional items have given my classroom ways to have hands on experiences during their learning journey. With the donations from you, our classroom has been changed for the better! With all the thanks in the world for your giving hearts!\r\nWe are more appreciative than you can imagine! I plan to use these items in different ways over the years, but for now I allow the students to have free choices to explore the items as well as whole group time with dramatic play and other sections of the classroom! These kiddos would never have these type of expire exes, if it wasn't for you all.","fullyFundedDate":1746785330566,"projectUrl":"project/it-takes-a-village/9065107/","projectTitle":"It Takes A Village","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8336993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701206393601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8336993"},{"teacherId":9906739,"projectId":9079376,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for investing in the kids at Western Local Schools! The items you helped fund were used as a Good Behavior incentive this month for all of our 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students. Over 130 kids enjoyed Root Beer floats, ice cream, and trail mix today. A heartfelt \"THANK YOU\" from all the students who were able to enjoy this goes out to you for helping to make this happen!! Sometimes students need a little extra incentive to help them along, and this delicious project helped them to have just that. :)","fullyFundedDate":1746728037547,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-students-have-a-delicious-treat/9079376/","projectTitle":"Help My Students Have a Delicious Treat for an Event","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cox","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9906739_orig.jpg?crop=273,273,x486,y371&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756503280160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9906739"},{"teacherId":9906739,"projectId":9277742,"letterContent":"I pull individuals and small groups for reading and social-emotional learning and they LOVE sitting in the middle of the desk on the \"reading rug\" and picking their color of floor cushion to sit on. The floor bookshelf is AMAZING and the kids get super excited to see all of the books to choose from without having to get up! It's the little things that make big impacts and my students and I are so grateful for you supporting us with wonderful resources!! Thanks so much for funding this project. :)","fullyFundedDate":1746785787584,"projectUrl":"project/a-calming-reading-room-that-takes-them-p/9277742/","projectTitle":"A Calming Reading Room That Takes Them Places Beyond Walls!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cox","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9906739_orig.jpg?crop=273,273,x486,y371&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756503280160","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9906739"},{"teacherId":9906739,"projectId":9341160,"letterContent":"My students were SO excited to see the cash box filled with money and couldn't believe they were going to be earning money, working the cash box, using a real check register/bank account book, and shopping as a way of learning math!! They are super stoked to get pulled for math intervention and always count their money every...single...time. Your generosity in funding these amazing supplies has created such a fun learning environment for my students!! They have already earned some of the prizes for improving grades and giving me the correct amount of money when I give them a real-world situation for buying something. I've also used the fun pop-it multiplication charts on my small groups, and my students now love when I give them double-digit multiplication problems. They even like racing against each other! Math has never been more fun for them and to see them excited to learn keeps me pushing through the hard days that sometimes educating little minds bring. 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For many of them, this was their first time working with such tools, and the energy in the room was electric. You made that possible.\r\n\r\nWe launched our entrepreneurship project with each group choosing a station and creating a sellable product from scratch. One group designed vibrant tie-dye shirts, experimenting with color patterns and learning how to market their unique styles. Another group crafted fizzy bath bombs, researching soothing scents and experimenting with packaging. Our bracelet designers dove into patterns and beadwork, developing their own signature styles.\r\n\r\nOne standout moment came during our logo design session. Using the new printer, students printed logos they'd created digitally to brand their product packaging. Seeing their designs come to life on real materials made the project feel so real—and professional!\r\n\r\nBeyond creativity, this project has sparked powerful conversations about cost, pricing, profit margins, and teamwork. Students are learning how to pitch their products, make design decisions collaboratively, and reflect on their successes and challenges.\r\n\r\nNext steps: We're preparing for the idea of classroom market , where students will present and \"sell\" their products to peers, teachers, and community members. It's the culmination of weeks of hard work, learning, and growth. They're practicing their pitches and finalizing product displays now.\r\n\r\nYour contribution gave these young minds more than just materials—it gave them belief in their own potential. You've helped plant the seeds of confidence, curiosity, and independence that will grow with them for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1746799788964,"projectUrl":"project/entrepreneur-education-101/9072477/","projectTitle":"Entrepreneur Education #101","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Buckler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8150545_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691607272201","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8150545"},{"teacherId":8434041,"projectId":9068956,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our sixth-grade classroom! Your support has made a huge difference for my students. Having quality headphones and computer mice for their Chromebooks has already improved their focus, comfort, and success while working on assignments. These tools may seem small, but they give each student the chance to learn without distraction and engage more fully with their work.