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Ms. McAleavey-Herrera's Classroom

  • Live Oak Elementary School
  • Santa Cruz, CA
  • Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Past projects 4

  • New Carpet for New Kinders!

    Funded Dec 3, 2018

    I am so excited for your donations! This carpet will allow for me to maximize learning time in my classroom! I say this because all of my students will be able to fit comfortably on the carpet at one time! Thank you so much! The students are going to love it!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. McAleavey-Herrera

    This classroom project was brought to life by Staples and 7 other donors.
  • Developing Artists in Kindergarten!

    Funded Apr 18, 2018

    Thank yo so much for supporting my students! I am so excited to end the year with such an artistic bang! You are allowing for me to give my students more opportunities for them to be creative! I am so excited to see what they create! P.S. I haven't told them about this Donors Choose, so they are going to be extra excited and surprised! :)”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. McAleavey-Herrera

  • Introducing STEM to Kindergarten!

    Funded Mar 21, 2018

    Wow! Thank you so much for donating! I feel so fortunate to be supported by someone who feels just as passionate as I do about introducing my kindergarteners to the STEM world! I cannot wait for my students to get introduced to the materials and their creativity to be activated!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. McAleavey-Herrera

  • Literacy Games for Kindergarteners

    Funded Mar 12, 2018

    First and foremost, thank you so much for believing in my project but more importantly for believing in my students. By donating to my project, you are showing immense support of my students and their learning. Your donations mean a lot and will be put to great use in Room #13! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't wait to share the news with my students!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. McAleavey-Herrera

The three literacy game folders will be used to differentiate instruction for my students throughout the school year. The "Alphabet" folder will be used in the Fall trimester, the "Phonemic Awareness" folder will be used in the Winter trimester, and the "Word Work" folder will be used in the Spring trimester. Games are a way for students to have fun while learning; at the same time they also remove some of the intimidation my students feel about learning to read. These game folders are unique because within each box, there are different games tailored to different levels of literacy knowledge. This is important to me as a teacher, because it allows me to provide fun, hands-on games to not just my high-performing students, but also my second language learners who are having a more difficult time learning foundational literacy skills.

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The three literacy game folders will be used to differentiate instruction for my students throughout the school year. The "Alphabet" folder will be used in the Fall trimester, the "Phonemic Awareness" folder will be used in the Winter trimester, and the "Word Work" folder will be used in the Spring trimester. Games are a way for students to have fun while learning; at the same time they also remove some of the intimidation my students feel about learning to read. These game folders are unique because within each box, there are different games tailored to different levels of literacy knowledge. This is important to me as a teacher, because it allows me to provide fun, hands-on games to not just my high-performing students, but also my second language learners who are having a more difficult time learning foundational literacy skills.

About my class

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