Past projects 4
Watch Me Grow Big!
Funded Apr 28, 2021My students are in love with our Foamnasium! We use it everyday during center time. I let a small group of children move and work with the foam pieces as they wish. They have been working on tumbling and coordination.
To see their little faces light up when I brought it in was undescribed. They were curious and so intrigued by the big boxes. They cheered and clapped when I took our the foam. We had a small dance party!
Thank you again for your donation to my classroom. Because of you my students are growing in gross motor and cooperation skills. We will be using the Foamnasium everyday before summer to build much needed muscles and skills!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Edwards
This classroom project was brought to life by Suddenlink and one other donor.Safe Small Group for Littles
Funded Nov 19, 2020Thank you so much for the donations, we use our TV trays everyday in small group. Due to COVID restrictions our small group looks different than it did in the past. We cannot sit close to each other and the trays keep us safe!
My students were so excited to see the Amazon box come in the mail! They helped me open our new gift. I explained to them that because of someone's kindness we are able to have new things!
We are working hard to get "kindergarten ready". We are working on letter recognition, sound recognition, name writing, and number recall. Our trays make us feel like big kids in the "big" school. Again, we cannot thank you enough for your donation. People like you make learning fun!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Edwards
This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 3 other donors.Everyone Gather Around the Rug!
Funded Jun 22, 2019We love our new rug! We use it during whole group, small group, morning meeting, centers, and so much more! We love to lay on the soft fabric and enjoy stories from all our classmates.
My students saw the new rug for the first time on the first day of school. They were so exited to see a "living room style" area instead of a stuffy classroom. The calm tan color helps my room create a inviting feel.
Our future is bright! We have the entire school year to learn and grow. My students will know all their sounds and letters by the end of the year. They will verbally count to 100! Not only academically are they rock stars, but they will be building relationships, manners, and skills that will last a life time! Thank you so much for contributing to my kinderbabies!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Edwards
Small Pencils, Big Minds
Funded Apr 15, 2018Thank you so much for your support! We love our new supplies. We use our new pencils everyday. The pencils are perfect for our small hands. While we were writing our last narrative for the school year one of my students said, "wow Mrs. Edwards! The eraser on our new pencils work great!" They are so excited to have real pencils that work for them!
When our maintenance man came in to drop off our Amazon box my students lost it! We have been talking about our sponsors and how gracious they have been to give us new supplies. They knew the pencils and sharpeners would be in the box. As you can tell by the photos we all were very excited to receive the gift!
We will continue to use the small pencils for the rest of the school year. I will use them next year with my new set of Kindergartners. Hand Writing Without Tears states to give small children big pencils is developmentally wrong, I can see a huge difference with my students writing when they use the correct size pencil. I will continue to use small pencils!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Edwards