{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"MSDWT Early Learning Center","outOfStateSupporters":29.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"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"},{"teacherId":10390192,"projectId":9977540,"letterContent":"The Little Something for Every Center project has had an amazing impact on our classroom! Students are exploring new books about recycling, engaging in dramatic play with vet and grocery materials, building and counting with math links, and enjoying more organized, durable classroom materials thanks to lamination paper.\r\n\r\nThese materials have sparked curiosity, creativity, and hands-on learning across all centers. Students are practicing literacy, math, social skills, and problem-solving in fun, meaningful ways while building independence and confidence.\r\n\r\nBecause of this project, every center in our classroom feels more engaging and purposeful. Thank you for helping make our classroom a place where every student can explore, learn, and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1767891810860,"projectUrl":"project/a-little-something-for-every-center/9977540/","projectTitle":"A Little Something for Every Center","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":9970055,"letterContent":"The letters project has had a powerful impact on our classroom by making letter learning playful, interactive, and exciting for students. With a variety of letter games, students are practicing letter recognition, sounds, and matching in ways that feel like play rather than work.\r\nThese games have encouraged students to explore letters independently and with peers, building confidence as they recognize familiar letters and try new ones. I have noticed students returning to the letter activities again and again, proudly naming letters, helping friends, and experimenting with sounds.\r\nBecause of this project, letter learning has become a joyful part of our day. Thank you for supporting materials that make early literacy engaging, hands on, and meaningful for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1766772218620,"projectUrl":"project/letters-you-can-build/9970055/","projectTitle":"Letters You 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":9975075,"letterContent":"The classroom supplies from this project have made a big difference in our daily routines and learning environment. Items like the stapleless stapler, whiteboard erasers, Post-it notes, and blue painter's tape and soap may seem simple, but they have transformed how smoothly our classroom runs.\r\nStudents are now able to work, organize ideas, and participate in activities more independently and efficiently. The stapleless stapler makes it easier for little hands to assemble papers safely and make cute books, while Post-its and painter's tape helped me hang up visuals and save my place in education reading I've been doing. Whiteboard erasers help keep our learning spaces ready for new ideas each day.\r\nBecause of your generosity, our classroom is more organized, engaging, and student-friendly. Thank you for supporting the everyday tools that make meaningful learning possible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1767197669550,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies-and-library-organizat/9975075/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies and Library Organization","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":9974592,"letterContent":"The Teachers Pay Teachers gift card has had a meaningful impact on our classroom by allowing me to access high-quality, ready-to-use learning materials that meet my students' specific needs. I was able to choose resources that support literacy, math, and hands-on learning, making lessons more engaging and developmentally appropriate for my students.\r\nBecause of this gift card, I could quickly adapt activities, differentiate instruction, and bring fresh ideas into the classroom without delay. My students benefited from fun, interactive lessons that kept them motivated and excited to learn, and I was able to spend more time teaching and less time creating materials from scratch.\r\nThank you for supporting resources that directly impact daily learning in our classroom. Your generosity helped make learning more engaging, meaningful, and accessible for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1767105060961,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-teachers-supporting-learners/9974592/","projectTitle":"Supporting Teachers, Supporting Learners","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":9973280,"letterContent":"The Little Builders at Work materials have been a huge hit in our classroom! My students were completely hooked on the community houses and loved the challenge of building tall towers of rocks without them falling down. It was so fun to watch them problem solve, test ideas, and try again when their towers tipped over.\r\nThese activities also created great social learning moments. When a tower was accidentally knocked down, students had the opportunity to practice regulating their emotions, communicating with friends, and learning how to try again together. This project supported not only creativity and engineering skills, but also patience, teamwork, and emotional growth.","fullyFundedDate":1766960230861,"projectUrl":"project/little-builders-at-work/9973280/","projectTitle":"Little Builders at Work","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":9972583,"letterContent":"The Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon books have had such a meaningful impact in our classroom. After reading them together, I left a few out on the table, and it was amazing to see the students return to the stories on their own. They remembered the characters, retold parts of the story, and \"read\" to themselves using what they recalled from our shared reading.\r\nThese moments showed growing confidence, comprehension, and a genuine love of books. The stories encouraged independent engagement with text, storytelling, and early literacy skills, all while feeling fun and familiar to the students.","fullyFundedDate":1766873631760,"projectUrl":"project/books-that-make-us-laugh/9972583/","projectTitle":"Books That Make Us Laugh!","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":9969676,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, my students have been able to explore, build, and investigate like true little scientists! The materials from this project have quickly become classroom favorites and are used daily during centers and free exploration time.\r\nThe kinetic sand has encouraged sensory exploration, creativity, and calm focus as students experiment with textures and shapes. Magna-Tiles have supported early engineering skills and teamwork as students build structures and test their ideas together. The blue garage truck has inspired imaginative play during our talk about recycling vs trash and the insect sorting materials have sparked curiosity as students classify, count, and learn about the world around them.\r\nYour donation has made hands-on science, math, and sensory learning possible in our classroom. Thank you for investing in our students' curiosity, creativity, and love of learning. 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