Past projects 11
It's the Seat Sacks for me!
Funded Sep 17, 2021Thank you so much for your generosity! The kids will be so excited when these arrive and they have a place to store their things. Your donation to my classroom and my kiddos is GREATLY appreciated! Having a personal spot for your things always makes a big difference, and saves a lot of time as well!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
Learning Through Google Classroom
Funded Apr 13, 2020Thank you so very much for helping me give my students some really great activities to learn and practice during this pandemic. They were excited about getting new things to try that I was able to put into Google Classroom, and they enjoyed the activities. This time of distance learning has certainly been challenging, so your help made it easier. The thing that makes this even better is that these are resources that I can use for years to come, both in the classroom and for online activities at home. They will work well for digital choice boards, teaching, review, independent practice, and so much more. I appreciate your generosity more than you can know. You really did make a difference!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
Can You Hear Me Now?
Funded Jan 24, 2020The kiddos were SOOOOOO excited to get these headphones!!! They immediately wanted to do a Flipgrid to see how well they worked, and we've done a bunch more since then. I wanted them primarily for Flipgrid, but so many of them didn't have other headphones to use for learning activities online, so they use them for those as well. It has been super helpful for them to hear what they are doing on Flipgrid AND hear their lessons online. They most love the microphone part! It makes them feel all "official". They also say how comfortable they are, so that's another plus! Thank you so much for your generosity. We are all excited about the headphones and they are certainly being put to good use. You rock!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
Creating with Cricut
Funded Aug 16, 2019We were so excited to get this awesome little machine and supplies! The kids think it's so cool to watch it cutting things out. We took a little longer to get our pictures uploaded because I have been working on learning how to use it and the printable vinyl has been a challenge. (I'm figuring it out though!!)
I have uploaded 3 of the shirts that we've made so far, and also a design for a whole class shirt we will be making when all the shirts arrive and the designs get printed. The excitement is real!! They have some other good individual designs of their own planned as well. One of my little girls worked with her mom to design one that says "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, or become more, YOU ARE A LEADER." It also has a unicorn!
Another way that I've been able to use the Cricut in the classroom is for bulletin boards (you will see a picture from Christmas) and for inspirational cut outs to be displayed throughout the room. You will see the quote "The time to be awesome is NOW!" on the whiteboard, and big huge letters that say "Dream Big, Work Hard, Stay Kind" hanging above the board. Having the Cricut really does make things like that so much easier and less time-consuming. We are super excited to have this and couldn't be more thankful! You've really helped make a big difference in our classroom!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
There's a Leader in Me!
Funded Aug 16, 2019Thank you again for your generous donation! The kiddos and I were SOOO excited to get to all these cool new things. My extra busy littles are loving the stability seats and stretchy bands around the bottoms of the chairs. They really do seem to help them stay seated and make less noise while working. They love being able to sharpen their own pencils and the clock is AMAZING! It's sooooo big and they love being able to tell me what time it is! This has also cut down tremendously on the times a day I'm asked when we are going to do something because they are able to check it themselves and see. We're using the clear pockets for our Toothy games/activities and for some math games as well. They are great for writing on and erasing to help save so much paper. Each student got to pick the pencil pouch that they wanted and are excited to be able to better organize all their things in their desk. Makes the messes a lot easier to clean and not nearly as many either. We're using the highlighters to find text evidence and learn how to be better readers. Overall we're just thrilled to have been able to get all these things that are SOOOO helpful for all of us and we are so thankful for YOU! It wouldn't have been possible without you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
All Ears!!
Funded Mar 27, 2018These headphones are amazing and were so very needed! They are large and sturdy, and the kids say they are comfortable. Now that we have them in our classroom we can utilize all our chrome books at once and don't have to worry about headphones breaking or not working. They have made life a whole lot easier! Thank you so much for your generosity! It means the world to me and my students! People like you make my job easier. There are always teachers in need of things we just can't afford on our own and you've certainly helped our class!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple and 2 other donors.Keep Calm and Print On!
Funded Sep 20, 2016I am so very thankful for the printer and photo paper that I got! It is a fabulous printer that I've used for MANY different things. We have taken pictures a few times so far and printed them out to put with writing papers that we've done. I have also printed out a TON of learning centers and games in color that make activities so much more exciting and interesting! The printer works well if I need to scan something in, it makes copies nicely, and I love how I can put all different kinds of paper in it to print on (card stock, copy paper, photo paper). The quality of what it produces is better than I'd even get sending photos to a photo processing place! I will continue using this printer to make more and more fun and engaging centers/games and I'm sure will be taking a whole bunch of pictures of my kiddos that I can share with them and their parents! Thank you so very, very much for you generous donations that allowed me to get this!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
Pencils and Sharpeners and Toner: Oh, My!
Funded Feb 11, 2013I was so overwhelmed by the generosity shown in getting this project funded! I feel like the students learn so much more when they are given colorful centers and books to play and read. They are more engaged and have so much more fun! Your donation helped me make MANY centers for the students to use in class to go along with the themes that I teach, as we were also able to print out a bunch of colorful books to captured student attention (particularly when it was non-fiction).
The packs of pencils were used to help a few struggling writers learn to hold a pencil correctly, and they are doing so much better now!
The pencil sharpener is WONDERFUL. I just put a pencil in, let it do it's thing, and it spits it back out perfectly sharpened. It has truly eased the pencil sharpening frustration in the class!!!
I appreciate your donations and have used these products to benefit every student in my class over and over again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me in a time where supplies are not always easily available. It means so much to me and to every child in my class!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
Leaping into Learning with Leapfrog Tag Readers!
Funded May 10, 2012Donorschoose.org is such a blessing to so many teachers! Thank you so much for the Tag Reader pens, the books, and the headphones. They have been so useful in my classroom and the kids have LOVED them. I typically use them in the morning as a rotation where each student gets to use them once a week, and then as an extra if they finish their work early. The headphones help them stay quiet and not bother others. The donations that you made allowed this to happen and wouldn't have been possible without you. I so appreciate your help and my students do too!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan
Teaming with Technology
Funded Jan 7, 2012I am so grateful for the support you gave me on this project. I was very excited about being able to bring this new kind of technology into my classroom to give my students more experiences that are meaningful and real-world! They LOVE, LOVE, LOVE playing on it and I had to make a neat little hanging chart to keep up with who had a turn and who needs one. I put a lot of educational games on it, and am always looking for more. I've had a chance to use a money game during our small group time to reinforce the skills that I've taught. There is an awesome phonics game for my lower students who needed more help with sounding out and spelling words, a neat bubble popping game where they have to spell words to get points, and a couple of math games where they get to practice addition and subtraction. I've used it in group, and as individual intervention, enrichment, and even have Angry Birds as a reward for some. It's been so awesome having this in my class and I really appreciate all the help that you gave to make this happen! Thank you so much!! It's amazing knowing there are people like you out there supporting teachers and making wonderful things happen in classrooms across the country!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Monahan