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The whiteboard has been placed on a wall near a table for small group instruction. My students will be able to see me modeling lessons and the example will be very close to them. The resources in this project are helping my students access materials in a quick organized way. Thank you for your help.","fullyFundedDate":1758513432991,"projectUrl":"project/lets-begin/9541832/","projectTitle":"Let’s Begin!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1153011_orig.jpg?crop=829,829,x85,y126&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658011419824","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-mdiaz"},{"teacherId":9764922,"projectId":9076882,"letterContent":"Funding a project like Engaging Young Minds with Kinesthetic Learning Tools has incorporated hands-on activities into daily instruction and students have become more actively engaged in their education. These tools make abstract concepts more concrete, helping to improve comprehension and retention. Kinesthetic learning supports a wide range of my students with high sensory needs. The classroom provides students with a more dynamic environment where they are encouraged to explore, interact, and take ownership of their learning. \r\n\r\nStudents showed excitement when opening the new materials and were excited to use the new material. They were actively engaged in the materials and continue to use them daily. Students enjoy using the kinetic sand and the chair bands when sitting in small groups. Thank you for granting my students with materials and recourses that they enjoy and enhance their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1746785780705,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-young-minds-with-kinesthetic-le/9076882/","projectTitle":"Engaging Young Minds with Kinesthetic Learning Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moreno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9764922_orig.jpg?crop=476,476,x56,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726723365321","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9764922"},{"teacherId":1153011,"projectId":9319085,"letterContent":"My students needed storage to keep their math materials organized. Organization is key when we are trying to use our time wisely. Our math games are being stored in the trays,\r\nI asked for color coded storage trays and lids. The storage trays organized my groups so students can gather materials quickly and efficiently. The goal is to have my students take materials they need to work with and store them when they are finished so they can use them the next day. I also asked for an electric stapler and a manual stapler to put together homework as well as classwork. By helping us with this project you helped my students develop organizational skills and responsibility. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1746570343809,"projectUrl":"project/keep-us-organized/9319085/","projectTitle":"Keep Us Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Diaz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1153011_orig.jpg?crop=829,829,x85,y126&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1658011419824","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-mdiaz"},{"teacherId":9764922,"projectId":9061923,"letterContent":"Funding the project \"Supporting Safety and Success: PPE and Supplies for Special Education\" has a profound impact on the classroom environment. It enhances the overall safety of students and staff by providing essential protective equipment such gloves and sanitation supplies—critical tools in minimizing the spread of illness. By reducing health-related interruptions, students can make steady academic and social-emotional progress.\r\nMost importantly, this support promotes an inclusive and equitable learning environment where all students—regardless of their abilities—have the resources they need to feel safe, respected, and ready to succeed.\r\n\r\nThe supplies are used daily and has impacted the students learning. In a special education classroom, it is important to provided students with hands on learning. Velcro dots and laminating sheets are used for creating meaningful activities that students use regularly to practice academic skills. Thank you for providing my students with resources.","fullyFundedDate":1746785609342,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-safety-and-success-ppe-and-s/9061923/","projectTitle":"Supporting Safety and Success: PPE and Supplies for Special Education","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Moreno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9764922_orig.jpg?crop=476,476,x56,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726723365321","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9764922"},{"teacherId":1261569,"projectId":5925973,"letterContent":"On behalf of my students and myself, I would love to take this opportunity to deeply thank you for supporting our educational goals. Your generous donation had a great positive impact on my students' education. With your help, my project was funded, and my students and I were extremely thrilled. This would not have been possible without your donation, which was incredibly helpful.\r\n\r\nThese resources were used to improve my students' financial awareness. They were very excited to share their new knowledge with friends and family during Open House. Students felt very proud and happy to be able to display their published math projects, visuals, and \"thinking maps\" because they demonstrated all the wonderful things they learned about financial literacy. Promoting students' critical thinking skills through problem solving around them keeps students motivated to continue doing their best.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your outstanding donation. Your contribution has made a difference in my students' academic success, and It has allowed me to demonstrate, collaborate, and develop a better understanding of financial literacy with my grade level during our planning time. Thank you so much for helping me grow as an educator!","fullyFundedDate":1635204908777,"projectUrl":"project/financial-literacy-in-fifth-grade/5925973/","projectTitle":"Financial Literacy in Fifth Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Medina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1261569_orig.png?crop=462,462,x0,y77&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1599162623087","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1261569"},{"teacherId":8727703,"projectId":7949127,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation toward the use of technology in my early childhood special education preschool classroom. We are incredibly excited to receive the Voice Pen, and I want you to know just how much it will mean to our students.