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Displaying these real-time snapshots around our room anchors daily learning concepts, reinforces positive work habits, and creates a living visual timeline of our classroom's academic journey.\r\nWe are deeply grateful for your support in bringing this project to life. By investing in our classroom, you haven't just provided us with camera film and frames—you have given our students a daily reason to celebrate their hard work, take pride in their growth, and feel truly seen every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1783891495272,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-our-classroom-community/10365276/","projectTitle":"Capturing Our Classroom Community!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ahlin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8138369_orig.png?crop=339,339,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752530470012","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8138369"},{"teacherId":1751701,"projectId":10563868,"letterContent":"I need to start off this letter by saying how much we appreciate you. Without generous donations from caring people such as yourselves, I wouldn't be able to provide all these materials to my students. Light tables are very expensive. Thank you so much for helping me provide this highly engaging resource to my students.\r\n\r\nThe light table is used daily by multiple students. Some students like to build with blocks on top of it, others like to use it like a giant light bright with some attachments I have, others still use it to explore alphabet letters and numbers that glow when placed on the light table.\r\n\r\nMy class uses this table to explore science, literacy, and math standards on a daily basis. The best part is, they don't even realize how much they are learning through play. You all helped make that happen.","fullyFundedDate":1788479947421,"projectUrl":"project/light-up-the-fun/10563868/","projectTitle":"Light Up the Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Erbisch-Westcott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1751701_orig.png?crop=288,288,x0,y30&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633579656848","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1751701"},{"teacherId":1751701,"projectId":10668755,"letterContent":"First of all, thank you so much for your very generous donations. It wouldn't be possible for me to provide my students with all of these supplies without charitable gifts. I am honored that you decided to support my students and our classroom.\r\n\r\nThe Jelly Blox have been a BIG hit with my students. They're popular with all ages in my class (3-5) and have provided countless opportunities for my students to practice sharing and to play next to or with each other. Many of my students don't often play with peers, but these Jelly Blox are so highly engaging that even my shiest students will join a group for a chance to play.\r\n\r\nThey also provide opportunities for my students to practice counting, measuring, fine motor skills, and a host of social skills.","fullyFundedDate":1790785311454,"projectUrl":"project/a-jolly-good-time-with-jelly-blox/10668755/","projectTitle":"A Jolly Good Time with Jelly Blox","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Erbisch-Westcott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1751701_orig.png?crop=288,288,x0,y30&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633579656848","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1751701"},{"teacherId":8134595,"projectId":10578137,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my Let's Play project. Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. Half the class played alto, the other half soprano, creating what sounds like an archaic harmony of parallel sixths. Then we swapped. And then they played both recorders simultaneously. My younger students have loved having more instruments to play, and not having to wait as long to take their turn.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my music room and other classrooms like mine.","fullyFundedDate":1788571722720,"projectUrl":"project/lets-play/10578137/","projectTitle":"Let's Play","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Speas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134595_orig.jpg?crop=323,323,x268,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634528035155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134595"},{"teacherId":8134595,"projectId":10480495,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my Almost There Altos project. Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. Half the class played alto, the other half soprano, creating what sounds like an archaic harmony of parallel sixths. Then we swapped. And then they played both recorders simultaneously. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my music room and other classrooms like mine.","fullyFundedDate":1787320490894,"projectUrl":"project/almost-there-altos/10480495/","projectTitle":"Almost There Altos","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Speas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134595_orig.jpg?crop=323,323,x268,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634528035155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134595"},{"teacherId":8134595,"projectId":10480446,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my Alto's For a Few project. Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. Half the class played alto, the other half soprano, creating what sounds like an archaic harmony of parallel sixths. Then we swapped. And then they played both recorders simultaneously. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my music room and other classrooms like mine.","fullyFundedDate":1787283251089,"projectUrl":"project/more-altos/10480446/","projectTitle":"More Altos","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Speas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134595_orig.jpg?crop=323,323,x268,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634528035155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134595"},{"teacherId":8134595,"projectId":10480430,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my More Altos project. Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. Half the class played alto, the other half soprano, creating what sounds like an archaic harmony of parallel sixths. Then we swapped. And then they played both recorders simultaneously. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my music room and other classrooms like mine.","fullyFundedDate":1787320490694,"projectUrl":"project/more-altos/10480430/","projectTitle":"More Altos","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Speas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134595_orig.jpg?crop=323,323,x268,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634528035155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134595"},{"teacherId":8134595,"projectId":10480479,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my I Wish We Had Some More Altos project. Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. 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Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. Half the class played alto, the other half soprano, creating what sounds like an archaic harmony of parallel sixths. Then we swapped. And then they played both recorders simultaneously. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my music room and other classrooms like mine.","fullyFundedDate":1787320491102,"projectUrl":"project/order-up-altos/10480517/","projectTitle":"Order Up, Altos","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Speas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134595_orig.jpg?crop=323,323,x268,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634528035155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134595"},{"teacherId":8134595,"projectId":10480317,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding my Alto's For a Few project. Your generosity has given my students a new experience.\r\n\r\nI wish you could have seen the look on my students' faces when they realized they were getting to play an alto recorder. They were so fascinated by the size and tone of the alto, and how it creates a harmony when played with a soprano recorder. We played a classic, Hot Cross Buns. Half the class played alto, the other half soprano, creating what sounds like an archaic harmony of parallel sixths. Then we swapped. And then they played both recorders simultaneously. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my music room and other classrooms like mine.","fullyFundedDate":1787320491298,"projectUrl":"project/altos-for-a-few/10480317/","projectTitle":"Alto's For a Few","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Speas","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8134595_orig.jpg?crop=323,323,x268,y41&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634528035155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8134595"},{"teacherId":504655,"projectId":10579395,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding our \"Open Shelving for Independent Learners\" project! Because of your kindness, my 24 first graders now have a beautiful mobile shelving unit with colorful bins that has completely transformed how our classroom runs.\r\nThe shelving unit sits right in the heart of our classroom, stocked with math manipulatives, books, glue, and hands-on learning tools — all visible and within reach of little hands. The colorful bins make it easy for my students to find exactly what they need and, just as importantly, put everything back where it belongs.\r\nThe biggest change I've seen is independence. Instead of waiting for an adult to hand them materials, my first graders now walk over, choose what they need, and get right back to learning. They're taking real ownership of our classroom, and I can see their confidence growing every day.\r\nThe wheels have been an unexpected bonus — I can easily move the unit when we need extra floor space or time to clean, which keeps our room flexible.\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in my students and giving them a classroom where everything they need is visible, accessible, and theirs to manage. 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