Past projects 8
Mini Makerspace!
Funded Apr 21, 2023This project was a long time in the making, and has impacted quite literally hundreds of students with its completion. Many of the items listed have not only helped students to learn, but to BELONG.
One of the best things in my classroom is choice; students have an option to include or ignore. The Mini Makerspace project was created to help students explore STEM education, but an intentional side effect was the opportunity for students to help each other! This project strongly encouraged group work, and what better way to learn than to also play?!
My students loved every new piece of fun they received with this project, and we appreciate you all so very much. Thank you for caring about my kiddos. You made a bigger impact than you realize.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
The Call of the Wild
Funded Mar 4, 2024Thank you all so very much for your interest! Your willingness to help my students has resulted in another funded project, and another fulfilled lesson! The Call of the Wild is a beloved classic, and I can’t wait to introduce it to my classroom!
Thank you again for your generous donations.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
Bright Start
Funded Aug 9, 2022I would like to thank you for the kind donations to my classroom this year! Your generosity enabled my students to learn vital concepts in new, fun settings, allowing them to shape their own education in meaningful ways.
The activities that were enabled by this project truly impacted my students; specifically the pop-it keyboards were especially helpful in aiding my kindergarten students with letter and number recognition in tandem with keyboarding and logging in independently. Now typing is a exciting exercise rather than a difficult frustration.
Your contributions are more important than I could express. Thank you ”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 9 other donors.Coding in Motion
Funded Mar 25, 2022I want to thank you so much for your help with the completion of this project. Coding is such an important, vital skill in this technological world, and giving young students the means to learn how to code is challenging. Coding can be done with many different methods, but one of the best ways to master any skill is to see how it works in everyday life, and how you can bring it to life in your own way.
The Dash robots are special in that they translate code into fun movement, and they display movements similarly to remote control cars. Using Dash bots in tandem with iPads, which nearly all kids can operate, makes the coding easier to understand.
My students love coding, and they love using this skill with their new Dash robot. Thank you for helping my kids to learn!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
Tech on the Go!
Funded Mar 2, 2022The surf chairs are an absolute hit with my students. They now have the freedom to move around the room while working, but still have a built-in desk that enables them to work on their Chromebooks without using bad posture. Movement and freedom to choose seating gives students a sense of responsibility, as they are given a chance to evaluate who they sit next to and decide if that is a strong choice to enhance their own behavior.
Everything included in this project was chosen with a specific purpose in mind, and the positive results are more than I could have asked for, or expected. Thank you so much for caring about 'my kids'.
You are so appreciated.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
This classroom project was brought to life by Valhalla Foundation and 3 other donors.Sit and Learn: Flexible Ways to Code!
Funded May 20, 2021The impact made by the donations for the Sit and Learn project has been incredible! The desks are used to enable students to learn to use our classroom Chromebooks in a way that is familiar and comfortable for them. Being able to move around the room and choose a space gives a freedom that was previously unavailable in this computer lab setting, and has been beneficial in showing students that tech can be used ANYWHERE!
Thank you again for the kind donations, and more for the support for my students.
Gratefully,
Krista Hay”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 11 other donors.Dash Into Coding!
Funded Feb 19, 2020Last year was pretty crazy! We learned about COVID, shut down in person classes, and began to road to remote learning. During that time, this project was fully funded by awesome humans like you!
This year, the Dash robots have been impacting my students in various ways. We have learned to code them, program them, and just have fun! These little robots have also sparked a curiosity that comes from new experiences. Through the Dash bots, the kids have learned to pair program, group think, and most importantly, problem solve.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your generosity. Watching my student code is amazing, but seeing how they can bring that code to life through the Dash robots has made a tough year so much fun.
Thanks for giving us a little bit of fun.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
This classroom project was brought to life by Endless and 19 other donors.iPads For Learning!!
Funded Jan 11, 2021I would like to thank all of you for your kind and generous donations to my classroom. The project has impacted my students more positively than I had imagined!
My initial need for these devices stemmed from our new Project Lead The Way endeavor. Many of the apps vital to this program are exclusive to Apple products, and the iPads made this much easier to implement.
What I did not expect was how much my kindergarteners would simply blossom while using the devices for coding! Most of the younger kids are more familiar with touch screens than with a mouse and keyboard, so they began to really understand the coding concepts more easily this way. I am so excited to add this to my curriculum for next year as well!
Your gift helped more than I can convey in a letter. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hay
This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and 11 other donors.