Past projects 256
Learning How to Read!
Funded Jul 31, 2021Thank you again for your generosity in donating and funding my classroom's project. What I had originally wanted to obtain wasn't available for my kindergartners but I found sight word journals, hands-on activities, different types of puzzles to create words and letter knowledge. I appreciate it a ton that you are helping me bring in hands-on materials for my students to learn with. Four years ago I taught kindergarten but I moved states and left many of my learning games behind so I am trying to create the environment that I once had for my kindergartners now and future ones. So, thank you a lot for this help!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
Learning the Alphabet!
Funded Jul 27, 2021Huge thank you for the alphabet tubs and their rack to store them. I am extremely thankful for helping me obtain these for my kindergartners. We use the alphabet tubs on a daily basis. I have my students sort the little toys with a corresponding letter. I also have my students sort by beginning, middle, or ending sounds depending on what we are focusing our learning. My kindergartners love using and learning with them. I have noticed that their vocabulary has expanded too because there were things that they didn't know what certain things were called. So, again thank you for your generosity for funding the alphabet tubs for my kindergartners!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
Word Wall to the Rescue!
Funded Jul 25, 2021I am so thankful for our classroom word wall and grateful for your generosity in making this project come to live!
My kindergartners and I interact with our word wall everyday! They refer to it on a daily basis for help in creating words and recalling how to spell words! We have conversations about our new vocabulary words and use them when writing! I love how they have learned that our word wall is a super useful tool for writing, math, and our conversations! I have noticed an expansion in their vocabulary when they are having conversations with each other and with me! So, thank you for helping provide for my students!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and 5 other donors.Fine Motor Skills
Funded Jul 23, 2021Huge thank you for funding my kindergartners' fine motor skills project! This project was very important to me because after almost two years of being virtual with students, I could tell that my students were lacking fine motor skills! So being able to have play dough, play dough tools, and sensory materials to help their fine motor skills were essential for me to have for my kindergartners! I have been able to notice a huge difference in their ability to do things and different activities with their hands and eye coordination. I have seen improvement in their fine motor skills as well as in their self esteem and confidence to write. It is amazing for me to think of the difference it makes when we get the tools we need in a fun way students benefit! So, I can't thank you enough in caring about education and my students and making this project possible.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
Getting Ready for Kindergarten!
Funded Jul 14, 2021Thank you again for helping me obtain supplies for my kindergarten classroom to start the school year! It was very important to me to start the year strong with all the supplies that I believe are essentials for my classroom and I wouldn't had been able to do without your support! We use many of these supplies on a daily basis! For example, I love to have my students interact with our Anchor Charts and for me to see if they are understanding what we are learning and post-its make this very easy and possible! As well as I like to have a helpful name tag that has their name and things that they use to help them refer to when learning!
I can't thank you enough for being so generous with my classroom and I feel very lucky to be able to give all these things to my kindergartners!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and one other donor.Whiteboards for Math
Funded Jul 12, 2021Huge thank you again for helping me obtain white boards that I can put up by myself in my kindergarten classroom! They have been a big help and success because they are accessible and easy to view for review, learn from, and refer to. One of the white boards is being used as a word wall where we can easily write our words that we are learning and we try to implement in our daily conversations!
I can't thank you enough for how thankful and lucky I feel that you all care about education and our classroom to donate to, so thank you again for your generosity!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox.Basic Kindergarten Supplies!
Funded Jul 23, 2021Again huge thank you for your generosity! Thank you for providing our classroom with boxes of Kleenex that my kindergartners have started using already! For helping me obtain play doh and tools that my kindergartners love pretending to create different foods and creatures! It is refreshing to have kids back in the classroom improving their fine motor skills instead of seeing them through a tablet and being on a screen a big part of the day. Thank you too for helping me with organizing shelves for my students to easily access materials for their learning centers and learn about organizing because everything is in one place! I can't thank you enough for the help you have provided for my classroom to start a great year!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex® Brand and 6 other donors.Supplies, Please!
Funded May 3, 2021THANK YOU again for helping me bring chargers, extension cords, and basic supplies into my first grade classroom! I am very thankful for your generosity! We were in much need of the chargers and extension cords because on a daily basis there was always at least four students that would forget their chargers at home and we were not given enough chargers for the classrooms. The extension cords were always helpful and needed because with needing to stay in their seats that they couldn't be in different places if their iPads needed to be charged when we were having class. So, thank you for providing so much!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation and 3 other donors.Let's Get Organized!
Funded May 6, 2021Thank you for funding my classroom's project! I am extremely thankful for your generosity and caring about education! Having the caddies for each of my students has helped so much to teach them about organizational skills as well as keeping their supplies nearby. We are so used to sharing supplies and having a caddy for a group of four but now with no sharing supplies that learning how to best store their supplies has been different to figure out what works best. So, I appreciate your help in providing the caddies to keep us be organized, have our supplies easily accessible, and keeping us save by not sharing supplies during these times.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation and 4 other donors.Books for Our Classroom Library!
Funded May 5, 2021Thank you for funding my classroom's book project! I am extremely thankful for all of our new books! These books have the sight words that first graders need to know as well as they are about the science things that we are learning about. It is great when we can integrate subjects in order to make connections. I love seeing my students enjoy reading these books where they are learning and finding out new information that they want to share with me and their classmates! Every time I see the joy in their faces that they recognize and can read on their own makes my heart full! So, thank you for making this book possible and helping us enjoy different books!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Polo Oates
This classroom project was brought to life by Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation and one other donor.