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Having a designated space for their materials has helped students feel more independent and proud of their learning environment.\r\n\r\nThe pocket charts are also being used to create focus walls for each content area (Math, Science and Spanish Language Arts), where students can see new Spanish vocabulary in context as well as the objectives for our current unit of study. These visual supports help reinforce language development and keep students engaged in meaningful learning throughout the day.\r\n\r\nYour donation has opened the door for our students to grow academically while proudly embracing bilingualism. 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They have allowed us to extend classroom learning while providing students with access to a broader range of literature in which they can see themselves represented. This has enriched classroom discussions and increased students' exposure to diverse people, families, and experiences beyond their own communities.\r\n\r\nThe flexible seating options have also been greatly appreciated. The students were especially excited to see the new floor cushions and comfortable seating in our library area. 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The students are so excited to play with them to pretend the various feelings. Sad, happy, mad, and silly are their favorite. We are in our Building Curriculum unit and the workbench was such an amazing addition. The students love being able to explore with the tools that we are learning about. The saw and hammer are the most used tools! \r\nThe students and I are so grateful that you value the importance of early childhood education and supporting our youngest learners.","fullyFundedDate":1760396218040,"projectUrl":"project/grahams-wonderful-3s/9823776/","projectTitle":"Graham's Wonderful 3's","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Graham","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2917279"},{"teacherId":10310266,"projectId":9822873,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my project \"Little Minds, BIG Learning\". Because of your generosity, my students now have access to many new hands-on learning resources that will make a real difference in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThese resources are already helping students learn and practice skills like: handwriting, counting, spelling, making quantities, and practicing sounds. I've seen increased engagement and students are excited to use the new materials during our rotations time, small group and whole group instruction times. In the pictures you get to see students making use of the mini whiteboards and mini markers to play a spelling guessing game, using the mini boards to support making and counting tallies and making shapes with popsicle sticks and exploring the magic wipe boards to practice handwriting. They had a blast!\r\n\r\nYour kindness has directly impacted our learning environment and helped create meaningful learning experiences for my students. We are incredibly grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1760392186553,"projectUrl":"project/little-minds-big-learning/9822873/","projectTitle":"Little Minds, Big Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kostur","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10310266_orig.jpg?crop=406,406,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760373482699","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310266"},{"teacherId":10313600,"projectId":9832653,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for sponsoring my classroom! Your generous contribution has made a tangible difference, and your materials are already helping so many of my students succeed. I have specifically been integrating the tactile letters into our daily sensory bins, which allows the children to strengthen their letter-sound knowledge through a dynamic, multi-sensory approach.\r\nIn addition to the literacy tools, the mini whiteboards have become an essential part of our classroom routine. They are utilized almost every day, giving my students a fun and interactive way to practice writing their letters and numbers. We are so grateful for your support in providing these high-quality resources that make learning so engaging!\r\nWould you like me to add a specific closing sentence or include a mention of a particular student success story to make it even more personal?","fullyFundedDate":1760750336687,"projectUrl":"project/reading-roots-growing-strong-readers-fr/9832653/","projectTitle":"Reading Roots: Growing Strong Readers from the Start","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Petro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10313600_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760565624459","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313600"},{"teacherId":3371763,"projectId":9821620,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! The students were so excited the first time they saw all of the new materials that we got for the classroom! They have enjoyed using all of it. They love the new white boards to draw their own vocal paths and make rhythm patterns. \r\n\r\nThey also enjoy when I read the new stories that have been added to our book collection. Their new favorite book is \"Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!\". Many of these materials are reusable and will help hundreds of students for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1760336735400,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-in-the-music-classroom/9821620/","projectTitle":"Literacy in the Music Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Harding","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-harding10"},{"teacherId":2665319,"projectId":9822610,"letterContent":"When the new multi-sensory literacy materials arrived, my preschoolers' excitement filled the room. 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