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Past projects 61

• Winter Books

  Funded Dec 13, 2024

  Some of the skills and lessons introduced by Winter Books was decoding and recognizing word families for my special population. Reading in my classroom looks a lot like centers. The students break off into groups. The students read the story of the week. They also have a classroom library that they can use to enjoy their own book or a classroom book.

  Teacher keeps them engaged with the Adventures of Junie B Jones but right now Dog Man is very trendy and we are enjoying him. All the students enjoy the new book and were able to take them home to keep.

  Thank you for your generosity.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Mo & Cher Willems Foundation and one other donor.

• Dog Man Reading Center

  Funded Oct 25, 2024

  The students love the new Dog Man Center. They love to be able to go to our classroom library and read all the fun adventures. They also like to role play with the plush characters. On Fun Friday the students get to play the Dog Center gameboard.

  The lessons that we incorporate in vocabulary. They get to practice and apply second grade vocabulary. We also use use the bell to answer questions in the classroom.

  Reading in my classroom looks like centers. Students love to work in groups.

  The students are enjoying the new addition to the library.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

• Emotional Kinetic Sand Center

  Funded May 30, 2024

  The students are using the new resources as a cool off center. The students also use it to help them de stress before the day begins. The students can build on their hand muscles and can work on their fine motor skills. The students were excited when they first saw the materials. The students enjoy working with the kinetic sand as a group and individually.

  My next project will be trying to make a spelling center. The students are low in graphic phonemic awareness. They need support and need materials for this new center.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by Oak Foundation and 3 other donors.

• LEGO Station

  Funded May 17, 2024

  The students are enjoying the new resources as a Lego Center. The students enjoy working in groups and have taken leadership roles when it comes to brainstorming and designing a prototype.

  The students were very excited when they first saw the materials being delivered to the classroom. I will be working on a project to help the students get the school supplies they need for this new school year. My students come from a low economic background and need all they help they can get. The parents cannot get all the needed supplies.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon on CBS and 3 other donors.

• Beach Clean-Up Club

  Funded May 9, 2024

  Students love to read. My students love Read Aloud time. They love to hear novels and escape into the genre we may be learning about. We also have sustained reading time to help them in the reading stamina component.

  All the students are enjoying the new books. The books are age appropriate, fun and decodable to read. The students will keep the book and do their own part of a Beach Clean up. We have learned about conservation in the classroom in our science curriculum that they enjoy practicing the skills and doing their part to help out our planet Earth.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Montgomery Family Fund and 5 other donors.

• Aloha to All Again

  Funded May 8, 2024

  The new resources have impacted the students in a positive way. Students felt a sense of pride and accomplishment when they went on the stage and received recognition.

  The lei is a keepsake to remember their experience of a lifetime.

  The students were very happy and now look forward for deliveries to the classroom.

  The next project will be having a Flex Space Carpet Center to have the students in Read Aloud time. The students may hear the Novels and practice their phonological awareness skills together with the teacher.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by Valhalla Foundation.

• School Supplies

  Funded May 11, 2024

  The students are using the new resources. They are super excited once they see anyone dropping off boxes to the room now. The students were very excited when the boxes of the materials came to the classroom. Its that time of the year again where the students need to replenish school supplies. This donation really helped out the students now at the end of the year. The next project will be focusing on having a STEM center with STEM curriculum as well as challenges. The STEM center will help students with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The students enjoy having time to create and work together in groups.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

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

• LEGO Center

  Funded May 7, 2024

  How are you and your students using the new resources? Share a specific classroom project or moment.

  The students are enjoying their new STEM Lego Center. The students are enjoying challenges. The first ones that get to on challenges are the students that are early finishers. I have customized the class schedule to allow all students a Lego Rotation, that way all students get to enjoy the Legos center. The students were extremely happy when the materials arrived to the classroom.

  The next steps for my students for the next classroom project is having a Kinetic Sand center the students can practice on their gross and fine motor skills.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and one other donor.

• Basic School Supplies

  Funded Apr 26, 2024

  Students are benefiting from the new resources that we received and were donated. Its that time of the year when basic school supplies are low and are still in high demand.

  The students were extremely relieved when they first saw the materials being replenished in the room.

  The next classroom project is the Flex Space Carpet center. The students will have an area in the classroom they can go and learn by moving around in the new Flex Space Carpet center. The center will be a cool off spot for students that need that time to reflex or may need some me time when they may feel anxious or overwhelmed.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

• Winter Fluency Incentives

  Funded Dec 5, 2023

  The new fluency inceptives helped the students tremendously meeting their winter goal. The students were able to focus and keep working hard to meet the December fluency goal.

  The students were very happy when the materials first arrived.

  A little peek into my classroom is making a community garden where the students can grow sustainable food and get to take some home. The students will keep a science gardening journal where they can take notes and have photographs on the steps of proper gardening tips and ideas.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Padilla

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 6 other donors.