You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Mrs. Szymanski’s Classroom Edit display name

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Szymanski a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Mrs. Szymanski's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Mrs. Szymanski a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Mrs. Szymanski can use on her next classroom project.

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/4258596 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Students will use these story telling activities to practice language. Many have severe language deficits and have difficulty even with answering basic questions. Using familiar stories (once they are taught the stories...my students don't come to school knowing basic fairy tales), students are able to practice using correct language such as using correct grammar and sentence lengths. My students, using these materials, will be able to practice answering comprehension questions after seeing the story and hearing the story. They will be able to retell a story easier using engaging and tangible materials. Most of my students aren't even able to tell their caregivers at home how their day was or what they did during the day. Being able to practice retelling stories and events, using these materials, students will begin to develop the language skills necessary to be able to successfully communicate with the world around them. They will use the story telling glove and story items to retell stories and answer comprehension questions after listening to the story. The students will use the sorting items to learn that objects are different and will learn to attend to the color of items and sort them into the right bucket. I will have the students label the items as they put them into the correct bucket. I move from room to room serving my students and need something to carry all of the therapy materials from room to room and the tote will help me stay organized and be able to quickly and efficiently move from room to room.

About my class

Students will use these story telling activities to practice language. Many have severe language deficits and have difficulty even with answering basic questions. Using familiar stories (once they are taught the stories...my students don't come to school knowing basic fairy tales), students are able to practice using correct language such as using correct grammar and sentence lengths. My students, using these materials, will be able to practice answering comprehension questions after seeing the story and hearing the story. They will be able to retell a story easier using engaging and tangible materials. Most of my students aren't even able to tell their caregivers at home how their day was or what they did during the day. Being able to practice retelling stories and events, using these materials, students will begin to develop the language skills necessary to be able to successfully communicate with the world around them. They will use the story telling glove and story items to retell stories and answer comprehension questions after listening to the story. The students will use the sorting items to learn that objects are different and will learn to attend to the color of items and sort them into the right bucket. I will have the students label the items as they put them into the correct bucket. I move from room to room serving my students and need something to carry all of the therapy materials from room to room and the tote will help me stay organized and be able to quickly and efficiently move from room to room.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":4258596,"teacherId":4258596,"teacherName":"Mrs. Szymanski","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":20904843,"followAbout":"Mrs. Szymanski's projects","teacherVerify":-1859943346,"teacherNameEncoded":"Mrs. Szymanski","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/4258596","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=4258596","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":5},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.