Past projects 104
Help Us Put Kinetic Sand Into Our STEAM Fun
Funded Nov 9, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the 9 Kinetic Sand sets, the sand trays, the animal and dinosaur figures, the dinosaur skeleton figures, the 2 books, and the math materials for my second grade classroom.
My students and their third grade buddies really enjoyed using the Kinetic Sand! Most of my students had never used it before and they were amazed at the colorful sand choices and how the sand held together. They loved all the great molds that they could use to shape their Kinetic Sand sculptures.
My students also loved hearing the 2 stories and using the animal and dinosaur figures that you donated. They had so much fun playing with and creating scenes to go along with their Kinetic Sand creations.
My students used the rulers to measure their creations and compete with each other to create the tallest or longest sculptures.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation has helped inspire my student's imagination. It has also given them great memories of their time in second grade when they combined art, math, and science with Kinetic Sand to create amazing projects!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
Energetic Second Graders Would Love Some New P.E. Equipment
Funded Dec 5, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation to my classroom. The Catch-A-Ball Sets and the Scoop Ball Sets you donated are amazing! We also really like the green Mesh Ball Bag because it hold all the Scoop Ball Sets for us.
My students have been so excited to use our new P.E. equipment and participate in the fun P.E. activities. Your donation has made our P.E time so much more lively and exciting. I am also letting this awesome equipment be used for our school wide Fun Fitness Friday P.E. time. All the students in my school have been so happy to us this new equipment too!
Our school does not have the funds to purchase PE equipment, so without your help, my students would not be able to experience and enjoy these activities.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation will help keep my current and future students healthy and happy. It will also give them many great memories of their time in second grade when they had so much fun learning how to throw and catch with the Catch-A-Ball and Scoop Ball Sets.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by National Fitness Foundation and 4 other donors.Help Second Graders Dive Into Learning About Ocean Animals
Funded Oct 25, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the 14 ocean animal books, the Sea Life Specimen Center, the Sea Life Viewer, The Ocean Animal Collage Boards, The 3 sets of Scratch Art Sea Life Scratchin' Shapes, the 5 packs of ocean animal suncatcher kits, the 36 shark and whale replica figures, the origami paper, and the materials to make our 5 sea animal art projects for my second grade classroom.
My students enjoyed looking at the amazing pictures and reading about the different ocean animals in the 14 wonderful books that you donated. They also really enjoyed looking at the materials in the Sea Life Specimen Center and using the Sea Life Viewer to look at all the wonderful sea life on the discs.
My students were so excited to use all of the wonderful art supplies that you provided. We made the origami whales after reading about whales. We made the sea turtles after reading the books about sea turtles. They also enjoyed doing the sea animal scratch art. I think their favorite activity was making the ocean animal suncatchers.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation has helped my students to become excited about what they are learning in school. It has also given them great memories of their time in second grade. Another wonderful benefit of your donation is that my future students will also be able to use and enjoy the wonderful ocean animal books, the Sea Life Center, and the Sea Life Viewer.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Donor and 3 other donors.Vroom...Vroom...Help Us Combine Art And Science To Learn About Cars
Funded Oct 31, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the "How Cars Work" book, the Design Your Own Cars sets, and the Magic Color Scratch Race Car Ornaments for my second grade classroom. My students enjoyed learning about the parts of a car and how cars work before going on our field trip to the Peterson Automotive Museum. They loved making their own Magic Color Scratch Race Car Ornaments as a fun follow-up art project.
I think their favorite part of this project was using the Design Your Own Cars sets to design and decorate their own wooden race cars. My students were very proud of their decorated race cars. They loved playing with their cars and racing them down a ramp with their buddies. They could hardly wait to take them home to show their families.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation has helped increase my student's knowledge and appreciation of cars and it has given them great memories of their time in second grade when they got to learn about cars and create awesome car art projects.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Donor and 4 other donors.Help Second Graders Improve Reading With Fly Guy Books
Funded Oct 18, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the 31 different Fly Guy books by Tedd Arnold along with the Fly Guy plush doll and the Fly Guy Phonics Boxed Set for my second grade classroom. My students enjoyed listening to and reading along with these wonderful stories and they loved getting to hold the Fly Guy stuffed animal while reading the stories.
Every day they eagerly looked forward to story time after lunch so they could hear the next wonderful Fly Guy story. The Fly Guy Presents books were especially good because they are all nonfiction, they have great pictures, and they are high interest. Every week my students checked out every available Fly Guy book from our school library so they could take the books home to practice reading them to their families.
My students also really enjoyed using the Fly Guy Phonics Boxed Set. I gave each of my struggling readers one of the Phonics Readers to practice reading at home with their family. When they brought their book back, they got to read it to my class. Then they got to read it to their first grade teacher and her class. It was very motivating for my students and it gave them great reading practice.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation has helped increase my student's love of reading literature. This project has definitely benefited my current students and it will also benefit the hundreds of students I will be teaching in the future. Your donation has given my students great memories of their time in second grade when they got to listen to and enjoy the wonderful Fly Guy stories.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose.org Community and 2 other donors.Winter, Spring, Summer, & Fall -Help Us Watercolor Them All!
