Past projects 9
Calming Corner
Funded Jun 5, 2022I cannot begin to thank you enough for supporting this project. Through this project we were able to give 30 classrooms supplies for a calming corner. Through this project we have seen so much progress in the response time for students when needing to take a break or time to refocus. Rather than having to leave the classroom to come to a designated calming corner in the counselors office, the student can access this resource right in their own classrooms. The students have embraced the opportunity to proactively respond to their emotions and have began to take ownership of their emotions and make the choice to refocus to get them back on track before losing control. Students are still learning how to use these materials but they are already showing great success with utilizing the calming corners.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
This classroom project was brought to life by Center for Disaster Philanthropy and 2 other donors.Social Emotional Learning
Funded Jul 2, 2021As I have begun my first year as the school counselor, these resources that were so generously donated have played a huge role. I have gotten to know so much about my students with the Conversation Cards as we have used these to begin small group lessons. Students enjoy spending time in my calm down room listening to the noise machine, as it plays calming sounds such as the ocean tide. One of my student's favorite spot in my classroom is the sensory bucket filled with all of the sensory fidgets, and they love using them to calm down and get them refocused. My next steps are to start incorporating the Anger Management, Mindfulness and Growth Mindset Workbooks into more small groups with our intermediate students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
Do I Have to Show My Work?
Funded May 6, 2020Something that is always good to have in a classroom is hands-on manipulative's an through the fulfillment of this project we were able to do just that. We work really hard every year to increase number sense in our students and we do that through the use of manipulative's such as the ones that were purchased through this project. Our students love spending time working through their mathematical thinking by using manipulative's to help them make sense of the problem. These special manipulative's purchased were able to increase student engagement and student problem solving. Thank you for choosing our classroom to donate to, we greatly appreciate you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 4 other donors.I Can Hear Clearly Now
Funded Jul 23, 2020In the times of COVID, it has been crucial that each student have their own set of everything to make a school day as easy and fully functioning as it can be during this time. Thanks to you we were able to purchase headphones for each individual students as well as some back ups. The students have enjoyed using the headphones for online work. They have enjoyed getting to hang on to their own set of headphones and it has helped make online instruction easier and more fully functioning without having to share headphones. In the midst of a world wide pandemic time is crucial, with the students have their own set of headphones we have been able to use time that would have been spent cleaning to participate in learning. We greatly appreciate you.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
Let's Get Flexible
Funded Jan 14, 2020I greatly appreciate your support during this crazy time. My students were able to enjoy the flexible seating for a few months before school closures due to COVID. They enjoyed getting to switch up from a regular chair to a comfy flexible seating option, thanks to you. We appreciate all that you do for our classroom. By allowing students to use flexible seating, their minds were put more at ease during this crazy time in the world and allowed them to focus on school and creating memories. Students enjoyed being able to come to school and enjoy a relaxed environment to learn in and that was made possible from help from you. Again, thank you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
Namaste in Class
Funded Jul 6, 2019We are living and learning in first grade this year thanks to our engagement of students with the use of our yoga balls. We are using our yoga balls at our teacher table which is where the juiciest classroom conversations take place. The teacher table has become our focus and learning spot and now even more so with our yoga balls. Our yoga balls make the teacher table seem like a less restricting place where students have access to different seating and it just makes our teacher table time so much more of an experience.
When my students came into the classroom on open house and the first day of school, it is clear the first thing their eyes went to were our new yoga ball seating. They were so excited to get to use them and be able to start doing their best learning on them. We are so thankful that we were able to implement yoga balls into our daily routine and get the most out of our learning because of it.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
First Grade, Are you Reading?
Funded Apr 16, 2019I am beyond thankful for the materials that were given to our classroom through this project. Students have been able to begin diving deep into reading early on this school year because of these supplies. Students are being able to become confident in their reading ability all the while of having fun with it. We received multiple engaging materials that have helped our students have open eyes as they learn to read.
In my classroom students are currently starting to move in to working independently on phonics skills and independent reading. I have been able to foster a love for reading and build confidence with the leveled readers that were received. Students have been using the materials to work in small groups to push them forward in their phonics skills helping them to become more fluent with their reading skills.
In our school students come into 1st grade struggle finding books that are developmentally right for their reading level. Being able to talk to the students and teach them about how to choose a correct book for them and about their reading level and how to identify books on their reading level has really encourage students to begin taking chances and picking up books, especially our new leveled readers because they can now feel confident when choosing a book. Again we are so thankful as this gift is a gift that will give forever as we create promising readers in our classroom.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose.org Community and 10 other donors.Normalizing Super High Energy Students
Funded Dec 10, 2018My students in my classroom are prospering with the help of your kind support. We are loving our stress relieving manipulatives and our all about movement gadgets that we have received like the yoga balls, and the wobble seat. Students have been using these objects to calm their uncontrolled actions and have been able to put more attention into their work and their learning. We cannot express how thankful we are for your generosity. We hope you enjoy the pictures of the students using their favorites from this project, we know we are loving them in 1st grade.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young
Promoting Social Skills Through Play
Funded Apr 17, 2018When my students first received the material they were so excited. They shrieked at the moment of each time we were able to take them out and play with them. Students were able to use the materials to learn social skills and became much better at working together. During summer school we were able to use these materials as a way to let the students get to know one another and to begin working in groups the correct way. We were so thankful for these gifts and will be able to use them in the classroom for years to come to teach social skills. Thank you for all that you did for us.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Young