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a3961e779e1bddc5bc7d3d6c1774400f

Ms.

PA

2016-09-04 10:17:49

Grades 9-12

Special Needs

Special Needs

Flipping My First Classroom With iPads

My students come from poor families and rough homes, but my classroom is their safe place. Almost all of the students in the school receive free/reduced lunches. Although they all have diverse backgrounds, the school does a wonderful job to make each and every student feel included and involved. We provide a safe and comfortable learning environment for our students that gets them actively engaged in the learning process. The school serves students from PreK - 12th grade and along with academics, we provides clubs, sports, and other organizations that allow students to collaborate and problem solve. My students specifically are 7-12 graders. I teach them all subjects including English, Math, Reading, History, Science, and Social Skills. As rough as some days might be for my students, I am always there to try and turn their days around.

Coming from a low-income area, the school has a hard time getting necessary supplies are the classrooms. These iPads would make a HUGE difference in my class! Having multiple grade levels for all core subjects is difficult, and my students being on different learning levels makes things even harder. I love my students and want to see them succeed, but I cannot be teaching more than 1 subject at one time. Right now, I've got a group of students sitting around my own iPad watching a math lesson I recorded, while I am teaching another group History, and another group is doing independent work. I am working on \"Flipping\" my classroom, but it is not possible with the 1 iPad and 1 computer.\r\n\r\nI feel that I am not giving my all to the students, and they deserve more in order to succeed. My middle and high schoolers would benefit SO much from having iPads. They could work at their own pace, and while they were watching my lessons I could walk around facilitating and answering questions. Not only would the iPads be great for helping me teach, but they would also be amazing rewards for the students. Being the age of technology, my kids absolutely LOVE to play on the computers and iPads. They would be used as rewards for students who complete their work and have acceptable behavior. These iPads would be immensely beneficial for my students and I feel they would exceed my expectations with them!

My students need iPads in order to do hands-on and interactive lessons for all subjects.

p082746

586717e40dc064116982032e04c727bb

Mrs.

UT

2016-05-25 17:57:09

Grades 3-5

Health & Sports

Health & Wellness, Nutrition Education

Markers, crayons and gluesticks... Oh My!

Our school is a very diverse community. We are a Title 1 school with 93% of our students on free or reduced lunch. Our students come from areas all over the world, some are even here as refugees. They face many challenges they have to overcome and don't always have a strong support system at home. They are an energetic group of students who have a strong desire to learn, but don't always have the access to the necessary supplies.

What I love about our Healthy Living class is it is not just based in the classroom. We will have many opportunities to go out into our community garden and work with visitors who come into our class and share their knowledge. In order to help them be successful I am asking for supplies to help build the base of their learning. We do a lot of hands on and visual learning activities in our Healthy Living class. These kinds of activities require a lot of supplies. The students will create many different diagrams, charts, lists, pictures to show what they have learned.

My students need pencils, paper, crayons, and other school supplies to have a successful year.

p159108

7f1b611d3c56c2fbe995b8f90d336a31

Ms.

FL

2017-01-25 11:00:06

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language, History & Civics

Literature & Writing, Social Sciences

Chromebooks: The New Way To Succeed In Education!

I team-teach (ELA & Social Studies) an inclusion class of 42 fifth grade students. We are a Title I Marion County elementary school that has qualified to receive free breakfast and lunch for all of our students regardless of their family income. We are so grateful for the aid of a phenomenal program, known as the Community Eligibility Provision. My fifth grade students come from all walks of life and backgrounds and live within a family oriented community. The best thing that I enjoy about my students are their eagerness to learn, to experiment and share their ideas and experiences with me and their classmates. Many come from single parent families, blended families and some are even raised by a grandparent or two. Everyday my students \"put that drive in me\" to do everything I can to teach them to the best of my ability, gain their trust and make those teachable moments a two way street.

These chromebooks can open so many possibilities and learning gains for my students. Google Classroom, which I currently use, has allowed me to teach my students without the use of old out-dated textbooks. \r\nTechnology through chromebooks keep students of all learning levels actively engaged. With the integration of the chromebooks in my classroom, my students are easily connected to real-world events and can receive frequent interaction and feedback from their peers and teacher.\r\nThrough various research projects and assignments the implementation of this technology will enable my students the capability of extending their Social Studies and ELA curriculum throughout the year. \r\n

My students need the chrome books for small group research and Google Classroom.

p182564

08b1c1fb4bd0a1faef14fb044cd8e688

Mrs.

ME

2016-08-12 15:54:48

Grades 9-12

Applied Learning, Music & The Arts

Community Service, Visual Arts

Small school, big heARTS!

Henri Matisse once said, \"Creativity takes courage\"... and, unfortunately, it also requires supplies! My students are always being courageous in their art making. For adolescents, taking risks, making mistakes, and putting themselves out there is never easy. However, my students never cease to amaze me with their creativity and passion for the artistic process.\r\n\r\nMy students inspire me, they awaken the creativity of others, they are brave, they are bold, and although our school is small, it is large at heart. Every year my students work together to create works of art for various fundraisers and community efforts, which they host. The challenge that my students face is not their lack of creativity, it is their lack of resources. Budget cuts have to be made, and the effects they have on the Arts is unfortunate, but their implication resounds in the students. Limited resources results in limited opportunities; I want my students to have the same opportunities to make a difference with their work that they have always had.

I have requested a myriad of professional grade glazes for my students to decorate their ceramic arts. To support the aspiring artists in my classroom I like to be able to provide them with culturally engaging opportunities and quality art supplies that help to nurture their creative passions. \r\n With the help of new glazes, my students will be able to bring colorful life to their ceramic service-learning projects! In the past, my students have created clay Heartworks for natural disaster efforts, Home is where the Heart is houses to raise money for a local teen shelter, and recently, Empty-bowls for hunger awareness. This year our school's Maine Autism Leadership team hopes to host another Creating Community Night, my students could use the glazes to help decorate the puzzle pins and empty bowls that we will be making for the event. Last year we raised over $2,000.00 at the event for the local food cupboard!! Please, help our small school share our big heARTS!

My students need an ample amount of Amaco Lead-Free Glazes in order to express themselves creatively and help to invoke the imagination of others.

p119811

a3ef231a27c754960e8b37b21f7626da

Ms.

NC

2017-03-26 13:20:57

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literacy

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

My middle school students come from diverse families with a variety of educational backgrounds. Many have been with our charter school since kindergarten, but we always have a few \"newbies\" each year. Last fall we began our first year in our \"newsed\" building, which is a former car-dealership-turned-K-8 school building!\r\n\r\nMy students need headphones for enrichment/intervention class to use with technology projects and differentiated learning paths. I have many different ability levels in grades 6, 7, and 8. Some children are getting interventions while others may be working on enrichment activities and this changes as their skill levels change. By having headphones, each student will be better able to focus on his/her learning path instead of being distracted by the sounds coming from classmates' Chromebooks!\r\n\r\n

I teach middle school enrichment/intervention at a public charter school in Western NC. Students do several projects each year as part of the enrichment program and follow individualized learning paths as part of intervention and just having differentiated learning opportunities.\r\nMy position is a new one and there are no extra headphones available, as the school population has grown.\r\nWe just moved into a new building, which the first formal school building many of these kids have been in. In the past, they were in a beautiful, temporary setting with extremely small separate buildings serving as classrooms.\r\nTechnology is an integral part of the middle school day, especially in the enrichment/intervention classroom. It allows me to differentiate for a widespread ability level, with some working on a technology based learning path in math, reading, or language arts and others working on independent or collaborative enrichment projects in a variety of subjects related to our curriculum.\r\n

My students need headphones to enable them to focus on their differentiated lessons!

p204908

eb21b2da8158896852029a746f36195a

Mrs.

FL

2016-08-16 12:01:13

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning

Other

Flexible Learning with Flexible Seating

Hello Potential Donor! I am in my fourth year of teaching second grade in a Title 1 school in Florida. I give each of my students a safe, positive and loving environment where they can grow academically and socially. I love to incorporate authentic, hands-on activities so they can create memories that will last a lifetime. My main goal as a teacher is to make children feel safe and comfortable enough to become vulnerable so they are willing to try, make mistakes and grow from those mistakes. Your donation will truly make a difference in my classroom and their learning. Thank you!

I can't sit in a chair for a prolonged amount of time, so why would I expect my students to do the same thing? \r\n\r\nIf children are in a comfortable and safe environment, they will grow, learn and thrive. Giving students a seating choice opens up a whole new dynamic of self-awareness. They become more aware of how they learn best and use that to their advantage. \r\n\r\nWhen I allow my students to simply grab a clip board spread around the room, they become more productive classroom citizens. Even sitting on my stability ball gave them the extra motivation to earn that privilege. Why shouldn't every student have that opportunity to be motivated to learn. Thank you for stopping my classroom. Your donation will go a long way for lifelong learning of my students.

My students need a variety of seating options which will allow them to learn and perform in a comfortable environment.

p131701

2db0e8fa6add1967f8652a90dc61edd4

Ms.

TN

2016-06-11 17:49:20

Grades 6-8

Math & Science

Environmental Science

STEM Builder

My students are amazing young men and women. They are self-motivated and have a desire to be successful regardless of their circumstances. Many of them live in areas that are impoverished, which does not afford them the opportunities needed to compete globally. However, their perception of themselves is incredible, in that they believe they can be successful if they work diligently to achieve. \r\n\r\nMy school is considered one of the lower performing schools in my district, but my students passion for learning is unabashed. Nonetheless, the dedication my students have shown to learning, in my first year of working here, is unmatched. My students are unique because although they have been counted out by many, they continue to break records such as placing in local and statewide competitions.

My students will get to perform labs more frequently to perform labs. This hands-on experience will increase their love, interest and knowledge of the various fields of science.\r\n\r\n Experiential learning has an incredible impact a child's engagement in class, school and boosts their self-esteem by tapping into their multiple intelligence. By having this equipment this will ensure that students pursue careers in STEM and is the catalyst that motivates them to succeed in life. \r\n\r\nFurthermore, having this equipment will help my students become familiar, with the proper tools of the trade. They will learn how to prepare adequately to perform and experiments and how to care properly and maintain these tools.

My students need these materials for everyday labs to help critical thinking in science!

p103247

1cb23f2c054241412ba55dc86f56034c

Ms.

NC

2016-09-06 14:32:09

Grades 3-5

Music & The Arts

Music, Performing Arts

Building Our Community of Musical Instruments!!!

I am the music teacher at an amazing Title I school that exceeded growth last year and whose students are proving to be young leaders. Our staff is committed to building relationships with students, families and our community with the expectation that our students will have a deep and enduring appreciation for their own unique gifts as individuals and as citizens of the world. This mission will help our students build the tools they’ll need to achieve a lifetime of success.\r\n\r\nOur students excelled in so many ways last year. For instance, a majority of our Fifth Grade Science students achieved level 5’s on their EOG Science Exams! Our second graders worked with their teachers to provide much needed water for residents of Flint Michigan! A violin program was initiated at our school, led by a local university professor. Each year our school presents a Latino Heritage Festival, an African American History celebration and an International Festival, celebrating our International Baccalaureate mission to lead our students into an appreciation of the diverse cultures of our world. Our students are practicing, daily, the personal choices to be kind, supportive, empathetic leaders of our community.

Our elementary music classes are a time of creative collaboration. When students have the shared opportunity to apply their understanding of music literacy to high quality Orff instruments, they practice the lasting skills of listening, cooperating and focusing. If our classroom can be equipped with soprano, alto and bass xylophones, our students will be able to work together to practice rhythmic and melodic ostinatos as well as improvised melodies.\r\n\r\nThe physical and cognitive skills gained by learning to play the Orff instruments include self-control, right and left hand proficiency, complex listening skills and patience. My goal is to offer every student the opportunity to create ensemble music in our classroom. By gradually adding to our supply of Orff instruments, we can bring these joyful and collaborative experiences to all the students in our music classes.

My students need quality classroom Orff instruments, specifically alto and bass xylophones, so that they can more fully experience the shared joy and community of their music education.

p153018

3495f0951263c5e409f6b5db0fefc8ce

Mrs.

UT

2016-11-28 20:46:34

Grades 6-8

Math & Science, Applied Learning

Applied Sciences, College & Career Prep

Materials Desperately needed for STEAM Success

\"How does this apply to me? When will I ever use this?\" These are very common words I hear when teaching science and math lessons. I spend hours designing the learning plan only to find I do not have the resources to help them apply it to real situations. These supplies will make that happen!! \r\n\r\nSeveral of my students come from transient or unstable homes.\r\n\r\nNinety-five percent of my sixth graders qualify for free or reduced price lunches because they come from low-income homes. Only forty percent of my class has Internet access at home, making it difficult for them to have technology experience with rigor, aside from mind numbing video game systems. Some have no exposure except for the experience I provide for them in the computer lab twice a week for forty-five minutes. These kids are behind in all aspects of technology and STEM experience compared to most of the other schools in our district. They are builders by nature, and love to create anything that is challenging. Having resources that can be used for several different lesson plans and subjects will be essential in helping these kids compete for careers.

This next year all 6th graders will be learning a NEW set of curriculum strands based on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. It requires them to discover and create with materials that are concrete and hands-on. \r\nThese are not very expensive materials, however, I have 90 STEM students in my classroom and I can not provide these supplies.\r\n\r\n I'd like to purchase enough straws, Legos, pins, buttons, tape, tubes, wood pieces, glue, cellophane, tin foil, circuit board devices, pulley systems, dry ice, ropes and pipes for at least a years worth of building, designing and creative projects for my students.

My students need materials to help them succeed in learning the Science with Engineering Education development standards.

p169842

5442c6d51a5f6702ae0be179bf2ae9f8

Mrs.

CT

2016-07-19 09:16:57

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Supplies Supplies Supplies!!!! Please!!

My incoming students will be bilingual or only speak Spanish. I teach at a neighborhood school so most of our students live in the area. We receive new students all year and many new arrivals to the country. Rather than the students placed at random, all students who speak 2 languages or only Spanish will be placed in my classroom for extra support in learning English. This will be my first time teaching in this type of model, but I am excited to learn and hopefully make a difference and support my students in their language growth.

Our class needs supplies to start off the school year right and with a positive tone!! Donations towards this project will be greatly appreciated!\r\nI have requested supplies necessary to begin the school year. My students coming in may not know how to write so crayons will be helpful so they can express their thoughts through drawing. Having markers and erasers for whiteboards is great. We will do a lot of writing on the whiteboards so markers and erasers will be necessary. I love to model how to form letters and practice writing letters and sounds with my students on the rug. The post-it chart paper is awesome! I would love to have more of this because I use it multiple times a day in the classroom. I create anchor charts with the students and I hang them for student reference.

My students need supplies so we can start the school year on a positive note and be able to complete their work with the appropriate materials.

p218632

8b3fc840a42b6e45b6c940d15321e7d4

Ms.

NJ

2017-03-29 09:57:08

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Applied Sciences, Mathematics

Stepping Into STEM

The students that I teach in this urban inner city school in the second largest city in New Jersey, are all just learning the English language. They are all just learning the customs and ways of our Great Country, our Great State and Our City. These students do not have the opportunity that many others have, but yet they have the opportunity because they are young, willing to learn and willing to be American. These students have very limited English Skills as they are all ELL ( English Language Learners). They are hands on learners and as with many young ones today they are technology savvy but yet deprived. There are 15 students in this class and their ages ranging from 3 year old to 4 year old. We will greatly appreciate anything you can provide to help us fulfill their educational journey.

The Tablet will help the ELL (English Language Learners) respond well to the different sounds, language and letters. They will stay on task and get excited about learning. The Tablet will also help them with STEM by turning it into virtual learning and they will be able to learn through interactive videos. \r\nMy students learn best by having hands on experiences. These materials will give them the opportunity to do just that. It will enrich them in so many ways and give them a chance to grow. My students will benefit from having concrete exciting STEM materials such as the magnets, and other exciting items. \r\n

My students need new and updated STEM materials. We need magnets and sensory materials to provide students with an enriched hands-on learning environment.

p140051

347829be522116f36baac48a249e2b61

Mr.

DC

2016-08-30 21:33:33

Grades 6-8

Music & The Arts

Music, Performing Arts

We Want to Print Music!

My deserving and talented student from Ward 7 of Washington, DC do not come with all the resources that they need. Ward 7 is sometimes seen as a rougher neighborhood with many of our students living in notorious housing projects. \r\n\r\nAll I see is diamonds in the rough! These kids deserve to have the same chances and opportunities as the kids in the much wealthier suburbs of DC. My students are rich with creative bright energy. All they need is someone to believe and invest!

The printers in the project will allow my student to print their music composition projects. In learning to read and notate music, I want my students to be able print out their original works right there in our little music learning lab we have been building. Our students honestly do not have the resources to print musical notation at home.\r\n\r\nThis project will allow my students print their original music from the music notation software we are learning to use. These printers will be immediately used by our General Music and band classes. The band students will be able to print their practice record reports for their music portfolio!

