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Instead of black-and-white worksheets, they now work with colorful notes, models, and activities that feel more meaningful and polished. The industrial hole punch has also made it possible to assemble packets and interactive notebooks quickly, keeping materials organized and accessible for daily use.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who struggle with focus and organization have especially benefited from these resources. Having color-coded handouts and neatly assembled packets has helped them stay on track, locate information faster, and feel more confident in their work. Your support has made our classroom more engaging, inclusive, and supportive of all learners. Thank you for investing in my students and their success.\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nSuzanne Barss","fullyFundedDate":1766192045485,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-young-mathematicians-with-pri/9825425/","projectTitle":"Empowering Young Mathematicians with Printed Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Barss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp402005_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1546822742859","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-barss"},{"teacherId":2964537,"projectId":9717287,"letterContent":"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting our DonorsChoose project and helping fuel my students' incredible passion for science! Your kindness in providing live earthworms, jumbo sticky notes, colored printer paper, pencils, book covers, and peanut butter crackers will make an immediate and meaningful difference in our Biology and AP Environmental Science classrooms. These resources are far more than supplies—they are the tools that transform abstract concepts into tangible, exciting discoveries. Working in a Title I school affords us a wonderfully unique opportunity together; we can help students most in need and have a huge impact! Your generosity shows that you believe in the power of hands-on learning to inspire the next generation of scientists and problem-solvers.","fullyFundedDate":1758752265113,"projectUrl":"project/starting-strong-in-science/9717287/","projectTitle":"Starting Strong in Science!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2964537_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490062832387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/molly-mus"},{"teacherId":8926215,"projectId":9695234,"letterContent":"These materials have been an invaluable resource for myself and my students to stay organized and have fun while learning. Colored paper is an excellent method for helping students organize themselves; I have been able to color code different types of papers (worksheets, homeworks, vocabulary pages, etc). Students can easily find something in their binder if it's a unique color, and it also helps them navigate using multiple different resources. I have used the paper and cardstock for card sorts, projects, and other activities, which helps make my class more engaging and interactive. The paper also helps me stay organized while grading assignments.\r\nThanks again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1757540828031,"projectUrl":"project/printing-materials-for-beautiful-handout/9695234/","projectTitle":"Printing Materials for Beautiful Handouts and Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schoenfeld","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8926215_orig.png?crop=596,596,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686140158795","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8926215"},{"teacherId":4744416,"projectId":9255265,"letterContent":"Thanks to your donation of advanced, culturally relevant novels, our classroom library will expand what is possible for our students as readers and thinkers. These texts provide access to complex language and ideas while centering voices and experiences that are too often absent from traditional classroom libraries. For students who are developing English proficiency or who have rarely seen themselves reflected in school literature, these books make rigorous reading both accessible and meaningful.\r\n\r\nEqually important, this gift sends a powerful message: our students' identities and perspectives belong at the highest levels of academic study. When students recognize their own cultures and communities in serious literature, engagement deepens and confidence grows. Your generosity supports not only literacy development, but also the belief that every student deserves intellectually challenging material that honors who they are.","fullyFundedDate":1747161246383,"projectUrl":"project/independent-reading-library-for-diverse/9255265/","projectTitle":"Independent Reading Library for Diverse Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Morse","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4744416_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1504212641268","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4744416"},{"teacherId":4744416,"projectId":9219560,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your generous donation of high-level, culturally relevant novels, which will have a direct and lasting impact on our students' academic growth and sense of belonging. For many of our learners—particularly English language learners and students from historically marginalized communities—access to rigorous literature that reflects their identities, cultures, and lived experiences is rare. These novels will allow students to engage with complex themes, rich language, and sophisticated narrative structures while seeing themselves represented with dignity and nuance. This combination is essential for building both literacy skills and motivation to read.\r\n\r\nBeyond academic outcomes, these books affirm to students that their stories matter in intellectual spaces. When students encounter characters who share their backgrounds, struggles, and aspirations, they are more willing to take risks, participate in discussion, and view themselves as capable readers and thinkers. 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The label maker, printing paper, containers, and classroom supplies have helped us set up clear systems for storing materials, organizing student work, and keeping our space clean and ready for learning. One of my favorite moments was watching students help label bins together and take ownership of organizing our supplies. It turned into a collaborative class project that built responsibility and pride in our classroom.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new materials, they were genuinely excited. They immediately noticed how much easier it was to find what they needed and how neat everything looked. The containers made a big difference, especially during labs and group work, because students can now independently access and return materials without losing time. Even simple tools like the classroom broom have helped students take responsibility for maintaining a clean and respectful space.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, our next steps include continuing hands-on lessons where students can focus more on learning and less on searching for supplies. With our classroom now better organized, students are more prepared for upcoming projects that require collaboration, independence, and responsibility. Your generosity has had a lasting impact on our daily routines, and my students truly benefit from the learning environment you helped create. Thank you for being a part of our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1746785621155,"projectUrl":"project/sorted-for-success/9324173/","projectTitle":"Sorted for Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Blas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9573138_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y208&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746496190001","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9573138"},{"teacherId":3421802,"projectId":9728931,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of my classroom at East Boston High School. Your contribution has had an immediate and meaningful impact on my students and our daily routines.