Past projects 35
Math Madness
Funded Apr 21, 2022Thank you so much for the Math games! They have been amazing. We have been able to use them for math centers and the class loves them. They all have to do with the concepts I am teaching. For example we are learning addition and subtraction, missing addend, and shapes. It is a fun way to review everything I have taught them. I asked the class what their favorite activity is during the day and the majority of my class said Math games. Thank you so much for donating to my class. It means the world to us!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
Tools for Success!
Funded Mar 3, 2022The math manipulative and sensory tools you donated to my kids are amazing. We opened them today and they pure joy on their faces was amazing. My kids love to learn! When I can make learning fun and excited it grabs my students attention. These awesome tools defiantly did that!! They are so excited to play them this afternoon. I am so thankful for the kindness you have shown my kids! It means the world to me. They have faced a few hard years with Covid and I'm ready to get them back on track, so thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.We Love Books!
Funded Feb 17, 2022Thank you so much for donating these wonderful books to my class. My kids were so excited to open this box and read these books. I was able to get some amazing books on kindness and incorporate them into daily lessons. This morning my kids ran right to the new books instead of playing with the toys in the morning like they usually do. This just made me so excited. Reading is really hard for some kids, so anytime we can make it fun and exciting they are more eager to like it. Thank you again for supporting my class!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
Literacy For Life!!
Funded Sep 10, 2021My class received their awesome reading games and we are both in love with them. In my reading class we do a daily 5 reading style where they work on 5 different things. One of the 5 is called word work and these games are amazing for this. They are able to work on vowels, vowel teams, blends, and digraphs! A lot of these games also have a writing component to them. During this time they can play the games in a small group or they are able to do them individually so they work for all learners. I am so excited to keep using them! I am also very thankful for the kindness!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
Hands on Learning!
Funded Aug 12, 2021I was able to buy some amazing learning centers and a brand new writing curriculum on teachers pay teachers! I am so excited to be able to use my new writing curriculum this year! It has a little bit of technology built in and a ton of hands on writing! I am so excited to see the growth my students should make by having something to follow and a great plan for the year. I was also able to get some fun reading and math center games! The students will love this. I will be able to use these materials for many years and I am so thankful that you donated to my project to help my students and myself!! Thank you so much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 3 other donors.Bins Bind and more Bins!
Funded Sep 17, 2020These bins have been so helpful in organizing my classroom and students during this difficult time. I had cardboard book boxes before so the plastic ones have been amazing. They are also nice because I can clean them after each time we use them! Also, the big bins have been helpful in storing books and student materials, now that we have to keep everything separated. My class is so bright and cheerful with the beautiful bright colors they truly make me happy! My class and I are beyond grateful for the kindness you have shown is! Especially during this hard year!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose 20th Anniversary Fund and one other donor.Making Math Fun!
Funded Feb 27, 2020I have been hoping for this project to get funded and it hasn’t for over a year so thank you so much! I started doing math centers this year and I was in desperate need of some fun ands on games!! I truly cannot thank you enough for your kindness!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
Teaching Through Technology
Funded Aug 26, 2019My class and I were so excited to open up our new chrome books! We have been able to use them daily. We only have access to a computer lab once a week so having these chrome books has made a huge impact in my classroom. We use them for Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies, and spelling!
In Reading I use them in our Daily 5 rotations where they listen to reading! They also use it to play fun interactive Reading games. In Math they play math games or use it for fact fluency! In science they love the kids discovery sites where they can learn about animals! Social studies they have used it for internet safety and map skills! We have so many more things to learn about chrome books and technology and I am so grateful my class can start this process! Thank you again for helping my students join the world of technology!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
We Like to Move It!!
Funded Aug 13, 2019The class and I are loving our new hands on games! I have been able to use them during center times to teach the concepts we are learning! They love being able to play while learning.
Writing is our school goal this year and with the sentence building kit we have been able to create fun sentences while working on our writing and grammar. The magnetic sentence strips have been very helpful for doing whole group writing.We can easily correct mistakes.
We have had so much fun using these amazing manipulative! We cannot thank you enough for making our class a better place to learn!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and one other donor.Reading in Style
Funded Jun 18, 2019The moment we opened the boxes to see the pillows and games was amazing!They were jumping around all excited! They couldn't wait to use them.
We put the pillows in my window, which is our new reading nook! They have comfy pillows to sit and read and look out the windows! It made my classroom feel like a home! We were defiantly missing this. The colors are bright and inviting and the kids love them!
The interactive Reading games have been really fun to use during our word work time! The fit in perfectly with the curriculum and the kids have a blast being able to play while they are learning!
I can not thank you enough for supporting my class!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Paulsen