Past projects 5
Let's Cooperate!
Funded Oct 8, 2022Thank you so much for your generosity in providing these games for my students! They are so excited that we have so many games to use during our therapy activities. We often use them at the end of our session to work on flexibility, working together toward a common goal and engaging with peers using language. These games challenge my students to think in new ways about teamwork and problem solving. I am excited about using some of the games that require students to work in smaller teams, since they haven't had much experience with that because usually we are working as a whole group. Overall, these games will improve their ability to play games with rules and work together which will support their friendships and classroom collaborative skills.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Firehock
Evidence Based Practice For Everyone!
Funded Sep 11, 2022Being a speech language pathologist in the public schools requires me to generalized knowledge about the entire scope of practice in the field of speech pathologist as well as be able to support any student that walks through our doors requiring support with their speech and language skills. That is a significant undertaking!
These reference books will save me significant time in both planning lessons and providing resources to families. Additionally, my students come from diverse backgrounds and often speak languages other than English as their heritage language. This specific resource provides information on many languages, which will help broaden my continuous learning.
Thank you so much for supporting me and in turn supporting my students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Firehock
Colorful Visuals for All Learners!
Funded Jun 14, 2022Thank you so much for funding the color printer for me and in turn, my students! It has been very helpful to have quick access to color printing in my office. Without this color printer, I would have to spend at least 15-20 minutes transferring files to a flash drive, walking down to the teacher work room, logging in to another computer, pulling up my files and finally being able to print my item(s).
I so appreciate your donations, which enabled me to purchase this printer. Having quick access has made it possible to print things quickly and easily. Its not often that you can gift someone time, but this gift has made that happen!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting me and my students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Firehock
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
Funded Jun 20, 2017Thank you so much for your generosity! My students are loving the new games and activities we are able to incorporate in our weekly groups. It is really exciting to see them working together and talking to each other in order to strategize and solve problems together. Initially, they had difficulty playing the games with out choosing their own game piece, but now are realizing that when we play we win or lose as a team. So far, the hardest task has been working together to move a beach ball using pool noodles! It really requires them to work together and communicate with each other.
We are so grateful for all the wonderful tools your donations purchased! They make our groups more enjoyable and the kids are able to learn to work together and cooperate doing something fun.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Firehock
Movers and Shakers!
Funded Mar 25, 2017Thank you so much for your generous donations to fulfill our project! All of the classrooms in our school contain SMART boards, which allow us to display technology in a larger format so all the students in the classroom can see and participate. Your donations purchased an adapter to allow my computer to connect to the SMART board, as well as a Bluetooth speaker to play the content at a volume that all students can hear. This connection is able to travel with me to the various classrooms where I provide services.
My students love being able to take advantage of brain breaks, which are movement activities designed to prepare my students to focus and work for longer periods of time during table top activities. They definitely have favorite brain breaks and they can really bust a move!
This technology has been particularly beneficial for some of my students with Autism. They anticipate these activities with joy and enthusiasm and are able to make requests for their favorite brain breaks!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Firehock