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Ms. Malave's Classroom

  • Stride Academy
  • Saint Cloud, MN
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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A Place to Sit and Shine

Help me give my students a new rug that will fit all the students in my classroom.
Ms. Malave
Stride Academy•
Saint Cloud, MN
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  • $430 still needed

Light Up Their Learning

Help me give my students a light table center for our first-grade classroom!
Ms. Malave
Stride Academy•
Saint Cloud, MN
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  • $908 still needed

Let's Play Pretend

Help me give my students a dramatic play market to encourage social emotional learning and play based learning!
Ms. Malave
Stride Academy•
Saint Cloud, MN
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  • $295 still needed
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Past projects 9

  • Magnetic Minds

    Funded Apr 7, 2025

    Thank you for donating to my Magnetic Minds project! I am so happy to have Magna-Tiles for my first-graders to play with finally! They were so excited when I was unboxing them! They have only played exclusively with the Magna-Tile toys during playtime because they love them so much! Since receiving these materials, I have seen so much team building, sharing, and hands-on learning happening in the few short weeks! I am so grateful for donors like you who help build and create lifelong memories in my classroom!

    Thank you for your donation!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

    This classroom project was brought to life by Optimum.

  • Let's Learn & Play!

    Funded Feb 12, 2025

    Thank you for donating to my Let's Learn & Play project!

    The shelf has already been so helpful for storage and organization in my classroom!

    My students love the coffee-themed dramatic play toys, especially since I drink coffee every day; they like to pretend they are me.

    I am so grateful that there are donors like you who help underfunded classrooms like mine. We are always so grateful and appreciative of the items we receive!

    The shelf and the dramatic play toys will be well-loved and cared for!

    Thank you again!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares.

  • Bingo, Bingo, Bingo!

    Funded Apr 11, 2024

    Thank you so much for donating to my bingo project!

    My students were so excited when they saw me unboxing the package. We love games in first grade - and I love educational games, so it was a win-win for us!

    My students were especially drawn to the money and telling time bingo boards! We just got done reviewing those two standards in math, so they are eager to show what they know.

    I am so excited to have a bingo board for almost every math standard! Math is a tricky subject for some, so to incorporate those hard to grasp concepts into a game format will make a huge impact on some of my students!

    And of course, I am excited to use these as an informal assessment or review in my room!

    Thank you so much! I appreciate everything that is donated to my students and I!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

    This classroom project was brought to life by Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and 2 other donors.

  • Wiggle, Wobble, Wiggle

    Funded Sep 6, 2023

    Thank you for donating to my wobble stool project. It means so much to me and my students to have this project funded by you donors! I love seeing the bright orange flexible seating options in my room everyday!

    My students enjoy sitting on the wobble stools while they work at my back table! I love that I have enough wobble stools for everyone at my back table now.

    The wobble stools help them get their jitters out while focusing on the task in front of them. Its a win-win! I also use these wobble stools as an incentive, if you follow directions you can sit in a wobble chair. It works great!

    Thank you for thinking of me and my classroom. Donations are always appreciated.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Cares and one other donor.

  • Cleaning and Health/Safety Classroom Supplies

    Funded Aug 29, 2023

    Thank you so much for the cleaning supplies and health supplies for my classroom!

    We have gone through a bunch of tissue boxes this school year already! I am so glad I have the ones you donated as backup for when the school supplies tissues run out!

    We have also used the Clorox wipes almost daily! Especially around this time of year. Covid, the flu, and the common cold are strong this year! I love that I can just grab a wipe and clear the germs away! My students also have access to these wipes so they can clean their spot whenever they feel like it's dirty!

    Thank you so much! These supplies have been put to good use! I appreciate you and your donation so much!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

    This classroom project was brought to life by Calmenson Foundation and one other donor.

  • The Gift of Reading

    Funded Aug 17, 2023

    Thank you so much for donating the gift of knowledge to my classroom! My students have loved the books we have read so far! And I love that they are related to the content we are learning! The books have sight words we are practicing, spelling patterns we are learning, and topics that are relevant to our big book story!

    I have been sharing these books with my teammates. So not only does my classroom get to enjoy these stories, the rest of our first grade classes do as well!

    Thank you for donating to my classroom! Thank you for thinking of my students and I! We are so grateful to have physical copies of books to enjoy for many many years!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

    This classroom project was brought to life by Calmenson Foundation and 6 other donors.

  • Wiggle, Wobble & Work

    Funded May 4, 2023

    Thank you so much for helping me obtain wobble stools for my classroom!

    I had 4 at the start of the school year and thanks to your generous donation - I was able to get 2 more! Now everyone at my back table can have a wobble stool during our station rotation time.

    My students love coming to my back table to work on assignments just to sit in the wobble stools! I truly feel as though they are more motivated and stay focused when they work in the wobble stools.

    I would love for one day to provide flexible seating options for all of my students - and not just at my back table. And seeing how much my students love the wobble stools - it might just be my next project!

    Thank you again!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Malave

My classroom is filled with 20 energetic 6 and 7 year olds (first grade)! A majority of my students are English Language Learners and come from low income housing. Most of my students are also dealing with the challenges of not having a pre-k background and growing up during a global pandemic! Nevertheless - my students are spunky, hilarious and keep me on my toes! Everyday they bring something new to the classroom! From dance party’s, endless hugs, big emotions for little bodies, and sanitizing every surface in my room - my classroom walls have seen it all!

About my class

My classroom is filled with 20 energetic 6 and 7 year olds (first grade)! A majority of my students are English Language Learners and come from low income housing. Most of my students are also dealing with the challenges of not having a pre-k background and growing up during a global pandemic! Nevertheless - my students are spunky, hilarious and keep me on my toes! Everyday they bring something new to the classroom! From dance party’s, endless hugs, big emotions for little bodies, and sanitizing every surface in my room - my classroom walls have seen it all!

About my class

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