Past projects 11
Marvelous Mathematicians!
Funded Dec 23, 2022I can't thank you enough for your donations to make this project possible! My students will be so excited for the new materials and will love engaging in different activities, all because of you! We wish you a very Happy New Year. Thank you for all of your support!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
Crazy About Centers !
Funded Feb 18, 2022We are SO excited to receive these centers! My class is working so hard to master certain skills and I am confident that these centers are going to help them as they work towards success. I can't thank you enough for you generosity and support and can't wait to share pictures of their happy faces when we receive these items!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
Practice Makes Perfect!
Funded Apr 14, 2021Thank you for providing materials for my students to practice the new things they are learning! Many of them need extra review and these activities allow them to review in many different ways.
Tangible materials like the ones you have donated for have brought tons of excitement to my classroom. My students enjoy the times during the day they are allowed to use the centers and are truly grateful for them.
Thank you for taking the time to donate and take interest in my classroom and my kids! It truly means the world to us. Thank you!!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
Crazy About Copies!
Funded Apr 24, 2021I wish you could see what a wonderful impact the materials I received from this project have on my students! Now, more than ever, children need practice...practice...and more practice to help them truly understand the skills and concepts we teach in the classroom. There isn't a better way to do this than with tangible materials!
My students enjoy playing with the new materials and I am truly grateful for the teacher's supplies provided in this project because they allow me to prepare better for my student's learning.
My students are always excited about the level of choice they have when they are given different materials to practice their goals. Thank you for giving us the many opportunities you have by donating to my project!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
Supplies for Superstars!
Funded Aug 17, 2020The supplies sent our way due to your donations is SO appreciated by my students. Every item truly has helped them succeed and stay organized throughout this rather crazy school year.
I love how excited my students were when first seeing the materials and realizing that some of it was theirs to keep at home. It makes them more comfortable to work remotely when they are well prepared. In turn, I feel more comfortable having them complete assignments because I know they have the tools they need to perform successfully.
My next step to making my students more comfortable in the event of remote learning is to purchase more subscriptions to websites I have found useful for educating during the pandemic. I realized that as long as my students feel that they have what they need to get their jobs done, they are willing and able to work and be the best they can be. We have you to thank for this!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
Terrific in Third!
Funded Aug 13, 2019Reading is such a nice time in my classroom because of the materials donated by all of you! My students love to play the reading board games and get excited whenever I take them out. The math materials have also been so helpful since the kids have learned multiplication for the first time this year.
My kids especially love the Magnetic Multiplication Arrays. They love when I give them a number sentence and they build the array using the magnets. The cash register really helps give them a hands on experience while doing math which helps them understand it even more.
The laminating sheets have been extra helpful since they keep materials I make fresh so I can use them from year to year. I appreciate all of the items in this project more than you know and look forward to using them for years to come.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 6 other donors.Listening Is Fun!
Funded Nov 21, 2019My class is so excited about the new Listening Center! This is another tool that will allow my students access to higher level texts that they struggle reading independently at this time. This center will improve their comprehension and listening skills tremendously. They will use the new clipboards to record work they do that demonstrates their understanding of what they listened to.
My students love that they can listen to the words without stopping every few seconds to decode it. They are more relaxed during this time which allows them to understand the story more. Most of them follow along so they are learning new words as they go. We appreciate this new tool for our classroom so much. I'm confident their reading will improve because of it.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
Centers for Success!
Funded Dec 16, 2018My class and I were overwhelmed by the amount of center activities we were able to get funded because of all of you amazing donors! My students use these resources every day. They use them during their time at centers such as math or phonics and they also request to use them during free time on Friday afternoons! It has been awesome to watch how motivated to learn these resources get them and we only have you to thank!
Big boxes flooded my classroom with all of these exciting materials and my kids and I couldn't have been more excited. It was like Christmas morning opening all of the boxes filled with fun things for learning. These resources will continue to be used for the remainder of this school year and many to follow. My kids are making so much progress and I truly believe this project has made a huge impact. Thank you all for helping to make learning fun in my classroom and for truly making a difference!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
First Graders On The Move (Part Two)
Funded Aug 22, 2017Thank you truly isn't enough. Your donations allowed me to implement flexible seating for my whole class this year. My students are able to choose where they want to sit everyday and are never sitting in a place that they are uncomfortable staying in for long period of time. They have each adjusted well to the rules of flexible seating and are able to make choices everyday that fit their learning needs. The seats have been an awesome addition to my classroom and I cannot thank each of you enough.
My students absolutely love every chair choice. The white bench that converts into a desk is a fan favorite! They also really enjoy the bouncy chairs. Allowing them to choose where they sit for the hard work they do makes them excited to get started on the work and motivates them to focus and get the job done! I have amazing students who work so hard each and every day. Your contributions have made this year a memorable one.
I will try adding more chair choices to my room as the years go on. Flexible seating is definitely something that will remain in my instruction. I believe it has fueled tons of independence and has enabled my students to make their own choices based on what is best for them. It's been so wonderful watching them grow into independent thinkers and I only have each of you to thank for this!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
First Graders On The Move
Funded Aug 29, 2016I can't thank you enough for all of your generous donations to my project. The wobbly chairs have been an amazing addition to my first grade classroom. Right now, my students use the wobbly chairs during Reader's Workshop. It is one of seven reading spots in our classroom. The wobbly chairs are always the first choice to go when the kids have to pick where to read. It gets them excited to go back and read independently. They have helped make reading a very enjoyable time in our classroom!
My students loved the wobbly chairs as soon as we received them. They're bright and were very easy to assemble. I love that they don't come apart once they're put together. We quickly learned that the wobbly chairs can be a lot of fun so they have also taught the kids more about following the rules and controlling their excitement in an appropriate way. Now the kids are used to using them and have been asking to use them for other subjects as well!
My class would love another 7 wobbly chairs (making a full class set). I plan on trying to get funding for these so that we can have enough for the entire class, which will make it easier for the kids to use the chairs across all academic areas. We are excited!
I would like to thank each one of you again because without donors like you, none of this would be possible. Because of your donation, my kids have become so much more engaged in reading and I get to watch their excitement grow day to day. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Evanouskas
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 12 other donors.