Past projects 14
Snacks for Success!
Funded Jan 31, 2025What an incredible turn around! I am so grateful to provide these tools and snacks to our emergent bilingual students. I know that this will help them feel calm and confident as they take their assessment! This wouldn’t have been possible without your support, so thank you, thank you, thank you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
Confident, Creative, and Comfortable in Third Grade!
Funded Jul 29, 2024Thank you so much for supporting my third graders and our classroom. These supplies and necessities have made the start of this year so smooth and seamless. From the art supplies to the white boards and markers, the students have been thrilled to be at school.
This wouldn't have been possible without your help. Unfortunately, classrooms like mine don't often come equipped with the basic supplies, so with your support I have been able to give my students everything they need to learn and be successful this year. These supplies will continue to nurture and engage my students now and into the future!
Thank you again, I am so grateful to each and every one of you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
Thinking Ahead!
Funded May 7, 2024Thank you so much for your generosity and support. My students were thrilled to see the new supplies, materials and more. We used the water color paper to create beautiful oil pastel drawings, collages and water color works of art. They were so excited to use the new art supplies and wanted to create, create, create! However, they were the most excited to use the brand new Sharpies. They LOVE getting to use permanent marker on their artwork and it was so much fun to provide them with fresh Sharpies to use. I am so grateful for your donations that made these moments possible.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 7 other donors.Listen Up! Headphones and More!
Funded Mar 13, 2024Thank you so much again for all of your support. There has already been a significant shift in the focus in my classroom because of our new headphones! My third graders use the computers for assessments, lessons, games, documenting their learning and more, and having good quality headphones makes all the difference.
They get to keep these head phones at their desks and are tasked with taking care of them. This has been an awesome addition of responsibility for them! They are so excited to take them out and use them, which has made a huge difference in their ability to stay engaged.
I am so grateful to each and every one of you for making this project happen!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
This classroom project was brought to life by A Northern California Family and 4 other donors.Kicking Off Another Year in Third!
Funded Jul 25, 2023Thank you so much for supporting my students and our classroom. These new supplies have made the start of this school year smooth and exciting. From the new markers and art supplies to the new and exciting stories and graphic novels, the students have been thrilled to be at school. When this group of third graders walked in and saw our classroom library, they were thrilled! They've been reading more and talking more about what they are reading which has been a joy to witness.
This wouldn't have been possible without your help. Unfortunately, classrooms like mine don't often come equipped with the basic supplies, so with your support I have been able to give my students everything they need to learn and be successful this year.
Thank you again, I am so grateful to each and every one of you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
Makers Gonna Make!
Funded May 6, 2022Thank you so much for your generous donations and support to make these maker carts a reality! This project has supported the implementation of two maker carts that are serving all of our third graders! These kits have everything the students need to build, create and innovate. They even come with some challenges and ideas for the students to tinker with!
These maker carts have been a dream of ours for so long, and it wouldn't have been a possibility without you! The students now have the opportunity to work and create collaboratively with one another, building not only their engineering skills but also their critical thinking and social skills!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 14 other donors.3rd Grade Back in Action!
Funded Aug 8, 2021These new supplies and resources have been transformational in our classroom! Between the whiteboards, art supplies, and exciting informational texts, the students have been so engaged. When the students saw their new materials, the smiles and squeals of excitement were overwhelming! They are deeply grateful for the books and art supplies and have been enjoying getting to work with each of the supplies.
This wouldn't be possible without your donations and support. Public school classrooms like mine are often without the basic supplies, so with your help I have been able to give my students the supplies they need to grow, learn, discover, create, and succeed!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
Third Grade Refresh- Folktales, STEM, & Supplies!
Funded Feb 3, 2020My class has been so engaged with all of the new books and materials. When I pulled each folktale out of the package, they were cheering louder and louder with each new story. They were immediately the first books checked out in our classroom library, and the excitement to dig into our folktale unit has been indescribable.
The same excitement can be said for the new morning STEM bin materials. The cups, magnetic tiles, and Play Doh have created a space for problem solving conversations to happen, for sharing to be celebrated, and deeper thinking to be inspired. Watching them come into class each morning, and engage with a new material is absolutely priceless. I wish you could all see it!
All of this joy, learning, creativity, and excitement would not be possible without your contributions. I am deeply grateful to each of you, and am so lucky to have supporters like you in my corner. Thank you again.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
New Year, New Grade Level!
Funded Jul 25, 2019Thank you so much for making these new supplies a reality in my classroom! With a new grade level, comes new opportunities and challenges, and having the right supplies has made the transition much easier. The clipboard whiteboards have been a game changer for our math discussions, making each student accountable for their own learning while solving whole-group problems. The fraction cubes will also come in handy in the spring, when we dive into those new concepts.
In addition to these third grade specific manipulatives, the sentences strips, pocket charts, and sticky notes, have all helped me to implement a new framework for integrating ELA and science/social studies. This new framework, called Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD,) requires a lot of posters and hands-on time for the students, and having these materials makes that time so much more meaningful.
Without your support, none of this third grade awesomeness would have been possible. I am truly grateful to each of you for believing in my classroom and my students, and for donating to my project. Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter
This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 6 other donors.Wake Up and Smell the STEM!
Funded Feb 7, 2019My class has been absolutely thrilled with the addition of morning STEM bins. Each morning they come in ready and excited to start another day together, and this wouldn't be possible without your support! I have noticed my students are actually better at being on time because of these bins, and I have also noticed an improvement in my attendance! These have changed the way my classroom starts the day, and I am so grateful.
When I first unboxed our new materials, they were SO thrilled. The squeals of joy could be heard across the school! Thank you again for your generous donation.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Dexter