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These fidgets may seem like a small thing, but they can make such a difference in helping students manage their stress, stay focused, and keep pushing through challenging work.\r\nI am so excited to have another tool available to help students feel calm, regulated, and ready to tackle what is ahead. Thank you for recognizing that supporting students means caring about both their academic success and their well-being. Your generosity will bring some much-needed squishy stress relief - and probably a few smiles - to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1787525146748,"projectUrl":"project/fidgets-for-finals-and-ap-prep-part-2/10243199/","projectTitle":"Fidgets for Finals and AP Prep Part 2","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Likis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp578992_orig.jpg?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682363592754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-likis"},{"teacherId":578992,"projectId":10191264,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping bring hands-on science to life! Your generosity gives my students the chance to do what scientists actually do observe, experiment, collect data, ask questions, and figure things out for themselves. These materials will help turn our classroom into a space where students can grow plants, build models, investigate living things, and get excited about biology.\r\n\r\nI am especially excited to see what my students discover as they care for their plants and watch them change over time. From grow lights and propagation supplies to the little things that keep our labs organized and snacks that keep everyone fueled during those long lab days every part of this project will be put to good use. Thank you for investing in my students, their curiosity, and lots of wonderfully messy science!","fullyFundedDate":1779311596639,"projectUrl":"project/growing-observing-and-exploring-biolog/10191264/","projectTitle":"Growing, Observing, and Exploring Biology","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Likis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp578992_orig.jpg?crop=576,576,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1682363592754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-likis"},{"teacherId":3676142,"projectId":10270251,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation to our classroom community. My students love the new books! Having a wide range of books for diverse learners is an essential component of my independent reading program within my classroom. \r\n\r\nLast year, my students read 750 books independently! This year we are aiming even higher for 1000. 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I know that having cute bookmarks and an inventive way to display them will help build momentum around independent reading. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1773858785001,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-fundamental/9940007/","projectTitle":"Reading is FUNdamental","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gramo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3676142_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471908771143","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gramo"},{"teacherId":3676142,"projectId":10355059,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind donation to our classroom community. My students love the fun bookmarks and tiger incentives (the tiger is our mascot). Having little extras to spark joy is an essential part of my independent reading program within my classroom. \r\n\r\nLast year, my students read 750 books independently! This year we are aiming even higher for 1000. I know that having cute bookmarks and an inventive way to display them will help build momentum around independent reading. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1787189182509,"projectUrl":"project/all-the-extras-that-help-readers-read/10355059/","projectTitle":"All the Extras That Help Readers Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gramo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3676142_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1471908771143","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gramo"},{"teacherId":8308198,"projectId":10179095,"letterContent":"When the packages containing our new art supplies first arrived in our classroom, the excitement was immediate and contagious. A group of enthusiastic student volunteers immediately stepped up to help unbox the paints, brushes, and materials, carefully organizing everything into our cabinets. Seeing their eager anticipation to use high-quality artistic tools in a science setting set a wonderfully positive tone for our upcoming lessons.\r\n\r\nThese materials have completely transformed how my AP Biology students engage with complex scientific concepts. By integrating visual art into our curriculum, students are encouraged to slow down and thoughtfully process intricate biological structures, such as cellular components and the molecular architecture of DNA. Drawing these systems forces them to pay close attention to spatial relationships and fine structural details that might otherwise be overlooked in traditional lectures. Beyond the analytical benefits, creating biology-related art served as a deeply therapeutic and relaxing creative outlet for my students following the stress of the AP exam season.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we plan to make these resources an integral part of our ongoing laboratory work. Moving forward, students will utilize the paints and drawing supplies to illustrate and document the microscopic cellular structures they observe under their microscopes. These materials will also continue to provide a balance of rigorous scientific inquiry and restorative creative expression throughout our heavy exam periods. Thank you so much for bringing this STEAM approach to our classroom and directly enriching my students' learning experience!","fullyFundedDate":1776090441308,"projectUrl":"project/from-stem-to-steam-visualizing-science/10179095/","projectTitle":"From STEM to STEAM: Visualizing Science","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lou","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8308198_orig.png?crop=439,439,x0,y19&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1643743402576","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8308198"},{"teacherId":8308198,"projectId":10202132,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in supporting \"The Big Picture\" for our classroom! The addition of this technology has truly transformed how my students learn and interact with daily lessons.\r\n\r\nIn a modern classroom, technology works best when it fosters active, flexible learning rather than static viewing. 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