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These hands-on experiences have helped students strengthen fine motor skills, build confidence, and stay engaged in a joyful, stress-free way.\r\n\r\nWhen students first saw the materials, their excitement was immediate. Eyes lit up as they explored the different textures, colors, and possibilities, and many eagerly asked what they could create or learn next. For some students, the sensory bins quickly became a favorite part of the day—a safe space where they could focus, self-regulate, and feel successful. The materials sparked curiosity and creativity, while also encouraging turn-taking, cooperation, and perseverance.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, our next steps include expanding these sensory bins to support current lessons in letters, numbers, sorting, and early problem-solving. Students will continue using the materials to reinforce academic concepts while developing independence and social skills through structured play. Your support has given our classroom a powerful tool that blends learning with joy, and it has made a lasting impact on how my students explore, discover, and grow every day.","fullyFundedDate":1758324968263,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-sensory-bins-for-calming-and-l/9694972/","projectTitle":"“Hands-On Sensory Bins for Calming and Learning!”","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Samantha Cato","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10246958_orig.jpg?crop=938,938,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1757283174768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/fv-cato"},{"teacherId":9532519,"projectId":9842351,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of materials that helped bring our 4th grade study of the heart to life. Because of your support, my students were able to explore not just what the heart is, but how it works and why a properly functioning heart is truly a \"literal great heart.\" The informational books you provided were especially valuable, offering clear visuals and detailed explanations that made complex ideas accessible and exciting for young learners.\r\nThe hands-on materials made an enormous difference in student understanding. Using the pumping heart model, the 3-D heart model, and even the plush model allowed students to see the anatomy of the heart from multiple perspectives and truly grasp how blood flows and the heart functions as a powerful muscle. These interactive tools helped turn abstract concepts into meaningful, memorable learning experiences.\r\nThe highlight of the unit was the pig heart dissection, which was truly the icing on the cake. Students were amazed to explore the anatomy of a real heart, making connections between what they had read, modeled, and observed firsthand. It quickly became the talk of the school, and the excitement and curiosity it sparked will last far beyond this unit. Thank you again for your generosity and for helping inspire a deeper love of science and learning in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1761146542393,"projectUrl":"project/a-great-heart-exploring-how-our-hearts/9842351/","projectTitle":"A Great Heart: Exploring How Our Hearts Really Work!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Votava","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9532519_orig.jpg?crop=778,778,x0,y101&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715115595907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9532519"},{"teacherId":9532519,"projectId":9793379,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of Flocabulary to my 4th grade classroom. Your support has made a meaningful impact on my students' learning by increasing their background knowledge and strengthening their comprehension skills across all content areas. Flocabulary's engaging videos, music, and activities have helped make complex concepts more accessible and memorable for every learner.\r\n\r\nWe have used Flocabulary to practice math facts, explore the science of sound, and enhance our study of Westward Expansion in social studies. No matter the subject, all students are fully engaged and excited to participate when we use Flocabulary. Your generosity has helped create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment, and I am truly grateful for the difference you have made in my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1760693520131,"projectUrl":"project/word-up-vocabulary-growth-with-flocabul/9793379/","projectTitle":"Word Up! 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Thanks again for enhancing their learning and allowing ALL of my students to engage and interact with classmates with these new items. We are incredibly grateful!!","fullyFundedDate":1761146542686,"projectUrl":"project/diverse-skills-and-diverse-learners/9672553/","projectTitle":"Diverse Skills and Diverse Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tammy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7384422_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596718611121","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/tammymccalla"},{"teacherId":6621060,"projectId":9526992,"letterContent":"Thank you for purchasing 2 portable nets for my PE class. My students have loved using them. I have been able to teach volleyball, badminton, and pickleball with the nets. I love that they allow me to adjust the net height for the various sports and grades. I have not been able to teach volleyball to my students in class because I never had a net, so this project has introduced my students to another sport. I love that I was able to purchase 2 nets so that my entire class can stay engaged during PE. Thank you for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1756922136582,"projectUrl":"project/portable-nets/9526992/","projectTitle":"Portable Nets","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6621060_orig.jpg?crop=2485,2485,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1615152531177","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6621060"},{"teacherId":9533583,"projectId":9464868,"letterContent":"I wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous donations of organizing bins, cord organizers, and zipper pouches to our classroom. These items have already made a noticeable difference in keeping our learning space tidy and efficient. My students are benefiting from your thoughtfulness every day.\r\n\r\nI have been able to put together several sets of review games to store in the zipper pouches. My students love to play these at recess! The organizing bins are keeping all of my small group materials organized while the cord organizers have our iPad cube looking nice and neat! Your support truly helps create a positive and organized environment for all our students. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1754409658351,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-organization/9464868/","projectTitle":"New Year, New Organization!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jones","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9533583_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715810836840","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9533583"},{"teacherId":8728865,"projectId":9450037,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in helping me organize my health room. Starting a new health room can be a difficult task. But with your support you made starting a new office a lot easier so I could focus on caring for my students.\r\nHaving an organized health room is so important to the care of students, utilizing the pencil boxes for individual student's medications allows for easy, quick treatment in times of need. It also reduces the possibility of medication errors since the medications are stored in individual labeled pencil boxes.