My students need printers in our music learning lab to print our music!

p141027

1f64dcec848be8e95c4482cc845706b2

Mrs.

CA

2016-04-28 00:29:02

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science, Health & Sports

Environmental Science, Health & Wellness

S.O.S.! (Solar Offers Sustainability)

Why Solar Energy?...it is a viable source of energy that is completely renewable, sustainable, and free to harvest!

My students are incredible! I have 28 motivated English Learner students eager to learn.\r\n\r\nMy students come from a low socioeconomic background with limited resources available. We are a Title 1, Performance Improvement school with 100% free lunch program.\r\n\r\nSolar energy is the cleanest form of energy but sadly, we are only using a small percentage. Solar power is becoming an increasingly important renewable option in the United States that can be our best option to cut our dependence on fossil fuels, and also tackle climate change issues.

Just imagine how much money schools could save on batteries and electricity if we used LED lights and rechargeable batteries! That's what we aim to do in 2nd grade. We just celebrated Earth Day and we learned about how the sun's energy can be sustainable and reusable. We want to be the first class at our school to use LED fluorescent lights. We would eventually want all classes to install them because LED light bulbs are the most environmentally friendly light source other than pure sunlight. LED light bulbs use less power up front and generate less heat.\r\nWe will also use solar battery chargers in all 2nd grade classrooms so we can eliminate waste and save money. These batteries will be rechargeable at not cost and it will eliminate the need to buy hundreds of throw away Alkaline batteries. The filters will be used in emergencies such as earthquakes when we need clean water to drink. It can easily fit in our emergency bag in each 2nd grade class.

Solar energy is free, clean, and indefinitely renewable! Making children aware already gives us a head start to change where we will no longer be dependent on foreign countries. LED lights will last longer than incandescent bulbs which in turn, will decrease waste in our landfills! It's a win win situation and empowering students at an early age will only strengthen our cause to Save the Earth and our future!

My students need solar battery chargers, water filters, LED fluorescent lights, and rechargeable batteries.

p183795

ca53a70b1dec940d9e1732485b527070

Mr.

PA

2016-11-06 17:36:01

Grades 9-12

Math & Science

Applied Sciences, Environmental Science

Headphones to Help Student get Ahead in Science!

My students are a diverse group of learners who are taking charge of their own learning. In my Chemistry classroom we are experimenting more with individual and small group based learning. We still need a few items to fully implement this self-paced style of learning. The eventual goal of this project will be to create a Flipped Mastery style classroom where we can spend more classroom time on lab based projects and working in small groups or one-on-one with me as the teacher.

This classroom set of headphones will help create a more productive flipped learning environment for my students. Using this resource along with the technology already in my classroom, we can combat biggest issues I've seen with students in my classroom, how can they still get a great education when they miss the initial class lecture. These headphones will provide students additional ways to watch/re-watch lectures, get ahead, or delve deeper into a topic they may be curious about. \r\n\r\nI want to create a customizable learning experience for each and every one of my students, and a classroom set of headphones will be a big step in that direction.

My students need headphones to watch online lectures and create their own videos.

p079450

0c1660bcc6914b4c3f52832f3f3bc43e

Ms.

CA

2016-04-27 11:13:30

Grades 9-12

Math & Science

Environmental Science, Health & Life Science

DONATION PROTECTION PROGRAM

A teachers goal is to get their students to work together towards a common goal. I achieved this and because of my students hard work 11 tablets were donated to my science classroom. Now, I need to show them how much I value their hard work by finding a way to protect the fruits of their labor.

MY STUDENTS ARE AMAZING!!! They work hard to make sure they are college and career ready when they leave high school. My student population has a high percentage of students who are considered homeless and many of my students are enrolled in free or reduced price lunch programs. Many of my students are not able to buy themselves school supplies let alone have access to technology. My school does their best to provide every student with what they need but there is a limited amount of resources when it comes to technology.

My students work together to get 15 tablets donated to my classroom so they would be able to complete a project where they create Public Service Announcements about environment issues that they see as important. My students want to make a difference. http://www.donorschoose.org/project/saving-the-world-through-digital-art-and/1959559/?rf=link-siteshare-2016-04-teacher-teacher_3023591Having this storage unit in my classroom will show students how much I value their handwork to get this wonderful technology donated to my classroom. Students will see that this donation is valued and in turn the hard work they put into the donation project is valued as well.

Now that I have this technology in my classroom I need place to safely charge and store it so that these tablets can stay in great working condition. This is important because I hope to use these tablets for many years to come and reach as many students as possible.

My students need to protect and charge their newly donated Kindle Fire tablets with a TRIPP LITE Charging Sync Station and screen protectors.

p008195

2736291ba33b4518bbbc3a2be220a841

Mrs.

WA

2016-08-25 13:54:05

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Applied Sciences

Lego WeDo Robotics

I have a classroom filled with 25 students who are excited and engaged in learning. Through simple STEM/STEAM related projects, I've seen students blossom. Students who may struggle with reading or writing LOVE and feel successful when they put on their engineering and STEAM related hats. Because the cost of many STEM/STEAM projects are very pricey, many teachers can't afford to offer them in the classroom and most students don't get the chance to discover with them. My goal is to enrich my classroom through STEAM activities and help prepare my students for their future, have them be engaged in their learning and feel confident! Thank you for supporting them in their learning!

Understanding computer engineering is going to give any student a huge advantage in their future. Students will not only gain a huge understanding about how robotics and computers work, but they will have fun and be engaged in their own learning. These Lego Wedo kits will allow students to build Lego models with motors and sensors, they'll program these models and explore the world of science and technology. These kits will be used in my classrooms with my students and also the robotics club I will be teaching. Thank you so much for your support!! You are making a difference for the future of these kids.

My students need these Lego WeDo kits! Coding skills are going to greatly benefit students...whether that's because they're going to be in a robotics club, future computer techy, or simply to understand the WHY behind technology!

p026586

0cf71d392bff1527db68024e74f218b5

Mrs.

TX

2016-12-11 00:11:18

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports

Gym & Fitness

Wiggle Stools For Wiggly Kids

I'm a Kindergarten teacher in a high poverty area. My kids are super motivated and excited to come to school daily. These kids are curious and ask lots of questions.\r\nThis is my first year as a kindergarten teacher and I have a class full of energetic and active kids. Some of these kids like to move around and wiggle in their seats. These kids love to read to others and sit on a \"special \" chair. Our class has also started a Mystery Reader who comes to read every Friday. Getting a special chair for our Mystery Reader and several for our wiggly readers would be great.\r\n\r\n

I am a Kinder teacher with a class full of bright, energetic, and enthusiastic kids. They love to learn, but some have a difficult time staying in their seat. I love to think outside the box because I am very energetic myself. For this reason, I have researched and learned that there are alternative seats such as Hokki stools and bouncy balls. These help with concentration and coordination at the same time. I am excited to think that these seats will help my kids learn better and stay focused longer. This is why I am asking for my project be funded. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

My students need some bouncy balls and active stools to help them focus and learn.

p211592

43b01d6fd08d2c362228fee14acf8118

Mrs.

LA

2016-09-19 09:36:27

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Fired Up in Middle School

My school is in a small community outside of New Orleans, Louisiana and about an hour from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We are a middle school with grades 4, 5, and 6. We have 1,100 students.\r\n\r\nMy class is from a wide range of backgrounds, including 3 non-English speaking students, eager to learn.\r\n\r\nI also have a wide variety of students that are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. These students benefit the most from engaging work as the activities nurture their enquiring minds.

I have a vision of students using these Kindle Fires to buddy-read stories as they work on reading fluency and comprehension skills. I also see them using this form of technology to improve their Mathematics skills and Math facts through engaging applications. Lastly, with research such an important part of what my students need to be learning, they can use these Kindle Fires in the classroom for research purposes across the curriculum. I am so excited about the possibility of student learning being enriched through the use of these Kindle Fires.\r\n\r\nThis project will make a definite difference in my student's education. They will be engaged in their learning without even realizing how hard they are working and the extent of learning these Kindle Fires will afford them.

My students need 24 Kindle Fires for more engaging, authentic learning.

p090170

084871b5dc4d9c87f2194530e8ad685d

Mrs.

NY

2017-03-23 09:40:55

Grades 9-12

Applied Learning

Character Education, College & Career Prep

Jump Start With Java

My students have so little and I want to give them so much more. All of the students here come from homes below the poverty line, and I want them to have the chance to experience something that can influence their lives.\r\n\r\nThese students are so disadvantaged that many have little to look forward to when they get home. I want them to be exposed to as much as possible so that they don't fall behind in their future educational endeavors. They come from broken homes, are living with an aunt or grandparent instead of mom and dad, and many even come from homeless shelters or abused family shelters. They have a very bleak outlook on what life has to offer them and need to know they can make a difference in their lives with the power of an education.

In order to get my students caught up to where they should be, by the time they hit twelfth grade, I've begun morning study sessions. Several students come in at 7:00am even though school doesn't start until 8:15 because they know they can get one-on-one time with me as well as access to the computers and other materials in my classroom they just don't have at home. When they come in, they're usually quite tired.\r\n\r\nProviding my students with the java they need to start their day right will help them focus, do better work, and make the gains they so desperately need to get them ready for college. Several of my students suggested I make a project to fill up my office \"pantry\". It started with one young girl who said, \"These computers you've gotten from DonorsChoose are great! Too bad you couldn't get coffee. That would totally rock.\" I sat there for a second and then thought, \"Well, why not?\" They thought it would be a good idea to get coffee and hot chocolate because it would be a great addition to the bagels I often bring in for them. Providing my students with a comfortable place to work on college and career readiness will help them focus, do better work, and make the gains they so desperately need to get them ready for college. The idea for the aromatherapy items was built upon the restorative circles I run. They are a truly a close-knit group who rely on each other for so much. They are constantly helping each other and being able to relax and really focus will be a skill they desperately need to exercise in order to be successful in college.

My students need l lots of coffee, tea, sugar, and more essential oils and diffusers for their senior seminar.

p257937

93ea824981f1a98bb0e142981dbf5c79

Mrs.

SC

2016-07-28 22:16:42

Grades 3-5

Math & Science, Literacy & Language

Environmental Science, Literacy

Can You Hear Me Now?

At my charter school, my students choose to come to our school. The best thing about my students is their love and motivation to learn! They all have unique skills to help them be successful. As a teacher, I will find those skills to build on them for them to succeed. They all can be successful, some just need a little guidance!\r\nI want to help all my student to grow into the successful citizens that I know they can be!

Technology is a huge part of our lives, and now in our classrooms. With the use of technology, our kids can travel anywhere and learn wonderful things. However, with the use of headphones, their learning can be amplified when they can \"hear a whale under water\" or \"hear what an astronaut has to say from outer space\". There are some great adventures they can experience.\r\n\r\nMy students need headphones to help them open a whole new world for them, and a whole new aspect of technology for them to use in the classroom. Children are our future, and technology is one path that they can take to get there!

My students need headphones because there are so many apps and sites that use sound, and my students would get such a huge benefit from listening them!

p160538

7a60fab158a4aac97fe0cc7bba62be61

Mrs.

NY

2017-02-03 08:05:22

Grades 6-8

Math & Science, Music & The Arts

Applied Sciences, Visual Arts

Arty Party With Makey Makey

I teach an amazing group of diverse students at a public middle school. Our school is unique because we have a strong focus on the arts. My students sample dance, music, visual and digital arts as 6th graders and then select one that they will \"major\" in for 7th and 8th grade. \r\n\r\nI teach digital arts to about 200 students, and they learn a range of skills from digital photography to 3D printing. We are very lucky to have such an amazing program and to have the arts supported in our school.

My students will design there own operation style game using these makey makey kits. They will first design who will be operated on and what parts will be extracted from them. They will then add this piece of art to a cereal box that will serve as the game board. They will also 3D print their pieces that will be used in the game. Then using their knowledge of circuits and coding they will make the game board come to life and become a real operation game. We are asking for 4 more makey makey kits which serves as the controller between the game board and the computer. With out these kits we can not complete this project. \r\n\r\nThis STEAM lesson combines art and technology by allowing my students to design their own game from concept to playing. They have the chance to be artists, engineers, and computer scientists through this activity.

My students need makey makey kits to create operation games in digital arts class.

p114867

efa883e191716a3d55ae7548cc205fb4

Ms.

NY

2016-12-26 23:01:11

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Applied Sciences

Engineers at Work

My students are hard workers who represent the diversity of their community. The classroom reflects families who together speak five different languages. The students enjoy learning reading, writing, math, social studies and science, they love hands-on projects. They learn communication skills and language in an environment that is conducive to learning. Every day is a big deal to learn and be the best you can be! \r\n My goal is to make the students love learning and to make school a fun place to be. The STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) kit will help my students sustain a love for science. The STEM kit will also provide exposure to new science topics and ideas. The students will explore areas and concepts in applied science. Further, the students will be able to learn science concept, engage in hands-on experiences and practice these concepts with the STEM kit.

These materials will help my students understand further the concepts they learn in science, specifically applied science. The kits will provide the hands-on exposure to the concepts the students will learn in science. The STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) kit will help my students sustain a love for science. The STEM kits will also provide exposure to new science topics and ideas. The students will be able to learn a science concept and practice this concept with the STEM kit \r\n Kindergarteners need tactile opportunities to explore what they are learning conceptually and these kits will provide this hands-on opportunity. These kits provide easy to use directions therefore, they can be used as a center activity limiting teacher involvement and increasing student independence. A goal is for these STEM kits to sustain the interest and zeal to love science. Science is a fun topic, however, academically science is taught theoretically. Early learners such as kindergarteners need the multisensory involvement with their learning experiences and these kits will provide this exposure. \r\n\r\n

My students need these STEM kits to provide exposure and hands-on experiences to applied science.

p177105

afff54922b3682fde0790ed8d3123dbc

Ms.

NC

2016-08-10 00:07:10

Grades PreK-2

Special Needs

Special Needs

Stretching Our Minds With Flexible Seating

My students are special because they have a unique set of learning needs. Their needs vary from above grade level learners to exceptional needs children who require specialized curriculum. On the outside they have beautiful smiling faces, but inside their heads the gears in their brains all work differently. It's my job to figure out how these gears work so each student can be successful.\r\n Many of our students come to school for much more than an education; they come for a warm meal, to fill their heart with love, or build their self confidence. Our school is a Title One school in a low-socioeconomic area. With all of these factors in mind, my students have much more than learning needs that I desire to meet throughout the year.

Flexible seating will allow my students the opportunity to get the wiggles out and move in their work space without distracting others. As a result, the students will be better able to focus during instruction. \r\n Young children have lots of energy that needs a way to exit their bodies throughout the day and flexible seating is a great way to accomplish this goal. As the students move and roll around on their yoga balls, the children will be able to get out this extra energy so they can reach their highest potential as a learner in my class. This will be beneficial for all types of learners in my class and help them achieve their best results each and every day.\r\n \r\n

My students need the Stay-and-Play Balance Ball to help them focus better in class by getting rid of their extra energy.

p205469

ffc7a1d63c22a8f6d99d106c01c17b85

Ms.

CA

2017-01-25 19:31:46

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language

Literacy

A Book In Hand Is An Unexplored Adventure

Our school is a Title One school. A number of my students are faced with challenges, academic and social, both in and out of the classroom. They have limited life experiences, such as going to the beach or going to see a play. One of my goals is to provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nMy students are bright, curious, and hungry to learn.\r\nThey like to sing and dance, they love to be read to, and they enjoy building things. I try to always focus on their potential and growth. I make their school day experience as positive as possible. By focusing on their strengths and encouraging creativity, I hope to inspire them to grow both academically and socially.

Early in the year, we completed a reading unit where all students had a copy of the chapter book we were reading. The power of having a book in hand was amazing! Students were focused, engaged in discussions, and eager to read more. They begged me to continue reading every day!\r\n\r\nAs third graders, students are working to build reading stamina. \r\nThis is a challenge when students are not engaged, which can happen during a read aloud chapter book.\r\n\r\nMy goal is to build up my collection of class sets of chapter books so that students can follow along while I read aloud. This will not only engage them more, but will help them build stamina, and train their eyes to move more quickly across the written page. With a book in the hands of each student, they will feel more connected to the story and become \"lost\" in wherever the adventure takes them.

My students need an individual copy of the book that I am reading aloud to them. When they can follow along, they are very engaged and can more deeply \"get lost\" in the book.

p241157

71dd8a405abd12fddf2467acb3004697

Mrs.

