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The materials requested will help make sure my eager learners always have the essential supplies they need.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I have learned you cannot expect what you don’t communicate. Using the On Stike book series, I can easily communicate the expectations of classroom materials in an engaging way my students will understand, while also illustrating the consequences of not treating the materials appropriately. The books can be used throughout the school year as a reminder of what the expected behaviors are with a variety of school materials. \r\n\r\nMy students are eager and excited little learners that benefit from direct, explicit instruction of all parts of their school day, including our treasured classroom supplies. Help us keep our supplies happy and not striking! 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Since roughly 65% of our students come from economically disadvantaged families, high-quality, specialized classroom resources frequently depend on outside funding. Our students desperately need a peaceful, physically comfortable sanctuary where they can escape into literature and naturally build the reading stamina required for fourth-grade success.\r\n\r\nImagine stepping out of a bustling classroom and directly into an underwater reading oasis! This project aims to create a calming, ocean-themed library corner that will serve as a sanctuary for my fourth graders. To bring this coastal retreat to life, I would like a whale-shaped bookcase to uniquely display our literature, a blue 6 x 8 area rug to define our reading zone, and a blue and white bubble bean bag chair to provide a comfortable, inviting place for a student to curl up. 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When they don’t have an appropriate outlet for that movement, it can affect their focus and sometimes distract others around them. I want to give my students better options. Flexible seating like wobble stools, floor seats, balance cushions, and alternative chairs would allow students to move in small, controlled ways while still staying engaged in learning. Something as simple as being able to gently rock or shift their weight can make a big difference in their ability to concentrate.This project is about meeting students where they are. Not every child learns best sitting in a traditional desk all day. By offering flexible seating, I can create a classroom environment that supports different learning needs and helps students feel comfortable, regulated, and ready to learn. When students feel physically supported, they are more confident, more focused, and more successful. 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This is a great opportunity for our middle schoolers to be ready to head into their adult years with some job experience, communication skills, learning to follow a routine, and even working through learning curves. The microwave, take-out boxes, aprons, and other items would help us thrive, learning food safety, how to properly handle food items, and down to us just keeping the items cold and being able to have the supplies to package things. 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Thank you for taking the time to read my project. I am a HS Special Education Teacher, Case Manager and Co-Department Chair. I educate, encourage and assist students with disabilities in the general education classroom setting. The listed products will help ensure my students have the proper supplies needed to be organized and academically successful throughout the school year. Having the proper supplies can ensure that a student feels prepared, seen and ultimately help motivate them. Navigating high school is already a daunting task and when you are a student with a disability it can at times be crippling when you don't have the basic supplies you need for the classroom. So fellow educators, we NEED your help to ensure that these students have a successful and fun school year. 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Right now, our tables are often cluttered with folders, primary journals, pencil pouches, and reading baggies. This clutter leads to accidental spills, lost supplies, and a lot of lost instructional time spent searching for missing materials.\r\n\r\nI am requesting a set of durable chair pockets for our classroom seats.\r\n\r\nBy slipping these pockets onto the backs of their chairs, we can instantly maximize our limited table space. These chair pockets will provide a dedicated, easily accessible \"home\" for each student's daily essentials.\r\n\r\nHow your donation will make a difference:\r\n\r\nMaximizes Learning Time: Instead of hunting through shared bins or chaotic piles, students can reach behind them and instantly grab what they need.\r\n\r\nFosters Independence: Having their own personal storage teaches accountability and helps 5-year-olds take pride in managing their own supplies.\r\n\r\nCreates a Calmer Environment: Less physical clutter on the tables means fewer distractions and a much more focused, peaceful learning environment.\r\n\r\nWith your generous support, you will be helping these sweet young learners build essential organizational skills that will serve them well past kindergarten. 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They stay in the room and in the learning.\r\n\r\nMy students work so hard. They deserve an environment that works just as hard for them.","proposalURL":"project/support-the-wiggle-strengthen-the-focus/10354041/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":false,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Elkridge, MD","id":10354041,"title":"Support the Wiggle, Strengthen the Focus: Equity in Learning, #2"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10081297_orig.jpg?crop=1976,1976,x0,y663&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782517537934","schoolName":"PS 235 Janice Knight School","costToComplete":67.31,"teacherId":10081297,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mr. Wolberg","numDonors":4,"numStudents":22,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students a tidy classroom environment. Learning is achieved best in a clean classroom. 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Since roughly 65% of our students come from economically disadvantaged families, high-quality, specialized classroom resources frequently depend on outside funding. Our students desperately need a peaceful, physically comfortable sanctuary where they can escape into literature and naturally build the reading stamina required for fourth-grade success.