Past projects 4
Brain Building Bins
Funded Dec 26, 2023Thank you so much for such a kind and generous donation. My kindergarteners use these brain bins every single day! They are so imaginative with the things they build. They use them to work on academics too, they build letters, words and names.
These bins make them excited to come to school in the morning and explore new ways to build and create. These brain bins have also helped my students to work with students they don't normally engage with because they have similar interests. Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hemmert
The Power of Play!
Funded Dec 8, 2022Thank you so much for supporting my students with developmentally appropriate learning materials! With these materials, we have used them to create centers: a grocery store, a hotel, camping, a vet clinic, and so much more. In these centers we are able to do play based learning while meeting essential kindergarten standards. With these materials my students have learned such important skills about money, taking turns playing different roles and they've learned social skills that will use throughout their lives.
When the new materials arrived at our classroom, my students were so excited, already imagining the things they were going to be able to do!
With the other materials like the obstacle course and the loose parts, my students were able to work on gross motor skills and fine motor skills while being imaginative and not following an instruction manual. On the other hand, my students were able to challenge themselves in building a car ramp, they had to use all the pieces and put them in the right spot by following directions. Both of these things were challenging in different ways and so wonderful for all of my students.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for supporting children!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hemmert
Curious and Creative Kindergarten
Funded Mar 1, 2022THANK YOU so so much for your generous donations. Throughout my first year teaching kindergarten, all of these materials were so incredibly helpful. The students in my class found so much joy in having their own clipboards for different activities we did. The alphabet, digraphs and blends teaching tubs really helped my kindergarten students understand alliteration as well as review and practice with one another as the concepts continually got more difficult.
The stem toys, monkey scale and geoboards created challenge for my students that encouraged them and excited them to try new things! All the spinners are wonderful and used for all kinds of math and reading games that students can play independently.
Again, thank you so much in being a huge part of a successful kindergarten classroom!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hemmert
This classroom project was brought to life by Valhalla Foundation and 2 other donors.Coding for Kinder!
Funded May 3, 2022Thank you so much for you kind donations to support coding in Kindergarten! The bee bot and maps that we received challenged students in ways they hadn't been challenged before. It was so fun to watch them figure out what to do next with the direction cards.
These wonderful coding tools have given my students the problem solving skills to quickly fix a problem with their directions and more importantly has equip them with the ability to stick to a problem and work on finding the solution. These skills are going to transfer into so many other aspects of their lives.
Thank you again for your generosity! We are so grateful.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Hemmert
This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and one other donor.