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Past projects 11

• Touching, Tasting, Smelling, Seeing, and Hearing Poetry

  Funded Feb 2, 2025

  Thank you for your donation to the Paint Chip Poetry project. The teachers thought it would enrich their student's vocabulary and writing skills. I trained the Language Arts teachers on using it during a professional development and they were very excited about using it with their students. I was amazed at the stories and poetry the teachers created with the game.

  The game is very flexible and teachers can adapt it to their students needs.

  A couple of classes have used it and the students were very driven to create some fantastic poetry and stories.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

• Enlightening Our Students to the Plight of Animals Through Embroidery

  Funded May 8, 2024

  I have been working with another teacher that is teaching our students how to hand sew a bear. The embroidery machine enhances her sewing project. We have been making hearts with the machine for the students to sew onto their bears.

  The students are mesmerized by the technology contained in an embroidery machine! They ask a lot of questions about it. We worked with some students to make other animals with the machine such a praying mantis. We have discovered a lot of our students know very little about animals.

  The books that were bought to broaden their knowledge of animals and the environment are beautiful. They will be used for years to come. They truly reflect the need for our students to engage in understanding our natural world.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and one other donor.

• Thread and Mend and Sew and Grow

  Funded May 8, 2024

  Students have been fascinated by the technology of the embroidery machine. They listen intently when I describe the process involved in obtaining the files that are used to create the nature patterns.

  I also shared with the students the nature pictures I have taken such as a Monarch caterpillar in my yard and how I had it digitized into an embroidery file.

  It is wonderful to observe the feeling of accomplishment by the students that is obtained through the mechanical aspect of threading a sewing-embroidery machine and the creation of their nature embroidery.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and 3 other donors.

• Reality Reading Revolution

  Funded Dec 14, 2021

  It has been a very difficult time working in a school during COVID, however your gift to our students has made an impact that will last for years to come.

  Our students love these books and reading them has brought them great joy. We always select books that have an impact on their lives personally or for fun. We love to see their facial expressions when they see the books they love to read in stock in our library.

  Thank you for your generous gift to our school. It truly brings tears of happiness to me when I see so many people like you that give back to communities!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 4 other donors.

• Wanted Books!

  Funded Jun 5, 2021

  I feel like our students won the lottery for books. Your support went a long way. These books were purchased for my school Library which means many students have access to them.

  The students were pleasantly surprised to discover all of these new books I requested through Donors Choose. I was overwhelmed by their excitement! It was like a whirlwind of excitement and enthusiasm for reading the books they love. They finally believe me when I say I buy books you like!

  Thank you so much! It has made a huge difference to the students which has made me happy also.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 12 other donors.

• Wimpy Goes Home!

  Funded Feb 1, 2021

  Wimpy Goes Home was a big success with our students. The students appreciate when they have access to them. I request these books for our students to meet the needs of their personal reading interests and they love the Diary of a Wimpy kid books.

  Most people don't know that the reading level is between 5th and 7th grade. Since these books were purchased for the Library many students have access to checking out these books.

  It is enjoyable to experience their enthusiasm for these books.

  Thank you so much for supporting my school!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by OGE Energy Corp. Foundation Inc. and OG&E and 2 other donors.

• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Learning

  Funded Oct 2, 2018

  Thank you for the Chromebooks and charging cart. Our students are using them for classroom projects or other research projects and they are also given an opportunity to explore.

  One of the first groups scheduled to use the laptops were the Orchestra class to search for 3D models for the 3D printer. This group of students were so excited. They discovered the laptops were touch screen. They were enthusiastic to search the Thingiverse website (a website that contains models for 3D printer designs) for a lesson on the 3D printer searching musical instrument 3D models.

  We gave the students opportunities to explore Thingiverse for 3D model plans for musical instruments and other models that might interest them. They were interested in how you could see the structure of the model and the supports needed to build a model. They learned and solved the problem of adjusting the scale of the model so it would fit on the 3D printer build plate.

  Thank you again for giving our students the opportunity to have these laptops to explore our world!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and one other donor.

• Stand and Read

  Funded Aug 22, 2018

  We purchased graphic novels with the money you donated for our middle school students. The students love graphic novels. I have observed them standing or sitting next to the graphic novels reading them with passion. They can not put them down and are fully engrossed in the story.

  We think it is important to support their love of reading these books. We have a large selection of these books and they are well worn from reading. Some of them are so old, but well loved so we tape or glue them back together.

  Thank you so much for this donation. The students were so happy to get these books. It was like a reading feeding frenzy!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 7 other donors.

• Leveling the Playing Field for Disadvantaged Students

  Funded Mar 27, 2018

  Our 3D printer, supplies and books have been an exciting edition to our school. The books have been a great resource for the students to get some background information about 3D printers.

  As of yet, I have not come across a student, teacher or staff that have experienced a 3D printer. This is their first time seeing one. Their wide-eyed enthusiasm is contagious. Even the most hardened student finds it of interest and I have an attentive captive audience listening to my explanation of what is printing or the projects that can be made by a 3D printer here and in other locations around the world. I tell them there is a 3D printer on the international space station and I explain some real world application examples to them such as the prosthetic hand project.

  One of the first projects we tackled was beyond our skill level. It was the prosthetic hand, but I had some very enthusiastic 6th grade students who would stop by on their way to lunch to see how it was progressing. We learned from our mistakes, but are in the final stages of finishing it. Their enthusiasm propelled me to find user friendly directions to complete it.

  We had the English Language learner students come with their teacher and they were fascinated by the 3D printer. Many teachers are planning a project with their students with the 3D printer.

  I think my greatest joy comes from observing the students who are involved with the 3D printing projects gaining a lot of self-confidence.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple and 6 other donors.

• Seeking Quiet Environment for Students

  Funded Dec 30, 2016

  Thank you so much for your support of our school library. Books such as Case Closed and Michael Vey were so popular that I had a waiting list of students waiting for the books. Most of the books that were purchased were requested by my students. Most of the pictures I uploaded were of the specific student that had requested that specific book. I also asked those students to write a thank you note to you.

  They were very excited to be apart of the process in thanking you for your donation. I will always remember the impact you have had on my students and thank you for making the world a better place for my school with books.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Morrow

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools and 2 other donors.