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Past projects 157

• Building Early STEM Skills

  Funded Feb 29, 2024

  Thank you for the amazing hands on items for my students with speech and language delays. My students love using hands- on materials to learn. They are able to use these STEM materials to learn language skills such and spatial terms like "on, under, and on top," compare and contrast skills like, "big, bigger, and biggest," as well as following directions, and temporal terms such as "first and last." Play is the language of learning and my little one learn skills such as requesting, commenting in sentences, basic concepts like colors and shapes, and negating while interacting. They are having so much fun, they don't even know they are learning!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

  This classroom project was brought to life by Cox Enterprises and one other donor.

• Busy Hands Busy Minds

  Funded Feb 29, 2024

  Thank you so much for the busy books and magnetic building blocks for my students. My students who have speech and language differences learn best through hands on activities such as these. I love creating lessons that incorporate tactile objects to teach spatial concept, such as one and off, and other prepositional phrases. The busy books are also great for the children to use during groups so that they will have, something to keep their hands busy while their friends are learning. They have loved using the pages with fidgets like the Velcro, gears, and snaps.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

  This classroom project was brought to life by Cox Enterprises and one other donor.

• Fidgets to Focus

  Funded Feb 27, 2024

  Thank you so much for the fidgets for my students. They love having something to hold while they are waiting for their friends to practice their speech sounds. This keeps their hands busy and their minds occupied while they are learning patience. These fidgets are also useful for children who have attention and focusing issues. Having something to do with their hands helps them to focus while listening. The children have also started using them during facilitative play which helps improve and increase language skills.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

  This classroom project was brought to life by Cox Enterprises and one other donor.

• Speech Therapy Is Not Just Fun and Games

  Funded Feb 27, 2024

  We have already had so much fun incorporating these games into speech and language therapy! The children will word so much harder when games are included into the therapy sessions! They are also learning to take- turns, wait patiently, as well as other social and emotional skills while participating in speech therapy. The silly games, like the fire truck, garbage truck, and racoon jumping out of the dumpster, keep the children engaged and involved in the lesson. This allows me to get them to say more of their speech sounds or more answer more questions from a book when they look forward to playing the game.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

  This classroom project was brought to life by Cox Enterprises and one other donor.

• This Is Puzzling!

  Funded Feb 27, 2024

  Thank you so much for funding my project! My students have loved the fun and educational puzzles! I have used them to teach when we are practicing language concepts that are written into IEP goals, such as concept words, 'in, out, over, and under.' Targeting phonemes and speech sounds during puzzle work by selecting puzzles with animals and imitating their sounds, or those with cars and modeling environmental noises for the children to imitate. They love making the sounds and I can elicit so many sounds and words during interactive and silly play!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

  This classroom project was brought to life by Cox Enterprises and one other donor.

• Books for Smart Cookies and Cool Beans

  Funded Dec 11, 2023

  Thank you for this amazing set of books to use with my students who have speech and language delays. I use literacy to create lessons to address the children's language needs. These books are perfect because, not only do they address IEP goals, they also target social and emotional skills! I have been able to write lesson plans to target comprehension skills while also working on problem solving, social skills, and retelling. They children love the adorable illustrations and characters. Thank you again for supporting our students.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

• How To Catch a Great Book

  Funded Dec 11, 2023

  Thank you for your generous donation. This is an amazing set of books that is perfect to use with my students who have speech and language delays. The books on "How to Catch" various characters have been a big hit with the children. I have used several of them already and they love the hilarious illustrations and characters. I love being able to write lesson plans to meet their IEP goals. I have been able to use these books to work on following directions, answering comprehension questions, retelling stories, and improving vocabulary. Thank you again for supporting our students!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

• Keeping Our Classroom Clean

  Funded Dec 7, 2023

  Thank you so much for all of the cleaning supplies that you donated to my speech therapy room. Working with student in a small in close proximity call for a high level of cleanliness. I am constantly sanitizing the table and materials, as well as the floor and desks. I have already put the wipes, tissues, and broom and dustpan to good use. In speech therapy, there is a lot of looking in mouths, saying words, and practicing sounds. So, you can imagine with little ones, we need to keep our areas clean to make sure everyone is healthy.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

• Book Companions Are Our Friends

  Funded Nov 29, 2023

  Thank you so much for the gift card and laminating sheets. This is such a time saver for teachers and speech- language pathologists like myself. Teachers Pay Teachers have the most amazing book companions premade by other teachers for books that are commonly used in school and therapy. They are created by educators, so they know exactly what we need. I have already purchased all of my January book companions and printed them. Today is laminating day and I will be using those laminating sheets to protect the materials so that I can use them again next year!.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

• I'm Talkable Two

  Funded Nov 29, 2023

  Thank you so much for the augmentative communication device that you funded for my students with speech and language delays. Many of the students that I work with are limited verbal communicators or totally nonverbal. I use many types of communication devices with them. This device with two switches on it is perfect because it allow my students to make choices, answer a questions, comment words such as 'like' or 'not,' and participate in language based lessons, no matter their level of communication. Thank you for helping them to become more independent communicators.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Saks

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.