\r\n\r\nOur school serves many families who face financial challenges, and resources like these are not always easy for them to provide. Your generosity eases that burden and ensures every child has equal access to the tools they need to succeed. It's not only a great help to me as a teacher, but also a meaningful support to families who want the best for their children.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for your kindness and investment in our learning community!","fullyFundedDate":1742907934064,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-needs-for-our-kiddos-in-need/9068956/","projectTitle":"Classroom needs for our kiddos in need","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Risner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8434041_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651512596668","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8434041"},{"teacherId":8336993,"projectId":8950179,"letterContent":"Thank you for taking your time and hard earned money to support my classroom. Although, this may be a donation or kind words- it goes such a long way. My biggest hope is for each of my students to be seen, and for them to know they are supported and loved. This project have given the opportunity to gift a child a book and let them know how much they matter and they deserve the world, even if it is just a book to us. It could change one or many kiddo's loves. Thank you so much for doing this from myself and all of my present and future students! You are forever a part of our villiage.","fullyFundedDate":1736879610525,"projectUrl":"project/every-kiddo-deserves-a-book-of-their-own/8950179/","projectTitle":"Every Kiddo Deserves a Book of Their Own!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8336993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701206393601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8336993"},{"teacherId":8336993,"projectId":8590689,"letterContent":"I want to thank you for taking time and hard earned money to help my prek classroom. My students do not come from much, a lot of them do not even have structurally stable homes or ever hard floors. \r\nThis may seem small to you, but it is huge for us and we are so grateful. Everything helps and every person that has, please know you have made such a positive impact on my classroom. I will forever be so appreciative of people like each and every one of you for helping. It takes a villiage, and I'm so gracious you are a part of ours.","fullyFundedDate":1733425235648,"projectUrl":"project/snackys-for-my-littles/8590689/","projectTitle":"Snackys for My Littles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amber","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8336993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1701206393601","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8336993"},{"teacherId":8150545,"projectId":8833117,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for giving my students the opportunity to explore future career pathways through literature. Living in a rural area of Appalachia Ohio, many of our students have limited access to what careers exists in our community. It has been such a fun experience seeing the joy, inspiration and interest light up during this project. So many of my students were eager to learn and share about careers choices.\r\n\r\nReading looks different in my classroom than most. I am the STEAM educator, so we focus on hands on lessons that require critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills. This project looked a little different because we added a research portion that required reading and studying a specific career FIRST, before we started our reporting process. Each student was excited to choose their own book from the career choices. \r\n\r\nI have since, added the books to my classroom library where they are being used daily by our K-6 students for accelerated reading and comprehension projects. I am so proud of them and thankful to have these books added to our shelves!!!!","fullyFundedDate":1737123229480,"projectUrl":"project/career-exploration-through-books/8833117/","projectTitle":"Career Exploration through Books","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Buckler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8150545_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691607272201","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8150545"},{"teacherId":8150545,"projectId":8830889,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to our K-6 STEAM classroom. My students have been so excited to set up hydroponics and propagation stations in our classroom. Their reaction was priceless!!! The squeals and excitement made for a fun introduction for this project and my students jumped right in and helped follow directions and put our materials together.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to start an experiment and collect data. We have started some seeds in soil and some in water. We plan to do daily observations and discussion. My students are super excited to carry this project outside to our greenhouse this spring!\r\n\r\nThank you for making this project possible.","fullyFundedDate":1733279223804,"projectUrl":"project/learning-to-grow-with-the-lorax/8830889/","projectTitle":"Learning to Grow With the Lorax","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Buckler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8150545_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691607272201","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8150545"},{"teacherId":9787180,"projectId":8848750,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Thanks to you kids are excited about reading and excited about earning new prizes for the points they're earning. \r\n Students get to pick out self-selected books to read, then they take a quiz over the story. For each quiz they pass, they earn anywhere from 0.5 to up to over 20 points. We have a prize chart, so as students reach a certain amount of points, they receive various prizes! They are so excited, and all the reading they're doing is increasing their vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension!\r\n We also have posters hanging in the hallway for our points clubs. When they reach 10 points, we hang a picture of them on the 10 point club poster. For each additional 10 points they earn, their picture gets moved to the corresponding club poster. Students love seeing their picture in the hallway, and they love seeing it get moved to the 20 point club, 30 point club, and so on! Your generous donation has helped make this possible. 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