Past projects 26
The More You Read, The More You Know!
Funded Mar 14, 2016Thank you for your thoughtful donations! The students were so excited to receive their new books this week! I couldn't get the books in their hands soon enough. I keep hearing things like, "I can read this book!" and "I want this book for my book box!" I'm so happy that they have books that are at their reading level and that they are excited about them.
These new books will be available to the students at all times, especially during our daily reading block. All of the students have 25 minutes of independent reading time. These leveled books will help them to develop their reading accuracy, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. Building these skills will also greatly impact their confidence and help build a love of reading.
These new books that you helped to provide our classroom, will have a huge impact on learning for all students. Thank you so much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacobson
This classroom project was brought to life by #BestSchoolDay and 6 other donors.Movement Helps Us Learn!
Funded Dec 1, 2015Thank you so much for your generous donations! These seat cushions have made a HUGE difference in my classroom! The students love using them during work time and they are really helping them to stay focused while they work. Students are asking to leave their seat less often because they are able to get their wiggles out right at their desk.
When the boxes first arrived, the students were SO excited! They couldn't wait to see what was inside and were thrilled when they learned that the contents were for them!
These cushions have been a huge help in creating an environment in which students can move and learn at the same time.
Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacobson
We Wiggle, We Wobble, We Learn!
Funded Aug 22, 2015Thank you so much for your generous donation to my project. My students were SO excited to see our new chairs! They were immediately asking why we received them and when they were going to get to use them. They were extremely grateful!
Since receiving them, they have started using the wobble chairs during our small group time (guided reading, guided math, & writing conferences). They love coming to our meeting table and getting to sit in these chairs! They have also been able to use the chairs during partner reading time. Because these chairs give the kids a change to wiggle, they are able to better focus on their job. I have noticed less fidgeting in other ways because they are able to move in their chair. So that is a huge bonus!
Thank you again for your kindness. I am already seeing the benefits of these chairs in my classroom! My students and I are very appreciative!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacobson
Building on the Basics to Improve Reading & Math Skills!
Funded Sep 3, 2014Thank you so much for your donations to our project! The students were so excited to see and try out the new math manipulatives! The students have been able to use the items purchased with your donations during math workshop. During math workshop, the students work in math stations while I pull students for small group math work. The students were very engaged with the new math activities and learned a lot! These new items allowed the students to work and learn in small groups. They were kept engaged so that I was able to do more in-depth teaching in small groups. The students love the new activities and ask to use them often!
Thanks again for your donations! My students and I greatly appreciate them!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacobson
1, 2, 3, 4 Math is What we Adore!
Funded Jan 25, 2014My students were thrilled with the new items we received for math workshop! The counters have been extremely useful for counting, sorting, addition, and subtraction! The addition and subtraction games have been great practice during math workshop as well. The kids are having a blast with these new items and reinforcing important math concepts at the same time! Everything that we received has helped introduce and reinforce important first grade math concepts. The students love and appreciate all of the new items. They are being responsible with them and making sure to take care of them so that we can continue using them over and over! It means so much that people are willing to help out classrooms in need and we are so very thankful that you chose to help us!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacobson
This classroom project was brought to life by Kroger and 9 other donors.Listening Improves Reading Fluency!
Funded Oct 1, 2013Thank you so much for your kind donations! My students were so excited to receive new books & CDs, as well as head phones for our listening station! Listening station is one of their favorite activities during reading time and they were thrilled to be able to keep it running with new items.
We have an hour & a half time block of reading each day. During this time, I meet with groups for guided reading while the other students work at their literacy stations. The listening station helps the students develop fluency by hearing what reading should sound like and it helps to introduce them to new words as they follow along in the book.
Thank you again for your donations. My students and I greatly appreciate your support!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Jacobson
This classroom project was brought to life by NEA Foundation and 8 other donors.