\r\n\r\nThe Voice Pen will open the door to many fun and engaging learning opportunities. It will not only support my preschoolers in developing important skills like turn-taking and sharing, but it will also help enhance their listening abilities and expand their language and vocabulary in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nWith the Voice Pen, our students will be able to enjoy games, songs, and stories—all while exploring the world of technology in an interactive and developmentally appropriate way. Your kindness is truly making a difference in their learning experience.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our classroom and helping us create a joyful and inclusive learning environment.","fullyFundedDate":1700079388116,"projectUrl":"project/expanding-language-and-interactive-play/7949127/","projectTitle":"Expanding Language and Interactive Play with Technology","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ambar-castro"},{"teacherId":8727703,"projectId":7959864,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our Early Childhood Special Education classroom! Your support has made a meaningful impact on our students' learning and development.\r\n\r\nThanks to your contributions, we were able to purchase a soccer goal, basketball hoop, and T-ball set—all of which are already being used to help our students build important object control skills using their arms, hands, and feet. Additionally, the new Stepping Stones are a fantastic tool for supporting balance and movement skills, giving our preschoolers fun and engaging ways to develop coordination and body awareness.\r\n\r\nYour kindness is making a difference in our classroom every day, and we are truly grateful for your support in helping our students grow, play, and thrive.","fullyFundedDate":1701266296329,"projectUrl":"project/moving-growing-and-learning/7959864/","projectTitle":"Moving, Growing and Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ambar-castro"},{"teacherId":8727703,"projectId":7521688,"letterContent":"We want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donation that allowed us to purchase a Cricut machine for our Early Childhood Special Education classroom. Your support has made a lasting impact on our students' learning experiences, and we are incredibly grateful.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the Cricut, our classroom has come alive with creativity and hands-on learning. The students have been engaged in a variety of projects that support their development across multiple domains, including fine motor skills, communication, and social interaction.\r\n\r\nSome of our favorite projects include: Personalized name puzzles to help with name recognition and letter matching. Interactive visual schedules and choice boards, making our daily routines more accessible and empowering for our students. Seasonal crafts and classroom decorations that encourage sensory exploration and teamwork. Custom labels and picture symbols for organizing our classroom and supporting early literacy.","fullyFundedDate":1699471841704,"projectUrl":"project/creating-with-cricut/7521688/","projectTitle":"Creating With Cricut","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ambar-castro"},{"teacherId":8727703,"projectId":7521681,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donation to our classroom project to purchase a color printer. Your support made it possible for us to bring vibrant, engaging visuals into our early childhood special education preschool classroom—and the impact has been incredible.\r\n\r\nWith the ability to print in color, I've been able to create individualized learning materials, visual schedules, social stories, and communication supports tailored to each student's unique needs. The bright, clear visuals have helped my students better understand routines, make choices, and express themselves. For many of my students, these visual aids are essential in building independence and confidence throughout the day.\r\n\r\nYour kindness didn't just fund a printer—you gave my students access to tools that make learning more accessible, meaningful, and joyful. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in our classroom and supporting our students' growth.","fullyFundedDate":1696906283771,"projectUrl":"project/lets-print/7521681/","projectTitle":"Let's Print!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Castro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ambar-castro"},{"teacherId":7495001,"projectId":9036140,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping with the chords. Having to share chords to charge was so exhausting to do and keep track of. It has helped give us space and not overwhelm the ones we did have going. The children tend to use computers so much at the end of the year for projects and activities after testing and having enough chords kept us full of energy to last the day. At the end of the day we had enough to charge more than half of the class and get the rest by recess. We cannot thank you enough for your help.","fullyFundedDate":1737015010126,"projectUrl":"project/charging-chords-to-charge-the-way-to-lea/9036140/","projectTitle":"Charging Chords to Charge the Way to Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jauregui","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7495001_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1672941868464","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7495001"},{"teacherId":782722,"projectId":8795422,"letterContent":"We are deeply grateful for your generous support in helping us improve our Clean Comfortable Corner in our classroom—a cozy, welcoming space where our Kinder through 3rd-grade students can relax, explore physical books, and enjoy digital texts through our SORA reading application.\r\n\r\nThanks to your kindness, our classroom library now features a beautiful new rug that has truly transformed the reading area. Students light up when they step onto the soft rug, eagerly grabbing a book or tablet and settling into their favorite spot. It's not just a rug—it's an invitation to imagine, learn, and grow.\r\n\r\nWe take pride in maintaining this space by sweeping it daily and keeping it fresh, clean, and inviting. This corner has become more than just a reading area—it's a sanctuary for learning, reflection, and joy.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us create a classroom environment where students feel safe, valued, and motivated to read. 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