Past projects 2
Creativity and Critical Thinking Through Project Based Learning!
Funded Jun 23, 2024Thank you so much for your generous support! The headphones and notebooks you provided have become essential tools in our second graders' project-based learning journey. With these resources, students are diving into online research, exploring how children in places like Haiti, Bangladesh, and Brazil overcome environmental challenges to pursue their education. The headphones have allowed them to focus on digital content without distractions, and the notebooks are perfect for taking notes and reflecting on what they've learned. Your contribution is directly supporting their curiosity and engagement, empowering them to connect with the world around them in meaningful ways.
Our students are equally excited about the markers and crayons you donated, which will be used to bring their projects to life. As they prepare to create posters, these materials will help them express their ideas visually, reinforcing their understanding and pride in their work. Your donations are not just providing supplies but are meeting the unique needs of our diverse learners in the Bronx. We are deeply grateful for your kindness, which is making a lasting impact on their learning experiences and giving them the tools to succeed academically and creatively. Thank you for investing in their future!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jaime
Help Us Foster a Love For Reading Through Literacy Stations!
Funded Dec 25, 2017Thank you very much for helping my students grow a love for reading! The books my class received are wonderful for teaching many skills related to fiction and nonfiction texts. The Amber Brown books tie into our reading curriculum, where students are exposed to series books and realistic fiction. This series is great for teaching about character traits, figurative language, and story themes. The nonfiction books on basketball players are not only engaging, but provide the opportunity to teach students about nonfiction text features, sequencing, and using context clues to figure out tricky words.
Reading in my classroom looks very different for all of my students. All of my students are reading below grade level. Two of my third graders are illiterate, while the rest are reading two and three years below grade level. Because of my students' difficulty with reading and because of our limited supply of books, my students would often end up reading books that were meant for Kindergarten or 1st grade students. My emergent readers often work on sight words and Phonics related activities.
My students absolutely love their new books! When I started the school year, I had to look throughout the school and ask my fellow teachers if they had any extra books that they didn't need. Most of the books I received were booklets that were part of old curriculums. Many of the books were old and in poor condition. Most of my students are huge basketball fans. They immediately perk up when presented with math problems involving basketball. The few high interest books that they have read were borrowed, by me at my local library. The challenge was always finding books that they are interested in and can actually read. Brianna is a 4th grade student. She is especially enjoying reading the Amber Brown series. She listens to the audiobook on YouTube, while following along with the hard copy. Rance is a huge basketball fan and want to join the NBA when he grows up. He loves reading the basketball biography on Lebron James. I requested two of each book so that I could pair up stronger readers can read aloud while struggling reading whisper read or follow along silently.
The supplies that I am excited about, more so than my students, are the dry erase board and timer. My classroom is a self-contained bridge class, made up of 3rd and 4th graders. Because of their diverse learning needs, I often teach in small groups. The dry erase board allows me to work with small groups, away from the rest of the students. The timer helps us with transitioning from one activity to another and setting reading goals. Some of my students struggle with staying on task and reading for even short periods of time. We use the timer to set classroom reading goals. Right now, our goal is to read daily for 30 minutes, non-stop.
Thank you again for your generosity. My students and I greatly appreciate all of your help.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Jaime
This classroom project was brought to life by Anonymous Donor and one other donor.