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Your donation has impacted so many students! By helping me purchase books for my classroom library, students have been eager to read, read, read! Every day, students have the opportunity to browse the library and spend time reading books that they see themselves in. The impact has been great. When students can see themselves in the curriculum and the classroom, their interest and motivation increases. You've helped make that happen. You've also helped build empathy through culturally responsive teaching because many of the books connect students across culture and experience. Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wertman
This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 5 other donors.
Thank you so very much for your support in providing classroom necessities, such as Clorox wipes and poster paper. Students and teachers can not rest assured that they have cleaning materials for their desks, laptops, and shared objects (pencils, markers, pens, personal dry erase boards, etc.). Your donation also contributed to anchor charts for students learning and reference. These charts decorate our walls to share content information and remind students of steps to mastering the standards.
Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wertman
This classroom project was brought to life by Clorox and 3 other donors.
Thank you so very much for your donation! At our school, we reward students for the their positive behavior. We use Class Dojo to give students points. They then use those points to go shopping in the Dojo Store. We asked the students what they wanted, and that list was used to purchase those things using your donation! Students are so excited to receive points. They have become more helpful toward each other, and they are more diligent about getting started in class quickly as soon as they enter. They participate more and encourage each other. Then, they get to shop! Thank you!”
The donation you made has had such a positive impact on the school community in which I work. Students have been so excited to read books on their reading level and at the interest level. Students are finishing books, too! They participated in a reading challenge, and many students read over 5 books in the nine week marking period. We then hosted a big reading party on our front lawn. Students brought their books, read together, and sipped hot chocolate as a community. Your donation has helped inspire a community of readers, and that is our biggest goal! Thank you so very much for helping me achieve that!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wertman
This classroom project was brought to life by Smarties Candy Company and 6 other donors.
Thank you so very much for your kind donation. Anchor charts, markers, paper, and crayons are important basic tools for supporting learning in the classroom. Even though schools have switched to one-to-one technology daily, the tangible activities are still just as important to learning as they always were. Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Wertman
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 5 other donors.
THANK YOU! Your donation to the library in my 7th grade English and Language Arts classroom has made a huge impact on independent reading. Students have cheered at the titles they have found on the shelves. They are so grateful to have such a range of diverse texts by diverse authors. In my classroom, students spend every Friday reading their choice books from the shelf and writing about character, setting, conflict, and theme. They also keep a reading log each night. These reading logs have been kept up by the students because they are actually excited to read the books on the shelves.”
My students love to read, but our classroom library is outdated. The students will use these books for independent reading time during the school day.
Students will, after a year and half in a virtual setting, be able to have access to a tangible library in the classroom filled with new, contemporary, and diverse books! Students will be able to choose books that match their interests and reading levels. Every Friday will be dedicated to a brief mini lesson focused on the standards, followed by independent reading time supported with small group instruction and reading conferences. The goal is to foster a culture of a reading and help raise students' independent reading levels.
I have selected a range of books on different reading levels that will support all readers in my classroom.
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My students love to read, but our classroom library is outdated. The students will use these books for independent reading time during the school day.
Students will, after a year and half in a virtual setting, be able to have access to a tangible library in the classroom filled with new, contemporary, and diverse books! Students will be able to choose books that match their interests and reading levels. Every Friday will be dedicated to a brief mini lesson focused on the standards, followed by independent reading time supported with small group instruction and reading conferences. The goal is to foster a culture of a reading and help raise students' independent reading levels.
I have selected a range of books on different reading levels that will support all readers in my classroom.