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These experiences transformed learning from simply acquiring knowledge to actively discovering and applying it.\r\nThe project also fostered curiosity and perseverance as students learned that challenges are opportunities to learn and grow. Through exploration and experimentation, they strengthened essential 21st-century skills while making meaningful connections across multiple subject areas. Full STEAM Ahead not only enriched our classroom experience but also inspired a love of learning that will extend far beyond elementary school. We are grateful for the support that made these valuable opportunities possible and helped our students see themselves as capable creators, thinkers, and future leaders.\r\nThank you for helping our students dream big, explore boldly, and learn without limits.","fullyFundedDate":1792568076701,"projectUrl":"project/full-steam-ahead/10752087/","projectTitle":"Full Steam Ahead!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Melanie Hazelton-Sharpe♥️","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9893777_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1737447652937","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9893777"},{"teacherId":9893777,"projectId":10352084,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our An Early Start for Back to School Project. Thanks to your generosity, our students were able to begin the school year with the supplies and resources they needed to feel prepared, confident, and excited to learn. When the materials arrived, their faces lit up with excitement as they eagerly explored the new tools. We immediately put the resources to use during classroom learning activities, including collaborative reading and writing projects that helped students build skills while working together and engaging more deeply in lessons.\r\nYour support continues to make a meaningful impact every day. The new materials have created a positive learning environment where students feel motivated to participate and take pride in their work. As we move forward, students will use these resources to complete ongoing literacy and project-based learning activities, helping them strengthen critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork skills. Thank you for giving our students an early start and helping set the foundation for a successful school year. 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They are learning to hold pencils correctly and show pride in their work. I enjoy watching the students focus on hand eye coordination with letter tracing and writing. Thank you again for your kind gesture.","fullyFundedDate":1739375090565,"projectUrl":"project/first-things-first/9097148/","projectTitle":"First Things First!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/a-miller10"},{"teacherId":1863184,"projectId":9223778,"letterContent":"I can't begin to express what your gift means to my class. The students and I have enjoyed the interactive information that brings color and tech skills to our virtual lesson days. This gift has helped me plan great interactive lessons as well as, support other teachers that use standards-based materials.\r\n\r\nThe supplies are definitely helpful this year due to the lack of time needed to create these wonderful tools that I have purchased for the students. The students are learning more and more with these digital materials. I also can reach the students that are not tech savvy with the paper version of the assignments. I will enjoy planning lessons that are current and well made. Thank you again for your kind gesture.","fullyFundedDate":1747143434894,"projectUrl":"project/science-of-reading/9223778/","projectTitle":"Science of Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/a-miller10"},{"teacherId":9930717,"projectId":9963332,"letterContent":"Our new resources have transformed science from \"reading\" to \"doing.\" During our \"Micro-to-Macro\" challenge, students hunted for tardigrades (water bears) in pond samples in the morning during our normal school session. They observed lunar craters and other heavenly bodies in the evening during our afterschool program. Watching middle schoolers understand that a tiny drop of water and the vast moon are both in their \"neighborhood\" was an awesome breakthrough.\r\n\r\nThe energy was electrifying when the boxes arrived. 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