{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"MSDWT Early Learning Center","outOfStateSupporters":30.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9624399,"projectId":9969577,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my learners with visuals to go along with our circle time and stories! In the pre-k setting we often do the same story for a whole week to work on language development, comprehension, and vocabulary skills. These manipulatives help keep engagement high and learning fun! I will often see students run over to the circle area during free play to retell the story in their own words which brings me so much joy. \r\n\r\nMany of my students are non verbal so having things they can point to or hold helps me assess what they understand without using spoken language which is truly invaluable!","fullyFundedDate":1770392440183,"projectUrl":"project/circle-time-visuals-for-engaged-learning/9969577/","projectTitle":"Circle Time Visuals for Engaged Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kaitlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743718316066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624399"},{"teacherId":10390192,"projectId":10169994,"letterContent":"The Stories They Can Hear project has had a meaningful impact on our classroom by bringing a new level of connection and independence to our library center. Students love listening to familiar stories in my voice, which helps them stay engaged, build comprehension, and feel confident revisiting books on their own.\r\n\r\nI have seen students follow along with stories, retell what they hear, and stay focused for longer periods of time. Hearing a familiar voice adds comfort and excitement, making the listening experience feel personal and special.\r\n\r\nThe fine motor tools have also supported development in a hands on way, helping strengthen the muscles needed for writing while students create and explore. Thank you for helping bring literacy, independence, and meaningful learning experiences into our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1775681055541,"projectUrl":"project/stories-they-can-hear-skills-they-can-b/10169994/","projectTitle":"Stories They Can Hear, Skills They Can Build","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rebecca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10390192_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766351257823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10390192"},{"teacherId":10390192,"projectId":10075505,"letterContent":"These materials have had such a meaningful impact on our classroom. The books, especially Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and the addition story, have been a huge hit. Students were laughing, predicting what would happen next, and naturally engaging in early math conversations without even realizing they were practicing addition and subtraction skills.\r\n\r\nThe art and sensory materials have also been incredibly engaging. Students love using the liquid watercolors, droppers, rollers, and dough scissors to explore color, texture, and fine motor movement. These tools have encouraged creativity while also strengthening hand muscles and coordination in a fun, hands on way.\r\n\r\nThe storage bins and soap have helped keep our classroom organized and running smoothly, making materials easy to access and maintain. Because of this project, my students are learning through play, creativity, and real life connections every day. Thank you for helping make our classroom such an engaging and joyful place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1773984449684,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-learning-and-everyday-math/10075505/","projectTitle":"Colorful Learning and Everyday Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rebecca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10390192_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766351257823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10390192"},{"teacherId":10390192,"projectId":10009016,"letterContent":"The Science Stories project has had a wonderful impact on our classroom by sparking curiosity and encouraging students to think like little scientists. The books about topics like hibernation and shadows have led to meaningful discussions, with students asking questions, making observations, and connecting the stories to the world around them.\r\n\r\nStudents have been especially engaged during read alouds, eagerly predicting what might happen next and sharing their own ideas and experiences. These moments have supported both science understanding and early literacy skills, as students practice listening, comprehension, and using new vocabulary.\r\n\r\nBecause of these materials, science has become something students are excited to explore and talk about each day. Thank you for helping bring curiosity, conversation, and discovery into our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1771332511048,"projectUrl":"project/science-stories-and-creative-tools/10009016/","projectTitle":"Science Stories and Creative Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rebecca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10390192_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766351257823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10390192"},{"teacherId":10235015,"projectId":9965250,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! We have already started using the new music materials, and they have been such a great addition to our daily routine.\r\n\r\nMy students have been exploring the instruments during music time, working on things like taking turns, making choices, and engaging with different sounds. One of my favorite moments was seeing students imitate simple rhythms and use the instruments to express themselves in their own way.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, they were so excited and immediately interested. The hands-on instruments really helped capture their attention and keep them engaged.\r\n\r\nNext, we will continue using music to support communication, movement, and social skills. We're starting simple group activities where students can practice participating together, following directions, and responding to music.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making this possible for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1766683792681,"projectUrl":"project/making-music-together-exploring-sound/9965250/","projectTitle":"Making Music Together: Exploring Sound, Rhythm, and Expression","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brooklyn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10235015_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757733283653","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10235015"},{"teacherId":10390192,"projectId":10042008,"letterContent":"The Spring Sensory Play materials have brought so much excitement and curiosity into our classroom. Students have loved exploring the garden themed sensory bin with the gardening tools, grass, vegetables, flowers, and insects. They spend time digging, sorting, planting, and creating their own little garden worlds while strengthening fine motor skills and practicing imaginative play.\r\n\r\nThe laundry dramatic play set has also connected beautifully to our clothing unit. Students enjoy pretending to wash, sort, and care for clothes, which helps them understand everyday routines and life skills. The book about clothing has supported our discussions and given students language to talk about what they are learning.