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Having reliable keyboards also helps reduce frustration and allows students to focus more on learning rather than on technology challenges.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, these tools help build essential keyboarding and technology skills that students will need for future academic success. Your support is helping create a more engaging, accessible, and effective learning environment for all students.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, thank you for enhancing instruction and investing in our classroom. 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Technology allows our tiny learners to build early academic skills, practice independence, and gain confidence as they navigate age-appropriate digital activities.\r\n\r\nThe excitement and curiosity they show when using these resources is truly heartwarming. Your support is helping to lay a strong foundation for their future learning while showing them that their education matters.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, thank you for investing in our classroom and helping our youngest learners become confident, capable, and tech-ready.","fullyFundedDate":1764122918369,"projectUrl":"project/tech-ready-tiny-learners/9875578/","projectTitle":"Tech-Ready Tiny Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pirone","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7363110"},{"teacherId":7363110,"projectId":9975488,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our Healthy Snacks for Students project. Because of your kindness, our students now have access to nutritious snacks that help them stay focused, energized, and ready to learn throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nFor many of our students, these snacks make a real difference. 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Your donation will fund small prizes (fidgets, keychains, slime, and similar items) that we'll use to reinforce positive behavior, effort, and academic perseverance during Lunar New Year activities and all year long.\r\n\r\nMany of my students respond strongly to positive reinforcement. These small rewards keep them engaged, help them follow expectations, and give them tangible reasons to take pride in their accomplishments. By tying the prizes to Lunar New Year lessons, we'll also teach students to view the new year as a fresh start — a chance to set goals, grow, and improve.\r\n\r\nWhen students feel recognized and celebrated, their confidence and motivation to learn increase. Your gift creates joyful learning moments and strengthens the message that effort and growth are worth celebrating.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping my students begin the new year feeling proud, motivated, and supported. 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