Past projects 3
Standing for Success
Funded May 22, 2024It's funny I started this project to hopefully solve my space problem within my classroom. I was so excited to see my project get funded and waited for the desks to arrive. Somehow the desks were unavailable to ship and so I needed to switch gears. So, with the money donated for standing desks I decided to buy some calm down sensory toys. You would not believe how much these have helped!
When I started this project I was unsure of the students that I would be having for this school year. But now, having taught them for a few weeks, I can see that buying the sensory toys/fidgets was the best decision. The students love them and they are particularly popular with my students in the special education program.
The students love to play with them in the mornings during our morning "play". They also frequently use them to calm down throughout the day when they just need that little break. It has been such a great help! I can't thank you enough!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Greenup
Encouraging Mistakes Through Practice
Funded Oct 2, 2023My students are loving their new whiteboards! They use them everyday for math practice. It has helped many of my students improve their penmanship with the lines that are printed on the whiteboards. It has been a game changer when it comes to their writing which is a huge area of focus for us in 4th Grade.
When the package showed up all of the students were jumping around because they were so excited. Their old whiteboards have pieces chipped off and a lot of them have permanent marks on them. When I opened up the box and pulled out the brand new whiteboard they all cheered! They were so proud to show off their new whiteboard!
This has helped not only my students math and writing skills but their confidence too! As silly as it sounds they are so happy to take out their new whiteboards and work. Thank you so much for gifting them to my students! They really treasure them.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Greenup
Flexible Seating
Funded Nov 28, 2022We are so thankful for our flexible seating! The students love being able to have a choice in where they can move throughout my classroom. It has been awesome for rotations. So the students have more choices of where they can sit now (and they can sit comfortably). Some of my students who need more of a chance to move LOVE the wobble stools! Those are very popular and they are so easy for them to use while in class!
The boxes got delivered right before my students left for the day! They were all SO curious about what was in them. I opened them after they had left for the day and set them up in my classroom! The next morning they flipped! They all wanted to take turns on the wobble stools and " the "crank backs", as we like to call them. They were all so gentle with everything and to this day they take great care of our new flexible seating! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
We are now working on raising money to go to 4H Camp! The students have recently read the book The Lemonade War and are hosting a school wide lemonade stand! The students have learned about budgeting and costs, as well as advertising. It's been amazing to see them all work together to help raise money so we can all go.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Greenup