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Mrs. Alvarado's Classroom

  • Maxwell Academy
  • Duarte, CA
  • 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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Trikes for Tykes

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Mrs. Alvarado
Maxwell Academy
Duarte, CA
  • 6 donors so far
  • $824 still needed
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Past projects 7

  • Sensory Play

    Funded Jan 7, 2025

    Our TK class and I are so thankful for each of you for funding this project! Our class will be so excited to have new sensory materials to enhance their learning engagement and TK experience. Thank you for contributing to school experience to very excited and thankful 4-5 year old students.

    Happy New Year to you and your families.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 19 other donors.
  • Cozy Library and Books

    Funded Dec 31, 2024

    Thank you for all of your contributions!! With donors like you we can enrich the school experience for our little scholars. The students will be so excited to come back to school after break to see all the new books and an enhanced cozy library!

    Thank you all so very much. May you all have a wonderful 2025!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 9 other donors.
  • Library Puppets

    Funded Sep 18, 2024

    Our TK students have been using the puppets during their free play. They have been using their imagination to create stories with the puppets together. They have recreated stories that they have heard using the puppets but the best part for them is that they have been using them to rest with during rest time. They pick a puppet friend and they lay with them and find comfort with them.

    Our TK students have also been using the felt stories during our literature time since many of the felt boards aligned with our nursery rhyme poems. They love seeing their oral poems come to life with the felt pieces.

    This has help with developing language, social engagement, and class engagement. Students have used our library/puppet area a lot more thanks to donors like you!

    We are grateful for all the support you have given our youngest scholars.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 4 other donors.
  • Yummy Snacks for TK

    Funded Jan 29, 2024

    Thank you so much for the support! Our students benefitted from having snacks available in the classroom. It changed their mood after recess, and they could concentrate longer during class.

    We noticed that students were not only more engaged in the class, but they had more patience for each other. Having a snack during their recess also sparked conversations since many sat down together to eat.

    Our class appreciates your support and your donation to our classroom and to the experience TK has in school!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

  • STEM Items for Future Engineers!

    Funded Jan 25, 2024

    On behalf of our students, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your contribution to our classroom. The STEM items you provided have brought joy and learning into our space over the past few months.

    The LEGOs and other STEM materials have increased students' curiosity, creativity, and communication as they learn to build, share ideas, and promote friendships.

    All the choice items that the students have been able to use have also helped with classroom management as students had to communicate with each other, which provided extra practice in using their words.

    We are thankful for your help in our project to bring more STEM items into the classroom, which increased the joy inside our TK classroom!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

  • Learning Through Our Senses

    Funded Nov 2, 2023

    Thank you for your donation. This sensory table has been a wonderful addition to the classroom. The students were so excited to see that they received a package from so many wonderful people. They cheered when they saw that it was a sensory table and heard that they could play with sand, sensory beads, water beads, and so much more! Their faces lit up and they couldn't wait for it to be set up inside the classroom.

    The students have been using the table daily as part of our center rotation. Every day two groups have the opportunity to use it or if they are done others can take a turn when there is a space open. They have explored dry, wet, gooey, and sticky sensory items in the bin. This is a great way for the students to go through different textures. I add different items inside the bin that helps them with fine motor skills, counting, seasonal themes, and collaborative play items.

    I will be expanding the sensory bin play by adding letter of the week items inside so they can play with more letters as well as numbers. The students ask daily for a turn at the sensory table. Its been a wonderful hit in the classroom. Thanks to your contribution it added a new element of joy and excitement in the classroom.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

    This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon on CBS and 8 other donors.
  • Light Up Their School Day With STEM

    Funded Oct 10, 2023

    Thank you for your generous donations to the classroom's DonorsChoose. The package arrived during the school day. Knowing it had come, I let the students know I had a surprise for them. As the children sat on our classroom meeting carpet, I told them many amazing people had sent them a gift to improve their classroom. They were all so excited that people would be so kind to send them something. I let them know what it was and began unboxing it with them. They cheered with excitement as the item was unboxed. As a TK classroom, we review how materials are used in detail and through modeling. We talked about how it could be used.

    The children in our classroom are four and turning five years old and learn through hands-on learning and experiences. The students have been using the light table to work with shapes and numbers and create patterns, and it has even been a great calming device for some children. It has given students another method of experiencing colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. As the students age, more complex activities will be available on the light table, but they have enjoyed exploring through their senses for now.

    Thank you again for your donations to the project. You have made the student's first experience in school a memorable one.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Alvarado

    This classroom project was brought to life by United Airlines and 5 other donors.
We have a traditional little brick building with beautiful windows. This is my 2nd year with this school and I am bringing child development and blending it with the academics for our early learners. We have made it a warm and inviting classroom with student work and friendly faces. They enjoy learning and love coming to school. The classroom is home to 20 four to five year old's. They love learning their numbers and letters to music, dance, and games. They take pride in working together and modeling the school expectations inside and outside of the classroom.

About my class

We have a traditional little brick building with beautiful windows. This is my 2nd year with this school and I am bringing child development and blending it with the academics for our early learners. We have made it a warm and inviting classroom with student work and friendly faces. They enjoy learning and love coming to school. The classroom is home to 20 four to five year old's. They love learning their numbers and letters to music, dance, and games. They take pride in working together and modeling the school expectations inside and outside of the classroom.

About my class

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