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I have been given a room without prior leftover stuff, which offers me a fresh canvas to work with. \r\n\r\nI have ordered some materials to help make the class look more appealing and feel more inviting. The bean bag chair will be placed in the back, by the bookshelf so that the students have a comfortable place to read. The string lights will be used for mood lighting when the kids are working on their computers. The squish balls with be used for incentive for a job well done.\r\n\r\nThe shelf will be used for storage and help me be able to prepare better lessons successfully. The snacks are great incentives for the kids as well as the games. Lastly, all of the materials ordered will benefit the children in some form or fashion. I appreciate anyone who would like to contribute and see our Core Concepts class lit up with a few new additions. 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I am requesting snacks, STEM toys, drawing pads and white boards to help make our classroom a place where students can learn, explore, create, and feel supported throughout the school day. \r\n Snacks will help provide my students with a little extra energy when they are hungry and help them stay focused and ready to learn. STEM toys will encourage problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking as students build and experiment. Drawing pads and white boards will give students an opportunity to express their ideas, practice fine-motor skills, and use their imaginations. \r\n These simple materials will make a big difference in our classroom. They will give my students opportunities to learn through play, creativity, and exploration while helping them feel happy, engaged, and ready to learn each day. Thank you for helping make these experiences possible for my students! \r\n ","proposalURL":"project/snack-build-and-create/10497471/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Edmond, OK","id":10497471,"title":"Snack, Build, and Create!"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1662232_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695228488294","schoolName":"Astec Charter Middle High School","costToComplete":76.71,"teacherId":1662232,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Urbina","numDonors":4,"numStudents":168,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students colorful opportunities to illustrate, sketch and color their drawings with vibrant colored pencils.","totalPrice":436.71,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"My middle school art students are a vibrant, creative and talented group of artists that love drawing, sketching and coloring the world around them.\r\n\r\nThese colored pencils and sketching pencils will be used often in class and will ensure that every student has the exact color they want to use on their masterpiece even when another classmate is using the same color.\r\n\r\nHaving these supplies will make a big difference in our classroom this year since the most popular colors of colored pencils are consumed and used up and need to be restocked often.","proposalURL":"project/coloring-our-world-in-art-class/10503296/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Oklahoma City, OK","id":10503296,"title":"Coloring Our World in Art Class"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5205532_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y42&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778030968131","schoolName":"John Marshall Enterprise High School","costToComplete":83.89,"teacherId":5205532,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mr. Jones","numDonors":3,"numStudents":400,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students supplies they need to get the school year started right!","totalPrice":497.13,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"There are several items that I am requesting and they don't really go together, but they are what I am in need of to make the school year a success! 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These folders also helped their classroom teachers and families understand each student's unique and specific needs and provided the resources to work with them. With your help and support, I am looking forward to helping more students feel successful this year! 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Some students have never had the opportunity to earn money and choose what to spend it on.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, a teacher's pocketbook can only stretch so far! If my project is funded, it will help promote good behavior and citizenship in my classroom, which will benefit my students in the long run. Candy, fun new reward toys, as well as new paint supplies, will surely be hot items in my class store! My students can use their tickets to buy time with the toys and paint. These will help our classroom stay quiet while we work. 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This project will help fund the basic supplies needed for writing in the English Language Arts classroom.\r\n\r\nPaper, posters, anchor charts, as well as school spirit items are hung around and outside my English Language Arts classroom; therefore, the need for paper for writing and the tape to hang the variety of items is needed daily in my classroom.\r\n\r\n","proposalURL":"project/writing-right-needs-paper/10531201/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Beaver, OK","id":10531201,"title":"Writing (Right) Needs Paper!"}]
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I have also found that calming strips are a great way for the students who just need a little “brain break” to refocus themselves and not distract. \r\nI have fifth graders in my classroom and I have learners of all different levels. I love the calming strips! This is something small that I can just place on the table and keep on teaching. The kids love them as well! It’s a great little stress relief that everyone loves because it’s not distracting! 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Fostering that culture throughout high school only better prepares them for tomorrow. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","proposalURL":"project/print-the-buzz-give-student-voices-a-pl/10481775/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Oklahoma City, OK","id":10481775,"title":"Print the Buzz: Give Student Voices a Platform"},{"profilePhotoURL":null,"schoolName":"Rogers Middle School","costToComplete":69.16,"teacherId":8627845,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Ms. Webb","numDonors":1,"numStudents":90,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students a cool place to read and mood lighting to read with.","totalPrice":319.16,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"I am fresh to RMS in Oklahoma and after getting to know the students, I know we can benefit from good seating and good lighting. I have been given a room without prior leftover stuff, which offers me a fresh canvas to work with. \r\n\r\nI have ordered some materials to help make the class look more appealing and feel more inviting. The bean bag chair will be placed in the back, by the bookshelf so that the students have a comfortable place to read. The string lights will be used for mood lighting when the kids are working on their computers. The squish balls with be used for incentive for a job well done.\r\n\r\nThe shelf will be used for storage and help me be able to prepare better lessons successfully. The snacks are great incentives for the kids as well as the games. Lastly, all of the materials ordered will benefit the children in some form or fashion. I appreciate anyone who would like to contribute and see our Core Concepts class lit up with a few new additions. Thanks a bunch.","proposalURL":"project/lighting-it-up/10489598/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Spencer, OK","id":10489598,"title":"Lighting It Up!"