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Ms. Rae's Classroom

  • Schenk Elementary School
  • Madison, WI
  • More than 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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  • Robots, Art, and Regulation Tools

    Funded Jul 12, 2022

    We are taking careful time teaching interpersonal skills. We do this with games, modeling, and guiding speech. Giving students time to play with technology support their resilience, empathy, and kindness.

    Students are natural creators. When students can create, they can turn their ideas into projects and tangible items that support pride and contiguous exploration. Students are inventors and explorers. Being exposed to robots and coding will help students reach their potential.

    Through your support students can find joy at school. Your donation went a long way to keep students smiling and happy. Thank you for helping out students reach their potential!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Herb Kohl Philanthropies and 6 other donors.
  • Art and Fun in the Library!

    Funded Aug 18, 2022

    We are taking careful time teaching interpersonal skills. We do this with games, modeling, and guiding speech. Giving students time to play support their resilience, empathy, and kindness. Arts and crafts support students need to create and play.

    Through your support students find joy at school. Your donation went a long way to keep students smiling and happy. Students leave the Library with a great book and beautiful art they can take home with them. Thank you for giving to our students, they deserve the best! Thank you for giving!

    Students love coming in the library to read and create. Thank you for giving them what they need!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Bill Gates and 5 other donors.
  • Virtual Field Trips

    Funded Jun 5, 2022

    Students learning takes place outside of these walls. VR supports students learn and grow, taking them to places outside of their imagination. VR helps students see the world.

    Using VR at school helps students become apart of the learning as supplement to books and other online media. Your generosity helps our students reach one more crucial step in understanding and loving what they are learning.

    These VR glasses are helping students' learning come alive. With many Students are excited to use these new glasses and it is yet another reason why students want to be here. Thank you for your gift!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Herb Kohl Philanthropies and 7 other donors.
  • A Place to Read

    Funded Apr 28, 2022

    Our students adore their new seating. Students cheered and ran to their new seating when it came in. They have never had such fancy furniture! I've notice more students wanting to quietly read in our new section. In fact, we made the area a silently reading area, thus furthering encouraging reading!

    Students have been taking care of our new furniture. They care about their things and it important that their library looks nice. Donors like you help our space grow to an area where students are happy, safe, secure, and feel a deep sense of belonging. Our students deserve nice things. Thank you for supporting our students and their reading!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Herb Kohl Philanthropies and 2 other donors.
  • Art, Joy, and Role Playing in the Library

    Funded Apr 28, 2022

    Students come to our library with hope and aspirations. Students can leave with beautiful art of their creation thanks to you. The library is a fun and exciting place where students feel welcomed. This is largely to do with their voices being heard. Students wanted to make jewelry, your generous gift will give that to them.

    The joy I've witnessed with students creating this year has gone above and beyond what I've experienced in the past. This is largely due to art projects during Library Class with materials students can take home. It will surprise no one that I do not have a "bead" or "sticker" budget. It is through Donors Choose that our awesome students get to choose art. Students are creating with pride so here is my new ask. Simply, let's give students beads, stickers, and fun games to bring as much as joy as possible to schools (and school libraries). Everyone deserves to feel proud, everyone deserves to create. Also, note that creating and wearing jewelry creating does not fall under old fashion gender roles, it transcends what we once believed to be true and that is also amazing.

    Thank you so much for giving! Let's keep it up and allow or students to have the very best! They deserve it!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose community & an Anonymous Partner and 8 other donors.
  • Knitting and Crocheting in the Library

    Funded Apr 28, 2022

    Wow! We did it! Thank you so much! Now students will have materials to help them learn and grow creatively! I told some of our incredible students the materials they will receive and they cheered. Please know that you help make someone's day!

    Students loved the knitting tools! They took them to their classroom and some even taught their younger siblings. Your support means the world.

    Public schools do not succeed in a vacuum; it is through the generosity of the public that we can offer our students opportunities to challenge, validate, and strengthen their young minds. There is simply nothing kinder than voluntarily giving, especially when it is for the hearts and minds of our present scholars and future community members. Your generosity means the world to me and my students."”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Herb Kohl Philanthropies and 5 other donors.
  • Art, Joy, and Imaginative Play in the Library

    Funded Mar 3, 2022

    Wow! We did it! Thank you so much! Now students will have materials to help them learn and grow creatively! I told some of our incredible students the materials they will receive and they cheered. Please know that you help make someone's day!

