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Past projects 21

• Using Magnetic Animals to Build Creativity Within My Students

  Funded Jan 13, 2025

  Thank you so much for supporting my students and I! With your help I have been able to create a positive learning environment where students have the materials they need.

  They absolutely loved the different magnetic animals! I included them in the unboxing and had them help me add them to our magnatile cart.

  These materials will be put to good use and will be something I can offer my students for years to come. Thank you for helping me give these wonderful materials to my very deserving students!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

• Help Us Add Literacy Resources Into Our Classroom

  Funded Aug 8, 2024

  Thank you so much for believing in me as an educator. I am blown away by your generosity and hope to one day return the favor to another young teacher. I truly could not do it without you!

  My students have absolutely loved our new Tonies box charger station and new book characters. They also have loved the new magnatiles that I was able to add to our collection.

  The phonics games will hopefully lead to a lot of academic success this year!

  Thank you again for your support. It means the world to me and to my amazing first graders.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

  This classroom project was brought to life by Governor Jared Polis.

• A Toniebox Makes Learning More Fun!

  Funded Jul 31, 2024

  Thank you so much for believing in me as an educator. I am blown away by your generosity and hope to one day return the favor to another young teacher. I truly could not do it without you!

  My students have absolutely loved our new Tonies box- it is a fan- favorite reading center. I love that it encourages students to love reading no matter their academic level. I cannot wait to add more characters to our collection.

  Thank you again for your support. It means the world to me and to my amazing first graders.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

• Classroom Basics to Make My Classroom Not So Basic!

  Funded May 8, 2024

  Thank you for supporting the amazing students in my classroom! They loved getting to unbox all of our new manipulatives and tools. I have seen students reach for the new tools when they are doing their work- specifically for math. They are able to do that because of you!

  I appreciate all of your support for myself. It allowed me to give my students new things that they would otherwise not have access to! They are starting to take ownership of our classroom and all of our things within it.

  Thank you so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

• Help Us Get Hands-On Materials That Will Help Us Learn

  Funded May 6, 2024

  Thank you for supporting the amazing students in my classroom! They loved getting to unbox all of our new manipulatives and tools. I have seen students reach for the new tools when they are doing their work- specifically for math. They are able to do that because of you!

  I appreciate all of your support for myself. It allowed me to give my students new things that they would otherwise not have access to! They are starting to take ownership of our classroom and all of our things within it.

  Thank you so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and 2 other donors.

• Building Better Connections Through Building Materials

  Funded Feb 23, 2024

  Thank you so much for funding the rest of my project. I am blown away by your generosity and selflessness. Thank you again!!

  My students absolutely loved being a part of the unboxing of our new materials. They made comments about being excited that they were now able to make larger creations. They started building right away and had so much fun!

  They have also already started using the laminated hundreds charts and dice poppers during math. The charts are able to be written on, which helps them with one-to-one correspondence with numbers.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

• Magnets Make Learning Fun!

  Funded Sep 24, 2023

  My students have been able to explore so many different topics using the magnetic tools you helped provide. They have worked on their communication skills and have become better at talking through their ideas.

  They also use these tools to help make school fun. They love being able to make the choice on what they get to play with that day.

  I also like to think that they are more respectful with our new items, because they love playing with them so much.

  Thank you for ALL you do and for continuing to support my students and myself.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

  This classroom project was brought to life by Gov. Jared Polis & the Colorado Dept. of Education.

• Magnetic Learning!

  Funded Oct 22, 2023

  I loved being able to share these materials with my students. They loved the magnetic accessories, because we had a lot of magnatiles, but not many accessories.

  The polaroid film will come in handy with all of the upcoming birthdays. They love being able to take their card and picture home to show their family.

  Thank you for your support and for allowing me to get the supplies needed for a safe and fun classroom for my students. I could not have asked for a better community to be a part of. Thank you!”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

• Here Comes the Light Box Fun!

  Funded Aug 24, 2023

  The lightbox has been an absolute game-changer for my classroom. My students love that we can change the colors of the lightbox. I also have been able to add manipulatives to match what we are learning.

  They also loved the Emotion Legos. They use them to build and to help them express their feelings.

  I love being able to give my students access to such fun materials. I would not have been able to do this without the support of Donorschoose. Thank you for all of your help and for making learning fun again.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

  This classroom project was brought to life by Colorado Department of Education.

• Did Someone Say Flashcard Robots?

  Funded Aug 2, 2023

  I cannot thank you enough for allowing me to get more flashcard robots and flashcards for my classroom. I absolutely love that I can differentiate lessons for my students. There are so many different options for the flash cards.

  My students love the flash cards and don't even realize they are learning. They ask to do the flashcard robots every "S.T.E.A.M." Friday.

  Thank you for bringing fun back into my classroom and for giving students the chance to learn so many things. I could not have don't it without your support.”

  With gratitude,

  Ms. Barker

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 4 other donors.