},{"profilePhotoURL":null,"schoolName":"Will Rogers Elementary School","costToComplete":75.28,"teacherId":9133881,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Ms. Elizabeth O'Neal","numDonors":14,"numStudents":18,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students snacks to stay energized, hands-on STEM toys, and drawing pads and white boards that make learning fun!","totalPrice":643.66,"povertyLevel":"More than half of students from low‑income households","essay":" My kindergarten students are curious, creative, and always excited to learn through hands-on experiences! I am requesting snacks, STEM toys, drawing pads and white boards to help make our classroom a place where students can learn, explore, create, and feel supported throughout the school day. \r\n Snacks will help provide my students with a little extra energy when they are hungry and help them stay focused and ready to learn. STEM toys will encourage problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking as students build and experiment. Drawing pads and white boards will give students an opportunity to express their ideas, practice fine-motor skills, and use their imaginations. \r\n These simple materials will make a big difference in our classroom. They will give my students opportunities to learn through play, creativity, and exploration while helping them feel happy, engaged, and ready to learn each day. Thank you for helping make these experiences possible for my students! \r\n ","proposalURL":"project/snack-build-and-create/10497471/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Edmond, OK","id":10497471,"title":"Snack, Build, and Create!"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1662232_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1695228488294","schoolName":"Astec Charter Middle High School","costToComplete":76.71,"teacherId":1662232,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Urbina","numDonors":4,"numStudents":168,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students colorful opportunities to illustrate, sketch and color their drawings with vibrant colored pencils.","totalPrice":436.71,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"My middle school art students are a vibrant, creative and talented group of artists that love drawing, sketching and coloring the world around them.\r\n\r\nThese colored pencils and sketching pencils will be used often in class and will ensure that every student has the exact color they want to use on their masterpiece even when another classmate is using the same color.\r\n\r\nHaving these supplies will make a big difference in our classroom this year since the most popular colors of colored pencils are consumed and used up and need to be restocked often.","proposalURL":"project/coloring-our-world-in-art-class/10503296/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Oklahoma City, OK","id":10503296,"title":"Coloring Our World in Art Class"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5205532_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y42&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778030968131","schoolName":"John Marshall Enterprise High School","costToComplete":83.89,"teacherId":5205532,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mr. Jones","numDonors":3,"numStudents":400,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students supplies they need to get the school year started right!","totalPrice":497.13,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"There are several items that I am requesting and they don't really go together, but they are what I am in need of to make the school year a success! The printer ink is so that I can use my printer to make colored copies for presentations and posters. The students really enjoy their projects coming alive when I can print it in color. The feminine hygiene bags and tampons are for a project here at the school sponsored by the student council called The Period Project. They need more supplies to start the year off. The ant spray is because I am being overtaken by ants in my room. 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They are eager to learn to read, but many of them are so far behind that they spend most of their day feeling unsuccessful in their classrooms. As a remedial specialist at my school, I provide daily small-group intervention instructions to fill their academic gaps. My goal is to give them the tools each of them needs to feel successful and help them rebuild self-esteem. \r\n\r\nThis project will help me make individualized folders for my students and fill them with the materials, activities, games and resources on their academic level to mee their unique needs so they can feel capable and experience \"success\". \r\n\r\nThese intervention folders worked very well last year, and many students asked for more resources so they could work on them in their classrooms and at home. I would like to continue to make these folders so they can feel capable even after they leave my classroom. These folders also helped their classroom teachers and families understand each student's unique and specific needs and provided the resources to work with them. With your help and support, I am looking forward to helping more students feel successful this year! 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Calming items such as sensory tools, flexible seating, fidgets, soothing materials, and other regulation resources will give students positive ways to manage their emotions and regain focus. These resources will help students feel safe, supported, and understood while building independence and self-regulation skills. 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They will learn that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process and that perseverance can lead to new solutions. \r\n\r\nEvery build sparks a new idea, every challenge creates an opportunity to learn, and every student has the potential to be an innovator! ","proposalURL":"project/little-minds-big-ideas-endless-possibi/10518723/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Oklahoma City, OK","id":10518723,"title":"Little Minds. Big Ideas. Endless Possibilities!"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4575366_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1501036293230","schoolName":"Ozark Primary School","costToComplete":86.12,"teacherId":4575366,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Terry","numDonors":4,"numStudents":24,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students new reward toys, cars, candy, and some new paint supplies.","totalPrice":306.12,"povertyLevel":"","essay":"Controlling a classroom full of 8-year-olds while ensuring that learning is taking place is no easy feat. It is especially trying with a large number of students in a small room. 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Some students have never had the opportunity to earn money and choose what to spend it on.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, a teacher's pocketbook can only stretch so far! If my project is funded, it will help promote good behavior and citizenship in my classroom, which will benefit my students in the long run. Candy, fun new reward toys, as well as new paint supplies, will surely be hot items in my class store! My students can use their tickets to buy time with the toys and paint. These will help our classroom stay quiet while we work. A class store seems simple, but it has many incredible benefits for behavior, citizenship, and economics!","proposalURL":"project/kindness-is-fun/10522313/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Ozark, AR","id":10522313,"title":"Kindness Is Fun"},{"profilePhotoURL":null,"schoolName":"Beaver Junior Senior High School","costToComplete":61.56,"teacherId":7902816,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Scott","numDonors":4,"numStudents":150,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students basic classroom supplies for writing and poster making.","totalPrice":166.04,"povertyLevel":"More than half of students from low‑income households","essay":"Loose leaf paper flies out of the paper basket in my classroom as students practice constantly how to write. We use paper for journals, essays, creative writing, descriptive writing, poetry writing, opinion writing, as well as many other types of writing. 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