Past projects 16
Outdoor Play for 3K!
Funded Oct 4, 2022I cannot thank you enough for your donation! Your generous contribution helped to fill an entire school yard with age-appropriate and engaging gross motor equipment for our 3K students.The push bicycles, push cars, see saw, play house and sit spins keep our children moving and having fun while developing important gross motor skills and improving core strength, balance, and coordination. The joy on their faces when they saw all the new brand new equipment was something we will never forget. We are very grateful!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
3K and Pre-K Yoga and Gross Motor Project
Funded Jan 13, 2022Thank you so much for your contribution to my most recent Donor's Choose! The materials purchased have significantly enhanced both the movement room and our outdoor area and has helped improve the students' gross motor skills, specifically balancing and overhand throws.
The football station was a huge hit. The students were so excited when the saw the big goal post and love practicing their throwing skills using it.
The books we purchased were used to inspire both visual art and movement and the kids love reading them in our "zen den."
Your continued support for my program and for my students is very much appreciated!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
We're Moving Up to Kindergarten!
Funded May 19, 2021Your generous donations allowed me to celebrate the commencement of my students' remote school year! My little graduates were so thrilled to receive t-shirts and graduation caps to wear for their zoom ceremony as well as some supplies to continue learning over the summer.
We were so proud of the progress they made and wanted to make their virtual graduation as special as we could, and because of you, all of our students felt loved and celebrated!
Thank you for your continued support for our littlest learners!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
Spring has Sprung in Pre-K!
Funded Apr 15, 2021Thank you so much for contributing to my "spring has sprung" project! You donations helped me to purchase planting kids for each of my remote students last year. During our unit on plants, the students were able to decorate their planters, plant their own seeds, and document their seeds' progress.
The students were SO excited to receive the materials. Being a remote pre-k student can be tough, and this really brightened their day! They were also really excited to show how their plants were growing and to compare their progress with their classmates' progress via zoom.
Your continued support for my Donorschoose projects allows me to bring joy to so many children throughout the years. I am so grateful!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
Pre-K Soccer Station
Funded Feb 8, 2020Thank you so much for your contribution to our newest pre-k movement station- soccer! The students absolutely love it and it is helping so much with their gross motor skills. We are very lucky to have donors like you who are constantly supporting their love of movement and physical education.
We are currently learning how to kick the ball around cones and into the net. The students take turns being the goalie and they enjoy being the only player thats able to pick up the ball with their hands.
Thank you so much for helping us achieve our "goal!"”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
Making Stations!
Funded Sep 5, 2019As always, we are so very grateful for your generous donation. By purchasing an abundance of painter's tape and velcro, the routines and stations in the movement room are clear and provide a safe, fun, and comfortable environment for over 100 pre-k students. We create different pathways to follow with the tape, tape off sections for different games, and use it to create everything from roads to balance beams. The velcro helps us to check in and out of stations and enhance the materials we are given to make them interchangeable throughout the year to follow the different units. Thank you so much for your support!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
Mrs. Verde's Yoga Class
Funded Aug 27, 2019We are having so much fun with the materials that were purchased with your help! Students are using the yoga mats to help establish their own personal space. They are using the visuals in the books on and on the dice to practice different poses. Most importantly, they are developing a love for yoga!
I see a huge difference in my students as a result of the materials they have been given. Students are able to self-regulate through practicing deep breaths, which they learned from our relaxation book. They are piecing together poses to create their own sequences and they are working on their gross motor skills!
I am always so grateful for the people that support my students and my classroom time and time again. I think of all of you as I watch my students have so much fun with the materials you helped to fund. Thank you so much for absolutely everything!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
Pre-K Field Day!
Funded May 15, 2019District 20 Pre-K Site Z111 had an amazing Field Day! The activities ended up being indoors due to rain, but thanks to you, it was still such a fun and memorable day for the kids! All of the materials you helped to fund created many different engaging stations for the kids. The children especially loved getting their faces painted and receiving certificates, medals, and bubbles at the end of the day. You helped make our students feel like winners and we are so grateful for your continued support.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
This classroom project was brought to life by Craig Newmark Philanthropies and 7 other donors.Keeping Pre-K FUN!
Funded Feb 19, 2019The materials we were provided because of your generous donations were a huge hit with our little learners! They loved exploring different sources of light through our light up jump rope and our special musically sensored lights. The trampoline is also a crowd favorite. The students love taking turns counting how many jumps they take. I'll be taking out the golf set we funded in a few weeks. I'm sure the students will find it to be so much fun. Thank you so much for being so generous and helping to keep pre-k fun and exciting!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
Pre-K is on a Roll!
Funded Nov 18, 2018My students are absolutely loving their new scooters! As well as promoting gross motor movement development, they are engaging and fun! From sliding like penguins to connecting to form a train, they've connected their units of learning by using their imaginations and developing skills such as teamwork and planning. The possibilities are endless and we will use them to integrate their units for the rest of the year! We are so very grateful for your generous donation and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Verde
This classroom project was brought to life by Nickelodeon and National Fitness Foundation and 4 other donors.