NC

2016-09-04 15:06:54

Grades PreK-2

Special Needs

Special Needs

Getting Engaged With Flexible Seating

My students walk into school each day full of energy and ready to learn, striving to direct their excited nature into successful academic performance. I work at Title I school in a low-income/high poverty area. Many students face challenges on a day to day basis. I am trying to provide my students with a loving, fun, and creative atmosphere. \r\n100 percent of the students at my school receive free breakfast and lunch. The students in my class are ambitious and driven but suffer from a lack of resources that would provide them greater opportunities to succeed. They are a very active bunch of second graders who would benefit from releasing some of their excess energy in a positive way. I hope to instill in them a sense on urgency to learn so they will pursue a higher education.

The materials that I am requesting will provide my students with many flexible seating options which they may utilize throughout the day. The materials will be stationed within our classroom. We will have a floor seating table incorporating the stability cushions, standing and seated desks wielding the bouncy bands, and a desk area housing the balance balls. The dorm chair will be added to our reading area which currently has some seating options I made myself or bought at thrift stores.\r\n\r\nSeating options which allow students to work where they are most comfortable will assist with engagement.\r\nI have been doing much research on the topic of flexible seating within classrooms this summer and know that the benefits will be plentiful. This is true for all students, especially those with specials needs who need constant movement opportunities. Increased engagement, the building of student responsibility, and the creation of a collaboration lending environment will make this year enjoyable and successful. This will only become a reality with the help from wonderful donors like you! Thank you so much!

My students need a variety of seating choices, such as Stability Wobble Cushions to increase engagement in the classroom.

p194902

228944f080ca616a3200ce7b49f4b48d

Mr.

HI

2016-08-05 05:06:47

Grades 9-12

Health & Sports

Health & Wellness

Healthy Eating With Hawks Football Part 3

Our day starts with about 100 students athletes from low income backgrounds, more than half of these students athletes don’t have the basic safety/workout attire, shoes, socks. As a staff, we want our kids to compete at the same level as their peers from other school districts.\r\n Our student athletes are composed of a majority Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders who live on Hawaiian Homestead and low-income rental housing projects. They have a very limited perception of world view because of lack of opportunities and travel outside of our small community. They have unique personalities, but they are very loyal and dedicated. No one knows their ability because they are not portrayed to the public. The only representation of our community is negative media and below average demographics.

\"Due to student athletes that don’t eat during school, they go to the wagon to get unhealthy food. By providing healthy snacks, it will give students a healthy snack before practice,” said Kristopher, a Senior Football Player. Our student athletes finish school and head straight to the easiest, most convenient option for food...the lunch wagon. They buy cheeseburgers, french fries, noodles, and the cheapest, most unhealthiest plate called a special. A special is fried noodles with french fries piled on top with a mustard mayonnaise sauce that’s added to it. There are about 5-6 of these lunch wagons that drive around the High School daily. \r\n \"Having wagons that sell unhealthy foods is a big problem. We can eliminate this problem by providing healthy snacks to student athletes and helping them to stay healthy during practice and games,\" Kristopher said. We feel that by providing our student athletes with a healthier alternative, this would not only improve their performance on the field, but encourage them to have a healthier lifestyle change that would extend to their families and friends. \r\n By providing our athletes with Healthy Snacks and beverages before and after practice will be a healthier alternative than to wagon food. We are hoping that this small change will inspire a bigger change in their eating and drinking habits.

My students need Healthy Snacks and Gatorade for before and after practice.

p205916

94d6803534651c36616ef515c507a867

Ms.

NY

2016-11-16 15:21:33

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Applied Sciences, Mathematics

Kindergarten Engineers Need Building Kits!

I teach a group of fabulous kindergarten students in an extremely diverse school in Brooklyn, NY. My students love reading funny stories, writing, poetry, creating art, exploring in science, learning new words, building, dancing, singing, playing math games, playing with puppets and learning new facts. They also love our class frog- Boobababa.\r\n\r\nMy students are funny, enthusiastic, inquisitive, compassionate and sweet. We are learning a lot this year together. We are learning to be good citizens, how to solve problems and be a classroom community!\r\n\r\n

My students love to use our building kits during center time. I adore watching them problem solve while they create incredible inventions. I would love to have more building kits for our classroom, so my students can explore concepts of science and engineering! Magna-Tiles are translucent magnetic tiles that gives children a fun way to explore geometry concepts…as they build! The plastic tiles have magnets built right in, so they stick together from every side. I would love to have two sets of these tiles. My students will have lots of fun building moveable creations with the Zoob kits! We could also use some more play dough. \r\n\r\nI know that my mini engineers will adore creating with Zoob and Magna-Tiles!

My students need Magnatiles and Zoob kits for our engineering centers. We also need play dough.

p090450

71ebace1205d43ec8020fec3d3e340a6

Mr.

IN

2016-07-25 22:14:29

Grades 3-5

Applied Learning

Other

Every Koala Needs a Pouch

The wonderfully diverse and creative students in my classroom are from every corner of my hometown, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our public school has a performing arts focus and produces some extraordinary results. Every student has the opportunity to participate in arts classes before, during, and after school. Classes cover a wide range of arts and include 3D sculpture, video game design, computer aided design, drama, band, dance, choir, and much, much more. The student body consists of many cultures and races. We have a growing English learning population and a waiting list. Unfortunately, too many of our students come from homes that are struggling to make ends meet. Even with the dedication of many wonderful teachers, our students seem to need more and more to enrich their lives.\r\n

As an educator who focuses on student collaboration and peer teaching and learning, I use tables, rather than desks, for student seating. This opens up opportunities for students to learn, share, and create together in small groups. A great amount of research supports the idea that students must be active participants in their learning, and tables go a long way in supporting this type of environment. \r\nUnfortunately, tables have one major shortcoming: they lack storage. Each student needs personal space for books, supplies, and special little erasers. Having a space of one's own is essential, as the classroom is the students' second home. With Aussie Pouches on every student chair, I will be able to provide each student a personal space for folders, books, supplies--and those all important special erasers--right on the back of his or her own seat. Aussie Pouches are sleek and stylish. They will eliminate the need for the bulky plastic storage bins we previously used. Aussie Pouches will be a simple and beautiful way to refresh our space, while helping my students learn how to organize their own things.

My students need Aussie Pouches to organize supplies at their seats. My students sit at tables for collaborative learning, and these pouches will give each student a storage space of his or her own.

p221587

3f629762ac685fa425cf054092ac304e

Mrs.

OK

2016-08-10 13:08:46

Grades 3-5

Applied Learning

Other

SuPerHerO Seats Waiting to be DISCOVERED

My students are all superheroes in the classroom. We believe \"Knowledge is our Superpower\" and we work hard to improve each and every day. My young superheroes live in and around our small, farming community, and most of them qualify for the free/reduced lunch program. All of them have amazing backgrounds to tell (i.e. a sprint car driver, helps mom can their garden vegetables, adopted, 1st year in a public school, rodeos, shows animals, loves archery, football player, goes hunting and fishing, likes to visit hitorical sites, etc..). \r\n\r\nThey are all Union City Tigers at school, superheroes in the classroom, but unique individuals experiencing different lifestyles. Our school consists of grades PreK-12th with one classroom per grade. Teachers and students typically know each other years before they ever step foot in the classroom because of the small community we live in. High school and elementary students interact on a daily basis. Sometimes, it might be the Friday night high school baseball game at the Union City Park, or the posters we put on the high school lockers during basketball play-offs. My students always have a high school student to look up to here!

I am transitioning my students from desks and chairs to an alternative seating arrangement. They will be able to choose where they would like to sit and what they would like to sit on. \r\nJust like adults at Starbucks, children are able to focus better and longer if they are comfortable too! Student achievement is higher when attention spans are increased. Not only does this project allow my students to have an outlet to move during instruction without disruption, it will help the ones with sensory issues by giving them the power of choice for what feels best to them. \r\nWith no two students being just alike, allowing them to decide what works best for them, gives my 3rd graders independent choice, that is condusive to becoming independent learners

My students need different ways to sit in class to aid in their academic success. The Balance Ball Fit Chairs will improve my students posture and core muscles while also giving them a fidget outlet.

p006832

64a35acf3af3a4770f353ccb732157b0

Teacher

MO

2016-11-18 09:37:48

Grades 3-5

Health & Sports

Health & Wellness

Flexible Seating in Miss Schlichter's Room

I have a wonderful group of 4th graders who are full of energy and have a strong love of learning. They love to move around and express their thoughts and ideas. With this energy, they have trouble sitting still for long periods of time. They need to get up and move around often. They work so well when they have choices and are out of their regular seats. Having a variety of students means they need to have a variety of options for their seating. \r\nStudents will now be able to choose the seating style that works best for them.\r\nI believe that having happy students will correlate into them wanting to come to school and be engaged in their learning. Students will take ownership in what works best for them. Each student is unique and has their own special needs. While learning, some do best standing while others are more comfortable sitting. Some need to wiggle while others can sit still. Flexible seating is the answer to providing the best environment for learning.

Having flexible seating will allow my students to feel comfortable and excited while in class. If students are excited to come to school, excited to enter my doors, they will also be excited to learn. My goal and passion as a teacher is to make students love to come to school. \r\nIt is my hope that flexible seating will help students feel more comfortable at school, allowing them to achieve their personal best! By offering different types of flexible seating, students will be able to move around and focus more during school. If they are allowed to move in a way that feels comfortable to them, they will be able to fully engage in their work and better interact with their peers. My goal is to help support students needs by helping them to be active and healthy children all day long.

My students need to be able to choose a place to sit that meets their needs in order to be successful in the classroom.

p113489

ab5bc2d057eac0f1148d440cbbbdc1ad

Mrs.

MN

2016-09-22 21:31:27

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Mathematics

Empowering Little Minds Through Play

I teach in a school where we have a very diverse population. We have students that come from different countries, different economic status, and different learning abilities.\r\n\r\nEvery student can learn, sometimes not in the same way or on the same day. I am here for my students 100%. They are investigators and explorers. My students are lovable and adorable. They are people with real life situations challenging them every day. I want to give them a learning experience that is fun, safe, and memorable. I want to empower them to be the best they can be, feel successful, and have a growth mindset.

My students and I love math! We want to spice up and expand our learning in math through play. Thinkfun is a company that is passionate about making learning fun. There is so much expected of students in the 21st century. I want them to feel empowered through the pride they have in taking ownership in their learning.\r\n\r\nEvery student learns and succeeds in different ways. I am working to teach math to my first graders in small groups that meet their individual needs where they are at. These games will help students enjoy math when working independently as well as learn in ways they didn't know they could. My hope is that through these games, students will be excited about math and want to share their learning with others.\r\n\r\n

My students need learning games and logic puzzles that will empower their minds through play, making them feel successful.

p015085

64d615fc36487a9e8ff40c0667d83fd5

Ms.

AR

2016-10-19 18:32:39

Grades 3-5

Math & Science

Applied Sciences

Science Boards for All!!!

Our school is a Science and Math elementary in a small rural community in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. The school is located in the downtown area which dates back to the early 1800's (town not school). We have caring and loving staff that provide the best possible environment for learning. Hugs and high fives are given out regularly from the principal to the custodians.\r\nOur K-6 students population of around 350 is about 40-45% free/reduced lunches and we have a large population of second language students.\r\n

Our students love to investigate and discover! Every student has STEM class every week and we are continuously discovering new ways to look at solving problems. Each 3rd-6th grade student does a science fair or engineering project that they design themselves. They display their projects on project boards for display and judging. I help provide a lot of supplies from my classroom but the board money is a huge expense for families that are already stretched. These boards ensure that they will be able to make a board. Last year 35 of 37 top winner came back from district with awards. What a confidence builder for our academic students.

My students need science fair boards for their science fair projects that are required by every student in grades 3rd-6th grade.

p167247

35d0d4382924be3a620c3b1f52f944f8

Mrs.

WA

2016-09-07 00:01:33

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning, Literacy & Language

Early Development, Literacy

Road to Reading

Mark Twain serves a diverse population of students with varying socioeconomic status. Allowing all students access to information by providing early learning support is critical to their success as readers and lifelong learners. Many of the students I support benefit from the added visual instructional material and games that directly relate to their core classrooms curriculum. By providing additional time and support we are able to remove some of the barriers to early learning and help these students succeed in the classroom.

In order to provide an equity of opportunity for each student within my classroom, it is imperative to supply a variety of materials and activities. Each student comes to me at a different level of readiness and in order to meet these needs I must be able pique their interests.\r\n\r\n Last year, I was fortunate enough to work in a classroom where an abundant supply of activities and tactile materials were available. During this time I was able to reach those students through fun activities and games which allowed them to meet their benchmark goals. Now that I have my own classroom I would like to be able to provide the same advantages.

My students need extensive support to meet basic literacy goals and phonemic awareness is the first step in that success, such as the complete set of phonemic awareness games.

p079274

8197f0f29b5e40fde893a29a732fdb49

Mrs.

FL

2016-11-14 19:12:25

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literacy, Mathematics

We Are On FIRE!!!!

My students are... well, ACTIVE! They are growing and learning in a small, tight knit, school community like the one that inspired me to be a teacher. They are dreamers, thinkers, talkers, and questioners. They are mini inspirations to themselves and others around them, even if they don't know it yet. They are budding ambassadors, world travelers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and teachers. They are our future and I want to give them a great start to their long successful career. I love watching the \"lightbulb\" turn on when they are able to explore and be an active learner.

Technology is a part of our everyday lives...students and adults alike! Research shows that students are more engaged and motivated when using educational apps for reading and math practice. Our classroom has a couple desktop computers that work intermittently, as well as a couple tablets. Having two additional devices will allow for more students the opportunity to use reading and math educational apps, such as RAZ-kids and Front Row Math, in the classroom which will lead to more student engagement and motivation! Please consider partnering with our class to provide two Amazon Kindle Fire tablets. My students and I thank you for your support!

My students need two Amazon Kindle Fires in our classroom to increase their reading and math skills!

p154462

862f7ef695dac50221d85f05f890a9d7

Mr.

OR

2016-11-13 18:49:09

Grades 6-8

Math & Science

Mathematics

Leveling the Playing Field: Providing Essential Supplies and Technology\r\n

When entering the 6th grade, one of the greatest deficits the majority of these kids have is math fact fluency. Students with fact fluency deficiencies struggle to grasp new concepts. In an effort to keep up with classroom discourse and learning, they become distracted by simple math fact computation, often resorting to using their fingers, missing critical bits of new concept classroom discourse.\r\n\r\nPoverty is another crippling problem. Our school has a large population of kids living in poverty. Public low income housing apartments, trailer parks and low value homes surround three sides of the school. 60.4% are on free or reduced meals. \r\n\r\nOnly about one third of my students came to school with the requested materials and supplies. Most critical are spiral bound graph paper notebooks, simple calculators, pencils and rulers. \r\n\r\nCurrently, I serve 56 students in both math and science. Of these students, I serve twenty of them in a math support classroom. The objective of this class is to remediate deficiencies and reinforce understanding. \r\n\r\nMy goal is to provide all of my students with the emotional support they need to succeed and to be certain they have the needed supplies so they can focus on their learning.

Students with low socioeconomic status often find it embarrassing when they lack the necessary materials to participate in class. Many students, regardless of socioeconomic statuses, lack adequate math fact fluency skills. \r\n\r\nThe objective of this project is to enhance the performance and build the self-esteem of low performing and low income students through providing needed materials and the opportunity to practice math fact fluency skills using Chromebooks and online math fact practice programs on a daily basis in the classroom.\r\n\r\nWorking at another school that had several computers available for students to practice and build their math fact skills daily, I witnessed the growth of their skills and the pride that came with their achievements. Providing a means of daily practice does work.\r\n\r\nProviding graph paper and pencils to those lacking these essential supplies will help put them on an equal footing with their more fortunate peers. The classroom set of calculators will ensure equal access to all students. \r\n\r\nThe most significant benefit of this project is the confidence and self-esteem students gain as their math fact fluency increases. The increase in math fact skills enables students to participate, with newfound confidence, in classroom discussions, critique and debate. Increased math fact fluency makes new learning more accessible.

My students need these basic supplies to fully participate in classroom learning and the Chromebooks will allow students to practice and build their math fact fluency.

p173617

749f574e78bd7a9813447f1e93357552

Ms.

HI

2016-07-07 05:23:44

Grades 3-5

Special Needs

Special Needs

A Rainbow Table for the Rainbow State!

Pearl Harbor Elementary School is a Title 1 School, serving local, and military families. \r\n\r\nI work with students in the special education population, where small groups, or 1:1 interaction is very important. Close proximity is crucial to the learning that takes place between the teacher and student(s). \r\n\r\nThey will receive services with the use of this table on a daily occurrence in mainly reading, writing, and mathematics. However, they will also receive support in social studies and science as well on this very table as well. \r\n\r\n

The State of Hawaii is known for our many rainbows and that is why you will see a rainbow on our Hawaii license plates, aka \"The Rainbow State.\" However, special education students in my classroom will not feel the Aloha when we are sitting in a small group, with the teacher not being the equal distance from all of the other students in the small group. \r\nThe Rainbow Table or Kidney Table, is a great invention to support both the teacher and the student by providing equal, and close proximity to each other. This is important because students are able to get their needs met comfortably, whether the teacher is working with 1 or 5 other members of a small group at once.