\r\n\r\nImagine stepping out of a bustling classroom and directly into an underwater reading oasis! This project aims to create a calming, ocean-themed library corner that will serve as a sanctuary for my fourth graders. To bring this coastal retreat to life, I would like a whale-shaped bookcase to uniquely display our literature, a blue 6 x 8 area rug to define our reading zone, and a blue and white bubble bean bag chair to provide a comfortable, inviting place for a student to curl up. 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When they don’t have an appropriate outlet for that movement, it can affect their focus and sometimes distract others around them. I want to give my students better options. Flexible seating like wobble stools, floor seats, balance cushions, and alternative chairs would allow students to move in small, controlled ways while still staying engaged in learning. Something as simple as being able to gently rock or shift their weight can make a big difference in their ability to concentrate.This project is about meeting students where they are. Not every child learns best sitting in a traditional desk all day. By offering flexible seating, I can create a classroom environment that supports different learning needs and helps students feel comfortable, regulated, and ready to learn. When students feel physically supported, they are more confident, more focused, and more successful. 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Thank you for taking the time to read my project. I am a HS Special Education Teacher, Case Manager and Co-Department Chair. I educate, encourage and assist students with disabilities in the general education classroom setting. The listed products will help ensure my students have the proper supplies needed to be organized and academically successful throughout the school year. Having the proper supplies can ensure that a student feels prepared, seen and ultimately help motivate them. Navigating high school is already a daunting task and when you are a student with a disability it can at times be crippling when you don't have the basic supplies you need for the classroom. So fellow educators, we NEED your help to ensure that these students have a successful and fun school year. 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Right now, our tables are often cluttered with folders, primary journals, pencil pouches, and reading baggies. This clutter leads to accidental spills, lost supplies, and a lot of lost instructional time spent searching for missing materials.\r\n\r\nI am requesting a set of durable chair pockets for our classroom seats.\r\n\r\nBy slipping these pockets onto the backs of their chairs, we can instantly maximize our limited table space. These chair pockets will provide a dedicated, easily accessible \"home\" for each student's daily essentials.\r\n\r\nHow your donation will make a difference:\r\n\r\nMaximizes Learning Time: Instead of hunting through shared bins or chaotic piles, students can reach behind them and instantly grab what they need.\r\n\r\nFosters Independence: Having their own personal storage teaches accountability and helps 5-year-olds take pride in managing their own supplies.\r\n\r\nCreates a Calmer Environment: Less physical clutter on the tables means fewer distractions and a much more focused, peaceful learning environment.\r\n\r\nWith your generous support, you will be helping these sweet young learners build essential organizational skills that will serve them well past kindergarten. 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They stay in the room and in the learning.\r\n\r\nMy students work so hard. They deserve an environment that works just as hard for them.","proposalURL":"project/support-the-wiggle-strengthen-the-focus/10354041/","hasReceivedDonations":true,"hasBeenFunded":false,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Elkridge, MD","id":10354041,"title":"Support the Wiggle, Strengthen the Focus: Equity in Learning, #2"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10081297_orig.jpg?crop=1976,1976,x0,y663&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782517537934","schoolName":"PS 235 Janice Knight School","costToComplete":67.31,"teacherId":10081297,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mr. Wolberg","numDonors":4,"numStudents":22,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students a tidy classroom environment. Learning is achieved best in a clean classroom. 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Countless smushed glue sticks, broken scissors, dried up markers, and worst of all, mixed playdoh! The materials requested will help make sure my eager learners always have the essential supplies they need.\r\n\r\nAs a teacher, I have learned you cannot expect what you don’t communicate. Using the On Stike book series, I can easily communicate the expectations of classroom materials in an engaging way my students will understand, while also illustrating the consequences of not treating the materials appropriately. The books can be used throughout the school year as a reminder of what the expected behaviors are with a variety of school materials. \r\n\r\nMy students are eager and excited little learners that benefit from direct, explicit instruction of all parts of their school day, including our treasured classroom supplies. Help us keep our supplies happy and not striking! 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Since roughly 65% of our students come from economically disadvantaged families, high-quality, specialized classroom resources frequently depend on outside funding. Our students desperately need a peaceful, physically comfortable sanctuary where they can escape into literature and naturally build the reading stamina required for fourth-grade success.\r\n\r\nImagine stepping out of a bustling classroom and directly into an underwater reading oasis! This project aims to create a calming, ocean-themed library corner that will serve as a sanctuary for my fourth graders. To bring this coastal retreat to life, I would like a whale-shaped bookcase to uniquely display our literature, a blue 6 x 8 area rug to define our reading zone, and a blue and white bubble bean bag chair to provide a comfortable, inviting place for a student to curl up. 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