Past projects 7
Revamping the Learning Space: New Classroom Supplies for Student Success
Funded Apr 19, 2025This classroom project was brought to life by Walton Family Foundation and 14 other donors.From Cover to Cover: Empowering Young Readers with New Books
Funded Apr 18, 2025You did it! Thank you so much for your incredible support of our classroom library! We are so grateful for your donation, and we’re absolutely thrilled knowing that new graphic novels, nonfiction books, and directed drawing books are on their way to us.
Our students are already buzzing with excitement just knowing these books are coming. We’ve been talking about the kinds of stories and facts we might discover and the new drawing skills we’ll get to try. Your generosity is helping to create a space where reading and creativity thrive — and we can’t wait to dive in once everything arrives.
Thank you for believing in our classroom and in the power of books to inspire young minds. Your kindness means the world to us!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Perlman
This classroom project was brought to life by Walton Family Foundation and 9 other donors.Building the Future: Constructing Creativity Through a LEGO-Based STEAM Journey
Funded Apr 7, 2025I want to express my heartfelt thanks for your generous contribution to my classroom Lego project. Your support has made it possible for us to receive these incredible materials, and I am excited to see how they will inspire creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in my students.
I know the students will be thrilled to begin using the Legos, and I can’t wait to watch them explore and learn in new, exciting ways. Your donation is helping to create a more engaging and hands-on learning environment, and we are truly grateful for your support.
Thank you again for your kindness and for making this opportunity possible!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Perlman
This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and 2 other donors.Fostering Student Expression Through Art: Empowering Diverse Voices
Funded Mar 26, 2025Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom art supplies, which will help students express themselves artistically. Your support will help my students explore their creativity and enhance their learning experience. Thanks to you, my students will have the opportunity to create, learn, and grow in ways where they can showcase their diversity. I am incredibly grateful for your kindness and the positive impact on my students' education.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Perlman
This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and one other donor.A Beautifully Colorful Classroom!
Funded Aug 30, 2022Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. The new coloring materials have been amazing! The first project we used our new markers for was our holiday Secret Santa cards. We do a Secret Santa in the classroom where students have to write three to five complete sentences showing encouragement or kindness toward their Secret Santa (another student in the class). The kiddos were also able to use a directed draw for the front of the card decorations. The students were so happy to have bright, vibrant colors on their cards!
My students cheered with excitement when they found out they would have new markers! It was amazing to see the joy on their faces! Something as "simple" as new markers really made my students truly happy. I am so grateful to provide my students with the World of Color markers, as well. This has made art differentiation incredible. Students are better able to express themselves during art activities.
Next steps, our classroom will have many projects completed with these markers. Student art work is much more colorful now. Students genuinely are excited to use the markers. We have used our new class markers for most of our holiday projects and they have turned out amazing! Thank you again for your generosity! We appreciate it more than words can describe!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Perlman
What's Up DOC? We'd LOVE an ELMO!
Funded Jan 8, 2020Thank you so much for your generous donation. I am blown away! The ELMO document camera will be used in my classroom to share student work, decompose various math problems, and to be used as a device to spark conversations. For example, being able to display specific area and perimeter problems for the whole class to see has been awesome! I am now able to have all students view the problems with ease as well as have the students come share their work with the rest of their peers. This has really helped drive deep rooted mathematical conversations. The ELMO has become a go-to technological device in my classroom. We now have more flexibility, accessibility, and visibility during lessons due to having an ELMO document camera.
For my students, the most exciting aspect of the ELMO is the ability to project their work. They love seeing their work jumbo size! My students also love that the ELMO turns the regular whiteboard into a digital one. This is super cool and expands the horizons of the technological capability that we now have access to in the classroom.
I have one student in particular who loves to display his work on the ELMO. My student writes pretty tiny and when he is able to see his work jumbo size, he becomes more confident and proud of his work. He has opened up and has become one of my more frequent volunteers because he is so excited to use the ELMO to display his work.
This ELMO has really changed the way I teach and the way my students are able to learn. One of my most favorite things about it is that my students are able to clearly explain their reasoning with the whole class while still being able to make mistakes and feel okay about it because we work through it all together. Thank you again! We love our ELMO!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Perlman
This classroom project was brought to life by An anonymous classroom supporter and 8 other donors.STEM Is Inspiring!
Funded Nov 15, 2018This project has been an absolute delight for the students in my class. My students are using all of the materials to the greatest extent. In particular, the Magna Tiles are a fan favorite. I have seen a great deal of collaboration blossom in my classroom due to the new STEM resources. Also, students are communicating their ideas more clearly while participating in the building process of the Chain Reaction Set. Seeing the students work together to problem solve is also a huge impact that the resources have created.
When my students first saw the materials, they were beyond excited! I had a communal 'gasp!' after I explained each of the kits one by one. I was so grateful to have seen these reactions and it's such a rewarding feeling to know that the students are genuinely excited about the new resources that were donated to our classroom. All of my students were intrigued by at least two of the kits that were donated to our class. Some students were even saying, "I can't wait to build the Zoob Racerz car!" This excitement is priceless.
Currently, in Science, my students working on animal adaptations and surviving in different habitats. We will be creating our own biomes and explaining why each habitat is important for certain animals to survive. We have also been focusing on adaptations and how that helps specific animals survive in their specific habitats. This topic will lead into the student's Toastmasters speeches which we are currently in the process of writing as well.
Thank you donors for choosing to fund my project! My students and I are very appreciative!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Perlman