\r\nThis organization not only helps me on a daily basis, but during times that I cannot be in my office, it makes for an easy way to find what others are needing.","fullyFundedDate":1755782564833,"projectUrl":"project/health-room-organization/9450037/","projectTitle":"Health Room Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Julia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8728865_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x110,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664464846014","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8728865"},{"teacherId":9023128,"projectId":9133446,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my math manipulatives project! Majority of the supplies I asked for help students solidly math facts. When our order was delivered, we opened the packages as a class. The students were so excited to see all of the games to play! Being able to solve math facts quickly makes a huge difference with students when trying to apply the skill to a new concept. Having a variety of interesting and fun games for students to practice helps kids stay excited about activities while practicing the same skills. I truly appreciate your support!","fullyFundedDate":1743259690111,"projectUrl":"project/math-manipulative-mania-part-3/9133446/","projectTitle":"Math Manipulative Mania (Part 3)","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9023128_orig.jpg?crop=1068,1068,x0,y192&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683144268794","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9023128"},{"teacherId":9023128,"projectId":9131968,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my Hands-On Science and Social Studies Learning! project! These supplies have helped my students get a solid grasp on our third grade learning by allowing them to interact with the information being taught. They were so excited to receive the globes, the life cycle models, and books! The light-up globe was a big hit! I appreciate your generosity and support that allow me to make learning interesting in fun for these children! You have helped make third grade a fun place to be!","fullyFundedDate":1740876544230,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-science-social-studies-learni/9131968/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Science & Social Studies Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roark","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9023128_orig.jpg?crop=1068,1068,x0,y192&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683144268794","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9023128"},{"teacherId":9020492,"projectId":9136002,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to the STEAM materials for our kindergarten classroom! Your generous support provided us with new LEGO sets, Magna-Tiles, colorful masking tape and dispensers, a paint drying rack, a large mouth model for science learning, plant pots for our science units, a cash register for our dramatic play center, and bubble ten frames for hands-on math practice. These materials have already made such a wonderful difference in our daily activities and lessons. My students were amazed each day as new packages arrived, eagerly awaiting the moment when we could finally open them all to see what was inside. On the big reveal day, they were jumping with joy—faces lit up with smiles, laughter, and pure excitement over the new resources they would get to use and learn from.\r\n\r\nMy students absolutely love building and creating with the LEGOs and Magna-Tiles. They had so much fun using the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom magnets during story time as we explored the five senses and practiced retelling the book. They were so proud to design homes for farm animals during our farm unit. The plant pots helped us learn about what plants and animals need to live and grow, while the cash register has made our dramatic play center even more exciting — encouraging math, writing, and real-world connections through play. The bubble ten frames have provided a fun, tactile way for students to begin counting in math, and we're excited to use them again later this year as we learn about composing and decomposing ten. The colorful tape dispensers have inspired creative engineering projects, and our new paint drying rack has already been put to great use for all of our art creations. \r\n\r\nThank you for helping bring more creativity, curiosity, and joy to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1741019840117,"projectUrl":"project/kindergarten-steam-experiences/9136002/","projectTitle":"Kindergarten STEAM Experiences","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zimmerli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9020492_orig.jpg?crop=1249,1249,x497,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682961523210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/qzimmerli"},{"teacherId":9020492,"projectId":9309616,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing our kindergarten class with a year-long subscription to Scholastic News and Science Spin! My students absolutely love exploring the colorful, kid-friendly magazines each week. The engaging topics, vivid photos, and interactive features make learning come alive for them. They're always excited to gather on the carpet, open their issues, and discover what new topic we'll be learning about this week!\r\n\r\nThese resources are the perfect complement to what we're already studying in class. Whether we're learning about rules at school, fire safety, or changes in the seasons, Scholastic News and Science Spin help students make real-world connections to our lessons. The articles spark curiosity, encourage discussion, and support early reading and comprehension skills in an exciting and meaningful way. Thank you for giving my students the opportunity to learn about the world around them through such engaging and age-appropriate materials!","fullyFundedDate":1749424424835,"projectUrl":"project/current-news-for-kindergarten/9309616/","projectTitle":"Current News for Kindergarten!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zimmerli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9020492_orig.jpg?crop=1249,1249,x497,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682961523210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/qzimmerli"},{"teacherId":9020492,"projectId":9310121,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to our classroom, providing us with the Zoey and Sassafras and Magic Treehouse book sets! I wish you could have seen the students' faces when I showed them the books and told them about the adventures we'll be taking this year through reading. Both sets were chosen as fun read-aloud options to engage students with higher-level texts, rich vocabulary, deeper thinking, and exciting topics.\r\n\r\nI began reading these stories with my class last year, and they absolutely LOVED them! The thrilling adventures of The Magic Treehouse captivated their imaginations and always left them eager for more. This year, my students are fully engaged with the fascinating science experiments in Zoey and Sassafras, as they follow along and help the different creatures that visit. They're using new vocabulary from the books to guide their thinking and make predictions about what might happen next. Each day, they look forward to reading and discovering more from these wonderful stories.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students the opportunity to explore and travel through the imaginative worlds these books create.","fullyFundedDate":1746842786325,"projectUrl":"project/storytime-adventures-chapter-books-for/9310121/","projectTitle":"Storytime Adventures: Chapter Books for Curious Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zimmerli","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9020492_orig.jpg?crop=1249,1249,x497,y53&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682961523210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/qzimmerli"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_56903","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":233,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":68,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":11,"percentWhite":35,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":44,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"7.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":64.9,"schoolId":56903,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Fairview Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Fairview Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/kansas/olathe-public-schools-usd-233/fairview-elementary-school/56903"}