My students need a classic Kidney/ Rainbow Table for small group instruction.

p132193

18d9a0c45bef68de6a1deb1143bac69f

Mrs.

IN

2016-11-23 09:12:31

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literacy, Mathematics

It's Getting Cold Outside

My students are roses that are trying to grow from concrete. We are at an low income inner city school. My student still manage to come into the classroom with smiles on their faces and eager to learn despite the challenges that they face daily within the community. \r\n I have a classroom full of minority students. Sixty percent of my students are English Language Learners and thirty-five percent are African American. They are full of potential and we just need a little support to flourish!

These materials will be used daily in my classroom during stations, indoor recess, or independent fact practice. The self-teaching machines will be used as independent practice throughout the day for students who need to brush up on their math facts. I have students who need to practice basic addition and subtraction facts. A handful of my students are interested in multiplication. These machines will allow them all to build their automaticity with math facts. \r\n\r\nI love when my students are learning through play! They think that they are just having fun but there's always something to learn. We are approaching the winter months and outdoor recess will be little to none. The literacy and math stations will be available for inside recess and learning during stations. These activities will allow my students to practice skills that are needed in second grade while having fun. When students are having fun they are more engaged in their learning and it “sticks” better!\r\n

My students need station activities that will not only help them learn but also keep them engaged during the upcoming months of inside recess.

p253159

6145588b29d62a9031690cf009c197f4

Mrs.

CA

2017-03-23 22:57:46

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports

Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness

Take It Outside!

I work at a Title One school. We provide free breakfast and lunch to our students. I have 27 students on my class list. My students are a combination of English only and ELL students. I have the privilege of teaching kindergarten. \r\n\r\nMany students come from low income families. Many come not prepared for school due to the lack of funds at home. They are sometimes unable to complete their homework because they don't have the supplies at home to do it. As a teacher, I try to provide as much as I can in order for them to succeed.

I am requesting two picnic tables for our outdoors. The outdoors is the best place for students to practice and master physical and motor skills. Students can freely experience such skills like running and jumping. Outdoors contribute to learning. Children are able to express themselves and learn about the world in their own creative way. Students learn a lot through their senses. Having picnic tables will help students sit outside and have fun through communication skills and vocabulary. Many activities can be done while appreciating the outdoors. Many activities take place indoors. We need to explore and enjoy our surroundings!

My students need a place to sit and enjoy the outdoors!

p217619

a43f3c456f5a91c119855cc28d21da9b

Ms.

AL

2016-08-02 22:49:30

Grades 3-5

Applied Learning

College & Career Prep, Extracurricular

Calling all Future Bill Gates!

I teach a coding club for fourth and fifth grade students. I currently use Scratch software to introduce coding. Students learn the basics of coding by creating a variety of projects including mazes, races, digital stories, and games. \r\n\r\nIncorporating coding in elementary schools is critical to build skills for the 21st century workforce. Utilizing a variety of coding programs and tools will engage students and provide a strong foundation. I would like to expand my coding club to include additional materials to broaden coding opportunities and to introduce robotics. \r\n

The materials I am requesting include Dash and Dot robots, Osmo Starter kits, and Makey Makey kits. Fourth and fifth grade students will have an opportunity to work with the materials individually and in small groups during coding club. \r\n\r\nThese valuable materials will provide new opportunities to learn coding and programming skills in an engaging and meaningful way. Students will use the Osmo Starter kits to become more familiar with coding by connecting real-life actions and movements into the digital world. Students will program the Dash and Dot robots to move and change colors. As students become more familiar with the robots, they will program the robots to successfully complete an obstacle course. Students will use the Makey Makey kits to turn everyday items, such as bananas, into keyboards. By using the alligator clips included in the Makey Makey kits, students can connect household objects to play the role of a computer keyboard. Students will share their creations with their peers. Ultimately students will learn beneficial skills that are in high demand.

My students need Dash and Dot, Makey Makey, Osmo Genus Kit

p029776

0a9688d9194d2b7c51e2c87a12ef9ca3

Mrs.

AR

2016-09-30 13:35:12

Grades 6-8

Applied Learning, Math & Science

College & Career Prep, Mathematics

Sketching out the Future

My students are 6th graders in a STEM class and come from a mix of social, racial, economic, and family backgrounds with over 70% of the students receiving free or reduced lunches. My students are very active in my class. We are always working on projects. I want my students to enjoy class. I want my students to grow as learners. It is hard because supplies are not always available. My students want to be able to learn and grow in my class. \"Education is the key to Success.\" - Jamie Escalante. I want my students to feel success in my classroom.

I am teaching my students to draw different objects on graph paper and they need to be able to see me draw the object first. I only have a chalkboard in my classroom. I need a graphing style whiteboard to be able to draw objects large enough for my students to see. A whiteboard would also allow me to erase and draw the same in several class periods. Currently I have to draw it on paper and let the students pass it around or turn the lights off and try to use a document camera. It is hard for the students to see in the dark and it is very small for a whole class to see from around the room.

My students need a grid line whiteboard in my classroom so they can see how to draw designs on graph paper.

p224168

846c92ffafec4408f52fe5841b8bda02

Ms.

AL

2017-04-22 17:34:47

Grades 6-8

Special Needs

Special Needs

Resource students need Supplies!

As a teacher working in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking forward to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences. According to research flexible seating include burning more calories, using up excess energy, improving metabolism, increased motivation and engagement, creating a better oxygen flow to the brain, and improving core strength and overall posture. \r\n\r\n\"A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard\".\r\n\r\nMy students receive special education services. They are instructed in Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Their disabilities range from Developmentally Delayed, Intellectual Disabilities, Other Health Impairment to Specific Learning Disability. Their parents cannot provide the school resources they need to be successful\r\n\r\nMy students are willing and eager to learn. To ensure that they are learning and having fun, I want to make sure they have the things they need. My desire is to create a learning environment that is safe and student friendly.

Imagine walking into class and not having the supplies one needs and no means to get them. I try to may sure that my students have what they need, so that they will be able to be successful in the resource and general education setting. My students often forget to bring the required supplies to school. Instead of having to ask a friend or teacher, my students know that they can come to the resource room to get the supplies they need. Anxiety Spinners will also help to relieve stress when my students are having a difficult time focusing.\r\n\r\nWhen I look at my students, I see unlimited possibilities! I would like to continue to be able to supply my students with the material they need to continue to be successful in the resource room and the general education setting. An investment on knowledge pays the the best interest. I plan to continue to invest in my students, because our children are our future!\r\n\r\nMy students need anxiety spinners to help relieve stress, reading supplies to improve reading skills, basic supplies and arts and crafts supplies to continue to make learning fun and exciting!

My students need basic supplies such as anxiety spinners, read supplies , laminating supplies and other resources to use when in the resource room and general education setting.

p148821

f80f18a16b1c677b2b070592963735f6

Mrs.

CA

2016-08-25 17:54:55

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Reading, Analyzing, and Responding to Literature is Essential

Children who are schooled in response-centered classrooms where their responses to literature are valued develop a sense of ownership, pride, and respect with regard to learning (Hansen).\r\n\r\nMy amazing third graders are a diverse group of individuals with varying needs, abilities, and interests. They are eager learners, and are ready to soak up all the new knowledge that comes their way! They are in need of materials that will help strengthen their ability to read and analyze text from different genres.

My students will learn to analyze different genres with the ready-to-use Analyze Text Journals that come packed with 25 reading passages and writing prompts! Each spiral-bound journal covers 5 genres - fiction, poetry, folk tales and fables, persuasive writing and informational texts. My students will just need to flip to one of the genre tabs, review key characteristics, then dive into one of the passages. After reading, my students will be able to respond to ready-made prompts that challenge them to use text evidence to support their answers! With the Read, Note & Respond Journals, my students will be able to respond to any fiction or nonfiction text because it comes with prompts on each page to help them take notes on vocabulary, characters, main ideas and more as they read. After reading, students will use their notes to respond to high-level questions while reflecting on the author’s purpose, summarizing key details and more.\r\n\r\nPlease help this project become a reality so my students can better develop their skills in reading literature, reading informational text, determining the main idea, summarizing/note-taking, and writing.

My students need Analyze the Text Genre Journals, and Read, Note & Respond Journals to develop skills in reading, summarizing, and analyzing text from different genres.

p005773

42cc47ecac40b8a5df77d4bf4ba2b4ee

Mrs.

PA

2017-03-30 10:19:38

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning, Literacy & Language

Early Development, Literacy

Blasting Off to Promote Literacy!

Students at my elementary school have the opportunity to come to the library as a special class. Our kindergarten and 1st grade students have the extra library class in a six day rotation, whereas, other students only serviced once in a six day rotation. Students look forward to getting books and being able to take them home. Some of our students may not have the chance to go to public libraries with their families, only go on special occasions, or even buy their own books. \r\n\r\nWhen I took over as the librarian, our library had an average book age of 1970. Since I was hired, I have been weeding our collection to bring it up to date. Even though this has brought up the average age of our collection to early 1990, our library took quite a hit on the amount of books that were discarded based on age, condition, and appropriateness. \r\n\r\nAfter consolidation in 2015, our school building is now a K - 5 building. This also caused us to not have an extensive grade level collection for in the incoming Kindergarten students. I have been supplementing my budget for books with my own money, memorial, and PTO donations.

Imagine walking into an elementary school library and seeing all students immersed in literacy experiences. Children need to have the opportunity to be engaged in a variety of reading, writing, and technological activities during class. While some students are reading and working in groups and others reading and working individually. Students explore books of various genres, levels, and interests.\r\nWe are looking to promote literacy and interest in our school library within the younger grades.\r\nIf our school library has the opportunity to receive these books, they will be a great addition to the put nonfiction texts into our younger reader’s hands. This involves helping to find books that not only will assist with the emergent and struggling readers, but will also interest those students who are beginning or struggling to read. Texts that are Hi-Interest but Lo-Level will help the students to practice necessary reading strategies.\r\nI feel that these texts will also help to encourage beginning research practices for students who are interested in nonfiction texts. By having the access to these books, it will also help with early exposure to real world knowledge and interest in these subjects.\r\n

My students need more nonfiction text that they will be interested in, in order to promote literacy within the younger grade levels.

p150792

041792299e5edb97d96df7394e75d8a8

Mrs.

PA

2016-05-30 21:15:25

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literature & Writing, Mathematics

Flexible Classroom Seating: Learning Should be Comfortable!

My classroom is based mainly around math and language arts in a 5th-grade setting. We do many group projects, debates, discussions, experiments, research, and also independent learning. I want to set up a classroom that encourages choice and empowers children.\r\n\r\nI have 28 students in my class, currently of all ethnic backgrounds and also a very diverse socio-economic landscape.\r\nI teach up to 110+ fifth-grade students as they rotate for science and social studies. The students love working on group projects and interacting with technology.

I am working to creating a flexible learning environment that allows students to take ownership of the classroom and their learning in it. They will have the option to move around the room to work collaboratively and in spaces that encourage creativity and hands-on learning.\r\n\r\nTo be able to complete this vision, students need functional supplies that allow them to work away from their desks. Clipboards and lap trays will provide student flexibility in their work space, while still allowing them to communicate their ideas effectively. Without these supplies, students will feel hindered in their ability to write while away from their desks. These supplies are critical to a flexible seating environment.

My students need clip boards and lap trays that allow them to work around the room in our flexible seating arrangements.

p113134

047063affb3a6af9734447b170d29f35

Mrs.

LA

2017-01-11 12:22:07

Grades 3-5

Math & Science

Applied Sciences, Mathematics

STEAM Supplies for Super Students

When my students come to class, their eyes light up and they look eager to begin. Most of my students come to my class three days a week for one hour. A few classes come to me one day a week for one hour. My sixth graders come to my class five days a week for one hour. They learn by researching, collaborating, creating, and presenting. They practice problem-solving skills by completing activities such as building robots, coding, creating machines, building circuits, and completing modules such as one that taught them how animal adaptations can help humans survive. \r\n My students make me eager to teach because they genuinely seem to care. They are excited about STEM/STEAM and excited about learning how to improve the world around us. However, we are just getting started at Delta Charter School and are only in our fourth year of being open. DCS opened its doors to offer a choice to the community for an education where science, math, and technology are more incorporated into the curriculum. As a project-based-learning school, hands-on learning and creativity are encouraged. Building up the resources at our school, including our class, will help inspire my students.

Research shows that elementary students benefit through play and exploration, allowing them to develop with more potential. The Sprk+ robotic ball and 3Doodler pen will help my students become more excited to learn about the principles of STEAM. These materials offer hands-on experiences which would allow my students to become better problem solvers. \r\n Students who learn how to problem solve grow up to be problem-solving adults, allowing them to help improve the world around us. The Sprk+ robotic ball and 3Doodler pen will help my students become more excited to learn about the principles of STEAM. \r\n Students would be able to practice coding by using the Sprk+ robotic ball as they \"play\". Learning how to code is a skill that is becoming more of a necessity as the world of technology expands. The 3Doodler pen will allow students to begin learning about 3-D printing. 3-D printing continues to increase in popularity as the benefits of this technology become more widely known. Students can use the 3Doodler pen to create art and may one day increase their 3-D printing knowledge to more advanced creations, such life-saving organs. \r\n

My students need STEAM materials to help inspire them and help them learn how to be creative and innovative.

p130473

517883bb7a130c9e6b9aa240a1755970

Mrs.

VA

2016-08-16 20:51:06

Grades 3-5

Math & Science

Applied Sciences, Mathematics

Making things happen for Room 34

The students in my class are a part of an inclusion model and represent students from the special education spectrum and gifted population.\r\n60% of the students I work with are first generation U.S. Citizens. I am always amazed with the amount of time and effort they put in their classes.\r\nSome of my students are considered gifted and enjoy being challenged. At least 10% of my students have special needs and benefit from a curriculum that involves a hands-on experience. They need to see the concepts being presented and not just be a part of an abstract conversation. This year we made paper roller coasters and the students connected the science terms of force and motion in a meaningful way.

My students will learn this year that being a maker is just as important as being a consumer. Last year, students began the process of using coding in the class to make two dimensional objects and create things electronically. This year, we want to make things move.\r\nWe will practice the skills needed for coding, explore robotics and use coding to make their robots move. Making things, such as robots and electronic gadgets in class allows a student to use other parts of their brain. As they create, they will develop critical thinking skills and practice collaboration with others. Twenty- first Century learning skills are needed for students to be competitive in this global world.

My students need opportunities to make things in the 21st Century that will allow them to be globally competitive. Coding and robotics will encourage them to have the desire to make things in class.

p165840

56099fb6474459b357e4671b12e40267

Mrs.

SC

2016-08-10 22:05:28

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning

Early Development

Selecting Smart Seats

I teach first grade in a diversely populated school. I am doing a classroom make over this summer to make my room more differentiated with more choices for my students. A new concept I am interested in implementing is called \"flexible seating.\" It gives every child the opportunity to sit in a different type of seat while doing seat work. The variety of seats that I am trying to include will meet the needs of all of the learners in my classroom.

The flexible seating project is to allow my first grade students to have a variety of seating choices and be able to move around to a variety of workspaces in the classroom. This project requests four exercise ball stools and plastic stools.\r\n\r\nNot only does it keep my students engaged but helps with classroom management.\r\nI would like to have enough of a variety of seating that the students would sit in a different seat each time we do seat work. That means I need at least eighteen seats. The exercise balls will help my active children be able to move and not get into trouble while also staying on task.

My students need a variety of seats to choose from including plastic stools and balance balls.

p108445

9871f5def1fe3ac612a3605d627bd200

Ms.

NH

2016-11-21 23:25:40

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports, Music & The Arts

Health & Wellness, Music

Time to Move and Dance!

My students are 3-5 years old and come from a variety of diverse backgrounds. Some have special needs, others are learning English. Many face issues of poverty and trauma. Our school has an approximately 70% free or reduced price lunch population. Many of my students come into school with limited vocabularies and early academic skills and they need support so they can thrive in elementary school. They lack access to many crucial learning materials at home and it is our job to provide them with the resources necessary to succeed, while also creating a classroom environment that is safe, nurturing, and accessible to all learners.\r\n\r\nMy students are curious, intelligent, remarkably kind, and always willing to try their best! We solve problems, create, work together, learn from each other, and always have fun! I'm fortunate to spend my days with such incredible people!

The winter months are coming and due to our short school day, it is difficult to find time to take our students outside. Preschoolers need to move and we need to transform our classroom space into a more active learning environment during the cold days. Preschool students are learning not only early academic skills, but about using their bodies and moving throughout the environment. \r\n\r\nPoly spots and dancing scarves will help us move our bodies and keep active while we are learning! Poly spots let us work on gross motor skills while doing obstacle courses or jumping to find a letter or rhyming word. Scarves allow us to have fun and be creative through movement. We use them to play games and of course for our Friday dance parties!

