{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Indian River Early Learning Center","outOfStateSupporters":41.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10311541,"projectId":9827408,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for giving my students a comfortable place to sit in the reading center. The rug and seats make it a cozy area to enjoy a good book. They really like the seats because they are able to be adjusted to each child's preference. \r\n\r\nThey are also enjoying the new books we received. I have been able to add visuals to use with the books, which helps my children participate and interact during story time.\r\n\r\nThe sensory items allow the children to have a calm body and be regulated to actually sit and independently read or listen to a story. All of the items mean so much to our special education preschool classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1760569390839,"projectUrl":"project/comfortable-and-learning/9827408/","projectTitle":"Comfortable and Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dawn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10311541"},{"teacherId":10310590,"projectId":9823819,"letterContent":"My students and I are using the new resources to work on our rhyming skills with our new Launch and Learn Rhyming Game. The students love how the next piece come flying out at them for them to match and rhyme on their boards. They are also working on building and fine motor skills with our building sets and our bug building kits. They get to be creative and inventive in their thinking and creative in their thought processes. Additionally, we have opened up our bug sorting game and worked on some sorting skills while also working on some fine motor using the tongs to pick up the bugs. \r\n\r\nMy students were super excited when they first saw all of the new materials and could not wait to start using them. We still even have a few new games we need to open up and they keep asking when we will get to open up the next new game. \r\n\r\nWe are going to be opening up the next game very soon which works on beginning sounds because we are moving into learning a few of their sounds and hands on learning is the best way for our youngest learners to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1760395977578,"projectUrl":"project/oral-language-phonics-and-phonic-aware/9823819/","projectTitle":"Oral Language, Phonics, and Phonic Awareness Builder","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Marvel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310590"},{"teacherId":9244049,"projectId":9983024,"letterContent":"By funding this project you are giving my students different options for toys to play with during our circle time. We are a special education reschool program and some of my students need support when sitting on the carpet for circle time. I have 18 students in my classroom and some of them struggle sitting still on the carpet, this project will give them different seating options to best fit their needs. Thank you for considering donating to my classroom. Your donation will help my students now and my future students.","fullyFundedDate":1768402137348,"projectUrl":"project/new-manipulatives/9983024/","projectTitle":"New Manipulatives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Becky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9244049"},{"teacherId":9244049,"projectId":9983012,"letterContent":"By funding this project you are giving my students different options for flexible seating during our circle time. We are a special education reschool program and some of my students need support when sitting on the carpet for circle time. I have 18 students in my classroom and some of them struggle sitting still on the carpet, this project will give them different seating options to best fit their needs. Thank you for considering donating to my classroom. Your donation will help my students now and my future students.","fullyFundedDate":1768402137046,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating/9983012/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Becky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9244049"},{"teacherId":5654993,"projectId":9887684,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing my students with STEM learning materials to be used in our math and science areas. STEM learning teaches exploration, problem solving, curiosity, and motivation to learning preschoolers. I love watching students experiment with new things and learn what all they can make the items do. They also gain great number identification and counting skills with these items. I look forward to introducing more of these items throughout the school year as I change out our science and math centers to match the themes.","fullyFundedDate":1766072127006,"projectUrl":"project/math-fun-in-preschool/9887684/","projectTitle":"Math Fun in Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brooke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5654993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689020767891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brooke-zwiebel"},{"teacherId":5654993,"projectId":9733167,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing dramatic play items for my preschoolers. This center has become the favorite this year as my students expand their imagination, build social skills, and grow their language. Our dramatic play center is currently set up as a fire station as we work through our community helpers unit. These materials are used as every day props to allow the students to clean, wash their clothes, and pretend to purchase different items. Thank you so much for helping to build real world connections and allow for imagination to grow.","fullyFundedDate":1766866272088,"projectUrl":"project/learning-through-play/9733167/","projectTitle":"Learning Through Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brooke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5654993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689020767891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brooke-zwiebel"},{"teacherId":5654993,"projectId":9854803,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me to provide my students with sensory fillers for our water table. Sensory and fine motor exploration help to build the basics of STEM learning in a preschool classroom. These materials will allow me to create a space in my classroom for daily sensory play.