Funded Jul 12, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the classpack of 240 watercolor pencils, the 12 sets of water soluble oil pastels, the 3 watercolor pads of 30 sheets each, and the wonderful books about the seasons including the 3 pop-up books. My second grade students were able to use the oil pastels and watercolor pencils to create wonderful fall pictures in an array of vibrant colors.
They really enjoyed learning about the seasons and they especially liked looking at the pop-up books. My students were able to use their imagination and creativity to create beautiful watercolor and pastel pictures. They were delighted to use the new art materials and they especially liked all of the color choices and the magic of adding water to change their drawings into watercolor pictures.
Your donation has helped inspire my student's imagination. It has also given them great memories of their time in second grade when they had so much fun using oil pastels and watercolor pencils to create amazing works of art. I am also happy because we will be able to use these materials later this year to celebrate winter and spring too. In addition,many more students in my future classes will also be able to use these materials and benefit from your generosity.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by Sergey Brin Family Foundation and 2 other donors.Help Second Graders Put STEM Exploration into Their Fairy Tales
Funded Jul 11, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the two sets of three Fairy Tales Problem Solving STEM Kits for my second grade classroom. My students and their third grade buddies have really enjoyed working in small groups to complete the three fairy tales STEM challenges.
We have been reading an assortment of fairy tales as part of our Language Arts unit on Sharing Stories. My students have been so excited to revisit these three classic fairy tales and complete the problem solving STEM challenges during our weekly STEM rotations. They really liked the materials, the engineering challenge, and the wonderful characters that were included in each of the STEM kits. This project has really helped bring more excitement and enjoyment to my STEM and Language Arts lessons because now my students have been able to use their creativity and practice their teamwork skills as they worked in small groups to complete each of the fairy tales STEM challenges.
Your donation has given my class two sets of three wonderful STEM kits. This has helped to inspire my student's imagination and positively influence many of these students to stay in school and pursue careers in the STEM fields.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by Sergey Brin Family Foundation and 7 other donors.Art + Science = An Amazing Animal Quilt Project!
Funded May 3, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the four animal drawing books, the three quilt sets, and the art supplies for my second grade classroom and for their third grade buddies.
My students enjoyed looking through the drawing books and learning how to draw their favorite animals. They were so excited to copy their drawings onto the quilt squares that were then put together to create our classroom quilt. They loved using the variety of vibrant colors in the Fabric Paint sets to decorate their quilt pieces.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation has helped inspire my student's imagination. It has also given them great memories of their time in second grade when they combined art and science to create amazing projects!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
Help Give Us Seeds To Sprout A Love Of Science
Funded Jul 11, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the assortment of 11 packets of vegetable seeds and the 5 packets of flower seeds including the wildflower seed packets for my second grade classroom and for their third grade buddies.
My students sorted the assortment of wildflower seeds. We used the potting soil to plant the different seeds and my students have been so excited watching the different flowers and vegetables sprout. Each group planted a different vegetable and they especially love looking at and comparing their different plants and watching how quickly they grew. Each week they have observed and measured their vegetables and then recorded their observations in their plant journals.
My students were also very excited to see the gardening supplies including the large shovel, the 2 garden tool sets, the 6 pairs of gloves, the plant markers, and the set of bamboo stakes. Unfortunately, our outside school garden is not ready yet, but we will definitely use our new gardening supplies when the school garden is ready later this year.
Your donation has given my class wonderful science materials. This has helped to inspire a love of science in my students and it will hopefully positively influence many of these students to stay in school and pursue careers in science.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by Sergey Brin Family Foundation and one other donor.Help Second Graders Improve Reading With Mo Willems Books
Funded Jul 11, 2017I would like to thank you very much for your generous donation of the 17 different Elephant & Piggie and Pigeon books by Mo Willems and the Elephant & Piggie finger puppets for my second grade classroom. My students enjoyed listening to and reading along with these wonderful stories and they loved getting to use the finger puppets while reading the stories.
Every day they eagerly looked forward to story time after lunch so they could hear the next wonderful Elephant & Piggie or Pigeon story. Every week my students checked out every available Elephant & Piggie and Pigeon book from our school library so they could take the books home to practice reading them to their families.
I am very thankful for your generosity. Your donation has helped increase my student's love of reading literature. This project has definitely benefited my current students and it will also benefit the hundreds of students I will be teaching in the future. Your donation has given my students great memories of their time in second grade when they got to listen to and enjoy the wonderful Elephant & Piggie and Pigeon stories.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Marosi
This classroom project was brought to life by Sergey Brin Family Foundation and 5 other donors.