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These activities are helping my students develop fine-motor skills, creativity, and confidence while also encouraging them to express themselves.\r\n\r\nThank you for making these learning experiences possible. Your generosity is helping my students learn, create, and have fun while learning!","fullyFundedDate":1782151676877,"projectUrl":"project/creative-fun-hands-on-craft-adventures/10236341/","projectTitle":"Creative Fun: Hands-On Craft Adventures for Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Medina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9672005_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726023490050","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9672005"},{"teacherId":9672005,"projectId":10213412,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generosity and kindness. The transparent materials really helped me and my students complete a meaningful craft while learning about bus safety. We talked about expectations when riding the bus, such as staying seated, listening to the bus driver, keeping our hands to ourselves, and following safety rules.\r\n\r\nThis craft worked perfectly with our lesson and helped make learning fun and engaging. My students were so excited to glue the colorful tissue paper onto the transparent material. They enjoyed being creative while learning important safety skills.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping make this learning experience possible for my students! ❤️","fullyFundedDate":1781368695147,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-memories-with-creative-keepsak/10213412/","projectTitle":"Capturing Memories with Creative Keepsakes","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Medina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9672005_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1726023490050","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9672005"},{"teacherId":9672005,"projectId":10320317,"letterContent":"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity and kindness in providing the balls, jump ropes, and basketball hoop for my students. When my students first saw all the new materials, they were so excited! They immediately wanted to play with the balls and put them into the basketball hoop.\r\n\r\nThis was a wonderful opportunity to teach my students how to take turns, share, follow directions, and practice shooting the balls into the hoop. They cheered for one another and were excited to keep trying when the ball did not go in.\r\n\r\nWe will continue using these materials to practice gross-motor skills, coordination, balance, and teamwork. The jump ropes and balls will also give my preschoolers opportunities to stay active while learning important social skills.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping make learning active, fun, and exciting for my students! 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These materials are the ones we use the most throughout the year. We are truly thankful for your donations.","fullyFundedDate":1783701101733,"projectUrl":"project/art-supplies/10364018/","projectTitle":"Art Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carrillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9652739_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723857668237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9652739"},{"teacherId":9652739,"projectId":10191153,"letterContent":"The wooden frames and circle wooden welcome signs have made a wonderful impact on my classroom. These materials give my students opportunities to be creative and make special projects that they can proudly take home to their families. The wooden frames allow students to decorate and display their artwork or pictures, while the wooden welcome signs help us create meaningful keepsakes and classroom decorations. These materials also support fine motor skills as students paint, color, glue, and decorate. Thank you for providing my students with fun, hands-on materials that make learning more creative and meaningful.","fullyFundedDate":1780597930007,"projectUrl":"project/graduation-gifts/10191153/","projectTitle":"Graduation Gifts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carrillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9652739_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723857668237","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9652739"},{"teacherId":9431154,"projectId":10240243,"letterContent":"This art project will give my preschool students the opportunity to create special handmade gifts for their families. As they paint, create, and explore, students will build fine motor skills, confidence, and creativity while making something meaningful to share at home. 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We have a specific time for art where I help my students make masterpieces that they are able to take home and share with their parents. They also get the opportunity to create their own art during free play. This allows them to show the skills that they have learned.","fullyFundedDate":1778000590502,"projectUrl":"project/making-art-fun/10192103/","projectTitle":"Making Art Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Valdez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7977904_orig.jpg?crop=1512,1512,x0,y206&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696373002084","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7977904"},{"teacherId":6909264,"projectId":10101742,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom through DonorsChoose. Your kindness has given my preschool students an exciting opportunity to learn, create, and grow in new ways. Because of your generosity, my students now have materials that will make learning hands-on, meaningful, and fun every day.\r\nThis project will help my students explore nature by planting flowers and watching them grow from tiny seeds into beautiful plants. Many of my students have never had the chance to care for a plant before. They will learn responsibility by watering their flowers, observing changes each day, and discovering what plants need to survive.","fullyFundedDate":1776107919616,"projectUrl":"project/students-blossom/10101742/","projectTitle":"Students Blossom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carrillo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6909264_orig.jpg?crop=984,983,x0,y108&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1603232859544","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rosacrystal-carrillo"},{"teacherId":10480252,"projectId":10198680,"letterContent":"I want to firstly say a huge thank you to each donor for allowing the opportunity to create and fuel artistic minds at such a young age! The first early years are the most important to allow kids to use their imagination and creativity, by having access to resources such as colored construction paper, play-doh, markers, and much more has definitely allowed them to have that freedom. \r\n\r\nSeeing children's faces lighten when we receive donations is very fulfilling. Even at such young minds, they express gratitude. Instilling this gratitude in them is a very human act that I hope stays with them the older they get. Especially in a small town where donations can take our education much farther!\r\n\r\nWhile creating projects to fuel their minds and get pre-k students ready for the next step, they have learned how to use their fine-motor skills in preparation for kindergarten. It has been a whole-hearted experience being able to provide students with these materials, so once again thank you so much donors!","fullyFundedDate":1778001191192,"projectUrl":"project/art-time-in-preschool/10198680/","projectTitle":"Art Time in Preschool","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gutierrez","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10480252_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y453&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782455874921","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10480252"},{"teacherId":9652739,"projectId":9658886,"letterContent":"On behalf of my preschool students and our entire classroom community, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to our DonorsChoose project. Thanks to your kindness and support, our students now have magnetic toys that will provide endless opportunities for learning, exploration, and creativity.\r\nAs a preschool teacher, I know that young children learn best through hands-on experiences. Magnetic toys are more than just fun play materials they are valuable educational tools that help students develop important skills while engaging in meaningful play. 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