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At times, one of the grabs a book and reads it like me-teacher voice and all! Then, other times, they each grab a book and pretend to read it via a picture walk to one another.\r\n\r\nIt is a beautiful thing to see them take turns sharing ideas about an illustration and how they connect to it. To me, this is the most beneficial part of the day. I serve as a facilitator or observer from afar and take note of the building of new schema, vocabulary access and building and phrases being elongated with more vivid adjectives! \r\n\r\nMost of all, I love that my Bins of Books on our comfy carpet helps set the stage for my English Language Learners to partake in, and come away with new ways of communicating with their peers thru the browsing of a book, without the distraction of language. A simple pointing to a picture in the book, accompanied by a smile brings a sense of community and the idea that we care to make all our peers feel part of our little TK world.\r\n\r\nIt is my hope that as a most thoughtful donor, you also celebrate with us-every little seed of care makes our educational world become a place which builds opportunity for our future leaders and supports a world where budget limitations are erased.\r\n\r\nThank you from the bottom of this most thankful TK Teacher\r\nWith care,\r\nMs. R. 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It gave me so much hope that I was going to have success, hence, my students were going to be able to have much needed materials.","fullyFundedDate":1778306099796,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-stem-exploration/10135575/","projectTitle":"Outdoor STEM Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. e robles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10393940_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1777934775494","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10393940"},{"teacherId":10393940,"projectId":9975312,"letterContent":"How wonderful it was to see the children smile from the initial opening of the boxes to the manipulation of each item. These items help the whole classroom and they are available at the calm corner for everyday use. \r\nTeachers worry about so much and have to trouble shoot many more, so I am forever thankful to count on my community that helped me bring these essential materials to my class. I was also appreciative of the kind comments left on my project. It gave me so much hope that I was going to have success, hence, my students were going to be able to have much needed materials.","fullyFundedDate":1773421454228,"projectUrl":"project/everyday-hopes-and-wishes/9975312/","projectTitle":"Everyday Hopes and Wishes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. e robles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10393940_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1777934775494","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10393940"},{"teacherId":10361494,"projectId":9924139,"letterContent":"I've been in education for 38 years, as a teacher assistant and teacher. My mother worked in education for 33 years...I guess we loved & love what we did and \r\ndo!\r\n\r\n So, when I tell you how very appreciative I am of your kind and generous donation, it allows me to focus on this positive point in my career where people like you add so much, when at times, there isn't enough. I thank you for that🙏🏼\r\n\r\nOn another note, my students have been so excited about school and using the Flexible Work Station as an extended Creative Art & Writing Center during Center Time! It is everything I hoped for! It is everything they needed! And the fact that we received our Flexible Work Station furniture later in the year adds to the excitement of having a big surprise which culminates all our hard work.","fullyFundedDate":1769177717031,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-workstations/9924139/","projectTitle":"Flexible Workstations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. TINAJERO","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10361494"},{"teacherId":10188862,"projectId":9623073,"letterContent":"My heart is filled with so much gratitude for your generosity this school year! Your donation has made it possible for my students to have a space to explore, learn, and collaborate with one another. It has been a particularly helpful resource for my 1st and 3rd grade groups. Having a rug in the classroom has made it possible for me to work with a small group of students at my Teacher station while a group of students work at the rug. It has been so encouraging to hear students engaging in rich math tasks while having fun! 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