My students need scarves and poly spots for indoor movement activities.

p240794

50de264f564887cdb3df16e81f945419

Ms.

IN

2016-12-23 23:05:44

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language

Literacy

Kinder Poets

My 28 kindergarten students are extremely eager to learn. Each of my students come from a different walk of life, but they all come into my classroom and we truly become a family. \r\n\r\nMany of my students come from low-income families or from families whose native language is not English. Despite having hurdles in their lives even at the age of 5 and 6, they bring their all to school and strive to reach their goals. It is amazing to watch their little minds work and grow throughout the year.

My students love rhythm and rhyme. One of there favorite parts of the day is when we read our poetry. I want to make this station more interactive. The sentence strips are to write out the poem so my students can piece it together like a puzzle after we have learned a poem.\r\nThe wiki sticks will be to find sight words, vowels, or cvc words in our poems. My students love finding their words as a class and at their seats in their journals. The highlighters will allow them to circle their words with still being able to read the text later. \r\nFinally the cardstock will be used to make interactive pieces or puppets for the poem so the students will have a visual.

My students need wikki sticks, sentence strips, cardstock and highlighters to use in our poetry station.

p211649

c667489ae40be689355fb0018bbf23cb

Mrs.

GA

2017-01-13 18:20:51

Grades 3-5

Math & Science, Applied Learning

Applied Sciences, College & Career Prep

Interactive Learning and Sharing!

The kids are ready for it! Why hold them back? My students are quite knowledgeable with the use of technology. It is now time for me to give them the opportunities to show off what they know how to do. Technology would allow my students to create projects as alternative assessment options.\r\n\r\nMy students are curious thinkers! They love a good conversation and challenge. Our school community is a diverse group of students and teachers, coming from several different cultures. We love to celebrate diversity and encourage our parents to be involved, helping them to overcome any language barriers that may exist.

These devices will help us get closer to our goal of a 1:2 ratio of devices to students. My students and I have found many opportunities to effectively learn interactively. I can project lessons on the board and they can respond from the tablets they share! Student responses include, but are not limited to, drawing, paragraph writing, pictures, and demonstrations. \r\n\r\nI want them to be excited about learning and share those experiences with their families, friends, and others around the world. We can also use these devices to create online portfolios that can be shared with those that mean the most to my students. \r\n

My students need tablets for the classroom! My class has discovered the joy of interactive lessons. I can project my lessons on the board, and they can participate on their own devices!

p116999

cb87a44e971a3cad4984281534c19445

Mrs.

MN

2016-09-24 15:12:51

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning

Early Development

The Power of Play

Our Kindergarten program consists of a full day schedule with an emphasis on rigorous academic instruction along with age appropriate activities to encourage personal growth and development. The students come from diverse backgrounds and speak a variety of languages. Every student is valued for their unique strengths, culture, and learning style. \r\n\r\nKindergarteners are naturally inquisitive about their world. In our integrated curriculum, science, math, art, and literacy are combined during active learning opportunities to provide experiences that are real and relevant to the students. Our classroom is full of learning opportunities!

It is important to provide play opportunities for kindergarteners. Play encourages children to use their creativity while developing social, emotional, and cognitive abilities. Through play, children can draw, write labels, count, work cooperatively, and promote literacy. Play provides rich learning opportunities and boosts self-esteem and children’s success.\r\n\r\n“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” -Mr. Rogers \r\n\r\nStudents come to school with a wealth of knowledge about their home. We need materials that represent the student's homes to provide authentic learning opportunities for students to practice math and literacy skills. It will also help to build their confidence to see themselves and their home lives represented in the classroom. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

My students need dramatic play materials like dollhouse furniture and people, supplies for community helpers pretend play, building materials, and multicultural dolls.

p249021

d73a21340d347a6683f1a501785991be

Ms.

LA

2016-06-29 20:57:53

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literacy, Literature & Writing

Desk Towers Facilitate Brain Power

I have yet to personally meet the students on my roster, but after years of experience at this school, I do know what to expect. I will most assuredly have students who face rough circumstances outside of school; their time in the classroom is a reprieve from those struggles. I will have students who are on the right track. I will have students who believe they are incapable of success. I have students who are eager to please and learn, but lack the supplies and resources. I will have bright students who refuse to put forth the effort they are capable of. I will have struggling students who give it their all.\r\n\r\nI know this because as a teacher in a low socioeconomic community, I get these kids every year. Have no fear. Through the course of their time under my care, each and everyone will experience success, a love of literature, pride, challenges, improvements, and results they doubted were in them. I know this because I have seen it time and time again. It is why I'm an educator. There's no real trick or magic to these results. It's a matter of high expectations, quality lessons, guidance, & rapport.

In my experience, collaborative groupings allow all students to rely and support one another while reaching challenging goals successfully.\r\n\r\nI need your help in facilitating students from different backgrounds and capabilities with equal opportunities for success. \r\n\r\nIn each unit I create, I include several activities that require group collaboration. These activities enrich the overall story by delving deeper into the story while addressing a variety of skills and need-to-know information. These enrichment extend past the basic literary education by touching on all subjects. Additionally, these activities enrich the students' education by utilizing important team-building skills. Through this setting, I can group kids in a means that works best for their individual strengths, weaknesses, and needs.\r\n\r\nI have spent countless hours developing effective, enriching, and meaningful lessons and activities. I feel that desk towers is the best option for organizing the materials my students need for these activities, but the price is too overwhelming for my salary considering the number of kids in each class. My students also need scissors, clipboards, and staplers to produce meaningful work in these cooperative group settings.\r\n\r\nThe materials I am asking you to donate towards will allow me to salvage precious learning minutes, facilitate pride between group members and their work, all while working with limited space and large class numbers.

My students need basic materials to facilitate cooperative group settings. The carts specifically will help me as an educator organize the plethora of group activities I have planned for all of my students.

p118706

8fbfd7475120855c420aa11db67f2571

Mrs.

LA

2016-07-19 19:25:26

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports

Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness

Sitting Isn't Sitting With a Hokki Stool!

The students in my 1st grade class come from a variety of backgrounds. I teach in a small farming community in South Louisiana. We don't even have a stop light in the whole town. While my students don't have a big town, they have huge ambition. \r\n\r\nBy supporting my class, you are bringing the world to them. The reason I teach is because my students make me laugh, they make me a better teacher, they make me think, and I truly enjoy working with them every day.

Students have to sit all day. They sit on the bus to school. They sit in the cafeteria for breakfast and lunch. They sit during library, music, and art classes. They have to sit to complete their math and reading lessons. So much sitting! But what if students could keep their bodies in motion while sitting? Well that wouldn't be like sitting at all! \r\nHokki stools can keep children's bodies moving while in the sitting position. The ergonomic stool lets students keep moving, while sitting still. I plan to use the stools for group brainstorming, circle time lessons or reading time. The structure of this stool allows children to constantly be in motion at times where the teacher is requiring them to remain seated to complete instructional tasks. It is the best of both worlds!

My students need Hokki stools so that they can keep their bodies in motion during class!

p040737

7f26afc493a4b0a231531b54b0a848cc

Mrs.

NV

2017-03-29 12:33:49

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language

Literacy, Literature & Writing

Sight Words and Reading

My students come from a multitude of backgrounds. They do all have one thing in common, though. They are all economically challenged. I teach in one of the highest poverty areas in the city. When they come in the classroom, the kids can hopefully leave their troubles at the door, and most do. They strive to do their very best at all they do and really want to please their parents and all adults. My \"kids\" are incredible, and most are a true inspiration to me each morning when I see their smiling faces.

My students next year will be the struggling students in the school. These first graders will need help with phonics and sight words in order to become readers. I am asking for sight word cards, sight word decodable book set and white boards to use in our struggling reader small group instruction. These kids will benefit from these resources daily in our lessons by practicing the skills they need to succeed. Thanks for thinking about helping our classroom, we appreciate any help we can get in our low income school. We especially need to help our kids catch up on their reading skills.

My students need Struggling Reader tools like flash cards and sight words books.

p212191

a7b1b131000177ab65d08519bb3c8da6

Ms.

KS

2016-08-15 17:41:05

Grades 9-12

Health & Sports, Literacy & Language

Health & Wellness, Literature & Writing

English Teacher Battling Senioritis!

My students are part of a rural school district in the Midwest in a high school of about seven hundred ninth through twelfth grade students. I teach a variety of different senior-level English classes and a mythology course that each range in size from twenty to thirty students. \r\n\r\nMost of my students are involved in at least one extra-curricular activity, and many of those are involved in two or more. While these are fantastic opportunities for them to gain valuable experiences to become well-rounded people, it also means their minds are sometimes on many things other than English. Add to that the number of students I have with IEPs or who just have trouble focusing and top it off with the ones who are suffering from a serious case of senioritis. I have a classroom environment ripe with need for non-traditional options to increase concentration.

I have fantastic students but some of them need help to improve their focus in class, which is the thing they mention most often when asked what they need to be successful academically. I am requesting funds to purchase five balance ball chairs to add to the tables in my classroom.\r\n\r\nRecent studies have shown that sitting on balance balls engages both sides of students' brains, making them more focused on learning and acquiring new information.\r\nThere is not enough room to replace all of my chairs with balance balls, but I would like to be able to provide this as an additional seating option for my students who will benefit most in a class in which they need to be successful.

My students need five Gaiam balance ball chairs to help increase concentration and focus in English class.

p052412

856c05b943e9b0b71ae3a80dc4501423

Mrs.

TX

2016-11-28 14:29:41

Grades 3-5

Math & Science

Mathematics

Math Supplies\r\n

My students come from low income homes. We are a title one school with very little funding. My students are very sweet and want the opportunity to learn. My students need these supplies to be able to do well in class. These supplies are essential for the students to succeed. They need the chance to have the same education as everyone else. I would like to try and provide that for them. That is why my students need these supplies. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n

The students learn a lot of new things at this grade level. These supplies will be able to give them a hands on experience with these new skills. The students will be bale to practice their multiplication and division while having fun with a board game. The students would be bale to practice using a number line with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals which is a hard concept for them to grasp at this age, and they would also be bale to compare these three things. The students would also be able to practice using a protractor and other geometry skills with the geometry practice kit.

My students need These supplies to be more successful in math.

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Mrs.

PA

2016-10-22 10:45:52

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language

Literacy

We Need a Leveled Library Cart!

I currently have 24 six and seven year old students in my classroom. I am teaching first-graders in a Title I school, located in a high poverty and high crime area of Pennsylvania.\r\n\r\n All of my students receive free breakfast and lunch.\r\n\r\nMany of my students come from homes where English is not spoken. I have three special education students and two ESL (English as a Second Language) students in my classroom. Several of the students in my classroom have an in-class social worker.

My first graders have a wide variety of reading levels.\r\nI am hoping to get my first graders a Leveled Library Cart with bins and a checkout cart.\r\nI want my first graders to be able to read books that are at an appropriate reading level for them. Some of my students are just learning the ABC's while other students can read at a second grade level. The majority of my students currently read at a Kindergarten level even though they are in first grade. \r\nMy students will use the leveled library cart during independent reading time. They will also use the leveled library cart to take home books that are at or slightly above their reading level.

My students need a leveled library mobile storage cart with bins and a checkout cart.

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Teacher

CT

2016-06-14 13:44:13

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literacy

Reading Folders Needed for Struggling Readers\r\n

I work with students who are struggling middle school readers. This will be the second year students are in my reading intervention program. In order to effectively implement the program, students need to be organized. I have found 2 pocket folders enable my students to place their work in progress in a safe location. In middle school, it is important for students to learn strategies to stay organized, and thus folders help students to learn and practice this skill. Most of my students have made great strides in their reading comprehension achievement this past year. However, they need to continue to be in an intervention program that will support them in moving toward grade level proficiency.

My students are struggling readers in middle school. I am implementing a reading intervention program that will require students to save their work in progress in a 2-pocket folder. Last year, through the use of 2 pocket folders kept in the classroom, my students were able to sty highly organized. I believe this contributed to their success in increasing their lexile scores in reading. Teaching students to keep work in progress in an orderly fashion in 2 pocket folders helped my students to develop good work habits, and contributed to their overall success in the reading intervention program that they participated in.

My students need 2 pocket folders to keep their work in progress. The folders will help students stay organized in my reading intervention classroom.

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Ms.

HI

2017-04-26 15:30:01

Grades 9-12

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Fire the Canon!

My students come from diverse backgrounds and all to often have difficult home environments. In spite of these challenges, they come to school every day ready and willing to learn. Our community is often considered the roughest, poorest neighborhood in our state, and every day my brilliantly talented kids come to school in hopes of changing that stereotype.\r\n\r\nThe resources at our school are often stretched to the limit as we attempt to meet the needs of all of our learners. 100% of our students receive free lunch. Our class sizes are always increasing, and we have many students who transfer into our school midway through the year. In addition, our campus is older and many things are in need of repair. One of the things are school struggles with is the need for materials and supplies to inspire our students to improve their reading and writing skills. Teaching a growing and changing population the complex set of skills required for literacy is a daunting

Our school has slowly built up an AP English program over the last few years, and with more students than ever in AP Literature, I am hoping to acquire a few new sets of classic books. Our students have little exposure to the English \"canon\" and our current texts are quite literally falling apart.\r\n\r\nWith these books, we can inspire more students then ever and provide them with an authentic reading experience. Giving our students access to literary works like these will help them understand the foundations of how stories are told today and will provide them with the knowledge they need to prepare for college. They will also help our students formulate insights about these stories and human society as a whole.

My students need some new classic literature to educate and inspire them in AP Literature! I'm hoping to get new copies of three classic books to help familiarize my students with these foundations of English literature.

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Mrs.

SC

2016-07-10 18:39:35

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning, Special Needs

Early Development, Special Needs

The Most Magnificent Thing! Learning Through Play

Some may choose to see the special needs of my students as a hinderance to their future. However, I choose to only see what my students can do rather than what they cannot. \r\n\r\nAnxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, etc...\r\n\r\nImagine as a 3 or 4 year old child only wanting to be treated like the rest of your peers. It's important that my students are seen as children first and are given to tools to be able to engage in socially and age appropriate play just like the rest of their non disabled peers.

The donations provided through this project will provide opportunities for all of my students to be meaningfully engaged in the play-based learning process, regardless of their disability. \r\n\r\nThese materials will be used in my literacy, science, and dramatic play centers. Each unit that I teach follows a specific theme. The materials that I have requested will be rotated through my play based centers so that my students have concrete and realistic materials to help them understand and relate to the theme that I am teaching. \r\n\r\nMy students' lives will be greatly improved because they will be able to actively engage with their peers, which will increase their social skills. By increasing their social skills, they will be able to better generalize their skills outside of the classroom, thus improving their quality of life.

My students need pre-academic and dramatic play age-appropriate centers and learning materials that are meaningful and accessible.

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Ms.

MI

2017-03-03 11:16:06

Grades 3-5

Health & Sports, Special Needs

Health & Wellness, Special Needs

Seating Options Update

Our school is a balanced calendar school in a suburban area. It is filled with compassionate and dedicated educators who care deeply about children. We are a data driven school and focus on students' needs and provide interventions when necessary. We are a strong school family and our teachers work as a team! However, it has become increasingly more difficult to fund classroom materials.\r\n\r\nEach year in my classroom, I have students with IEPs and/or 504s; I have many children with high energy and attention focus challenges. My students are curious, energetic and motivated to learn. In our fourth grade classroom, my students know they are all unique individuals who have lots to learn. They also know learning comes from putting in their best effort and being a part of \"The Team\" as we do a great deal of learning in partnerships and small groups.

Research proves that all students learn differently, and some learning styles change based on subject/content areas. Some students like to stand, lay, or wiggle while they work. My classroom has always been one of flexibility; Stand, sit on the floor, lay on the floor so long as focused learning is taking place.\r\n\r\n Using different options for seating, such as stability balls, cushions, standing desks, tables, traditional desks, wobble stools students get their blood flowing while still working.\r\n\r\nIn my quest to offer my students choice, I applied for a small grant through my district's foundation and was able to secure two balance ball chairs, one stability ball, two peddlers, and a seating/balance cushion. My kids were benefiting from the seating options, so I then did a Donors Chose project to complete a class set of stability balls to use as chairs. I was able to find a couple tables that were in storage to add to the classroom. PTC was kind enough to donate money which I used to order cubbies so the students would have a place to store their 'desk supplies.' I was also able to secure a standing desk/stool table and a Big Joe Chair. I would like to add two more balloon seats and a yoga pillow.\r\n\r\nAfter observing my students experience the flexible seating options in my classroom, we are anxious and eager to complete our transformation! I think this gives the students the opportunity to be comfortable in their learning environment which leads to better focus.

