{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Leesylvania Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":47.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4214063,"projectId":9919866,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my students with sensory materials that give them a calming activity when they need it most. My students use the bead-filled sensory tins as a quiet, hands-on way to slow down, focus their attention, and regulate their bodies. They can run their fingers through the tiny beads, search through them, and simply enjoy the repetitive tactile experience. Sometimes the most important thing a student needs in that moment is not another task—it is an opportunity to calm down and feel ready again.\r\nThe students were immediately interested in the colorful materials and quickly discovered how soothing they could be. These sensory tools have become another option we can offer students when they are overwhelmed, dysregulated, or simply need a quiet sensory break. Instead of expecting every student to regulate in the same way, we are able to give them choices and help them discover which sensory experiences work best for their individual needs.\r\nOur next step is to continue helping students learn to recognize when they need a sensory break and, when possible, begin choosing a regulation tool independently. Ultimately, we want our students to understand their own bodies and develop strategies they can use throughout their lives. Thank you for helping us create a classroom where taking time to regulate is recognized as an important part of being ready to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1767986789677,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-tins-big-calm-putty-students-with/9919866/","projectTitle":"Tiny Tins, Big Calm: Putty Students With Autism Truly Knead","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Buckley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4214063_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755463522923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4214063"},{"teacherId":4214063,"projectId":9971091,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us give our students an unforgettable, hands-on learning experience! With the materials from this project, our students were able to learn about Lunar New Year through art, movement, culture, and a schoolwide celebration. Students helped create colorful dragon and lion costumes and then had the incredible opportunity to bring their creations to life in a Lunar New Year parade through our school. Seeing students proudly carry and wear something they had helped create was one of those classroom moments that reminded us just how powerful experiential learning can be.\r\nThe students were thrilled when the materials arrived, but their excitement grew even more as they began to understand what they were creating. This project gave students opportunities to practice following directions, making choices, working together, developing fine and gross motor skills, and participating in a shared experience. For students who learn best by doing, Lunar New Year became something they could see, touch, create, and experience rather than simply read about. The parade was especially meaningful because our students were able to share their learning with the rest of the school community—and they were incredibly proud to do it.\r\nOur next step is to build on experiences like this by continuing to make cultural learning accessible, concrete, and joyful. We want our students to explore celebrations and traditions from around the world through art, music, stories, movement, and hands-on projects. Thank you for giving our students the opportunity not only to learn about another culture, but also to create, participate, celebrate, and share what they learned with others.","fullyFundedDate":1766531920251,"projectUrl":"project/an-inclusive-chinese-new-year-parade-for/9971091/","projectTitle":"An Inclusive Chinese New Year Parade for Our Special Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Buckley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4214063_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755463522923","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4214063"},{"teacherId":4214063,"projectId":9536819,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping us bring Agility Alley to life! Your generosity has given my students a place where movement, sensory exploration, and learning come together. We use the new materials throughout our school day to give students opportunities to move their bodies, practice balance and coordination, explore different sensory experiences, and regulate before returning to classroom activities. Students can step from stone to stone, balance, move across the colorful sensory tiles, and use our sensory materials for hands-on exploration.\r\nThe students were incredibly excited when they first saw their new equipment. What may look like play is actually very important learning for my students. Agility Alley gives them opportunities to practice motor planning, body awareness, balance, following directions, waiting for a turn, and making choices. One of my favorite things has been watching students discover which activities work best for their own bodies. Some are drawn immediately to movement and balancing activities, while others prefer slowing down and exploring a sensory bin with their hands.\r\nOur next step is to continue teaching students how to use Agility Alley more independently. We want them to begin recognizing when they need movement or sensory input and learn appropriate ways to meet those needs. These are skills that extend far beyond our classroom. Because of your support, my students have a joyful, welcoming space where their individual sensory and movement needs are not an interruption to learning—they are part of how we learn. 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