    Public schools do not succeed in a vacuum; it is through the generosity of the public that we can offer our students opportunities to challenge, validate, and strengthen their young minds. There is simply nothing kinder than voluntarily giving, especially when it is for the hearts and minds of our present scholars and future community members. Your generosity means the world to me and my students."”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

  • Art and Joy in our Library and School

    Funded Mar 2, 2022

    Students come to our library with hope and aspirations. Students can leave with beautiful art of their creation thanks to you. The library is a fun and exciting place where students feel welcomed. This is largely to do with their voices being heard. Students wanted to make jewelry, your generous gift will give that to them.

    The joy I've witnessed with students creating this year has gone above and beyond what I've experienced in the past. This is largely due to art projects during Library Class with materials students can take home. It will surprise no one that I do not have a "bead" or "sticker" budget. It is through Donors Choose that our awesome students get to choose art. Students are creating with pride so here is my new ask. Simply, let's give students beads, stickers, and fun games to bring as much as joy as possible to schools (and school libraries). Everyone deserves to feel proud, everyone deserves to create. Also, note that creating and wearing jewelry creating does not fall under old fashion gender roles, it transcends what we once believed to be true and that is also amazing.

    The gift of creation gives our student power to achieve and become accomplished. Having fun in Library gives students opportunities to enjoy school and have another safe space at their school.

    Thank you so much for giving! Let's keep it up and allow or students to have the very best! They deserve it and it couldn't have happened without you!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Valhalla Foundation and 4 other donors.
  • Representation Matters

    Funded Mar 1, 2022

    Students were ovejoy to receive your generous gift! My students love to read. They yearn for great new books that represent their lives, histories, and cultures. We need the books on our shelves to truly fully represent our student population. Representation in books empowers and supports students' academic success. Your generosity supported our students' academic and social emotional growth.

    Students have more opportunities to see themselves the books they read and the activities they engage in. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so very much.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

    This classroom project was brought to life by Valhalla Foundation and 17 other donors.
  • Art For Our Students!

    Funded Jan 27, 2022

    Students come to our library with hope and aspirations. Students can leave with beautiful art of their creation thanks to you. The library is a fun and exciting place where students feel welcomed. This is largely to do with their voices being heard. Students wanted to make jewelry, your generous gift will give that to them.

    The joy I've witnessed with students creating this year has gone above and beyond what I've experienced in the past. This is largely due to art projects during Library Class with materials students can take home. It will surprise no one that I do not have a "bead" or "sticker" budget. It is through Donors Choose that our awesome students get to choose art. Students are creating with pride so here is my new ask. Simply, let's give students beads, stickers, and fun games to bring as much as joy as possible to schools (and school libraries). Everyone deserves to feel proud, everyone deserves to create. Also, note that creating and wearing jewelry creating does not fall under old fashion gender roles, it transcends what we once believed to be true and that is also amazing.

    The gift of creation gives our student power to achieve and become accomplished. Having fun in Library gives students opportunities to enjoy school and have another safe space at their school.

    Thank you so much for giving! Let's keep it up and allow or students to have the very best! They deserve it and it couldn't have happened without you!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Rae

Creating stop motion videos supports students creativity and gives them an authentic audience of whom to share their ideas. Stop motion videos support students in the beginning of the writing process as story starters and at the end to make their writing come alive. Students will use the iPads, along with free stop motion apps, to create their stories. Students will use their Legos as stop motion stands and as characters. The Lego characters also support students' role playing and empathy skills. I am requesting two iPads and Legos characters and blocks for my students. Students learn more when they can truly create. Stop motion video gives students a chance to move from pen and paper towards film making. As the librarian, I would make this a kit and teach it to students in grades K-5. Students of all elementary grades can learn and grow while creating videos.

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Creating stop motion videos supports students creativity and gives them an authentic audience of whom to share their ideas. Stop motion videos support students in the beginning of the writing process as story starters and at the end to make their writing come alive. Students will use the iPads, along with free stop motion apps, to create their stories. Students will use their Legos as stop motion stands and as characters. The Lego characters also support students' role playing and empathy skills. I am requesting two iPads and Legos characters and blocks for my students. Students learn more when they can truly create. Stop motion video gives students a chance to move from pen and paper towards film making. As the librarian, I would make this a kit and teach it to students in grades K-5. Students of all elementary grades can learn and grow while creating videos.

About my class

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