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Students were able to express themselves more openly, practice calming strategies, and build confidence as they learned how to navigate their emotions.\r\n\r\nYour support also allowed me to deepen my work in both individual and small-group counseling sessions. I saw students become more comfortable sharing, more willing to try new strategies, and more proud of their progress. Teachers noticed students using these skills in the classroom, which reinforced their learning and supported their overall success.\r\n\r\nI am truly grateful for your investment in my students. Your generosity has helped create a space where children feel understood, empowered, and capable of growth, and it has made a lasting difference in their school experience.","fullyFundedDate":1758863224845,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-big-feelings-and-bright-future/9731240/","projectTitle":"Tools for Big Feelings and Bright Futures","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Cameron","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7789701_orig.jpg?crop=247,247,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758297037161","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7789701"},{"teacherId":2095088,"projectId":9595979,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity! Having the color-changing light table in our classroom has added so much to our artist space!\r\n\r\nMy youngest artists have been enjoying using the table and its light changing-features to explore color mixing and building with magnetic tiles. It feels like magic when we use the color changing feature and their creations light up and switch colors and hues. It makes such an exciting difference when students can see the lights coming together to mix new colors - for example when the blue lights turn the yellow tiles green, and they can touch the tiles on the table, than if we were just watching a video. Students get visibly excited, clap their hands, and giggle when we use the tables and it just brings so much joy to our classroom. Thank you so much!\r\n\r\nAn added and unexpected bonus was realizing my older students also greatly benefit from this light table! We recently used the table to help complete our flip book projects!","fullyFundedDate":1758863225455,"projectUrl":"project/light-up-our-world-with-color/9595979/","projectTitle":"Light Up Our World With Color","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joyce","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2095088_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y162&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1602242832994","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-pietrowicz"},{"teacherId":1035024,"projectId":9558266,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations! For years, I have stored student Chromebooks in charging tubs on the ground. While it did the job, I had tubs in two separate locations and being on the ground made it a safety hazard. Now, our charging cart stores all computers neatly in one location. Now, students all have a designated spot and easy access to plug in their charging cable. \r\n\r\nIt may sound like a small thing, but having an organized classroom is necessary for successful learning. Your generosity is truly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1758863224439,"projectUrl":"project/corralling-chromebooks/9558266/","projectTitle":"Corralling Chromebooks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. MacGeorge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1035024_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657587643658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-macgeorge"},{"teacherId":1035024,"projectId":9831746,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your generosity!! As prices continue to rise many of us h\r\n\r\nave a tighter budget. Since my school is a Title 1 school our families often struggle to make ends meet. Food insecurities are on the rise in our community and it is hard for anyone to learn if they are hungry.\r\n\r\nMy students look forward to snack time and are very appreciative of any food they receive and enjoy a well deserve break from school work. Without your help, I would be unable to feed my class, so from the bottom of my heart - thank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1760740399615,"projectUrl":"project/happy-beats-hangry/9831746/","projectTitle":"Happy Beats Hangry","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. MacGeorge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1035024_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657587643658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-macgeorge"},{"teacherId":1035024,"projectId":9521588,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your generosity!! As prices continue to rise many of us have a tighter budget. Since my school is a Title 1 school our families often struggle to make ends meet. Food insecurities are on the rise in our community and it is hard for anyone to learn if they are hungry.\r\n\r\nMy students look forward to snack time and are very appreciative of any food they receive and enjoy a well deserve break from school work. Without your help, I would be unable to feed my class, so from the bottom of my heart - thank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1758832387675,"projectUrl":"project/happy-beats-hangry/9521588/","projectTitle":"Happy Beats Hangry","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. MacGeorge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1035024_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657587643658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-macgeorge"},{"teacherId":1035024,"projectId":9521560,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations! My students love having their own set of headphones waiting for them when they need them. They are able to listen to their writing being read to them on Goggle Read Write, hear their mistakes and make corrections. They also use the headphones when playing educational games on IXL or LEXIA CORE 5. Each student can work at their own pace without disrupting others. In addition, students can watch educational videos or play Blooket or Kahoot. Your donations are greatly appreciated!","fullyFundedDate":1755741036555,"projectUrl":"project/silence-is-golden/9521560/","projectTitle":"Silence is Golden","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. MacGeorge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1035024_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1657587643658","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-macgeorge"},{"teacherId":2095088,"projectId":9597759,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity in donating to our classroom! With the addition of these hands on materials, student have learned all about different line types through hands-on approaches. Students have loved pressing the sand into the pre-writing stones and forming zig-zags, spirals, and dots with the modeling-dough!