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Past projects 17

• Building Language by Listening to Stories

  Funded Jun 20, 2019

  Thank you for helping to foster a love of reading with my kindergarten students! This project provided four personal CD players for be added to our listening center!

  By doing this, I am able to add four new stories a week that children are able to listen to independently! That's over 150 stories over the year in addition to what I read to them daily or what they read independently! That is HUGE!

  By creating a literacy rich environment, all students have access to stories that they can listen to in English! That is a win- win for all my students. The personal CD players that we received are such a blessing! Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

• Developing Early Skills in Pre-K

  Funded Dec 6, 2018

  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Our children learn best through hands on exploration, and thanks to your donation our children have new activities to explore and learn from!

  The children are so excited as they explore these new materials! The Bamboo Blocks with Panda Bears has become a fast favorite in our block area! Imagination Builders are the perfect addition to our light table. The Alphabet Apples were a hit at the literacy center all while providing extra fine motor practice.

  The love of learning the children exhibit in our classroom is made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 6 other donors.

• Now I Know My ABCs!

  Funded Aug 28, 2018

  I would like to take this time to thank you for partnering with me to provide the BEST materials and activities for my students! Children learn best when they are actively engaged in meaningful activities and this project is sure to provide those opportunities!

  The Learning Letters Activity Centers set comes with three fun alphabet games that my students BEG to play! How fun is that? We use magnet letters ALL THE TIME to practice name building, thematic words and a fun game called Alphabet Stew!

  By providing multiple ways to learn letters and sounds, students are sure to be successful with pre-reading and pre-writing skills as we prepare them for kindergarten. Together we will lay the foundation for a generation of children who love to learn and read!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

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

• Storytelling with Puppets

  Funded May 26, 2018

  Thank you so much for supporting our project, Storytelling with Puppets!

  By using puppets to retell stories such as The Three Little Pigs, students are practicing speaking and listening, retelling a story and working cooperatively with their classmates. They LOVE listening to fairy tales again and again and then retelling the story with puppets at the puppet theater as they share it with their friends.

  The Birthday Puppet makes each child feel special on his/her big day! Students love that their picture is added to the puppet's pocket and it is their job to help with the puppet during morning circle and story time!

  Thank you for supporting our projects as we work together to create a love for reading!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and one other donor.

• Little Scientists at Work

  Funded Apr 24, 2018

  Thank you so much for your interest and generosity with Little Scientists at Work! My pre-kindergarten students were so excited to see all the new science activities when we opened the box! Our science center needed a facelift and these new activities brought excitement back to the science center!

  My students LOVE the Science viewers. The viewers enable my students to see all kinds of animals and insects up close! The Can-Do Science Activity sets provide engaging, hands on activities that can be used to teach simple science concepts in small groups and then are perfect for science exploration!

  My little scientists and I are extremely grateful for your donation!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 6 other donors.

• Exploring our Creativity in Pre-K

  Funded Mar 27, 2018

  Thank you all for taking an interest in my pre-kindergarten class and for investing in them! The excitement on their faces when we opened the box told it all! Each new material created an exciting desire to create in the art center, the construction center and dramatic play area!

  Creativity means different things to different children. Watercolor paints, colored tape, wood rings, stencils and colored blocks gave my children additional supplies to boost their creativity!

  These early experiences could be forming our next artist, designer, illustrator, architect, teacher, or stay at home mom! No matter what they become, you have played a vital role in their development!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple and 4 other donors.

• Moving and Grooving in Pre-K

  Funded Nov 16, 2017

  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity. Through your donations, my students have activities and outside toys that promote physical activity in fun and engaging ways. The comet balls and cone catchers promote gross motor play as children throw, catch and run on the field. The Velcro balls and frog catchers are a favorite. I love that these materials also encourage team work and cooperation!

  My pre-kindergarten friends were the most excited about the scooters! When we take them out onto the court areas, their enthusiasm was contagious! These materials are a welcomed addition to our classroom and their gross motor development. In addition, they help foster a love for exercise and healthy choices!

  Encouraging team work, cooperation and kindness is always on the forefront of our daily lessons. Thank you for the KINDNESS you have shown to our class.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 3 other donors.

• Creating Mathematicians in Pre-K

  Funded Oct 2, 2017

  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for donating to our project, Creating Mathematicians in Pre-K! Our students are actively engaged in learning and learn by doing. Therefore, we need to provide a variety of activities in pre-k to make learning fun!

  One of our new, favorite activities is the Number Stepping Stones! This activity allows us to extend learning to the playground as students develop gross motor skills while counting at the same time. The children actually wait in line for a turn and return again and again to practice counting and balancing on the number stones!

  This project has provided us with several new games and activities to help introduce our students to beginning math skills thanks to you! This has truly helped create at atmosphere of fun and excitement about mathematics.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by PNC Grow Up Great® and 7 other donors.

• Launching Literacy In Pre-K

  Funded Aug 10, 2017

  Learning the letters of the alphabet is such a big part of pre-k and early literacy! Your donation to Launching Literacy in Pre-K has put amazing resources in our classroom and we can not thank you enough!

  Young children love playing games and a new favorite in now the Alphabet Play Mat! It includes a feely box that each child gets to reach into, pull out an object, identify the beginning sound and find the matching letter on the mat! This is just one of the activities that my children anxiously wait for their turn to play.

  Keeping children excited about learning is what it is all about in pre-k and now we have a variety of games and activities to foster their love of learning all because you chose to support our project!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by Sergey Brin Family Foundation and 5 other donors.

• Integrating STEM Projects In Pre-K

  Funded Mar 29, 2017

  Thank you does not begin to express the gratitude I feel for your generosity with our STEM project. Our pre-kindergarten students learn through play and we are now able to provide meaningful activities to encourage building as it connects to real life situations such as building bridges and vehicles.

  Literacy also plays a key roll in early childhood development and we will now have the materials to provide STEM activities to extend traditional fairy tales such as Three Billy Goats Gruff and The Three Little Pigs.

  As our children begin to take risks, use their imaginations and work cooperatively, please know that you have opened these doors and provided these opportunities to shape their interests and experiences.

  It takes a village to raise a child.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Wathen

  This classroom project was brought to life by Aspect Ventures and one other donor.