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Past projects 34

• New Fidgets for My Fantastic Fidget-ers!

  Funded Jan 20, 2025

  Thank you so much for being so incredibly generous and helping me provide my special education students with new high-quality fidgets. I am so excited to tell them about what you have done for us, and cannot wait to see how thrilled they are going to be when these fidgets begin to arrive at school. Your support pushes me to continue to seek out resources for my students. Thank you a million times over!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

• Quiet Chairs & Desks for Our Resource Classroom

  Funded Oct 31, 2024

  Thank you so much for purchasing noise cancelling chair and desk pads for our classroom.

  The students were thrilled to open the box and begin to put the pads on every desk and chair. They were especially pumped to see how easily they could reconfigure their learning space. They love to put desks together in different groupings as we move from activity to activity throughout the day. They also love to be able to move the chairs around without disturbing the other groups of students in the classroom.

  The teachers who share the classroom with us also appreciate being able to move the desks around easily when it's time for small group work, progress monitoring, and when giving assessments as well. I particularly love how these chair and desk pads allow anyone to easily slide our furniture around without upsetting some of our students with noise sensitivities.

  Again, thank you for your continued support of my students and their unique needs and preferences. Your generosity inspires me to push myself as an educator and continue to seek out the best resources for my diverse learners.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

• Basic Supplies for Exceptional Students

  Funded May 7, 2024

  Thank you so much for supporting this project and showing my students that they deserve new, high quality supplies to use in their classroom. Some of our new materials are getting daily use! We have already utilized the new headphones for digital reading, phonics tutoring, assessments, and during down times. We used the post-its and pencils to participate in literacy lessons, math talks, and thin-pair-shares. We used the laminating film to make communication boards, reusable math manipulatives (such as dry-erase graphing paper), and charts (like place value charts and multiplication tables). And we used the pointers to review concepts we have charted that hang around our classroom. The weighted ball has also helped my students re-center themselves during stressful moments.

  I, along with my students, are touched by your generosity. Thank you again for supporting this project, and for helping me to put basic supplies in the hands of my exceptional students!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.

• Write on Point: Apple Pencils for My Digital Learners

  Funded Dec 1, 2020

  Thank you so much for supporting my students on their remote learning journey! This has been one strange school year, but my 2nd graders have been working so hard and pushing through all their challenges. Putting an Apple Pencil in their hands will help alleviate some of their remote learning stresses, aide them in developing their handwriting skills, and make apps and websites more accessible. I am very touched by all of your generosity. Thank you so much for supporting my second graders!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

  This classroom project was brought to life by FamilyAlbum and 46 other donors.

• Mama Hen Needs a New Laptop!

  Funded Oct 17, 2019

  On behalf of my 27 students and I, thank you so very much for our new laptop computer! Since we received it and have gotten it up and running, the children have utilized this resource that your generosity has provided several times a week. This laptop is sturdy, fast, and reliable. It works dependably both on and off its charger, stays nice and cool, and keeps the school's wifi signal for as long as we need it to.

  With our new laptop, we have been able to watch movement break videos without the activity freezing or skipping, and we have been able to project items and writing pieces for the whole class to see. For example, when we recently studied Greece, we used our new laptop to see Greece on a satellite map, listen to the Greek Anthem, watch children dancing the Zorba, view photos of Greek landmarks and architecture, and see examples of Greek art. We even celebrated our learning by watching Hercules, a feat that would have never been possible with our old laptop.

  Professionally, I have enjoyed using my new laptop to plan lessons, input grades, and manage data that helps guide my instruction. I have also been working toward my Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS1) certification through DePaul University. Having a new laptop makes participating in the class, conducting research, watching module lessons, and completing assignments much easier.

  Again, thank you so much for your generous donation. It is donors like you who make teachers feel supported and push us to improve our strategies and foster a positive learning environment. Your help has been very much appreciated. Thanks for providing us with a resource that can keep up with my digital natives, and their technological needs!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

  This classroom project was brought to life by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and 3 other donors.

• Hold it Right There: We Need New Table Caddies!

  Funded Aug 13, 2019

  On behalf of my 27 students and I, thank you so very much for our new table caddies. Since the beginning of the school year, the children have been utilizing this resource that your generosity has provided. These table caddies are sturdy, match our class colors, and spin so that all of the supplies inside are accessible to each learner at the table.

  Each table has a caddie that puts everyday supplies within reach. This includes sharpened pencils, pink erasers, crayons, markers, and post-its. During our narrative writing unit, we also kept our tiny topic notebooks in the caddies because ideas for stories can pop up at any time!

  Again, thank you so much for your generous donation. It is donors like you who make teachers feel supported and push us to improve our strategies and foster a positive learning environment. Your help has been very much appreciated. Thanks for helping my kiddos stay organized!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 4 other donors.

• Let's Move: Toys for Outdoor Recess!

  Funded Aug 6, 2019

  On behalf of my 27 students and I, thank you so very much for our recess equipment. Since the beginning of the school year, the children have enjoyed playing with this wide variety of equipment that your generosity has provided. And as soon as winter has come and gone, the children will be right back to playing soccer, football, and all the rest.

  This equipment has given my students something constructive and active to do during their free time. Even my most shy and reserved students have enjoyed working with their peers to achieve the common goals of the sports and activities. They have even invented games using several different types of equipment at once. These toys have also increased my students' cooperation skills and physical health. Most importantly, the students now have the opportunity to do what they do best, just be kids and have fun.

  Again, thank you so much for your generous donation. It is donors like you who make teachers feel supported and push us to improve our strategies and foster a positive learning environment. Your help has been very much appreciated.”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

• It Takes Two: Additional Learning Space for the Co-Teaching Classroom

  Funded Sep 9, 2018

  Thank you so much for supporting this project and supplying my classroom with an additional rug, a teacher chair and an easel. Not only do we use these resources to have a spacious area for parallel co-teaching, but my students can also utilize this space during independent work, small group work, and partner work.

  For example, during our Math block, I teach the whole group on one rug, while my co-teacher teaches an advanced (enrichment) group on the other. Then after the whole group lesson, I continue to teach the middle to high group on one rug and she teaches the low group on the other rug. During Writing we split the classroom into half and teach the exact same lesson at the exact same time. Without another co-teaching space, these type of groupings would not be possible. Having these two teaching spaces allows my co-teacher and I to better meet the needs of our special education students, English Language Learners, and our general education students. Teaching children in these smaller, more intimate groupings also allows us to identify their strengths, weaknesses, and academic needs more quickly.

  On behalf of my students and I, thank you again for supporting our classroom. Your generous donation inspires us to take control of our learning lives and dream big!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy

• Cut the Noise, Cue the Thinking: Noise Canceling Headphones

  Funded May 22, 2018

  Thank you so much for supporting this project and supplying each child in my classroom with their own sound proof headphones. Not only do we use these sturdy, high quality noise canceling headphones to work quietly during times when the voice level expectation is 0, but my students use them independently throughout the day as well. For example, my students choose to utilize this resource as a way to help them focus during independent reading and writing times. They use the headphones to help them think and plan ideas, to help them concentrate on what they're doing, and to help them avoid distractions. They use them at their desks, at the rug, and on the floor. We are also excited to have a storage cabinet for the sound proof headphones as well. This cabinet is child sized and child friendly, making it easy for my students to grab a pair of headphones and put it back quickly. On behalf of my students and I, thank you again for supporting our classroom. Your generous donation inspires us to take control of our learning lives and dream big!”

  With gratitude,

  Mrs. Blundy