Ms. Fabia's Classroom Edit display name

Past projects 3

• GLOBES

  Funded Mar 10, 2016

  I want to send a very special thank you for funding my globes. My students have used the globes to find their countries, describe the relationship between countries using south, east, north, and west. Moreover, they are so amazed to see how the world fits together in a 3D way. You truly gave my kids a hands on experience in my map unit.

  When my students first saw the materials, they were so excited and couldn't wait till they were blown up to use. They surrounded the globes and started to find their countries, asking: "Where is China? Where is the United States of America? I didn't know we were so far away and there was so much water on the Earth?"

  Next, my students will continue to use the globes throughout other units to locate different places around the world. This is truly a wonderful experience since I have students from all over the world.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Fabia

  This classroom project was brought to life by #BestSchoolDay and one other donor.

• Second Graders Love to Listen!

  Funded Jan 6, 2015

  I'm very excited to tell you that my students are extremely pleased and excited to read more everyday since I have gotten my listening center and books.

  When the package first arrived, they immediately opened and decided to set it up and put their headphones on, asking about which books they were going to listen to. My students have a new found love for reading, especially those that are pre-readers and beginning to read.

  We use the listening center for our pre-readers that have newly arrived from Ecuador, El Salvador and Honduras, and their reading skills have increased dramatically. Many of them have increased their sight word vocabulary and word automaticity when they are reading.

  Additionally, my principal has provided me with more books and CDs to go with listening center so that I have a variety of books for all my readers. Thank you for instilling a love and motivation to read in my students. I am forever grateful for the impact you have on my students.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Fabia

• We Can Grow Miracles

  Funded Dec 30, 2014

  We are extremely grateful to have received your support in funding our project to incorporate more hands-on technology activities in our classroom. We have been using the iPads weekly, and the principal has even ordered additional iPads for our classroom after seeing the zest and eagerness to learn in our eyes from just using the iPads that you have contributed.

  When the students received the resources, they said "our dream came true". They opened the packages and I created a rotating schedule, so that all of them would be able to use the iPads. Full of excitement, they eagerly wait for their turns to use the iPads. They are constantly asking to use the iPads to read and research even during independent reading and work time. The students are extremely engaged and often talk about how lucky the class is to get so much this year.

  We are currently using the iPads in many ways such as during independent reading time. Students use an app called Raz-Kids to read ebooks online. During writing, students use the Google search on the iPad to look up how to spell a word and/ or background information for topics they are writing about. Furthermore, because of my students' excitement, I have also created a iPad center where every Friday, a group of students get a chance to explore learning apps on the iPads.

  This project has made my students more eager to read and search for new things. They now feel the ease of researching instantly as oppose to looking at dictionaries to look up words. (Not that dictionaries aren't good resources.) They are amazed by the ease of using an iPad since a handful do not have computers at home. They are even evaluating different resources and realizing that certain websites are more reliable to use. I am grateful for all the learning that is happening in my classroom. Thanks to your contribution, my students are now using technology to be 21st century learners.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Fabia

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose.org Team and 4 other donors.