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Past projects 25

• Food for Thought

  Funded Feb 8, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generous contribution to my classroom. Your support means a lot to me and my students. My hangry middle school students were wide eyed and excited as they helped me unbox and set up our snack pantry. As I gave them each a snack of choice, one student told me that she was happy to be "at the right place at the right time" since she hasn't eaten all day. I'm so grateful to now have the resources to support my students. We are very thankful to have generous people like that made this happen.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Alba

  This classroom project was brought to life by Black History Month Partners and 3 other donors.

• A Sense of Calm

  Funded Nov 29, 2022

  I greatly appreciate your kindness and generosity. Your support means a lot to us and I can't thank you enough for helping me provide a calming environment for my students.

  My students were very excited to see the new calm corner full of colorful sensory toys, books, and comfortable, cozy bean bag chairs. My students said they enjoy the "peace and quiet". We use the books during our "quiet time" to learn about feelings and how to control our emotions.

  We are very thankful to have generous people like you who made this happen. My students and I appreciate your support.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Alba

  This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 4 other donors.

• Let’s Get Digital

  Funded Dec 31, 2022

  I greatly appreciate your kindness and generosity. Your support means a lot to us and I can't thank you enough for helping me get access to a wide variety of learning resources to support my student's individual needs.

  My students are engaged and eager to learn. I am so happy that I can provide them with activities that accommodate their age, grade, and academic functioning level. During a group reading activity, I was able to use differentiated reading passages so that all my students were able to learn about the same topic. My students didn't feel left out and were happy to participate in class.

  We are very thankful to have generous people like you who made this happen.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Alba

  This classroom project was brought to life by Center for Disaster Philanthropy and 2 other donors.

• A Touch of Color to Brighten the Day

  Funded Dec 29, 2022

  Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity. Your support means a lot to us and I can't thank you enough for helping make my classroom a little brighter and a lot more cheerful. I am able to create fun activities, posters, and anchor charts for my students.

  My students are visual learners. The activities that I create have to be fun and engaging in order to catch their attention and promote a positive learning environment. Black and white just won't do. The color printer is definitely a big game changer. My students were happy to chose their own activities, print them, laminate them, and participate in fun learning activities.

  We are very thankful to have generous people like you who made this happen. .”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Alba

  This classroom project was brought to life by Center for Disaster Philanthropy and 2 other donors.

• Spread Some Holiday Cheer

  Funded Nov 29, 2022

  The spirit of giving is alive and well this holiday season and I can't thank you enough for bringing it to my classroom. My speech students vary by age and grade level. I made sure and picked books and activities that were both fun and educational to continue the love for reading and learning at home for the holidays.

  My students were so exited to see all the gifts underneath our classroom tree. They loved the holiday themed books, vocabulary games, and games that address cognitive thinking skills. They were very surprised as they tore into their gifts and some even began reading their books. My younger students asked me to read their books out loud and couldn't wait to take it home to read it with their family.

  We are very thankful to have generous people like you who made this happen. Have a happy holiday season, I know that my students definitely will.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Alba

  This classroom project was brought to life by an Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 6 other donors.

• Little Artists, Big Imagination

  Funded Nov 18, 2022

  I would once again like to share my overwhelming sense of gratitude for everything you did to put the biggest smiles on the faces of lots of amazing learners and a very happy speech teacher. When I showed the kids all the colorful art supplies they ran over with excitement and each expressed gratitude and excitement in their own way.

  The supplies came just in time for the holiday season. As you will see in the picture, the kids had a paired mini lesson about thanksgiving ing and made their own turkey craft. They were very engaged and were able to step outside the box to create their own special turkey. Some of the students required hand over hand prompts, while others let their imaginations run wild. As messy as my room got, I knew that the paired mini lesson was a success. My students are visual learners and learn best through deferent modalities.

  I allowed my students to further explore the art supplies to see how they can work together to come up with our next project. I was so happy to see even they shy and quiet ones participating. My goal was to promote different forms of expression when pairing art activities with my lessons. We have just started and I can already see a difference in the social interaction, engagement, and verbal and non verbal expression. Even though my students are not writing yet, their happy faces are a great display of gratitude. Once again, we thank you, appreciate you, and wish you a very happy holiday season.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Alba

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Walt Disney Company and one other donor.