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Your contribution has given them a sense of ownership over their learning and has sparked enthusiasm for staying engaged academically over the summer.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, the next steps for our students involve using these workbooks to prevent summer slide and to ensure a smooth transition into 4th grade. By keeping their minds active and reviewing essential concepts, they will return in the fall ready to tackle new challenges with confidence. 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Hearing the narrative come to life helps them imagine the scenes more vividly and deepens their engagement.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity. Your support has made reading more meaningful, accessible, and enjoyable for every student in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764724149461,"projectUrl":"project/a-tale-worth-telling-jack-the-real-sto/9899548/","projectTitle":"A Tale Worth Telling: Jack, the Real Story","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hughes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8128949_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634406866374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8128949"},{"teacherId":8128949,"projectId":9911742,"letterContent":"I hope you are doing well. I am excited to share how your generous contribution has impacted my classroom and helped my students grow in meaningful ways. Since receiving the origami materials, my students have been using the paper to strengthen their visual–spatial skills and deepen their understanding of geometric concepts. Origami has quickly become a valuable part of our routine, giving students the chance to follow multi-step directions, visualize shapes as they change, and practice fine-motor control. Each fold requires them to think ahead, stay focused, and work with precision—skills that support their learning across many subjects.\r\n\r\nTheir reaction when they first saw the materials was unforgettable. Students were thrilled to have their very own origami paper, especially with the bright colors and patterns. Having personal materials motivated them to be creative and confident. Several students immediately began imagining what they could make and were eager to start folding. That excitement brought a positive energy into the classroom and made the learning feel fresh and engaging.\r\n\r\nYour donation gave you a small window into our classroom, and I'd love to share the next steps in our learning. Students will continue practicing foundational folds while identifying the geometric shapes and angles that appear in each step. We are building toward a classroom \"origami gallery,\" where students will display their creations and label the math concepts used to make them. This project will help students explain their thinking and strengthen both their math and communication skills.\r\n\r\nWe also plan to connect origami to our IB units by exploring how art forms around the world help us express ideas and understand cultures. Students will use origami to represent themes and characters from stories we read, blending creativity with academic learning.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting our classroom. 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It has been wonderful to see their confidence and collaboration grow through this interactive format.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials first arrived, the excitement in the room was immediate. The students were thrilled to practice familiar concepts in a completely new and fun way. Their enthusiasm reminded me how powerful hands-on, game-based learning can be.\r\n\r\nAs for next steps, we plan to continue building on this momentum. Students will be using the materials to deepen their understanding of our current math and literacy skills, and I will be integrating the activities into small-group rotations and partner practice. These resources will also support future units, giving students multiple opportunities to revisit and strengthen key concepts throughout the year.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in our classroom. 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They are not only written to elicit responses, but they are beautifully illustrated to hep students stay engaged with the task.\r\nThank you again. Our students are on their way to be critical thinkers who learn with evidence.","fullyFundedDate":1754764892473,"projectUrl":"project/cause-and-effect-imminent-discovery/9378488/","projectTitle":"Cause and Effect: Imminent Discovery!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hughes","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8128949_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1634406866374","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8128949"},{"teacherId":7905418,"projectId":9010621,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, my students were able to dive into The Lemonade Crime, and their excitement was contagious!\r\n\r\nAfter reading The Lemonade War, my class couldn't wait to get their hands on the second book. The moment the books arrived, they were eager to start reading. 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