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Mrs. Garcia's Classroom

  • Sunburst Elementary School
  • Glendale, AZ
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Fraction Tiles for Hands-On Learning!

    Funded Nov 19, 2024

    Thank you so much for your donation! These fraction tiles will be so useful in our classroom! Students will be able to visualize fractions more easily in order to multiply and divide fluently. This is a very important skill in 6th grade and will lead to their future academic success.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Garcia

    This classroom project was brought to life by Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and one other donor.

  • 6th Grade Poster Boards for Learning Fair

    Funded Apr 5, 2022

    Thanks to your amazing donations the Learning Fair was a huge success! Thank you so much for your generosity!

    The 6th graders were able to use these large tri-fold boards to fully display (in color!) their knowledge of the 6 key pillars of civilizations: Geography, Religion, Arts & Achievements, Politics, Economy, and Society/Social Structure.

    The students loved learning about the ancient world and, after so many years without a Learning Fair, it was a great way to end their time at Sunburst!

    Thank you, again, for all of your support!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Garcia

  • Math Manipulatives for 6th Grade

    Funded Mar 20, 2022

    Thank you so much for supporting teachers! We spend so much of our own time and money in our classrooms. This project will make such a huge difference for my students! Having support from the ADE is symbolic and meaningful - especially after the last two years of chaos and uncertainty.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Garcia

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

  • Vertical Whiteboards for Mathematical Problem Solving

    Funded Oct 11, 2021

    Thank you so much for your donation to our classroom! Studies have shown that when students use vertical surfaces for mathematics, they are much more likely to be bold, take chances, and try things that they may not have felt comfortable trying on horizontal surfaces. The same holds true when the surface is a "temporary" writing surface, like a white board, as opposed to a more permanent one like paper and pencil.

    The students were thrilled when they first saw the white boards and they treat them very reverently. When we had another class visiting, they made sure to let those students know how important our white boards are to us and that they are not to be "messed with".

    We use these white boards regularly to explore new math concepts, review old ones, or revisit things from years ago in order to stretch our number sense and understanding of general mathematic principles.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Garcia

    This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox and 5 other donors.

  • Rubik's Cubes for 4th Grade

    Funded Mar 10, 2019

    Thank you so much for your generous gift for my classroom! We will be using the Rubik's Cubes this year during our unit on volume and surface area as a way to help us visualize and understand three dimensional space. We will also use them after state testing as an exercise in understanding algorithms and coding. To solve a Rubik's Cube, a lot of "if this, then that" type of thinking is necessary. This is the same type of thinking that computer programmers use when writing computer code! These higher level thinking skills often don't get much practice in the classroom, so I am excited to put them to good use!

    Thank you!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Garcia

In our tech-heavy world, an analog puzzle like a Rubik's Cube may seem old-fashioned or outdated. However, there are many modern benefits to these 40-year-old "toys". There are two primary reasons why our classroom would benefit from a class set of Rubik's Cube it will help improve manual dexterity that has suffered at the expense of being tech-savvy. (Many students still struggle to cut on a straight line or fold a piece of paper in half.) Second, it will help encourage students to have patience and persevere when presented with a difficult problem. What students have gained in their ability to utilize technology, they have lost in their ability to manipulate objects with their fingers. Working with a Rubik's Cube will help improve dexterity. This will not only help students with "school tasks" like cutting and folding; it will also help improve their typing speed by creating agile and nimble fingers. The persistence required to solve a Rubik's Cube will teach students to continue to press on through difficult tasks. It will also help with mapping as students determine patterns and memorize algorithms to solve various parts of the cube. Due to the nature of the Rubik's Cube, it works best if each student has their own. That way, they can pick up where they left off without worrying about another student "messing up" their work. A class set of cubes would allow me to assign one to each student to work on during math centers, indoor recess, or other free time when all other work is completed. My goal as a teacher is to reveal hints a little at a time to help students with their puzzle. (i.e. "The first step is to make a 'plus sign' on the white face.")

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In our tech-heavy world, an analog puzzle like a Rubik's Cube may seem old-fashioned or outdated. However, there are many modern benefits to these 40-year-old "toys". There are two primary reasons why our classroom would benefit from a class set of Rubik's Cube it will help improve manual dexterity that has suffered at the expense of being tech-savvy. (Many students still struggle to cut on a straight line or fold a piece of paper in half.) Second, it will help encourage students to have patience and persevere when presented with a difficult problem. What students have gained in their ability to utilize technology, they have lost in their ability to manipulate objects with their fingers. Working with a Rubik's Cube will help improve dexterity. This will not only help students with "school tasks" like cutting and folding; it will also help improve their typing speed by creating agile and nimble fingers. The persistence required to solve a Rubik's Cube will teach students to continue to press on through difficult tasks. It will also help with mapping as students determine patterns and memorize algorithms to solve various parts of the cube. Due to the nature of the Rubik's Cube, it works best if each student has their own. That way, they can pick up where they left off without worrying about another student "messing up" their work. A class set of cubes would allow me to assign one to each student to work on during math centers, indoor recess, or other free time when all other work is completed. My goal as a teacher is to reveal hints a little at a time to help students with their puzzle. (i.e. "The first step is to make a 'plus sign' on the white face.")

About my class

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