Ms. Del Valle's Classroom Edit display name

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Past projects 3

• Empowering Diverse Minds Through Literacy

  Funded Feb 3, 2024

  My readers and I are so excited that our project has been fully funded. My readers are eager to use the tools you have given us to take our reading to the next level! As soon as we receive the materials your generous donations have purchased we will be working on our letter-sound correspondence, fluency, and comprehension in new ways.

  Thank you for your generosity and for supporting our literacy journey.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Del Valle

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.

• Strengthening 3rd Grade Math and Problem Solving Skills

  Funded Sep 10, 2017

  Thank you for your generosity in contributing to this project.

  The school year is under way and we have been making great use of the resources your donations have provided.

  My students were so excited to see the new whiteboards, markers, and erasers when I first opened the package. They couldn't wait to try them out! We use all them materials regularly in the classroom, during math and even in other subjects! I use my new teacher whiteboard ALL day - for small group reading lessons, during writing, and when I need to meet with a small group for extra help in math.

  The Math whiteboards were especially helpful when we were learning about the Distributive Property of Multiplication. This a really hard concept for 3rd graders to grasp but thanks that the array grid on the Math whiteboards every child was able to understand and successfully use the Distributive Property to solve multiplication problems. They drew their array using the grid (4 x 8), drew a line in the grid to break up one factor into two parts (3 + 5), and wrote an equation to show each part (4 x 3) + (4 x 5). This helped them solve multiplication problems that were beyond the facts they had memorized so far and helped them think more flexibly about numbers.

  We also used the Math boards to help students understand the relationship between division and multiplication, using the fact family triangles.

  These resources will come in handy all year! Next we will be using them for more division practice and problem solving!

  Thanks again for your support.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Del Valle

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

• I Can Read This Book! Comics 4 Students w/ Disabilities

  Funded Dec 19, 2016

  Thank you for helping bring comic books to our classroom!

  My students were so excited when the package came in and they found out what was inside. The comic books were high quality and colorful so they immediately engaged every student's attention. The kids couldn't wait until the books had their own proper bin the our library. The comics were very popular with all my students during independent reading - especially The Great Antonio.

  I even used the comics during lessons. Thanks to the wonderful graphic organizers, lessons, and other resources supplies by TOON books, I was able to use the comics in small group mini lessons to teach a variety of reading skills. Comics were especially helpful in teaching my students with severe learning difficulties and Autism to make inferences character traits, feelings, and motivations. Using the pictures as supports they were able to determine what events and actions caused the Fox in "Hearts" to be distraught and why she might be feeling that way.

  Thanks again for your support in engaging my students and developing their love of learning.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Del Valle

  This classroom project was brought to life by TOON Books and 3 other donors.