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I truly appreciate all of the donations and how quickly we were able to get the toys for my special education students, they love them! \r\nThese toys were great to help students to learn to play and sit for a short amount of time for them to learn how to play with and around other students. The students are learning to take shapes out and putting things in, they are also learning how to pull scarfs out of the small scarf container. \r\nThe students are loving all of the new toys thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1746618104449,"projectUrl":"project/developmental-toys/9239800/","projectTitle":"Developmental Toys","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9666106_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723747601342","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9666106"},{"teacherId":9975984,"projectId":9208318,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to my class project. Because of your generous donations my class last year and my current class this year has been able to have different options for sitting around the room and even outside. \r\n\r\nMany students get restless and bored staying in their seats all day. They look at the same view and have to be looking at the same people all day. These seats let them move around and have their own space to work. \r\n\r\nIt's also been really helpful when students work in groups. They don't have to carry around bulky clipboards that are loud and awkward. They can choose to sit on the floor with these or on their chair and they have a writing space. My past, present and future students and myself thank you so very much for your donation to my class project.","fullyFundedDate":1743018347396,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-focused-minds-help-my/9208318/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating, Focused Minds: Help My 4th Graders Thrive!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cohen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9975984_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742918586043","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9975984"},{"teacherId":9738869,"projectId":9053185,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation that helped bring an iPad into our preschool classroom for integrated speech therapy! Your support means the world to us, and the impact of your kindness is already being felt in big ways by our little learners.\r\n\r\nThe iPad has become an exciting new tool for exploration, creativity, and learning. It has already been used for a variety of lessons within our preschool classrooms. One student uses this iPad as a communication device to help get his needs met during his preschool time. In other classrooms, I have been able to use the donated iPad to make lessons interactive on the smartboard. \r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support—it's helping shape a love of learning at a young age and opening up a world of possibilities for our preschoolers.","fullyFundedDate":1738261415259,"projectUrl":"project/technology-for-my-students/9053185/","projectTitle":"Technology for My Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Mague","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9738869_orig.jpg?crop=1004,1004,x160,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725925660596","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9738869"},{"teacherId":9666106,"projectId":9054161,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your support and donations to our classroom. The students love the new materials for them to utilize when they are struggling with controlling their emotions. The bean bag chair is a great place for students to take a break and to relax while they gain control of their emotions.\r\nThank you for all of your help and support to ensure my students have access to materials to help them calm their bodies. We are learning to regulate our emotions in productive ways. My students are very grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1736968359668,"projectUrl":"project/sel-for-preschool/9054161/","projectTitle":"SEL for Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9666106_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723747601342","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9666106"},{"teacherId":8179681,"projectId":8963642,"letterContent":"Our Aided Language Models have made such an impact with our students. 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