Past projects 35
Meeting Space Makeover!
Funded Aug 12, 2021Our new rugs have been such a wonderful gathering spaces for our classroom! We are thankful to be able to gather at our large, calming grey rug safely each day, while masked. We have a morning meeting each day at our rug. We reference our new calendar and change the day of the week and weather daily. We also use the rug for much of our ELA block.
Even though we have cushioned seats, many students choose to sit on our soft, comfortable rug instead, which I love, especially during our post-lunch read aloud! Students also enjoy our smaller, circular rug in our library space. They like that it offers an additional fun reading spot!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 4 other donors.Practical Flex Seating With Storage!
Funded Aug 12, 2021I was so beyond excited to get this project funded! We have used our storage seating every day since the first day of school. Students and adults alike agree the seats are comfortable and look great in our space. We love how easily they can be moved to fit our needs and rearranged for group work, etc. Students love picking up a seat and moving it to a table when working in a group. We haven't used the storage feature much yet. Occasionally, students will store their book inside their seat. As we enter the second half of the year, I will be encouraging students to store their materials in their seat to cut down on transition times. Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 4 other donors.Growth Mindset Math Bulletin Board!
Funded Aug 19, 2021The materials for this project came just in time for the start of the school year! Our growth mindset wall is a welcoming feature in our room that I can reference as kids need it. It is homey and makes my students and me smile.
Our dedicated math bulletin board has been useful when introducing new math vocabulary. It's appropriately fixed on the wall above our math manipulatives. It's nice to have a consistent spot to post new words with reference pictures for students to use when they are feeling stuck. Thank you so much for supplying us with this great spot in our room!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 3 other donors.Back to Basics!
Funded Jul 31, 2021I was so happy to welcome students back to in person learning this fall. During the first week of school we read "Our Class is a Family" and we reference it often. It was such a nice way to begin building community in our classroom. Students created self portraits using the multicultural crayons and markers on card stock. In fact, we're gearing up to do "redos" now that we have grown so much already!
The masks and tissues have been getting much use in our transition back to school. We are so thankful to have these useful supplies as well as our art supplies this year.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and one other donor.Library Makeover!
Funded Jul 24, 2021Our classroom library is a thing of absolute beauty, all thanks to you! Students love perusing the shelves of labeled black bins to find their favorite reads. The organization has been so helpful for students to find just what they're looking for. Each bin is labeled by genre or series and the bins can house so many books!
The personal book boxes house students' "just right" reading books as well as other classroom workbooks and our headphones. We feel so fortunate to have such an inviting, neat space in our room.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
Take Home Library: Module 3!
Funded Apr 13, 2021I'm so happy all 4 parts of our take-home book library were funded. Unfortunately, I'm not using the library as I originally intended because the books purchased were for second grade modules and I was moved to third grade after the projects were funded.
The great news is, all of the books that were purchased are amazing books I can still use in my classroom to review topics learned in second grade. The other really great thing that came out of this project is the ability to share texts with my coworkers teaching second grade this year.
I feel so fortunate to be able to share the gift of reading with so many students this year and it's all because of kind people like you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Oak Foundation and one other donor.Take Home Library: Module 4!
Funded May 4, 2021I'm so happy all 4 parts of our take-home book library were funded. Unfortunately, I'm not using the library as I originally intended because the books purchased were for second grade modules and I was moved to third grade after the projects were funded.
The great news is, all of the books that were purchased are amazing books I can still use in my classroom to review topics learned in second grade. The other really great thing that came out of this project is the ability to share texts with my coworkers teaching second grade this year.
I feel so fortunate to be able to share the gift of reading with so many students this year and it's all because of kind people like you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Oak Foundation and 2 other donors.Take Home Library: Module 1!
Funded Mar 25, 2021I'm so happy all 4 parts of our take-home book library were funded. Unfortunately, I'm not using the library as I originally intended because the books purchased were for second grade modules and I was moved to third grade after the projects were funded.
The great news is, all of the books that were purchased are amazing books I can still use in my classroom to review topics learned in second grade. The other really great thing that came out of this project is the ability to share texts with my coworkers teaching second grade this year.
I feel so fortunate to be able to share the gift of reading with so many students this year and it's all because of kind people like you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
Take Home Library: Module 2!
Funded Apr 13, 2021I'm so happy all 4 parts of our take-home book library were funded. Unfortunately, I'm not using the library as I originally intended because the books purchased were for second grade modules and I was moved to third grade after the projects were funded.
The great news is, all of the books that were purchased are amazing books I can still use in my classroom to review topics learned in second grade. The other really great thing that came out of this project is the ability to share texts with my coworkers teaching second grade this year.
I feel so fortunate to be able to share the gift of reading with so many students this year and it's all because of kind people like you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.
This classroom project was brought to life by Oak Foundation and one other donor.Beautiful Binders for Wit & Wisdom Exploration!
Funded Jul 14, 2020Starting this year off fully in-person, in a new grade (3rd!) has been an adventure. We kicked off our Wit & Wisdom Module 1:The Sea. Our binders have been so helpful in keeping our papers organized. My third graders were thrilled to have a binder of their very own!
Our binders are home to all the papers that we have used so far for Module 1. The greatest part about having all of the various portions of our reading curriculum in one place is that students (and I) can look back on previous lessons to make connections. Being able to organize and make connections are such great skills for students to learn. Thank you so much for helping our classroom!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. P.