\r\n\r\nEarly education helps provide a solid foundation for future learning.\r\n\r\nThis water table area will teach my students cooperation, engineering, planning, fine motor, and the processes of trial and error. These skills are very important for young children to learn and carry through their lives.","fullyFundedDate":1762267733344,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-fun/9854803/","projectTitle":"Sensory Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brooke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5654993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689020767891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brooke-zwiebel"},{"teacherId":5654993,"projectId":9588876,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my preschool students! These materials will be used during the rest of this school year and to help us set up for the next school year in September. We plan to keep this school year full of fun visuals and crafts! These supplies such as tape, command strips, and packing tape will allow us to label the classroom centers, display art work, and create matching learning activities for the students. We can't wait to see what all our three year old students can learn this year!","fullyFundedDate":1762267506226,"projectUrl":"project/sticky-situations/9588876/","projectTitle":"Sticky Situations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brooke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5654993_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1689020767891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/brooke-zwiebel"},{"teacherId":9244049,"projectId":9815693,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your considerate donation to support my classroom. Your donation of literacy toys are helping my special education classroom grow and build their literacy skills helping them get ready for kindergarten. These toys are not only helping their literacy skills but also helping build their social and emotional skills. This project has also helped give them a wider variety of resources to use and give my students different fun options. Thank you again for your generous donation.","fullyFundedDate":1760312339268,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-literacy/9815693/","projectTitle":"Preschool Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Becky","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9244049"},{"teacherId":9457339,"projectId":9826030,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of the amazing Literacy resources provided to the Pre-K students in my classroom! \r\n\r\nAs I do with all of the resources in my class, there was an introduction and modeling of how each one is designed to be used and then items are placed within free choice centers. \r\n\r\nThe learning styles in my class vary in range from typical learners to neurodivergent learners and so we need to provide resources within our play based environment for all to succeed. All of the fun resources that we received allow us to meet the students where they are in their educational journey!\r\n\r\nThey were all so excited one day 1 and continue to improve throughout all of the learning domains while having FUN!","fullyFundedDate":1760468805287,"projectUrl":"project/early-literacy/9826030/","projectTitle":"Early Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. S.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9457339"},{"teacherId":1848944,"projectId":9821837,"letterContent":"My students were super excited with the new literacy materials and activities. They are extremely eager to explore these new items during our play-based center time. These literacy activities allow my pre-k students to begin to recognize letters in a variety of ways, as well as begin to develop fine motor skills. The magic writing boards are a fun activity for the little ones to work in pre-writing skills and develop a love for writing. \r\n\r\nWhen I showed my students the materials for the first time, they cheered with excitement. Since introducing the materials, these literacy centers are always the first ones to fill up first. I have to set a timer so that all the students have an opportunity to explore them during our center time.","fullyFundedDate":1760372458321,"projectUrl":"project/pre-literacy-for-prek/9821837/","projectTitle":"Pre-Literacy for PreK!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hansen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lori-hansen"},{"teacherId":10312738,"projectId":9830446,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project.\r\n\r\nThe resources you provided have truly enhanced our playgroups, and students ask to use the materials often. They were thrilled when they first explored everything, and their excitement continues each time these tools are included in our learning activities. The materials strengthen storytelling, language development, cooperation, and early literacy in meaningful ways.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has enriched our learning environment, and we are sincerely grateful for the joy and growth you have helped make possible.","fullyFundedDate":1760662715100,"projectUrl":"project/shining-stars/9830446/","projectTitle":"Shining Stars","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jaclyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10312738"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_131935","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":26,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":10,"percentWhite":45,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR District Record","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":58.9,"schoolId":131935,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Indian River Early Learning Center on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Indian River Early Learning Center","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/indian-river-school-district/indian-river-early-learning-center/131935"}