My students need just a couple more seating options for our flexible seating classroom transformation!

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Mrs.

CA

2016-08-05 23:57:07

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports

Nutrition Education

Fuel The Brain

My students line up outside my door excited to come in. Most schools have a morning routine of hanging up backpacks and sharpening pencils. My class comes in to finish getting ready for school. \r\nI teach in a very low socio-economic area that is well known for having one of the highest Meth crime rates in the United States. The majority of my students arrive without having bathed or showered let alone clean clothes. Attendance is also very low as many students must wake themselves up to catch the bus.\r\nMy job is to start the day as a true caregiver and take care of their personal needs first, so they can spend the rest of the day learning.

My students frequently come to school hungry. School lunch isn't served until 11:45. By then, they have lost most of the learning time thinking about food. Many times when they leave school, they know there won't be food at home.\r\nHealthy grab snacks to keep them focused on learning is a must! Because I have chosen healthy snacks, only those that our truly hungry will take this offering. As a teacher, I know which of these students are in immediate need. It would be so wonderful to have a healthy snack to send home with them to enjoy while they do homework. The snack will also be an incentive to complete homework.

My students need healthy snacks when hungry to enable them to focus on learning!

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Ms.

NY

2016-08-26 17:04:19

Grades 3-5

Health & Sports

Health & Wellness, Nutrition Education

Kid-Inspired Making Healthy Foods in the Classroom and Beyond!

My students are a wonderful group of amazing kids who have goals and aspirations just like everyone else. However, many struggle with the barriers of poverty, language acquisition, and both parents working. Some are living in homeless shelter motels that have recently opened in our area that have no kitchen. Most of my kids are eating in unhealthy fast food restaurants daily. My students thrive to succeed but are limited by the lack of resources in our public school environment. \r\nGiven the opportunity, my creative and resourceful students will soar to heightened levels of independent achievement! They just need to be given the materials and support to break through the obstacles that are holding them back from enjoying healthy and successful lives.

When the smell of delicious homemade vegetable soup filled the hallways, my students had a hard time concentrating on their lessons. \"Why can't we make good food like the kindergarten kids?\", they asked. My kids posed a great question! The answer is simply that we lack the resources to expand cooking healthy foods to the upper grades!\r\n\r\nMy students decided they want to be able to learn more about: what nutrient-rich foods they should eat, how to cook them, and how they can become empowered to help themselves and others to be healthier lifelong consumers! My students are requesting basic cooking materials, a rolling demo cart and an iPad to begin their journey of discovering healthy food preparation and meal planning. Some of the kid-inspired meal suggestions were: crock-pot soups, vegetable stews, fruit smoothies, brown rice, and applesauce. They can't wait to get started! In their kid-inspired idea, they want to use an iPad to research nutrient-rich foods, focusing on well-rounded meal planning and sharing their ideas with others. The students want to compile the recipes along with pictures and videos taken with their iPad into an e-cookbook that they can share with their peers by uploading them to our school's website!\r\n\r\n Students have decided that Friday afternoons, empowered with their rolling cart, they will distribute, display, and share demo tastings of healthy foods with other classes. They also want to make magnets promoting the important missive relating the positive attributes of healthy living choices. These inspirational messages will go on their families' refrigerators as a constant reminder this school year and beyond!\r\n

My students need cooking tools: crock-pot, blender, rice cooker, microwave, etc. to cook healthy foods. They are requesting an iPad for research, cooking instruction, generating an e-cookbook, picture and video taking to share what they've learned!

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Mrs.

OH

2016-12-24 01:32:14

Grades 3-5

Music & The Arts

Music

Help Make Music Fun!

My elementary is located in Toledo, Ohio, and is a Priority Title I school. My students are in preschool all the way up to eighth grade, and enjoy coming to music class twice a week, for a total of 60 minutes each week. All of our students receive free breakfast and lunch, and we are blessed to have organizations donate school supplies for our students. However, these donations typically don't reach into the specialists (music, art, and gym) classrooms.\r\n\r\nMy students love to sing and play instruments, but my classroom is lacking many of the basics an elementary music classroom should have. They would love to eventually have classroom sets of xylophones, drums, and ukuleles!\r\n

When I first began teaching at Leverette Elementary, my classroom had only one mallet instrument, a toy xylophone. Since then, I have been able to acquire three more xylophones for my classroom through budget money. However, it is difficult to keep a class of 20-25 students engaged with only 4 xylophones, only 3 of which have removable bars to allow for changing the key of the instrument. \r\n\r\nWith 4 more xylophones, I can keep more of the class engaged and give more students opportunities to perform and create their own music during their short time in music. My students get so excited when they come into my classroom and see the xylophones out, but that excitement quickly dies down when they don't get a turn to play until several minutes into the class time. \r\n\r\nHaving 8 total xylophones will allow my students much more time to experience music in a way they can't with non pitched percussion instruments. I greatly appreciate your support of this project!

My students need xylophones to aid them in learning musical concepts such as performing and creating music. Our classroom currently has only three xylophones, which doesn't go very far in a classroom of 20-25 students.

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Ms.

CA

2016-08-23 12:12:01

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literacy, Literature & Writing

Staying Current with Junior Scholastic!

A typical day in my classroom involves me doing the very best I can to engage and excite my students so that they are eager to learn. Unfortunately, I am often limited by the resources of my school and am unable to do many of the things I'd like to do to help all of my learners.\r\n\r\nThe students at my school are predominantly Hispanic and African-American.\r\n\r\nThey attend a public school in South Los Angeles - an area that is known for having low performing schools and struggling students. It is a severely underfunded district in the cash-strapped state of California. Our school is looking to change that - our goal is to close the achievement gap and create a great school in this area!\r\n\r\nMy students often come without basic supplies and it's my goal to give them a classroom where they have the best of everything and all the materials they need. My students are amazing! Despite the setbacks that many of them face, they do not ever complain or whine to me one bit about their problems. My students never complain and they always give me 110% effort and try their very best.\r\n\r\n

I would like a class set of Junior Scholastic magazines for my 6th grade Language Arts students. These magazines not only give students an opportunity to stay current on events that are relevant to them, but give them the opportunity to see expository/nonfiction writing in the classroom that is interesting and educational. Many of my students are unaware of current news items and do not expose themselves to the news outside of school. This gives my students the chance to not only be aware of what is going on in the world, but provides me the opportunity to enhance their Language Arts instruction with a contemporary resource.

My students need Junior Scholastic magazines to enhance their understanding of current events and expository writing.

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Mrs.

AL

2017-01-12 11:22:03

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning, Literacy & Language

Early Development, Literacy

Help! We Need A Listening Center!

I teach twenty eager-to-learn kindergarteners in a low, socio-economic school. More than half of my class receives free lunch. \r\n\r\nMy students show up every day excited to be at school and ready to learn. Unfortunately, many of them do not have traditional learning materials at home that foster learning through creativity. I need your help updating the materials in my classroom. With the turn the economy has taken, our classrooms are suffering. Without your help, it is impossible for me to purchase these things.

My students need a set of table and chairs, headphones, and connector to be used as a listening center in our classroom. \r\n\r\nMy kindergarteners love to read and be read to! This listening center will allow them to choose and listen to a book independently or with a partner when they are in the reading center. We already have some great books on tape or CD, we just need a dedicated space and materials to make this a full time learning center. Classrooms do not receive sufficient funding which would allow teachers to improve the learning environment for our kids.

My students need a listening center and headphones for our literacy groups.

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Mrs.

CA

2016-09-18 18:42:08

Grades 9-12

Math & Science

Health & Life Science, Mathematics

iPad as a tool for learning!

My students come from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and socioeconomic groups, but they share one thing in common - they all have Individual Education Plans, so they need extra help to access school curriculum.\r\n\r\nThey also share a common desire - to be able to experience and understand the same things as other students their age. My job is to find ways to make school a safe space to try new things, ask questions without fear, and celebrate success, in whatever form it takes.

Most of my students do not have access to technology like an iPad; this will give them experience and make learning fun.\r\n\r\nAll students deserve to have the opportunity to try new things, and this would make that possible. I would like my students to have a chance to explore new ways and new avenues for learning, and the iPad would allow them to try games and demos of activities that we cannot do in class, like dissections in Life Science. \r\n\r\nJust because my students learn differently, doesn't mean they can't learn. Technology like this evens the playing field for my kids.

My students need access to technology to experience lessons in alternative ways.

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Ms.

IN

2016-07-25 11:05:23

Grades 6-8

Applied Learning, Special Needs

College & Career Prep, Special Needs

Learning Organi-station

My students are in a rural community. We are very close and family focused. Our school prides itself on being a positive safe place for our students to learn.\r\n\r\nIn my classroom I have autistic students, ADD students, and other special education needs. It is difficult for these students to stay organized and as their teacher it is my job to create opportunities for them to become better at it. I hope to help these students improve their learning process.

\r\nThis item will make a difference in my students lives by giving them a safe place for their items. The shelf will help create a purposeful learning environment. It will provide organization experience that will benefit them throughout life.\r\n\r\nThis shelving unit will be used for personal storage (for students) and for classroom collaboration. It will improve their executive functions and allow them to learn to self regulate. My students will be going to middle school next year and these skills will need to be practiced before they embark. As someone who thrives off of organization I feel that I can share these skills with my students.

My students need this organizer to help them collect their items and thoughts in the classroom. It will help them practice life skill needed in the real world.

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c956cdefa0d797d353875556aaf7b2e5

Mr.

CA

2017-04-07 18:46:19

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Illustrated Interpretations: Differentiating Literary Analysis with Artwork

We are a widely diverse urban middle school with over 2,100 students from over 100 zip codes. As diverse as they are, though, my students have a lot in common--they're intelligent, creative, resourceful, innovative, and fun. \r\n\r\nPart of the fun of middle school is the unbridled creativity that students bring to even the most highly intellectual tasks; my students love to make their ideas \"pop\", and I love that they can channel excitement into an artistic activity that eventually leads to an impressive written response.\r\n\r\nWhat better way to harness my students’ incredible creativity than with an ample supply of colorful materials on hand in the classroom?

It's never enough to ask students to read a story or a poem then just write an essay about it. Especially with such large class sizes, it's essential that students have multiple opportunities to analyze literature through thought, talk, and collaboration, and to have varied modalities for self expression. In today's age, I love having students respond digitally, via apps and web-based media. However, sometimes there's no substitute for the old fashioned way. I'm determined that manual artwork will always have its place. The materials provided by this project will allow students to respond to literature in illustrations and graphics made by hand. My classroom photo shows an example of a project that we do to gather our interpretations of To Kill a Mockingbird before setting out to write essays about the novel's deeper meaning.

My students need colored pencils and markers to illustrate and bring to life in vivid color their interpretations of literature.

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f0551c221857c3f27523c740b2506c7a

Mrs.

GA

2016-09-06 23:11:10

Grades 6-8

Music & The Arts

Music, Performing Arts

Marching to the Sound of Our Bass Drum!

My students come to school excited and eager to learn every day. Although the school is a Title I school and only one student owns her instrument, the entire group (102 students) is eager to participate with the school band. All of our students receive free lunch and those who participate after school receive dinner and a snack. Our students have many challenges, especially in the neighborhood, but all members of the faculty and staff are very supportive of them.\r\n\r\n\r\n

Students in middle school very seldom or rarely participate in marching band; however, the only bass drum that we have for our band performances is a bass drum. It's not in very good condition and it has no drum stand for it. \r\n\r\nWhen students move from middle school to high school, they are expected to know how to stand and how to play the bass drum correctly. Because I have no concert drum, I have to simulate how students are to play the drum. Often, my students have been intimidated when faced with a real concert drum at other schools.

My students need a concert bass drum for their band \r\nperformances.

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7ff861cfb7b73ea40e5fb1a8427b772d

Ms.

MI

2016-07-26 12:38:28

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Mathematics

Classroom Carpet Time

My wonderful, energetic little 1st Graders attend a Title I school, meaning many students receive free or reduced price lunch. Some come from homes where they do not have much and school is the only consistency in their life. In the classroom, students deserve a place where they can seek somewhere to go for insightful discussions and bonding time with their peers, a quiet area to read and relax when needed, and most importantly a safe area and nurturing environment

My wonderful, energetic little 1st Graders attend a Title I school, meaning many students receive free or reduced price lunch. Some come from homes where they do not have much and school is the only consistency in their life. In the classroom, students deserve a place where they can go for insightful conversation and bonding time with their classmates, a quiet area to read and relax when needed, and most importantly a safe area and nurturing environment. \r\n\r\nEach morning, my students and I gather together in a circle for twenty to thirty minutes and interact with one another in meaningful ways. We help each other set goals, we discuss our plans for the day, and share and celebrate success. Throughout the school day we use our carpet for whole group instruction, partner work, and small group learning.\r\n\r\nIt is essential for my students to be able to have this alternative space where they can feel comfortable as a community. Where we can celebrate all those special moments that occur each and every day in first grade. Sharing these moments together brightens both their lives as well as mine.\r\n\r\nLast year I used a smaller, less expensive area rug that were easily worn down, tattered, and very difficult to keep clean. My firsties love to have the ability to stretch and spread out! They would strongly benefit from a clean, new, rug to enhance our classroom community and serve as a comfortable and welcoming learning space.\r\n

My students need a classroom carpet space for whole group instruction, partner work, and small group learning.

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Ms.

CT

2016-10-02 00:05:18

Grades 3-5

Math & Science

Mathematics

Being a Mathematician Is Fun!

The school I work at is a turn around school in the city of Bridgeport. This is my first year teaching. My students get free lunch and breakfast. They really enjoy playing math games and working in centers. \r\n My first two days of teaching I had several students that were angry over things that would not typically anger someone. I was told by my grade partner that the boys in our class liked to fight. Most of the students were open to learning new social skills. They were engaged when we talked about strategies to use when they are angry.

I teach math to both third grade classes at my school. I am trying to implement the Daily 3 in math. We would use the playing cards and dice for numerous games( place value, adding , subtracting and multiplication ). I would use the games for when the students are working with a partner. I choose multiplication, addition, place value games or centers because these are the concepts we are learning in the beginning of the school year. Hopefully, I can use these centers or games to reinforce concepts the students already learned. Also, I am hoping that these activites are fun and enriching to add to our daily 3 in math.

My students need fun math activities to enrich their daily learning !

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Mr.

SC

2016-12-26 10:42:43

Grades 9-12

History & Civics

History & Geography

Interactive Notebook Supplies

The students who will benefit are members of two 11th grade co-taught US History Classes. The two classes are inclusion classes which include a high level of students who have an Individualized Education Plan or a 504 plan. These classes are very eclectic classes with a wide range of students from: students who need lots of extra time and support to high academically achieving students. These classes are also a very diverse classes both economically and culturally. Both of these classes are made up of a great group of students. They are a complete joy to teach!!

These materials will be a huge help for our classroom. We are using interactive notebooks this year to help our Inclusion US History Class. This classes is filled with a high number of students who have IEP, 504, and/or ESOL plans. The interactive notebooks provides us with a way to use guided notes, develop student out puts (such as maps, charts, diagrams, graphic organizers, etc) and guide classroom discussions in a manner that all students are able to participate and receive the support they need on a daily basis. These materials help us to build our interactive notebooks when we are using our hard copy versions (we also use an on-line interactive notebook, but we do not always have access to chrome books on a weekly or daily basis). The first semester has been a great success using the interactive notebooks.

My students need highlighters, scotch tape, and pens for their interactive notebooks. We supply all of the notebooks for the students. We use these notebooks on a daily basis.

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Ms.

MA

2016-11-03 11:38:56

Grades 3-5

Special Needs

Special Needs

SPREADING KINDNESS- \r\nWonder by R.J. Palacio

I LOVE my kids!! I teach in a low-income, high-poverty district. Many of my students face a variety of challenges in and out of the classroom. Though the children have many differences we always choose kindness!\r\n\r\n\"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.\" This motto is held strongly in our room.\r\n\r\nWe accept each other and care for each other. This creates a strong, safe learning environment. My hope is that my students choose kindness outside of the classroom as well.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio is an amazing novel!! This New York Times best seller was the force behind the Certified Kind Classroom Challenge . This book is undoubtedly a favorite read amongst many of my past students and co-workers alike. \r\n\r\nTo quote the book itself, “Everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their life.” R.J. Palacio has certainly earned hers with this novel. \r\nI can't wait to get a copy of this novel in each of my kids' hands! I am so excited to have book chats with them and use Wonder as a way to discuss how we should always treat others. School is not just academics- life lessons and developing a strong moral foundation is a gift of a lifetime.

My students need 22 copies of Wonder by R.J. Palacio. I know this novel will even more so raise their level of kindness and understanding!

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Ms.

