Help show support for underfunded public schools here in Saint Louis. I've already helped fund 10 local projects and with your help, we can provide a better education to the kids who are the future of this country. Even a dollar donation would be a huge help!
I received all of the drums and my students are now drumming up a storm! We did our first group drumming activity today and I am already thrilled at the results. Students learned about pitch, beat, and rhythm while having fun. The most exciting part was the cooperative learning. Students worked together to create unique sounds and played as a whole group in a drum circle. This would not have been possible without a class set of drums!
Today's learning was just the beginning. These hands-on lessons will create lifelong learning and memories. Thanks for making a positive impact in the lives of my students!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Brod
This classroom project was brought to life by Kia Motors America and 20 other donors.
Thank you so very much for your donation to our project "Next Generation Scientists". I was just as excited as my students when our new books, charts and journals arrived! The materials are beautiful!
My first graders are so excited to read full color books about their different animals. The books are at the emergent levels so many students are able to read to each other. They are presently working on a research report about a chosen animal. Students wrote a rough draft, engaged in peer conferences for editing and revising, and will publish their animal report to share with the class.
The materials are already improving student motivation, vocabulary, comprehension, writing skills, illustrations, speaking, and listening skills. Your contribution has helped to make learning more exciting and fun for the whole class.
As a first grade teacher, I dream that in the future, my students consider careers in the field of science. Exposure and encouragement at a young age can be exactly what sparks an interest that lasts a lifetime!
Please know that you have made a difference! Thank you!”
Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom!
First off, the students were super excited to hear the purpose of this project and were even more excited when we received the boxes. The boxes just kept coming and coming and coming and the suspense grew and grew! With each box, there were shouts and oooohs as they learned how we would be using the materials.
We began our unit on Our Earth late in the fall this year. We took what we knew about plants and weather to further explore our Earth and then learned how to take better care of it. The 3 partitioned compost kit was their favorite; being able to see how a banana peel, piece of paper, and a plastic toy is affected by being buried.
Again, thank you so much for choosing our classroom and this project to focus on. We appreciate you and your thoughtfulness.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. C.
This classroom project was brought to life by Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation and 7 other donors.
I want to take time to thank you for making my students learning more powerful, concrete and engaging. Through the use of technology and flipping the classroom I have been able to record lectures and have students view them on their own. This has had an amazing impact for my students that have a high number of absences either do to problems at home or other activities that inevitably pull them out of class. It helps solve the problem of missing the lectures and students falling behind. The podcast have also been a great way to help differentiate instruction. We all know that students don't all learn in the same way or at the same time. The videos have allowed students to rewind again and again until they have a better grasp of the material.
I was a little concerned with students that didn't have available technology at home, but I found away to reach them as well by making DVDs of the videos so that they can view them on their home T.V's. I even have students come to me during their ancillary time to watch videos and get help. This mechanism of delivering lecture has helped switch the focus and responsibility of learning from me and onto the students. I have never seen them take such control and pride in their learning.
I knew that if I got the opportunity to flip my classroom that the way I taught would have to change. No longer would I stand in front of my class and lecture but I would now become the facilitator. I would be responsible for filling class time with projects that help deepen my students understanding of the mathematical concepts. Although this has been challenging for both the students and myself, the joy my kids have when they truly understand a concept and can explain it or even teach it to a peer is undeniable. I appreciate the opportunity to grow as much as my students. Thank You!
Thank you so much for your generous donation. My students have benefitted significantly from both the highlighters and white board markers you helped purchase for them. With these resources, they have improved their academic vocabulary and developed their chemistry skills with individual whiteboard problems. Not only have they developed study skills that will transfer to their future educational studies, but also they have built confidence in their ability to succeed in the sciences. Thank you for all that you do!”
Thank you so much for your generous donation. My students have benefitted significantly from the electric balance you helped purchase for them. Their laboratory skills have developed significantly because of your contribution and they have been able to more greatly enjoy their experiences in the lab. Not only have they developed skills that will transfer to their future science classes, but also they have built confidence in their ability to succeed in the sciences. Thank you for all that you do!”
Thank you so much for the supplies for my classroom. My students were so excited the day the packages arrived. They are proud of their blue pouches full of essential items needed for daily learning activities. I have found that my students are taking very good care of their supplies because they know that complete strangers provided them with supplies to make them more successful in school. In this day and age, children lack gratitude and feel entitled about getting things. Having complete strangers care about them and their education has made quite an impact. My prayer is that they will remember your example of kindness, generosity, and thoughtfulness so that they will someday too "pay it forward."”
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and the tips of our green thumbs for generously donating to our gardening project. My students and I are eagerly learning about indoor and outdoor gardening as well as planting flowers that will attract butterflies. We are also involved in making beautiful bird baths for the animals to use that visit our area. We can't wait to harvest our crops and create some meals for our families to enjoy. Learning sustainable options is very important to us. These lessons will help prepare us for the future and continue to support our journey of taking care of our world. Because of you, we are making a deep connection with nature...a connection that will last a lifetime.”
Thank you so much for your donation to this project. My students have LOVED these stability balls! My wiggliest students are thriving now that they have a place to get their movement out. These stability balls have increased my students' engagement in my classes throughout the school. My physical education and music classes will never be the same! We can do amazing strength exercises in physical education and bounce to steady beats in music.
Thank you again for your generous donations to this project!”
We began the 2013-2014 on a good note thanks to your donation! We were able to allocate some of our funds for audio books to put on our iPods purchased through Donors Choose donations.
My students were excited to see more book choices and an easier access to these audio books. An eighth grader asked me to remind her how to use the cassette tape player and was shocked when I told her I gave them all away! :)
Choice in reading is very important to increase motivation. The increase in choice and ease of access to audio books allows my students to access the books they see their friends reading, but may have difficulty doing so on their own. Some students have already finished several books since September!
Your donation has a direct impact on the reading improvement of students in my classroom. This impact will be felt all through their lives! Thank you so much for your support.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Vogt
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