Past projects 9
Fun Art Supplies For Our Art Center
Funded Oct 22, 2024My students are always huge fans of creatively working in the art center. When our box with all the new art goodies arrived they clapped with glee! I wish you could hear and see the excitement they have for all things art. This year's group is also very active in our writing center. Some of the supplies you donated were used in that center, as well!
I think the class favorites are the gel pens to write all the letters, words and numbers we're learning in kindergarten and the paint markers which are very smooth and vibrant!
Thank you for your generous donation and supporting education! We appreciate it!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
Number Corner Math Rug
Funded Sep 15, 2023The new neutral, faux wood carpet for my room has become a one of the favorite places for my students to meet for large group math time. They also use that space often to play quiet literacy or math centers or board games during small group or free time. We appreciate your generosity in providing us with this lovely addition to our classroom. It adds to the warm and inviting learning atmosphere that I strive to attain for our learning environment.
Thank you again for your generous giving! We appreciate YOU!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
Building Words Using Phonics Kits
Funded May 5, 2023I cannot thank you enough for the materials your donation purchased for the creation of our "phonics kits". With the new research on the Science of Reading phonics kits have been a must have in my kindergarten classroom. Manipulating letters and sounds during our phonics instruction has been a game changer. The students LOVE our phonics instruction. I have been amazed by their excitement in learning how to read and write! I wish you could experience their enthusiasm for reading! Wow! I now love teaching phonics! Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
For the Love of Math!
Funded May 5, 2023My kindergarten students were so thrilled to open our packages of a variety of math manipulatives. Using these resources as tools for hands on learning during whole group math and in math centers has made learning fun and meaningful.
Our favorite resource is the magnetic math ten frames. We are consistently using ten frames in our math curriculum to help my students solidify their number sense. They thoroughly enjoyed using these tools!
We also found the foam base 10 blocks very useful and fun to use while learning place value of larger numbers.
Finally, the puzzles! My group of kinders this year LOVE puzzles! They were especially excited to put together new puzzles!
Again, thank you for your generosity and kindness! You are fostering a love for math in my students!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
Help Me Bring Back Creative Play to Kindergarten
Funded Mar 11, 2023While my kindergartners love our learning activities, by far their favorite time of day is our "free play" time. I have made a commitment to keeping play in my kindergarten classroom! Your donation allowed me to purchase some fun needed materials for that time.
My students were absolutely thrilled to add do our dramatic play area and they love to build with manipulatives. They are a quite creative in the ways to they find to play. One of my favorite things to do is to sit back and just observe and listen to my students as the problem-solve during their play time. So much real life learning happens during these times. Play is children's work!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
Building a Strong Reading Foundation
Funded Feb 24, 2023My students are loving our phonics lessons using the resources I was able to purchase with your generous donation. The letter trays, letter chips and magnetic wands are so fun. My students are sounding out and spelling words using the chips, but the fun part is after they spelled the word they get to use the magnetic want to clear their boards. It's really the little things that get them so excited about learning!
I wish you could have seen the excitement in their eyes and exclamations of "ooohs" and "aaahhhs" when we opened up our package! There is just something magical about this age and they love surprises!
The growth in my students this year has been nothing short of amazing. Teaching using the Science of Reading and these materials has had such an impact in their learning and LOVE for reading! It has also made me a better teacher!
So, Thank YOU for your generosity. It is so appreciated by me and my wonderful students in beautiful Sugar Camp School!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
Building And Learning With STEM Tools.
Funded Dec 3, 2019My kindergarteners were so thrilled to get a package full of goodies in the mail! The take apart and build toys were something we never had in our classroom before. They love to get these out. They provide quite the challenge and the kids are so engaged. I enjoy watching them as they help each other figure out how to put them back together.
The magnets are always a huge hit. Another set, one with wheels, has really added to our collection. Every day I'm amazed at the ideas they come up with and build. This is one of our very favorite activities!
We appreciate your donation to help us add to our growing STEM materials. It helps us with organizing our thoughts and ideas, putting a plan into action and learning how to work on a team.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
This classroom project was brought to life by An anonymous classroom supporter and 5 other donors.Learning Through Movement
Funded Apr 18, 2019My students were super excited to get this project to promote movement in the classroom. We were able to use these resources the next day to work on sounding out and spelling our CVC words, on scooters! It was an absolute hit with my students and they begged for more. I'm excited to find many more ways to use these resources to promote movement in learning this coming school year. I'm sure this year's group of kids will find it just as exciting. Thank you for your generosity in providing my class with these fun learning tools!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik
Chair Bags for All
Funded Apr 16, 2019My kindergartners were absolutely thrilled to receive our package. Each student in my class got to open their own chair bags. These chair bags will help them keep their supplies and notebooks organized and right within reach. This will save us valuable teaching and learning time, as they won't have to be walking across the room to get their supplies. It also promotes a calmer classroom environment. The chair bags are sturdy and I'm looking forward to using them for many years to come! Thank you so much for your generosity!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Stefonik