WV

2016-08-06 17:08:59

Grades PreK-2

Applied Learning, Health & Sports

Character Education, Health & Wellness

EL Education Classroom

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district in West Virginia, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. I am looking to make my classroom a safe, fun, and beautiful learning environment. I want my classroom to be comfortable with plenty of engaging activities. \r\nMy students like to move, and sing! Many of them are being raised in single parent households, or foster family households, and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. My goal is to provide each student with a happy, safe, and comfortable environment that gives each student the peace of mind to learn and grow into a successful member of society.

I am a new teacher to EL Education. I am so in love with this style of teaching, and I really think it will help my kiddos out! The school focuses heavy on character education, as well as academics. I am working on creating a calm and natural environment that will give my children the chance to learn and grow. This is extremely necessary for my children. Many of my students are diagnosed ADHD, as well as some with diagnosed sensory issues. Creating this calming environment will allow my children to focus, and not be overstimulated. My students need this type of environment, and this is a way I can advocate for them.

My students need a classroom that is safe and beautiful. In this cart is supplies for our new classroom. Some book shelves, which are very needed! Pebble Pillows to use during reading time, and more.

p061518

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Mrs.

CA

2016-08-05 18:15:22

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts

Literature & Writing, Performing Arts

Using Apple-Ipads to Creatively Show What We Know!

My students are a collective bunch of high-energy, intelligent, inquisitive third and fourth graders who want to know all about the world they live in. \r\nMy classroom is comprised of 25 amazing students, many of whom come from bilingual households and receive free or reduced price lunch.\r\nOur administrators, faculty and staff work collaboratively and tirelessly to give our students a nurturing and stimulating environment in which to soar. In 2016, we were named a Blue Ribbon School and have goals and objectives with which to not only maintain the standards required to obtain this honor but surpass them in years to come.

Students love to learn using technology! It is a way to pique interest in almost any subject.\r\nHaving Apple-Ipads will not only allow students to research concepts in an interesting way, but also allow students to collaboratively create videos and plays demonstrating knowledge they have obtained. \r\nThese types of technology activities are examples of what our new language arts series presents as a means of completing inquiry projects that connect across the disciplines. Having several Apple-ipad minis will allow my students to work collaboratively in small groups as they obtain information, organize the information into plays, narratives or reader's theaters, and then video and present a finished product.

My students need 2 Apple-Ipad minis as well as AppleCare. Having access to this type of technology will help students to build communication and collaboration skills,

p066528

b26a4ebc626724987a5d4c0ec6831945

Mr.

FL

2016-10-31 15:31:03

Grades 6-8

History & Civics, Math & Science

Financial Literacy, Mathematics

Financial Literacy

My students are respectful of their instructor, classmates and school rules, try their best, and applies themselves in everything they attempt. They would rather notice than be noticed and want to help when they see another student struggling, and ask for help when they are struggling. They contribute intelligently in class with comments and questions, investigates more if and when they are in doubt and voices their points of views. I would say that my students are students who care and go beyond the call of duty to achieve, succeed and enhance their education.

The board games will be used to reinforce a variety of concepts in a family finance and economics course. Participants can track personal information, income, and expenses to reflect life events and their financial effects. Financial literacy training would be structured to support student/participants' progress toward meeting their savings and asset goals; it should provide program participants with opportunities to develop skills and acquire knowledge necessary to effectively manage their own financial situation; and it should be designed to meet the participants where they are when they start the training and to build on what they know in an affirming and participatory way.

My students need to understand financial literacy, and these boards games will enhance their educational experience.

p131024

d24b1eea482d1c0d8c80c4f76662067a

Mrs.

FL

2016-08-06 08:32:50

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language

Literacy

Inspiring the Love for Reading

I teach in a low-income and high poverty school, where I support many students with everyday challenges. I think of my classroom as a place where they can be inspired and can have consistency. \r\n\r\nMy main goal is to provide my students with the most meaningful and enriching learning experience while they are in my classroom. \r\nEvery child can learn and I want to be the teacher that shows them they are special and can learn anything if given the right tools!

I am new to the 1st grade and lack the resources for my students to read quality books at their levels. These books belong in front of all students to increase their phonics, reading, and fluency skills. \r\n\r\nThe Leveled Readers A-H create an environment for my students, which will create a meaningful academic experience with quality literature that will create readers for life.\r\n\r\nI continue to search for books that the students can feel success while developing their love for reading books. It starts with one book, but shouldn't stop there. I appreciate any help towards stocking our class library.

My students need Level Extra Book Set Library in the classroom to provide many opportunities to select a book to read at different levels to continue growth in fluency, comprehension, and the love for reading.

p059177

1c0adb98372d053e136e56649dd123c6

Ms.

CA

2016-11-19 00:55:38

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language

Literacy, Literature & Writing

Books, books and more books!

I teach in a dual immersion 4th grade classroom. We teach 50% of the day in English and 50% in Spanish. My classroom is the English model for two classrooms of 30 students. Half of the 4th grade students at my school come to me to learn science, writing, and math in English in the morning, and the other 1/2 come to me in the afternoon to learn the same subjects. Most of my students are English Learners; however, many come to this school speaking English only. This school is a Title I school and is located in a high poverty area where many of the families are farm workers. \r\n\r\nWe continually discuss how to implement the 4 Cs into our lessons: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. We also never forget about the 5th and most important \"C,\" which is CARING! I have a great bunch of students who are enthusiastic about learning and reading. Most importantly, my students are so grateful for any help that we may receive. I really have a great group of kids who are so sweet.

My students need more high-interest chapter books. In addition, I would like them to read more biographies and science based books. The books I have chosen allow kids to learn about important people in history in an entertaining way that is interesting for children. We talk a lot about Thomas Edison and how he experience many failures before his great ideas came to fruition. I want them to learn more about people like this and how ordinary people can become amazing innovative people with a strong will to succeed. I have also requested a book shelf where these wonderful books can be displayed and pique the interest of children who may struggle with reading.

My students need books, books and more books! They love to read and I can't keep up with their needs. We also need a place to store and display our beautiful books.

p245411

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Ms.

FL

2017-04-16 14:02:50

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Mathematics

Activate our Learning with Active Math Manipulative's

My students are from a Title I, uniform school, where 90% of students receive free and reduced lunch. \r\n Our schools mission is, not only to make learning fun, but to \"capture our kids' hearts\" along the way. We are constantly involved in our community, through monthly family dinner nights, book bus drives, food drives and so much more. We as teachers strive to create a wonderful place for our students to succeed. My goal is to allow each of my students to get the most engaging learning experience they possibly can, and to build up their skills/confidence in the classroom. I want each and every child to enter my classroom feeling that they are welcome, and that they can succeed!

Math can be hard for young first grade minds to understand. Concepts of numbers, place value of the number, greater than less than, etc. \r\n\r\nSome students have difficulty making meaningful connections within and across mathematical experiences. Having materials for students to be able to manipulate, starts the students with a concrete representation of the concept first. Then, with practice, builds them up and helps them get to the representational and eventually abstract thinking of numbers and different Math concepts. \r\n\r\nNot only do manipulative strengthen students knowledge of math, it starts them off with a positive experience with Math to carry with them throughout their early school years!

My students need math manipulative to get them motivate in active in their math learning along with storage containers to store them and keep them neat and organized!

p202174

3a78662df76b7f01a8566610d0e83acb

Mrs.

WA

2016-11-05 13:24:11

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literacy, Mathematics

Alternative Seating For Wiggly Kids

My students are some of the hardest working, emphatic kids I've had the chance to teach. I have 24 wonderfully loving, wiggly 7 and 8 year old 2nd graders who love to learn, laugh, and be challenged. \r\n\r\nOur school has made the leap into a STEM school, emphasizing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in all of our classrooms so that students are better prepared for the world in the 21st century. Additionally, my school is a Title 1 school, with 70% of our population receiving free or reduced lunch. Our diverse population is comprised of Native American, Hispanic, and Caucasian. Many of our students are second language English speakers.

My students come from a wide range of backgrounds, and experiences, including early childhood education. Consequently, sitting, and attending are challenging for some kids. These different types of seating options will provide more choices for students on how and where they sit in the day time in our class. Some kids might choose a wiggle stool, others may need a stability ball to help them wiggle while focusing on work, lessons, or partners. \r\n\r\nI want children to be comfortable in our class, making access to new learning that much more enjoyable and easier for my students. Comfortable for some kids, isn't a chair, or a carpet spot on the rug, their bodies need different things, and providing options for seating in our class will help all learners be successful.

My students need alternative seating options for advanced learning and comfort in our class.

p111287

d307fbb1a17e8db6888c292340ad9b48

Mrs.

WV

2017-03-17 18:19:40

Grades 6-8

Math & Science

Mathematics

Bounce While You Work

Our middle school was recently flooded in June 2016. We started the school year in a not so typical place to have a school. We were in an arena, separated by curtains. There were five rooms that were shared classrooms also. Students ate lunch in the center of the arena while teachers were trying to have class. We were in the arena until Jan 2017. Now we are in pods until a new school is built, probably in about 5 years. All of the staff and faculty are trying to stay positive while doing the best for our children.

My 6th grade math students need bouncy bands for their desks to help them relax and concentrate on their work. The bands will also allow them to work through harder problems because they will be less stressed and will not feel trapped at their desks. Kids in this century are use to constant moving and interaction, even if it is through video games and technology. By using the bouncy bands, it will allow active students become more productive and spend more time on task, while not distracting the rest of the class. The bands will also keep the students' attention and focus during testing

My students need bouncy bands for their desks to help them concentrate on their work by releasing tension and stress.

p129390

d9f57fa05b869974bf9c0e768224d345

Ms.

FL

2016-05-15 18:23:55

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language, History & Civics

Literature & Writing, Social Sciences

Magical World of Reading

To say that my classroom is very student centered is an understatement! My students are constantly in movement. Discussion, discovery, excitement, and innovation is clearly evident! I want my students to be strong readers, fluent in comprehension but most of all I want them to love Reading!

I have the blessing of looping up with my students to 3rd grade next year! This year, I watched grow in ways that surpassed my expectations! They love to work with each other! They enjoy projects and being able to have the freedom to discover while they learn. My school is incredibly loving! The community is involved in every sense of the word. Parents, staff, and students are truly a family!

I will be the ELA teacher this coming school year. My students will embark on creating interactive notebooks, dioramas of their favorite scene, and create PowerPoint presentations as book reports! The use of technology and these brand new books will be a powerful tool for going deeper with Reading and Writing. My students will learn vocabulary and use it in their writing. I truly believe that students grow through the process of self expression - no matter if it's written or digital word.

My students were so fortunate to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this year and LOVED every single chapter! They still talk about how amazing it was to read with the teacher and really feel like they knew the characters. I want my students to feel how Reading can come to life if they invest into the characters and the story line. Roald Dahl is one of my favorite authors!

My students need these specific books to improve literacy and become exposed to different literary genres including Matilda, BFG, Wish Stealers, and Candymakers.

p242217

4e88f24f2b632a92d680ddde01036aef

Ms.

NH

2016-10-25 21:03:05

Grades PreK-2

Warmth, Care & Hunger

Warmth, Care & Hunger

A Place For Everything and Everything In Its Place

Our small rural K-6 school has about 160 students and like the show Cheers it's a place where everyone knows your name. It is set in a neighborhood community that is close knit. It is over 80 years old and multiple generations have attended it. We are an inquiry based school where curiosity is cultivated. All classrooms are multi-age.\r\n\r\nMy classroom is a K/1 classroom and I have 15 students this year. They are eager and excited learners every day!\r\n

My K/1 students start their day by having to organize their belongings. How they do this sets the stage for their whole day of learning. \r\n\r\nRight now they arrive to one high hook on the hallway wall outside our classroom. They have to hang their back pack and coat (snow pants too in winter), organize their lunch box, change their shoes, get their home folder out, etc. and start their day. A wooden coat closet would give my learners a way of putting their belongings away easily (not all over the hallway) and walk into the classroom ready to learn.

My students need a coat closet to put their belongings away.

p154988

d4cdda43c834f424f28522cd265f599e

Mrs.

GA

2017-02-13 09:20:19

Grades 6-8

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Book Nook Settle Down Spots

The students at our school are brand new to middle school. Some students come to my class excited because they love literature; others come simply because their schedule tells them to. It's my job every day to make them want to learn and feel invested in their own learning.\r\n\r\nMy students are in the sixth grade--the 'new kids on the block' in middle school. They are passionate, but only about the things they care about, which can sometimes seem limited. I try to have a variety of ways to reach my students, through technology, interactive notebooks, literature they relate to, and one-on-one conversations about their learning. It's important that while we still have them in school, we can focus on getting them interested in the learning process! \r\n\r\nOur Title I School is located in Atlanta, Ga--the heart of the South! There is so much to see in Atlanta, but many of my students don't get to explore much outside of their own neighborhoods. The beautiful thing about language arts is that I can take them around the world through the books we read, without ever having to leave the classroom.

Flexible seating options will excite students when they come into my classroom. My focus is on getting kids to delight in reading again. I want to make the entire experience as enjoyable as possible! Some students get into a rut when going to school, so any way we can break this up is seen as very exciting from the student perspective.\r\n\r\nIt doesn't always have to take a lot to increase student engagement, and I really think these chairs will make a HUGE difference! Students get restless from sitting in desks all day. I would love for students to be able to sit down in a comfy spot with their peers by our book nook to be able to enjoy a good book.

My students need comfortable seating to help them focus when reading!

p129757

e15c044fbaa5512ed407766fd8e13b57

Mrs.

SC

2017-01-13 09:45:19

Grades PreK-2

Special Needs

Special Needs

Special Education Lights the Way

The students in my class have a variety of disabilities. Most of the students are non-verbal or have emerging language skills. Most of the students in my class are working on a combination of language, social, behavioral, self-help, and academic skills. Every student in my class has an IEP and we are working on behavioral, daily living skills, as well as academics. The students in my class love school and love to learn. They are a fun group of students who teach me daily.

STEM learning experiences are changing the way students are learning. My students need these materials to combine STEM education with their Sensory needs. The students are motivated by meeting their sensory needs. This project will supply my children with a variety of sensory input including calming lights, engaging lights, an activity table for sand, and a pea pod for deep pressure. There will be manipulatives that can be used on the light table and in the sand table to engage the students while they learning about math and science. This project will impact these students life as they continue to grow in their academic knowledge. These materials will make learning fun and functional for this awesome group of students.

My students need a light projector, mirrors, visual wheel, activity table, light table, light blocks, letter blocks, and interlocking blocks, as well as a pea pod to help them have a multi-sensory learning experience.

p129179

b6ac632315db1f986e833a8cb49d94c4

Mrs.

FL

2016-10-17 11:42:46

Grades 6-8

Math & Science

Applied Sciences, Mathematics

Mbot Programming

José Martí MAST 6-12 Academy of Mathematics and Science Technology is to provide students with a challenging curriculum that will expose them to critical thinking, the nature of science, mathematics, computer technology and scientific research throughout their middle and high school years. Students will become seasoned critical thinkers with well thought out goals for their futures.\r\n\r\nJose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy thrives on the concept of infusing science, mathematics and computer science in various aspects of the school as a whole. From the classroom to the clubs and activities, the students are ensconced in the school’s mission. Part of the students’ educational foundation at José Martí MAST entails expressing scientific ideas through verbal and written communication skills. Therefore, the Language Arts curriculum integrates the processes of research and technical writing. \r\n\r\n

My Goal is to combine the Internet of Things (IOT) with a Makerspace so that students can follow our motto of “Where learning means more doing”. To do so, I am remodeling an existing lab to be the 21st Century Computer Science (STEM) lab. Students will have access to small tools and a storage room full of raw materials for building their devices and enhancing them with Arduino or Raspberry Pi microcontrollers. These devices will work in collaboration with our Science Dept to develop apps to support students’ Capstone projects in the collection of data that can be analyzed and improve our environment and/or community. Our first step in building this 21st century lab is to master coding in combination with the Mbot. The Mbot has several accessories that allow for a variety of data collection formats for investigations. This system also allows adapters to be added to further their building into a laser engraver, electronic inventor kit, robotic arm, interactive light and sound add-on pack, 3d printer kit, and music robotic kit to name a few.

My students need Mbots to combine the Internet of Things (IOT) with a Makerspace lab so that they can follow our motto of “Where learning means more doing”.

p009543

b40879f29b0acfd7b51cb69220846a46

Mrs.

SC

2016-10-04 11:16:53

Grades 3-5

Math & Science, Literacy & Language

Applied Sciences, Literacy

I Code! You Code! We All Code!

