Past projects 62
Comfy Seating for Small Group Learning
Funded Jan 2, 2024Thank you so much for supporting my first grade students and our classroom learning environment! My students have been loving using these comfortable seating options!
The comfy, blue rocker is one of the most picked choices throughout the day! Students love to sit in this rocker to read a book! I have also used this rocker when working with a group of students at the carpet and it has provide just enough height off the floor that I can teach a small group of students and they can easily see what I am teaching. Students will even move this rocker to join a group of students at table to work together!
The stools and ottomans have provide the perfect, welcoming space for a group of students to gather together and collaborate! These seating options are easy to move and make learning so much fun in our classroom!
Thank you again for supporting my first grade students!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 17 other donors.Comfy Seating for First Graders
Funded Sep 6, 2023My students have been hard at work in our first grade classroom and they love having so many "special spots" to sit and work. Every day, they always ask is this a time that we can sit in our special spots? It makes me so happy as their teacher that I can provide different seating options for my students throughout their day.
The large, blue bean bag chairs are one of the top picks every day when a child is looking for a space to read a good book. Sometimes, I even notice that a child may choose to start their morning sitting on a bean bag chair if they just need a few minutes to get ready for the day. The bean bag chairs are not only a comfortable seating option but also easy to clean and are extremely good quality!
The gray stools fit perfectly at my small group table. Now when my students come to work at my table for a lesson or extra help they have a comfortable place to sit that is already at the table. Sometimes, we even move these stools around the room depending on where a student may like to work!
Thank you again for supporting my first grade students!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares and 5 other donors.1st Grade Basics
Funded Sep 10, 2023My students have been super busy in first grade this year! Thanks to you, they are able to start their mornings off with some play using the STEM bins and have conversations with their peers! This is always their favorite part of the day and it allows me time to have conversations with each child and take care of some classroom housekeeping items. The privacy folders have been a huge hit for my students and super helpful when they are taking tests. Many students even choose to use their privacy folders when working independently to give them their own little private space. Lastly, the document camera has not only allowed me to demonstrate and teach many different strategies but my students enjoy working under the document camera for all to see too! We are having a successful year in first grade and I am so thankful for your support!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
Snacks for Energy
Funded May 11, 2023Thank you so much for helping to restock our snack cabinet! My students work so hard and those mornings can be long until lunch time. I can slowly see their energy start to drain and then I start to hear "is it snack time yet?" They start to get distracted and are not nearly as focused as they were first thing in the morning.
I am so thankful to have several snack options to provide my students so they can continue to work hard all day long Thank you again for supporting my students and helping them to refocus during the day. You are the best!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
Kindergarten End of Year Celebration
Funded May 10, 2023Celebrating the end of a school year is always exciting and celebrating the end of kindergarten is such a milestone event! My kindergarten students worked so hard every day. They not only grew so much as readers, writers and mathematicians but also were the kindest kids to each other. Due to your generosity, my students and family were able to have the most deserving celebration.
With your help I was able to decorate the classroom to provide a place for pictures and every child received the book First Grade, Here I Come! Throughout the year, my students grew so much as readers and continuing to read over the summer is so important. I know this book will help them get excited for 1st grade and be a great opportunity to have a grown up read to them.
Thank you again for helping to make our end of the year celebration for students and families and most importantly providing every child their own book!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
Having Fun Learning to Read
Funded Oct 26, 2022My students were so excited to open the boxes and discover all the new resources they would get to use. When we open the box, each child had the opportunity to peek inside and pull out various items to share. They were so excited!!
We use our magnetic boards, counters, wands and whisper phones almost daily! My students favorite part of the day is when they are able to use the magnetic counters with the wands to identify sounds in words and then use their markers to write the sounds. This time of the day is always filled with the most smiles!
Thank you so much for helping to provide hands-on materials for my students to use during reading!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares and 5 other donors.Teaching Supplies Needed for Teaching From a Distance
Funded Aug 13, 2020Thank you for supporting my students this year! Due to your generosity, I was able to provide my students with individual materials that were easy to keep organized and clean. It is amazing how many different activities that I was able to create by using the paper, markers and laminating film. My students have enjoyed using dry erase markers on the laminated materials so they could use them over and over again. For example, they were able to practice daily tracing the alphabet and using correct letter formation. They were able to play many math games and the gamers were able to use many different times. The gift card was used to purchase many engaging digital activities that students were able to interact using their digital learning journal, Seesaw. While these materials and supplies may have seemed simple, they truly made a positive impact on my students' learning this year. Thank you for supporting the sweetest kindergarten class in South Carolina. You're awesome, you're the best, you rock!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
Fill Our Shelves with Read Alongs
Funded May 8, 2020As you can imagine, schools have looked drastically different over these last 9 months. Students were learning at home with limited resources. Then, students recently returned to face to face instruction but with many new rules and routines put into place. Students must try to maintain social (physical) distance from their peers and wear their masks to help keep themselves and others safe. Our learning environment looks different. However, the needs of my children have not changed.
Students still need to listen to stories and in fact they strongly desire this time. They look forward to their time to be able to just sit and enjoy a story. With level-appropriate text and lots of enticing pictures, these read along books meet the needs of beginning students, helping them become competent, successful and enthusiastic readers! Thank you for helping to provide these much needed books into my classroom. You're awesome, you're the best, you rock!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
Organization Station for All of Our Creations
Funded Jan 24, 2020I am SO excited to share that because of YOU choosing to be apart of #FarrsClassroom village, our latest project has fully funded! I am so thankful that I can finally stop trying to fix our cardboard organizer and know that we have something much better on the way. I showed my students a picture this morning of the new organization station that we would be receiving soon and they were so excited. They could not believe that we would be getting that soon and they even said there is so much room to store all of our items! YES, YES, YES!! We finally will have a sturdy and long lasting solution to store all of our art creations! I cannot wait to share pictures of the most creative kindergarten students storing all of their art creations in our new mobile organization station. Thank you for choosing to support my students. Thank you for choosing to celebrate the arts. Thank you for helping to push this project to fund. We are happy to have you join us on our Energy Bus and chant our favorite cheer: "You're awesome, you're the best, you ROCK!"”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
This classroom project was brought to life by Anonymous Arts Supporter and 30 other donors.Listen Up, Listen Here...a Listening Center for Little Ears!
Funded Dec 9, 2019I am so excited to share with you that our project has completely funded. Listening centers play an important part in developing early reading skills. Now, because of your support, my students will have access to a wonderful listening station that they can enjoy with 5 of their friends! I can't wait to share pictures of my students with headphones on their ears and a love of reading in their heart soon. Thank you again for choosing to support #FarrsClassroom. You're awesome, you're the best, you ROCK!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Farr
This classroom project was brought to life by Quill.com and 8 other donors.