Past projects 39
A Diverse Library for a Diverse Classroom
Funded Mar 16, 2021My library constantly has books flying off the shelves, all because of you! My students, all from different backgrounds, are seeing themselves in the books in our classroom. I hear them saying, "Hey! That's like what I do at home!" many times through our read alouds, and the excitement in their voices is like music to my ears.
My students are all unique, and having a library full of books that brings connections is important to me. I have had students who do not enjoy reading, find their love of reading through some of these books that you have helped us provide to my students.
Thank you SO much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.Keep Kids Reading...From a Distance!
Funded Sep 17, 2020I LOVE this book! The One and Only Ivan is a favorite of mine to read! I am so happy, that with your help, I was able to get one into each of my kids' hands. We read it together in class, and I also have them read some independently for us to discuss. The bonus is that when we are finished, we can watch the movie!
I love that these file folders gave my students' materials a home so that they are always neat and prepared in class! It made it easier to distribute their materials to them for distance learning.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose 20th Anniversary Fund and 7 other donors.Making our Mark through Distance Learning
Funded Sep 15, 2020Who would have thought that PAPER would be a big need with VIRTUAL distance learning? But it really has been! Building relationships with my students is so important to me, and it has been a challenge with being virtual. Additionally, finding ways to positively reinforce my students has been tough and required some creativity!
I've been able to send home some happy mail to my students. When they accomplish something, or earn the student of the month, I write a letter and print out a certificate for them.
My kids also get a postcard mailed to them for their birthday with our school mascot!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and one other donor.Rise to the Distance Learning Challenge
Funded Aug 16, 2020Thank YOU! Distance learning has been a challenge for sure, but this laptop riser has been a BIG help! This has allowed me to sit up straight, and even stand when I am teaching, all while being able to see the screen clearly. It is so easy to navigate, which makes transitioning from reading and annotating to exercise brain breaks seamless.
These books have been so fun to share. Scribble Stones was great at the beginning of distance learning. When we read it, my students were able to design their own scribble stone on the computer and we shared them in class! I encouraged them to take a walk with their family and find a stone to scribble and leave it in their neighborhood for a bit of happy too.
Thank YOU for helping improve all of our distance learning experience!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
Successful Learning, Even From Home
Funded Aug 12, 2020Yay! During this pandemic, digital resources have been such a help for our lessons. Teachers Pay Teachers has many resources that have allowed me to continue to replicate some of our in person lessons through the computer.
When my students heard that this project was funded, they were SO excited because they knew that there were so many projects that we had been talking about wanting to work on, and this allowed us to do so.
This has helped us solve math problems in different ways, show our work for our problems, learn to manage our emotions with social emotional lessons and have some fun with art projects!
Thank you SO much!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and 4 other donors.A Seat At Our Table
Funded Jan 3, 2020Wow! I am always so blown away by everyone's generosity and willingness to help my classroom and my kids. This small group table is used every single day, by either myself and a group, just students who want to work with someone else in another spot in the room, or students who are presenting projects (as you can see in pictures).
Our previous table was slightly larger, but very wobbly and squeaky. This one is the perfect size, sturdy and totally quiet, which makes it so much easier to focus on our learning in the classroom. It has been such a great and helpful addition to our classroom.
Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
Helping Students Reach "GOOOOOAAAALLLSSSS"!
Funded Oct 19, 2019Wow! We are always blown away by the generosity of our donors and the support that they give for our students. Thank you so much for your donation! When the students received their shin guards, they got so excited for their upcoming games.
A lot of our students do not participate in team sports out of school, and having the opportunity to join a team at school has allowed them to experience this. With these shin guards, the players have been able to play in the games and have fun, while making sure they are safe during the soccer games.
Again, thank you all for helping our students!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
Now HEAR This!
Funded Aug 21, 2019Yay!! We have our earbuds and ear bud cases! The kids cheered with so much joy when they saw we received the box in the mail, and when we finally opened it, they could not wait to get their own!
My students now have their own earbuds and cases at their desks. This has allowed transitions in our classroom to run smoothly. Rather than needing to go get headphones from another area of the classroom, they get to just stay in their spot and use their own!
The students use their earbuds for a variety of reasons. They listen to stories, practice math skills, and learn computer skills with coding. Thank you so much for supporting our future leaders!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
This classroom project was brought to life by Verizon and 5 other donors.LEGO for STEM
Funded May 2, 2019My students are absolutely LOVING these LEGO plates! In our class, we have a lot of LEGOs and LEGO task cards, which have a variety of ideas, as well as problems for them to solve. With this plates, my students are able to take this task card, work on it, and if their time gets interrupted due to classroom transitions, they can easily put their project on pause and continue it later. This has been such a help in allowing my students to keep their creative brains working and come back to try again.
The looks of excitement on all their faces as they were opening the boxes was such a joy to see!
Thank you so much for all your help and donation in helping our class get these LEGO plates. Without you, we would not be able to have such fun things to help us learn and explore in our classroom.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez
STEM for 4th Grade Engineers
Funded Apr 18, 2019My students are absolutely LOVING these STEM kits! The kits have a variety of real life scenarios that allow the students use their knowledge to aid them in solving real world problems. They have been able to explore using the different projects in their groups, and have such a great time thinking out of the box.
The looks of excitement on all their faces as they were opening the containers was such a joy to see!
Thank you so much for all your help and donation in helping our class get these sets. Without you, we would not be able to have such fun things to help us learn and explore in our classroom.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Hernandez