\r\n\r\nBecause even our youngest students - (three year olds!) have been introduced to lines in art in such an engaging way, I have seen so many more students feeling empowered to try new line types in their artwork! Thank you so much for giving all the artists in my classroom this opportunity.","fullyFundedDate":1755714212800,"projectUrl":"project/a-hands-on-introduction-to-the-creative/9597759/","projectTitle":"A Hands-On Introduction to the Creative Arts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Joyce","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2095088_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y162&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1602242832994","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-pietrowicz"},{"teacherId":548195,"projectId":9553839,"letterContent":"Thank you SO much for your donations. This project has supported students in K0- 6th grade (3-12 year olds!). Legos are for all students. Having enough legos for an entire class has allowed me to have students build in smaller groups instead of having groups of 6 or 7 now I am able to have students work in groups of 2 or 3. This allows students to have more ownership of their projects.\r\n\r\nI have been able to use them for students to create models of what they are learning in science class well. Students in kindergarten even build Lego instruments and had a parade.\r\n\r\nI thank you again for supporting me and my students. I recognize that your donation could have gone many places but you chose my students and my classroom and I am thankful for that.","fullyFundedDate":1755728897972,"projectUrl":"project/expressing-ourselves-with-legos/9553839/","projectTitle":"Expressing Ourselves With LEGOs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McNiff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp548195_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1485986186865","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/548195"},{"teacherId":10213619,"projectId":9638274,"letterContent":"Recently, during a morning OT session, I watched a student deeply engaged with the busy board and alphabet puzzles—and it was one of those moments that reminded me why these tools are so powerful. This student often struggles with fine motor coordination and focus, spent nearly 10 uninterrupted minutes exploring the latches and switches on the busy board. As he mastered how to unlock each one, his confidence visibly grew. You could see the pride on his face every time something clicked open.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new toys—especially the busy board, alphabet puzzles, and painting activities—their faces lit up with curiosity and excitement. Some ran straight to explore the colorful pieces, eagerly touching every part of the busy board, flipping switches, turning knobs, and opening latches with wide eyes and big smiles. Others were drawn to the alphabet puzzles, quickly picking up letters and proudly naming them or finding the ones that matched their names.\r\n\r\nAs we continue building on foundational skills in our OT sessions, the next steps for our students involve using these materials—theraputty, adapted scissors, Spot It, paint, and puzzles—in more intentional, skill-focused ways. With theraputty, we will strengthen fingers through pinching, rolling, and hidden object games to support handwriting and self-care tasks.The adapted scissors will be used to progress from snipping to cutting shapes to improve hand coordination and visual tracking. Games like Spot it will allow students to build visual attention, quick thinking, and social skills like turn-taking and focus. The paint will be used to encourage creative expression while improving grip and control. Puzzles allow for developing problem-solving, visual-spatial skills, and perseverance with more complex puzzles.","fullyFundedDate":1758863224239,"projectUrl":"project/multi-sensory-learning-for-ot-kids/9638274/","projectTitle":"Multi-sensory Learning for OT Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Ma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10213619_orig.jpg?crop=4281,4281,x0,y713&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755797048373","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10213619"},{"teacherId":8285102,"projectId":9452283,"letterContent":"The puppet show made a wonderful impact on my Kindergarten 1 students. They were completely engaged from the moment the puppets appeared, and the experience brought so much joy and excitement to our classroom. Many of my students were talking about the characters and retelling parts of the story for days afterward, which showed how deeply the performance stuck with them.\r\n\r\nThe show also supported their learning in meaningful ways. My students practiced listening and comprehension as they followed the storyline, and they picked up new vocabulary and expressions from the characters. Socially and emotionally, the puppets modeled kindness, problem-solving, and friendship, which helped spark class conversations about how we treat one another.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, the puppet show encouraged creativity and imagination. After the performance, my students were eager to create their own puppet voices, act out stories, and even use classroom toys to \"put on shows\" for each other. It truly inspired them to express themselves and connect with their peers in positive ways.\r\n\r\nThanks to this experience, my K1 students not only had fun, but also grew in language, social-emotional skills, and confidence.","fullyFundedDate":1755741036373,"projectUrl":"project/lets-pretend-building-language-through/9452283/","projectTitle":"Let’s Pretend! Building Language Through Dramatic Play Using Puppets","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dougherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8285102_orig.png?crop=398,398,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661285054232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8285102"},{"teacherId":208717,"projectId":9206753,"letterContent":"Many thanks for funding my \"Glow on to Thirds Grade\" project with my class of amazing students! Children exhibit a natural eagerness and zeal for learning. As we know, there are a multitude of ways to acquire and transfer knowledge. Our curriculum is demanding and rigorous. I administer a variety of assessments and students are also required to complete a plethora of workbook pages. My hope is to afford my children another avenue to discover, express, and experience knowledge beyond this traditional manner. I strongly believe that I can support our curriculum with celebration, fun, and tradition. My intent is to be able to give them life long memories and will associate school and fun. Our funding for supplies is limited. Through your generous donation, I feel I will be able to keep learning authentic, meaningful and keep each student engaged.","fullyFundedDate":1750256231394,"projectUrl":"project/glow-on-to-third-grade/9206753/","projectTitle":"Glow on to Third Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mulherin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp208717_orig.png?crop=456,456,x0,y48&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714133315307","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/208717"},{"teacherId":208717,"projectId":9103605,"letterContent":"Many thanks for funding my \"Joy of Books\" project with my class of amazing students! Children exhibit a natural eagerness and zeal for learning. As we know, there are a multitude of ways to acquire and transfer knowledge. Our curriculum is demanding and rigorous. I administer a variety of assessments and students are also required to complete a plethora of workbook pages. My hope is to afford my children another avenue to discover, express, and experience knowledge beyond this traditional manner. I strongly believe that I can support our curriculum with these high interest books. My intent is to be able to diversify their learning, tap into their individual and unique styles and continue to maintain their enthusiasm and love of learning. Our funding for supplies is limited. 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