\r\n\r\nThe stress balls and fidgets have been especially helpful in supporting students when they feel overwhelmed or frustrated during math lessons. Many students use them to regulate stress and refocus, which has helped them persevere through challenging work and remain engaged in class.\r\n\r\nThe classroom mailbox has become an essential organizational tool. It allows me to return corrected work efficiently and provide missing assignments for students who are absent, supporting consistent classroom routines and reducing anxiety around staying caught up.\r\n\r\nStudents are also using the construction paper for math projects and hands-on activities that make abstract concepts more visual and accessible. These materials help students express their thinking in creative and meaningful ways.","fullyFundedDate":1762265397349,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-folders-and-focus-tools-for-m/9728931/","projectTitle":"Fidgets, Folders, and Focus: Tools for Math Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Bocchichio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3421802_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1454683999626","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3421802"},{"teacherId":9560371,"projectId":9335333,"letterContent":"I am truly grateful for your support and choosing to donate to my classroom. We just completed our exercise lab where we measure vital signs and carbon dioxide levels before and after exercising. Every student wanted to use the blood pressure cuffs and pulse oximeters. They were amazed that they were using the same medical equipment that they use in real doctors offices. They loved using the stethoscopes and listening to their heart beat. \r\n\r\nMy students got the chance to participate in real world experiences. Many wanted to know what careers in the future they could learn about to work in doctors offices. It was great to see their enthusiasm when thinking about what potential careers and their futures.\r\n\r\nI love being able to have my students complete lab experiments during class. It increases their engagement and participation. They are having fun in class and are excited about learning. It was experiences like these that I had when in middle and high school that led me to study biology in college and want to work in a biotech company. I am so appreciative that your generosity is helping me give my students these opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1750771522171,"projectUrl":"project/its-vital-teaching-students-to-be-medi/9335333/","projectTitle":"It's Vital: Teaching Students To Be Medical Detectives","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Camire","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9560371"},{"teacherId":2964537,"projectId":9085991,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. It cannot be stated just how impactful having physical textbooks has been to our class's culture and student achievement on exams. It is incredibly inspiring to see students working so hard on homework and applying what they have learned in class every day - all without a reliance on AI. I've even noticed student reading comprehension increase as a result of your donation. I can say without a doubt that this project has changed how my students learn, how I teach, and how they are preparing for college with genuinely rich learning experiences.","fullyFundedDate":1744209680204,"projectUrl":"project/support-ap-environmental-science-student/9085991/","projectTitle":"Support AP Environmental Science Students: Donate Textbooks Today!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mus","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2964537_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490062832387","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/molly-mus"},{"teacherId":8926215,"projectId":9325853,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation that allowed this project to be funded. The cleaning supplies have been hugely helpful in ensuring our classroom remains clean, organized and safe for students. Also, the organizational materials help students access the materials they need easily. \r\n\r\nWhen students are getting excited about math, things can get messy! It's helpful to have supplies so that we can easily clean up afterward and know where everything goes. My students are able to stay germ free and healthy in their learning environment.\r\n\r\nThe microfiber erasers and Expo wipes help keep our boards clean and the Febreze helps keep the classroom smelling good. With Band-Aids in the classroom, students don't have to lose valuable learning time to go to the nurse. The binders and bins help us stay organized, and we have new project materials like the glue sticks to utilize. These supplies have ensured the classroom stays clean and fresh so we can focus on learning!\r\n\r\nThanks again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1751764827606,"projectUrl":"project/clean-organized-collaborative-middle/9325853/","projectTitle":"Clean, Organized & Collaborative Middle School Classrooms","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schoenfeld","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8926215_orig.png?crop=596,596,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686140158795","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8926215"},{"teacherId":8926215,"projectId":9111101,"letterContent":"My students and I are very grateful for your generous donation of items for our class prize box. We have been tracking student behavior using the Class Dojo points system, and students are so excited about the prizes in our box. Students are always trying to save up points to redeem them for the fidgets. They also love the different snack options.\r\n\r\nWhen we first got the materials, students were very excited to see their options for prizes. They have been working hard to get to class early, help their peers, be on task, and show other positive behaviors to earn points and win these prizes. Thanks again for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1746477882863,"projectUrl":"project/8th-grade-math-prize-box/9111101/","projectTitle":"8th Grade Math Prize Box","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schoenfeld","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8926215_orig.png?crop=596,596,x0,y1&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1686140158795","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8926215"},{"teacherId":3421802,"projectId":9397954,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom project! Because of your generosity, my students now have access to vibrant Crayola colored pencils, markers, and an essential toner cartridge for our classroom printer.\r\n\r\nThese supplies are making a tremendous impact in how students approach and engage with math. Students are now using colored pencils and markers to color-code their work, visually show variable replacement when solving equations, and create visually organized solutions that help them better understand complex concepts. They're also using these tools to present math projects with clarity and creativity, which has increased both their confidence and ownership of their work.\r\n\r\nThe toner cartridge has helped us keep our classroom printing station up and running—something many students rely on, especially if they don't have access to a printer at home. 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