\r\n\r\nThese materials have created hands on opportunities for exploration, creativity, and meaningful play. Thank you for helping bring engaging seasonal learning experiences into our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769445304571,"projectUrl":"project/spring-sensory-play/10042008/","projectTitle":"Spring Sensory Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rebecca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10390192_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766351257823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10390192"},{"teacherId":9624399,"projectId":9690163,"letterContent":"Words cannot express the joy that these gross motor materials brought my students AND the adults within my classroom. As soon as they arrived we started building obstacle courses to incorporate into our daily routines. The rock and play bridge has been incorporated into our arrival circle so students get practice climbing the steps and placing their nametags on the whiteboard. Our Physical Therapist, Miss Katie has been using balance beams non stop to create fun opportunities to increase movement as well. I cannot thank you enough for helping to provide these rich opportunities to incorporate movement into our day.","fullyFundedDate":1768767622291,"projectUrl":"project/gross-motor-for-winter/9690163/","projectTitle":"Gross Motor for Winter","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kaitlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743718316066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624399"},{"teacherId":9624399,"projectId":9734367,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for helping provide these resources for our arrival fine motor work and imagination building! The kiddos have loved both the magnetic blocks and pattern blocks. The magnetic blocks make a small clicking sound as they go together and some of my kiddos just delight in that noise! The pattern block kits have been perfect for spacial recognition as well as shape and color identification. A lot of my students delight in seeing and solving puzzles of all kinds so the pattern block kits have been so motivating! \r\n\r\nThank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1761417597217,"projectUrl":"project/fine-motor-fun-with-magnets/9734367/","projectTitle":"Fine Motor Fun With Magnets!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kaitlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9624399_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743718316066","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9624399"},{"teacherId":8089857,"projectId":9706266,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my project. I use the felt boards daily while leading literacy circle and group language activities for the students on my speech-language therapy caseload. The students love taking turns placing pictures or items on the board. This makes story time more interactive and engaging.\r\n\r\nThe boards are also a great way for our preschool teachers to carry over the skills I work on during speech-language therapy. They are so appreciative of having access to these felt boards all week long to support language and literacy skills.","fullyFundedDate":1759693072962,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-stories-to-life-with-felt-story/9706266/","projectTitle":"Bringing Stories to Life with Felt Storyboards!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Allison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8089857_orig.jpg?crop=517,517,x0,y118&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1632684232270","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8089857"},{"teacherId":10102271,"projectId":9969658,"letterContent":"Thank you so much supporting our \"Magnetic Fun\" project for our preschool classroom. Your generosity has truly made a meaningful impact on our students' daily learning experiences. Because of you, our children now have access to engaging magnetic materials that spark curiosity, encourage creativity, and strengthen foundational skills in exciting, hands-on ways.\r\n\r\nMagnetic play is far more than simple entertainment for young learner. At the preschool level, children learn best through exploration and discovery. The magnetic board gives my students an opportunity to play standing up with items that encourage creativity, the opportunity to experiment, test ideas, observe cause and effect, and wonder. When they discover that magnets can be used for different things and be used for more than just making faces, words, or counting, they are building an understanding of how things work. \r\n\r\nYour support also strengthens early literacy.","fullyFundedDate":1768835106737,"projectUrl":"project/magnetic-fun/9969658/","projectTitle":"Magnetic Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tracy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10102271"},{"teacherId":10102271,"projectId":9969660,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting sensory exploration in our preschool classroom. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in the dauly experiences of our children. Because of you, our students have access to hands-on materials that spark curiosity, encourage creativiity, and support healthy development in ways that traditional instruction alone simply cannot.\r\n\r\nSensory exploration is one of the most powerful tools for learning in early childhood. At this age, children understand the world primarily through touch, sight, sound, movement, and even smell. When they scoop, pour, squeeze, build, sort, and explore different textures, they are not \"just palying\"- they are building critical brain connections.","fullyFundedDate":1766943918025,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-exploration/9969660/","projectTitle":"Sensory Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tracy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10102271"},{"teacherId":10390192,"projectId":10005942,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our Hands On Fine Motor and Sensory Learning project! My students absolutely loved the book Sneezy the Snowman and were laughing, making predictions, and talking about what they thought would happen next, which ties directly into our literacy work and data collection around comprehension and engagement. The electric pencil sharpener has also been a huge hit, and the kids love helping me find pencils that need sharpening, which builds responsibility and independence. The ziplock bags have been a total game changer for organizing our letter tray and sensory items, making materials easier to access and clean up. We are so grateful for your generosity and for the meaningful difference these materials are already making in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768834787711,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-fine-motor-and-sensory-learning/10005942/","projectTitle":"Hands on Fine Motor and Sensory Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rebecca","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10390192_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1766351257823","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10390192"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_97140","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":169,"numTeachers":5,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":34,"percentWhite":28,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":26,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - Pre-K","studentTeacherRatio":"33.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":70.0,"schoolId":97140,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about MSDWT Early Learning Center on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"MSDWT Early Learning Center","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/indiana/washington-township-school-district/hilltop-developmental-pre-school/97140"}