Past projects 58
Chairs... No Way! A Flexible Seating Classroom!
Funded Mar 24, 2017Oh my goodness! We have had the new yoga balls and wobble cushions for only 3 days... But oh man! It has made such a difference! When I created this project, I had very specific children in mind, some of my wanderers in the classroom. Having the yoga balls and wobble cushions to sit on though... They almost never want to get up out of their seats, even when they need to! So many more of the children want the same yoga ball chairs and wobble cushions! Thank you so much for donating to this project, you have really made an awesome impact on my classroom and on my kiddos! ”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
We Are Halfway Done!
Funded Mar 5, 2017Thank you so much for your donations! The children were beyond excited to receive our boxes! They absolutely love getting boxes from Donors Choose! They were very excited to get the pencil pouches, and being able to pick from so many different colors! They were also very excited for the brand new pencil sharpener. On Fridays 2 students grab all the pencil pouches and sharpen all of the pencils. It is by far their favorite job. Every Monday morning it is the first job picked! The first kids were so excited to use the pencil sharpener, they couldn't believe how fast it was! They were also very excited about the other new supplies. We were running very low on pencils, glue sticks and dry erase markers. It is amazing what brand new supplies will do for children! Thank you again so much!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Sounds Help Build Sentences!
Funded Jan 1, 2017Thank you so much donors for funding this project! These instant centers have made our center time much more hands on and organized! The children love doing these centers. My team and I share the centers we only have one of. So each class of first graders has been able to use each center at least once! It is also a great way to differentiate centers. If some children need to strengthen their skills in beginning sounds, while other need to strengthen their skills with syllables, they can! It is so amazing to see how these centers have helped my children grow! Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Taking Our Reading to the Next Level!
Funded Dec 21, 2016Thank you, donors, so much for funding this project! As soon as we opened up the box the children were beyond ecstatic! They cannot wait to read every single one of the books we received! I had to hand them out to the children to put in their book boxes (where we store our books for independent reading time) right away! These books will help them be able to have a broader range of books to choose from during our independent reading time. The children now have fiction and nonfiction books to choose from, which is great! Thank you again for donating to this project!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Making Mathematicians!
Funded Dec 25, 2016Thank you donors so much for funding this project! The children were beyond thrilled when I opened the box! We did not have a lot of math manipulatives before, and now we have a ton! These math manipulatives have helped us so much already!!!! We have used the counters to help with big addition problems. We have used the money to help us with our pretend purchases, and adding two digit numbers together. We have used the fraction parts to help with telling the differences between halves and fourths. We are so thankful for these math manipulatives! Thank you again so much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Fidgets & Fuzzies!
Funded Nov 19, 2016Thank you from the bottom of my hear for funding this project! Our fidgets and fuzzies is a success!! The children love their fidget toys and pillows!
The pillows make our classroom feel like home. The children were so excited when we first got them! The children use the pillows during centers, technology time, and independent reading time. We have a schedule so everyone gets a chance to use the pillows at least once a week.
We use the fidget toys during instructional time, so that the children can stay focused on what I am teaching, instead of being distracted by other things. We are very thankful for our pillows and fidgets! Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Fun Reading Strategy Workstations!
Funded Apr 25, 2016Thank you so much for donating to this project! Our reading workstations are so engaging and fun! The children love to do hands on activities and these puzzles and word building activities really help them! They are not bored doing sentence writing in our classroom! They can create words and sentences hands on with letters and puzzles! They say that each letter sound in the word as they put the pieces together! Some of the kiddos like to build several of the words at one time and then say a silly sentence with all of the words they created. Thank you again for your wonderful donations to our classroom!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Games for Indoor Recess and Workstations
Funded Apr 29, 2016Thank you all so much again for your donations!! We love using these materials for workstations! We've only had indoor recess a couple of times so far, and the kiddos have chosen GoNoodle as their choice instead of the games, so we have only used the games during workstations so far. The kiddos really love the hot dots! When I first introduced the pens to them, they all freaked out! A magic pen that tells you the answer!?!? We talked about how you are supposed to figure out the answer first though, before using the pen to check your answer. The math matching addition cards have really helped me when I am working with a small group of children, reviewing math facts. They love putting the pieces together! Thank you so much for this fabulous donation!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Cleaning and Responsibilities
Funded May 21, 2016Thank you so much for your donations! My children just love all of our stuff! It is the beginning of the school year, so while some parents were able to bring in tissues, a lot were not. We have gone through 5 boxes of Kleenex already!! The seasons are changing and runny noses (including mine!) need Kleenex! We have kept a fairly sick-free zone with all of the cleaning supplies! The children also LOVE having jobs! Being able to have the resources to help them with their jobs is just fabulous! Thank you again so much! We greatly appreciate it!!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
Learning About the World Through Art!
Funded May 24, 2016Thank you so, so, much! The children and I LOVE the I-Pads, paint, construction paper, paint cups and Twisteez!! We did an experiment when we first got the package, and explored using the Twisteez in different ways! They cannot wait until we do our animal unit so we can build animals out of them! The paint and construction paper will be used for various projects, our first one being how to show Citizenship in the classroom and in our every day lives. Our school has a character trait program, and Citizenship is our trait that we have to present to the school. Having the paint and construction paper to show our ideas will be fabulous! We love having the Mini I-Pads! They help make centers more phone and engaging! We also use them to take pictures of everything! Thank you again so much for your donations!!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Amanda Meek C 101
This classroom project was brought to life by an anonymous donor and 3 other donors.