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We also created beautiful butterfly suncatchers that filled our classroom windows with colorful butterflies and gave the children another way to celebrate what they had learned.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving our young learners such a memorable, hands-on science experience. The combination of real-life observation, beautiful books, classroom materials, and art helped make our butterfly study meaningful and exciting. We are so grateful that you helped make it possible!","fullyFundedDate":1775402503510,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-and-k-butterfly-unit/10179760/","projectTitle":"Pre-K and K Butterfly Unit","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Georgia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10474287_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775603526959","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10474287"},{"teacherId":8941554,"projectId":9869086,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to my classroom! These resources have been used at least once a day to help ensure they have enough to eat and can have a snack. They have been so excited to eat these snacks and love each time I add a new snack to their selection of snacks (we can only put so much out at a time). We will continue to use these into the next school year and continue to keep bellies full, which will help students stay focused and will allow more learning to happen. 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Students use these tables for everything from math and language materials to writing, puzzles, building, science, art, and other hands-on work. The smaller tables also allow children to work independently or with a friend without taking up one of our larger classroom tables.\r\n\r\nA year later, these tables are still being used every single day by a new group of children. They have become a permanent part of our classroom environment rather than something used for one particular project or subject. Thank you for giving my students more places to work, explore, create, and learn independently. Your generosity continues to benefit our classroom every day!","fullyFundedDate":1776129885999,"projectUrl":"project/mini-tables-big-thinking-creating-stem/10184104/","projectTitle":"Mini Tables, Big Thinking: Creating STEM Workspaces for Young Children","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Georgia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10474287_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1775603526959","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10474287"},{"teacherId":10013502,"projectId":9318984,"letterContent":"The rest mats and blankets have truly revitalized our classroom's daily rhythm, transforming our afternoon rest time into a profound period of rejuvenation rather than just a mandatory break. The students now have thick, supportive mats and soft, cozy blankets that provide genuine comfort and a sense of security. This elevated quality of rest has immediately paid dividends: just last week, following a particularly energetic science lesson, I observed one of my most active students settle down and fall asleep within minutes. When she woke up, she was calm, focused, and immediately chose to engage quietly with books, demonstrating how the quality of their rest now directly supports their positive behavior and ability to focus for the remainder of the day.\r\n\r\nThe children's first encounter with the new materials was met with immediate, appreciative joy. As we opened the boxes together, a collective \"Ooh!\" rippled through the room, followed by very gentle and respectful touches. Their reaction on the first day of use was perhaps the most telling: they didn't just drag the mats out; they proudly carried their new, labeled mats and arranged their blankets with care. One student summed up the general feeling perfectly by saying, \"It feels like my bed at home!\" This sense of home and comfort is exactly what we aimed to bring to our classroom, fostering a safer and more nurturing learning environment for all of them.\r\n\r\nHaving a restorative rest time is absolutely critical right now, as we move from basic concepts to more abstract, hands-on application. Your generous contribution is literally fueling the creativity and focus needed for this ambitious, collaborative learning endeavor, allowing the students to translate restful afternoons into dynamic, meaningful work.","fullyFundedDate":1746734652708,"projectUrl":"project/rest-mats-and-blankets-for-the-linden-tr/9318984/","projectTitle":"Rest Mats and Blankets for the Linden Tree Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Taylor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10013502_orig.png?crop=723,723,x356,y54&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746542006541","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10013502"},{"teacherId":4939938,"projectId":5981302,"letterContent":"Your generosity gave my students meaningful opportunities to learn through hands-on STEM experiences while strengthening their language skills. As a speech-language pathologist, I intentionally incorporated descriptive vocabulary into every activity. 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