Mrs. Raffo's Classroom Edit display name

Current requests

Past projects 7

• 50/50 Part 2

  Funded Mar 4, 2025

  The donation of funds that allowed me to complete my headphone set was amazing. The students felt so special to have their own specialty headphones that fit comfortably on their heads, with clear sound and no glitchy static has been a total game changer. Each student was given their own headset with a number and everyday they get wrapped up carefully and put away in their cubbies. They got to choose their own colors and they were insanely excited to have such comfortable and stylie headsets.

  We have also just begun state texting, and every child despises it but the headphones help enormously because the sound is so clear. We are so grateful and it changed our entire Chrome

  Book experience!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

• 50/50 Fun and Focus

  Funded Feb 8, 2025

  The new headphones are absolutely amazing! The kids felt so special that they had such comfortable clean non-glitchy headphones to do

  Lexia and practice the state testing with. They also love the new play equipment! The soccer balls were especially celebrated but I'm hoping we can get some volleyball and basketball going too. We use them during our free time, for brain breaks or just out on the play ground during recess. This has been an absolute joy to bring to these kids. The headphones make them feel special and important and the sport balls give them a perfect outlet for high energy and brain breaks needs! Thank you!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

• Place for All Things & All Things in Their Place

  Funded Aug 16, 2024

  This has been such an incredible addition to the classroom! The students love having access to the tools they need in a more independent way and I really love that my classroom looks and feels more organized.

  5th grade is a major transition grade at our school so the more we, as teachers, can encourage our students to be accountable and responsible about organizing and returning items to their proper places, the more we teach them the value of healthy and organized work environments. Also, with the size and flexibility of the paper cart I can move it around my classroom easily so if the students need more convenient access then its one smooth move and done.

  The convenience and multi-compartmentalized drawers give me so many different options for art, scratch paper, academic worksheets for early finishers and quick access to whiteboard pens, index cards and other teacher supplies is awesome too! Thank you so much!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Gates Foundation and 9 other donors.

• A Multitude of Tools for Multiplication and More...

  Funded Jul 13, 2024

  Thank you very much for all of the resources that you have allowed me to bring into the classroom. Each item I selected had a specific purpose to help enrich their learning experience while creating a fun and interactive environment.

  The Magnetiles have been such an incredible joy for the kids to use having no idea that while they are engaged in classroom fun, they are learning about magnetic properties, engineering, group work and patterns. The charts and guides for math language have been perfect for outlining and supporting visual learners. The legos have also been a fantastic option for those students who need fine motor skill refinement and it also encourages building a healthy peer interaction opportunity! These tools have been absolutely incredible!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

• Inspiring Tools of Trade

  Funded Dec 28, 2023

  Thank you so much for such an engaging set of resources for my classroom!! The students love the flexible seating and the games that provide educational entertainment, team building, and new tools for the classroom. I introduced flexible seating to my classroom many years ago and have discovered it really provides students with a sense of independence and enjoyment because they get to have a small piece of control in an environment where they are often told what to do and how to do it most of the day. The flexible seating allows her to choose the right place that suits best for them to work most productively! The Magnatiles and Chess board are super fun for free-time and brain breaks or just spending time having a fun challenge during a rainy recess. Thank you so much!!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

• Dream Big

  Funded Sep 11, 2023

  Thank you so much for supporting this request! The resources that are available through this sight will provide a plethora of creative and helpful work sheet sand project based educational materials that provide a more rounded and fulfilling experience to the students of C-4.

  As a teacher with 10 years of experience it is such an awesome tool to go in and use resources created by other teachers because they can take the overwhelming world of academic curriculum and turn it into something accessible and still incredibly focused for students who become overwhelmed easily. This resource is absolutely the best. Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

  This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares.

• Tools to Learn By

  Funded Apr 7, 2022

  These resources have really impacted my class in such a positive way because I was finally able to organize my library in a way that allow my students to access books in an independent way. The paper cutter allows me to complete almost twice as many projects because I do not have to wait for the one in the office to be available. And the math tools that I received are going to transform my centers everyday. We will be beginning my centers next week so I can't wait to see how helpful and fun the hands-on tools will be!

  The biggest next step will be applying the math resources in my centers. I am hoping to organize them based on learning levels so that each group of students will get the maximum support from the tools I was able to provide, while also enjoying the creative and unique experience that the resources I was able to acquire through Donor's Choose will provide.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Raffo

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose community & an Anonymous Partner and 2 other donors.