My students are highly curious, gifted and talented 3rd and 4th grade girls and boys at several schools in my district. They seek opportunities to learn and lead. Hungry for more information and learning, these students need STEM challenges different from what they receive in the regular classroom. They need opportunities to apply knowledge and discover how things work in the world. \r\n\r\nMy students love to discover by hands-on application and need materials to feed their curiosity. \r\n\r\nMy students come from varying backgrounds, and each one is unique in the way he/she views the world. All students deserve the extra push to experience new things and apply problem-solving strategies in everyday situations. My students need materials that will challenge them to do that.\r\n\r\n\r\n

My students are intrigued by the world of coding, and what better way to feed their curiosity than to provide the Ozobot and MiP robots that they have to program to preform different tasks? With the robots and accessories provided through this project, students will be able to work independently, in small groups, or in whole class situations to practice their coding skills and program their team robot to perform. These material will provide STEM opportunities and have long-term impact on the students' confidence in their ability to enter fields requiring coding.\r\n\r\nThe possibilities are endless, and I am sure my students will amaze me with their coding and programming abilities. I can't wait to provide them with these fun and educational opportunities!

My students need to become familiar with the power of coding. These robotic items will engage the interests of both boys and girls and entice them to be more involved in the world of coding.

p204117

8ac2ec8933deb0e7400579dc0fff0e0e

Ms.

NC

2016-05-18 14:58:17

Grades 6-8

Math & Science, Special Needs

Mathematics, Special Needs

We Love Our Whiteboard!

My students are a great group of teenagers who are eager to learn about the subjects we teach. They are great at helping each other out and I am inspired by seeing them overcome obstacles to their learning on a daily basis.\r\nDespite having a variety of disabilities and coming from impoverished backgrounds, they work hard every day to improve their social and academic skills. I want to work through Donors Choose to improve the learning environment in my class and to provide students with more options on how to access the core subjects that I teach. I work with a wonderful teaching assistant, and we have already created a great environment in which our kids feel welcomed and safe. We just need some assistance to make it even better!

Donations to this project will make a difference by giving us a second white board in the classroom that we can move around to be more flexible. Currently we only have one whiteboard that is fixed to a wall of our classroom. Since we teach 12 different classes in our classroom throughout the school day, often my instructional assistant is teaching one group of students one thing, while I am working with a different group of students. Having another white board that we can move to different areas of the room will give us more flexibility with grouping students so that they are able to complete work they need to in all subject areas.

My students need a rolling whiteboard to complete group work on.

p040526

e470c89317f8b242388f96c3864a26ac

Ms.

NC

2017-02-02 14:11:19

Grades 3-5

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literacy, Mathematics

Liftoff into Learning!

My fifth grade classroom is filled with 23 students who have a passion for learning, especially when given engaging tasks and assignments to complete. The students are outgoing, energetic, and each child has his/her own unique personality. I have an academically mixed class where students are performing at various levels of achievement. Our school does not have the technological support needed to compete with other schools throughout the county because funding is prioritized in other areas. My students should have the same learning opportunities as other students despite their economic status. \r\n\r\nMy students have a desire to learn and become more knowledgable. Fifth graders are creative and innovative when it comes to showing their knowledge and there is no better way to \"show what we know\" than through the use of technology!

Students will use creativity and individual learning styles to demonstrate learned concepts and standards. The methods which educators assess students in the classroom have evolved, and students are held to rigorous standards. Solving problems involves more than simply providing an answer. Students must not only demonstrate their thinking but they must also be able to justify their reasoning. Using apps on the iPads such as Educreations, ChatterPix, and Google Classroom allows students to show their learning in a variety of ways. Utilizing iPads will provide students with the 21st century technology tools they need in order to effectively conduct research and organize their thoughts for presentation. Communication and collaboration skills will also be easier to teach and measure through the use of iPads in our classroom.

My students need iPads to compete with more prominent schools in our school district.

p217646

5792f8779fe9ed5846cd8f971578d248

Ms.

OH

2016-10-12 15:01:30

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports

Gym & Fitness

GIVE A LITTLE BIT TO GET OUR SCHOOL FIT

Our school is a very diverse school. Our student body represents many cultures, socioeconomics status and ethnicity. Some of our students do not have the opportunity to be exposed to many sports or recreation games outside of their physical education class. They need to be able to experience all sports and healthy concepts so they can become a healthy active person. The majority of my students have a basic skill introduction but they need to be able to move pass this level to better their overall understanding of sport and fitness.

This project will help in my student's learning because I will be able to provide more exposure to game play. We lack equipment so not all my students get the opportunity to use a variety of equipment in PE class. With the game boards my students can learn to take turns, learn about teamwork and effective game strategies. \r\nThe Yoga mats, fitness card and rampshot will benefit our class so I can create a variety of circuit training activities. That way, they can keep moving and work towards their healthy fitness goals. All of the equipment will help to improve our students' overall well-being and health.

My students need the floor games and fitness equipment to enhance their learning.

p037393

21f2243d51d566e486a8f429af75d7dc

Ms.

WI

2016-09-13 15:29:02

Grades PreK-2

Health & Sports

Gym & Fitness

Bounce and Learn

\"Me thinks that the minute my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow\" -Henry David Thoreau I teach a group of 22 energetic kindergarten students from varying backgrounds. A great percentage are learning English as a second language, receive free or reduced price lunch, and are working with limited resources in their homes. As their lucky teacher, I make it a priority that each learn to read, write and feel happy at school. \r\nTo feel happy and learn, we have to move our bodies! \r\n

In kindergarten, we sit to listen to stories. We sit to hear the rules. We sit to look at the smart board. We sit to write. Five year old bodies were build for movement and active learning. We accomplish this in many ways in kindergarten with hands on math, playtime, recess, and wiggle breaks.\r\n One smart student in my class wished that he could just bounce! And with that one statement, it was determined that we need a trampoline! We can bounce when we follow the rules. We can bounce when we are kind. We can bounce as a reward but also as a way to get the wiggles out when sitting is tricky!

My students need a trampoline to move, bounce, and get the wiggles out!

p235558

3cff34122a064fd2e796329bbef84d87

Ms.

FL

2016-08-10 00:22:34

Grades 3-5

Health & Sports

Health & Wellness

Wobble While You Work!

Welcome to the FES Train, where lack of supplies cause chest pain! Don't get me wrong our school is the best and in the lives of our students our teachers invest. I teach my students that learning is power and I do all I can every little hour.\r\n In my class I teach mostly reading and always make sure my students are succeeding! But there are many things that can stress students out, from learning a language to personal doubt. My job isn't only to show them and teach. I let them know all the goals they can reach. With your donation there is no doubt, the best in my students you will help me bring out!

My inspiration came from the kids in my class. They found a problem with our class. One was our inability to have movement. They discussed having different seating that inspires movement in the room. Wobble chairs just called out to them. They also discussed the many things they can do if they had a space with a rug to do brain break excersizes. This kid inspired project would allow them to have 60 minutes of healthy movement and excersize daily by having a place to do their brain break exercises and an area for students to wobble in their seats!

My students need wobble chairs to keep active 60 minutes a day and a comfy rug to do their brain break excersizes.

p041322

47e4cde2603d3d8da576f033c5c48515

Mr.

NY

2016-07-25 13:26:38

Grades 9-12

Music & The Arts

Visual Arts

Photography Class; Our American Stories: Immigration

We are a small Title I public school in Brooklyn NY, the type of school that qualifies for free or reduced price lunches. This year, after two years of running an after school photography club using whatever we could get our hands on; our school is starting a photography class for grade 9th students. These students come from very diverse cultural backgrounds; many of them are immigrants from poor income families. They live in neighborhoods that lack adequate opportunities and programs to support their success. However, our students still find the energy and drive to strive and pursue their dreams through the education and care that they receive in our school.

This upcoming school year, I will teach photography through the lens of immigration. Students will be encouraged to create connections with people in their community. They will become more familiar with their cultural heritage and use this to identify similarities and differences within their own lives, deepening their understanding of their own personal histories. Students will learn how to use a camera, explore and practice photographic techniques, using light and composition to create their own immigration story through images and text. But in order to achieve this goal, we need proper digital cameras that will allow the students to learn and practice photography skills that they can apply in their daily lives, other academic courses, and possibly in future visual art careers.

My students need Our students need cameras to tell their own immigration stories through images.

p042552

4e2a2f9a391f909185c22c647562dce2

Mrs.

TX

2016-10-06 09:30:35

Grades 3-5

Applied Learning, Special Needs

Extracurricular, Special Needs

#Kids Deserve It!

My students have various disabilities but, my-oh-my, they are hard workers! I would love to be able to further differentiate instruction by having more educational, hands on activities that keep them engaged. My students often struggle with skills that other \"typical\" developing peers do not struggle with. I want my students to LOVE to learn...even if there are challenges. It is also my goal to support their learning styles and needs. These kids love to come to school and learn! #KidsDeserveIt!

Osmo is a great learning tool not only for struggling learners, but as an enrichment activity as well! iPads help support the needs of my students and their individual learning styles. I want all kids to LOVE to learn! Let's face it, technology is a HUGE thing...and kids love it! I want the kids to be engaged and intrigued while they are learning. I also want to be able to enforce differentiating instruction for all students (students with disabilities, \"average\" students, and students that need enrichment)! These will tools will help students learn and LOVE to learn! I want them to be excited about coming to school and learning!

My students need iPads and Osmo to support their individual learning needs.

p145479

0c37128bde2ce6e7faf62c9733eca19b

Mrs.

TX

2016-06-26 21:42:02

Grades PreK-2

Math & Science

Health & Life Science, Mathematics

Choose Your Seat for Focus!

As a second grade teacher in a TITLE 1 school, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, they come to school with love for learning. I am looking to give them a safe and flexible learning environment where they can use that love for learning and grow tremendously. \r\n\r\nMy students are creative, funny, and all unique in how they learn. \r\nThey like to move, they love to explore new ideas and love lots of positive attention. Many of them do not have the typical affluence you might be used to seeing in Katy. These things may prevent them from having the same life experiences many of us see as \"typical\". However from the minute they walk in the door of my classroom, I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. \r\nI may not be able to control their home lives, but, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even our earliest learners to continue on a path of academic excellence.

Students will have an opportunity to choose where and how they can work best! My students absolutely love when they get to pick where they will complete their assignments.\r\n\r\nCan you imagine if they could ALWAYS pick where they wanted to get their work done? I hope to give them many areas around the room where they can choose from different seating to do their best.\r\nThere will be a table with 4 wobble stools, another table lowered with 6 wobble cushions that can be used for group meeting too, 4 bouncy bands that attach to chairs for students who want to use a desk but still fidget, and 1 set of 5 colored stools, and 1 stay n play ball. The rest of the desks will be raised for students that prefer to stand and work. When the students are given an assignment to complete, I will let them choose where to work on it. They are welcome to go anywhere in our room to get their work done as long as they are being considerate of other learners, do their best, and take care of supplies correctly.\r\nThis project will make my classroom \"student-centered\" where the students make their own choices about their learning as well as increase motivation and engagement. Many other teachers have tried this and seen great success. However, it costs money that I simply cannot provide on my own. That's where you come in! I will personally make sure my students know who provided these things for them and that their learning and lives are important to us all! Please consider helping invest in the lives of students that may not otherwise have the same opportunities.

My students need 4 wobble stools, 6 wobble cushions, 4 bouncy bands that attach to chairs, 1 stay n play ball, and a set of 5 colored stools.

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Ms.

TX

2016-10-05 22:54:35

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literacy, Mathematics

Listening and Learning

The words brilliant, curious, joyful, motivated, and thoughtful only begin to describe my 20 Latinx, second-grade students. They hail from the impoverished Pleasant Grove community of Dallas, TX. They show up to school every day ready to learn, love, and grow. \r\n\r\nMy students attend a \"turnaround school,\" or, in other words, a no-time-to-lose school. The school's dire state is the result of years of being systematically disadvantaged by racism and poverty. Accordingly, an unjust lack of resources challenge my students, in addition to the regular demands of learning. Yet they persist, determined to lead their communities to a more just future. \r\n\r\nMy students know that if they love themselves and their communities, and if they work purposefully, then they will be the necessary future leaders of the United States.\r\n\r\n

Computer programs create engaging opportunities to educate students in a differentiated, interactive style. They are critical to my school's curriculum, yet there are vastly more students than computers. As a result, several classrooms split time using a mobile cart of laptops and headphones. In the midst of transporting the cart up to 5 times a day, headphones often break or get lost. '\r\n\r\nThe challenge of finding functioning headphones creates up to 10 surplus minutes of transition time, precious minutes that students could spend learning. Because we use these computers twice a week, those 10 minutes quickly accumulate to 12 hours of lost learning opportunities throughout the year. \r\n\r\nA class set of 20 headphones would eliminate wasted transition time, allowing my students to efficiently spend their computer days listening and learning, instead of troubleshooting broken headphones.

My students need 20 durable headphones for engaging in learning on computers.

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Ms.

CA

2017-01-05 23:54:03

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language, Math & Science

Literature & Writing, Mathematics

Precious! My Precious! Storage Cart to Protect Our Precious Chromebooks!

Technology needs to be in the hands of all students! Students need to learn how to type, research, navigate the web, and use google docs to create presentations. We will have 6 chromebooks in our classroom and we need a cart to protect and charge the chromebooks. \r\nThis project will help students learn to be responsible and care for our new chromebooks for years to come! \r\n\r\nMy class consists of kids who are English Language Learners, most live in poverty, some are homeless or live in overcrowded homes; many have faced trauma, and almost all of these kids are reading below grade level. Though this may be true, they take chances, participate often, and try their best. \r\n\r\nThese kids want to learn! They don't need lessons in grit! They have a lot of catching up to do, but they really are earnest learners. I really want the best for them.

My students have access to 6 chromebooks throughout the day. Students can choose to play online adaptive learning programs during reading and math. They can type their writing pieces onto a Google Doc. Students work on presentations for our PBL projects. Early finishers can play online reading and math games. Their little hands definitely handle the chromebooks a lot throughout the day! \r\n\r\nHowever, we currently have no safe place to store them and charge them. During the day, the chromebooks sit on a stack on the teacher's table. With this cart, students will be able to learn to be more organized, independent, and responsible as they learn to take care of our technology. This will make a tremendous difference in the class because it will elongate the chromebook's lifespan. It will end squabbles between students over the chromebooks.

My students need a secure storage cart to store and charge their new chromebooks.

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Mrs.

SC

2016-11-14 20:55:19

Grades 3-5

History & Civics, Literacy & Language

History & Geography, Literature & Writing

Plowing Through Pencil Sharpeners!

My students are wonderful! I am fortunate enough to teach 134 5th graders social studies. We learn about Reconstruction, Westward Expansion, Civil Rights , the War on Terror and much more! I love that I have the opportunity to teach all of the 5th graders my favorite subject.\r\n\r\nMy students sing songs about history, make flip books and watch video clips from each time period we study. We are a school with about a 60% free and reduced lunch population. We are a neighborhood school and we are family!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

With 134 students, we sharpen a lot of pencils! Our current sharpeners are wearing out and we need new ones!! We also use a lot of pencils and eraser caps.\r\n\r\nWe write a lot during social studies! We make flip books, draw pictures, make diagrams, maps, and timelines. We use a lot of pencils as well as sharpen a lot of pencils. My pencil sharpeners are about worn out with so many students using them daily. \r\n\r\nI have the best pencil sharpeners in the 5th grade and students wait to come to my class to sharpen them. This causes the sharpeners to wear out so I would like to have 3 nice, new, heavy duty ones to take the place of my old ones. My students also plow through pencils and eraser caps as well so I am asking for those supplies too.

My students need heavy duty pencil sharpeners, pencils and eraser caps.

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Mrs.

PA

2016-08-08 18:50:16

Grades PreK-2

Literacy & Language

Literature & Writing

Writing With Mentor Texts

The students in my classroom are special for many reasons. They are seven and eight year old children. They live in rural, southwestern Pennsylvania. Often, the experiences they have at school are the most enriching experiences they may encounter in their lives. Many come from families living in poverty and qualify for free or reduced lunch. Their experiences living in Greene County are often not culturally diverse. They are enthusiastic learners who often lack the resources to reach their potential. My goal is to make my classroom a culturally diverse learning environment where my students have all of the resources they require to exceed their potential. After all, we are all full of potential. We just need someone to believe it and have expectations that encourage it.

For three years, I have been teaching writing incorrectly to second grade students. I have failed to provide a connection between grammar and the writing process. This year, one of my goals is to improve my writing instruction in order to help students become more independent writers. I want my students to enjoy and understand writing.\r\n\r\nIn order to help students understand writing, I plan to use mentor texts during writer's workshop. Mentor texts are books that can be read aloud by the classroom teacher, or independently by students. They provide an example of good writing. Teachers use mentor texts during writing workshop to teach the traits of writing. \r\n\r\nThe mentor texts that I am requesting for my classroom are suggested for use in the second grade writing workshop curriculum, which has already been purchased. They supplement the curriculum and would be used daily during mini-lessons. I feel that it is important for students in my classroom to have mentor texts in the classroom library so that they can be easily accessed by both teachers and students. They are part of what I consider a balanced writing curriculum.

My students need mentor texts (texts that are used to model good writing), such as Scholastic News, that will help develop independent writing skills.