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Past projects 5

• Social Emotional and Stem Centers!

  Funded Nov 5, 2023

  Thank you so much for your generous donations to my classroom. These supplies have had a significant impact on my student's ability to build resilience and social/emotional skills. The calming cuddle ball has been used in conjunction with lessons on how to identify emotions, label them and cope with them. The students have loved getting there hands tangled through all the soft fuzzy loops. With the use of the ball, the students are learning how to communicate about their feelings and how to seek help in an appropriate manner.

  My students have also really enjoyed the new stem centers! The Lego Steam Park has been an all time favorite. The smaller Legos have helped build math skills as well as fine motor skills. We use the shakers on a daily basis to provide an kinesthetic element to decoding CVC words. These supplies have helped the students stay engaged with the lesson while enjoying every moment!

  Your contributions mean so much! Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morris

  This classroom project was brought to life by Nevada Department of Education.

• Do Not Open Till . . .

  Funded Aug 4, 2023

  Thank you so much for donating fund towards my "Do Not Open Till" project. One item I received was a large pink stuffed octopus we have named Olivia. Olivia helps teach the students various strategies to help my students manage their emotions. Often times the students have dysregulated emotions that interfere with the learning process. Olivia has helped me teach the students they can use breathing techniques to return to a calm state of emotion.

  Another item I received was a tool that allows me to click through slides on the smart board wirelessly. This has improved the flow of teaching and allows me to move across the room and meet students.

  My students have loved the other materials that they have been introduced to. Many of the toys and prizes will be introduced through out the year during specials holidays.

  With your help, I am working on keeping my students engaged in learning so the knowledge can move from short term to long term memory. Thank you kindly for your generosity!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morris

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 5 other donors.

• Basic Essential Supplies

  Funded Aug 9, 2022

  Thank you so much for donating to my class. The basic supplies donated have been a tremendous help to our students. The pencil pouches help keep the students organized. Each student now has a home for each of his/her supplies such as glue, scissors, pencils, colored pencils and crayons. The pencil holder remains on the top of their desk and the students are always able to keep track of their pencil. My favorite part was the pencil grips. The wide variety of grips are perfect for my students who coming with varying fine motor abilities. The grips help me to differentiate fine motor skills and lessons. I was able to use the laminating machine to make cards for each student showing the order of their centers. In addition, I was able to laminate a punch card for each student. If the students complete their work at each center, I will punch their card, and when the entire card is punched they earn a reward. The supplies you sent are helping me keep my class motivated and engaged. Your support is making a big difference in my classroom.

  Thank you so much.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morris

  This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and one other donor.

• SOS Feeding Therapy -Learning Through Food-

  Funded Dec 17, 2021

  I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your generosity in providing the materials I needed to complete this project. I cannot begin to express the significance your donation has had on my whole class. The project was originally written for one student because I believe that meeting each student where they are and pulling them up to where they need to be is a powerful way to teach. This student was not enrolled in any school for the first 2 months of school. When he came to my classroom, he was not potty trained, he only drank red fruit punch, and only ate oreo's, licorice, and BBQ chips. He would not even tolerate looking at other food or having other food on his desk.

  We began our S.O.S. feeding therapy with the clear all natural Capri Sun juice boxes. With your kind donation, we were able to quickly transition him away from the red fruit punch and obviously the red dye that was in said punch. But, the juice boxes provided an additional powerful bonus, which I did not anticipate. Because of all the additional liquids this student was receiving, we now had an opportunity to practice using the restroom more frequently. I am happy to tell you that the stunning consequence is that the student was potty trained within 2 weeks of receiving the juice boxes. Furthermore, we were able to take it one step further and transition him from the Capri Sun juice boxes to milk.

  This student not only would not eat other foods, but he also could not tolerate even being near other foods. Through daily exposure, and working with my other students engaging in social eating, we have slowly worked our way through three of the five sequences in S.O.S. Feeding Therapy. This student can now tolerate, interact with, and smell various foods. My other students have enjoyed showing him how to eat various foods. It may not seem like much, but he has made so many gains since arriving on our campus just a few months ago.

  Thank you for thinking of others and helping solve these problems with your considerate donation.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morris

• Special Education Class Library of iPad, Books and Reinforcers

  Funded Oct 12, 2021

  There is a parable about a shepherd who had 100 sheep. He loved all of them so much. One day one of the sheep got lost. The shepherd was so concerned for that one lamb, he left the 99 in search of the one lost lamb.

  The impact of your donation has had a significant impact on all my students, but I would love to tell you about one special "lamb".

  Mr. A did not attend the first 13 weeks of school. When he was enrolled they placed him in a gen ed kinder class. The little one could not cope. He screamed, tantrumed, ran away, and in general caused havoc for himself and the other students in the class. He was quickly placed into my self-contained class. I introduced him to the new supplies that I had just received. These supplies caught his attention. Instead of learning math traditionally, we pulled out counting bears and made groups, then patterns. Instead of reciting letter names, we pulled out the iPad and used the lively letters app to help him see the letter characters. Instead of standing in front of the class and telling a story, we pulled out the legos and created a story scene, then told what was happening. In short, Mr. A was able to participate in all of the learning activities of a typical peer because we were using the supplies you have supplied to support learning.

  The entire school has watched this young man transform from a little one who screamed and tantrumed to a young man who can count to 100, and say all of his letter names.

  I deeply appreciate your generosity. These supplies have helped every single one of my students, but even if it had only helped the one little lamb, I promise you it would have been worth every penny. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morris