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117,613 |
p241623
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6ea757698a85d98aca0ce541fd5d76a2
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Ms.
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FL
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2016-08-05 15:22:39
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Read To Succeed!!!
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My students attend a magnet school in an inner city low SES area with a highly transient population. Their reading skills that are significantly below that of their higher SES peers. Parents try to help but many of them are not proficient readers themselves and have the same deficits as their kids. A few of my students this year have come from other schools where they have been struggling for years. The students who I have worked with in the past have made small steady progress over the previous school year but are in danger of falling even further behind without more intensive interventions.
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Hot Dots learning materials are the perfect additional resource to help my students with disabilities narrow the gap between where they currently are and where our standards show they should be. \r\n\r\nI work with students who are labeled as Specific Learning Disabled in their general education class and there is little to no time to remediate them on the foundational skills that they are lacking. The general education teachers do not have time in their schedules to do so. Having the Hot Dots materials would enable me, as the special education teacher, to work specifically on their deficit areas to increase their reading levels.
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My students need The Hot Dots comprehension skills sets and extra pens will give them the necessary extra practice to increase their reading skills to succeed in English Language Arts.
| 1 | 1 |
117,239 |
p172818
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2da067d6c1f8662a6b729a57c77c95b5
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Mrs.
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MO
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2017-02-09 15:39:35
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Supplies for My STEM classroom!
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My students are my kids; this is my second year teaching, and I have loved making my class a family and building community among my students. With very little resources at my disposal, I have worked hard to provide all the necessary supplies and experiences. My students come from low-income families and are amazing little people who show compassion for one another and are eager to please. We are working on making reading and writing fun and also integrating into our STEM goals for our school.
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I am asking for supplies to create out STEM and Literacy bulletin boards and station rotation boards. I am asking for pocket charts to house the different stations and show the rotations. The pocket charts are also used for our word wall vocabulary words. \r\nThese supplies will be used on a daily basis and throughout the year. \r\nI appreciate your support in providing these supplies to make my classroom more manageable and user friendly during stations time. I try to make it an environment that is useful and easy to use the resources that I have available on the walls as well as on the shelves.
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My students need p pocket charts for literacy and math stations as well as dry erase spots for the guided reading table to write high frequency words easily.
| 19 | 0 |
44,675 |
p169981
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1b043572c87e61938d64b9de2ae26f1a
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-12-30 03:19:47
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Learning For All
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Our class consists of 26 wonderful students that are eager to learn. They are in charge of their learning. This is an Integrated class that includes students with disabilities and special needs. We have various learning styles and needs.\r\n\r\nOur daily instruction is taught using ICT teaching models such as stations and parallel teaching. Our students are eager to learn and participate in class discussions and activities. They love to be engaged in hands on learning and technology.\r\n\r\nIt is our challenge to keep them excited, engaged, and LEARNING. Along with building their reading and writing skills, they will be learning addition of 2 and 3-digit numbers, measuring length, and many other exciting things. They will self-assessing and reflecting on their own work in order to understand their learning goals, progress and how they can achieve their goals. \r\n
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An excellent way to support visual learners is by modeling and creating clear, bold, and organized charts. Our favorite markers, tape and labels are included in this package. Along with some clip boards for students work around the room.\r\n\r\nThese materials support a variety of learning styles and special needs. Another essential tool used on a daily basis is the students' personal white boards. Included in this project is a durable set of personal dry erase markers. It is important that they have the supplies that they need ready at their fingertips. This maximizes the time spent on learning. \r\n\r\nTimers have been selected to help students set goals and manage their time. We put several for different groups in the classroom. \r\n\r\nLastly, letter beads will be used as a manipulative to create sight word practice tools. This is just another way to help students master their sight words and increase reading fluency. All these tools will be beneficial for all students. This supports students with special needs and enables instruction to be appealing to a variety of learning styles.
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My students need clipboards, dry erase markers, lowercase letter beads, and some other tools to help them learn.
| 18 | 1 |
19,175 |
p108343
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234fbcd6cab4a06cc27ecfe29a7adef2
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Mr.
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NY
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2017-03-14 08:30:52
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Arthur Miller Culminating Project
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The students at MHA are awesome, not just for their ability to take part in academics, but also open themselves up to experiences outside their comfort zone. They deserve the opportunity to just be a kid in a world that tells them maturity and adherence to strict rules is the only way forward. Through writing, performance, and other projects they showcase their unique personalities and need opportunities regularly to just be kids and stay engaged in the ongoing task that is \"education.\" My students all have a strong sense of community, but the more events that we can create for them, the more connected they become to each other and the better they are able to persevere through the challenges that life brings them with peer support.
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Over the course of the year we have been doing an intensive study on American writers and, in particular, the American experience. The themes of the playwright Arthur Miller's The Crucible is where we started the project and, for students who want to engage in challenge work, we would like for them to have the opportunity to finish there as well.\r\n\r\nThrough the use of the Arthur Miller Collection, students will have the opportunity to compare the themes of The Great Gatsby with those of Miller's seminal works, All My Sons and Death of a Salesman during the third semester. In the following years, we will be able to build extra challenge work around the plays of Miller, allowing students to complete an author study while also offering a more accessible read for students who struggle with completing a novel in literature circles.\r\n\r\nThese books will also offer a larger opportunity for field trips. Currently, Arthur Miller's The Price is on broadway and his works are regularly staged. Reading of these plays will offer an extra entry point into larger endeavors, including field trips to watch Miller's works performed live!\r\n\r\n
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My students need the plays of Arthur Miller to complete the year's culminating project.
| 1 | 1 |
119,626 |
p162683
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ea297f90883c9ec42faabde7c6a84a6f
|
Teacher
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OH
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2016-07-18 14:15:38
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning
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Other
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Choices for Kids
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As a teacher 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 to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences. They deserve unique opportunities they have have not gotten so far. They are use to sitting in one space for too long. They need to move and explore in order to be successful learners!
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Giving students a chance to be mobile in the classroom is important. I want to provide the choice of where to sit daily. My students will learn better when seated comfortably and in a way that they feel is best. Research proves that students learn better when given a choice as to where their learning takes place. \r\n\r\nI want my students to have the chance to take their materials around the room. They also need choices including pillows to sit on comfortably on the floor. This will help the students to be engaged in their learning and excited to learn new material.
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My students need seating options in order to learn in a way that is best for them. By providing them will chair buddies they can travel with their materials.
| 1 | 0 |
105,442 |
p003755
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64972ed7a628ea702c4d94718d6c94e5
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Mrs.
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OH
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2016-08-23 19:55:06
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Kindergarten Listening Center
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I teach in an urban school where 100% of our students receive free lunch. Many of my students do not have enough money to purchase school supplies for daily use. In addition to my students not being able to purchase school supplies many of my students do not have access to electronics. In this day in age not understanding how electronics work can place my students at a greater disadvantage in this day and age. Within my classroom their can be up to 28 students all of which are female.\r\n\r\nWhen my students enter the classroom I want them to be lost in learning and for that moment forget all their hardships and understand learning is fun. \r\n\r\nI want them to know how to become independent in their own learning in various learning experiences. I want to set up exploration experiences for students to experience learning hands on by exploration.\r\n\r\n
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A listening center will allow my students to listen to book being read fluently and with expression. Students will also learn words as they listen to the story and follow along. A listening center will allow students to ask and answer questions about what they heard while listening to a book on tape. Many students are not being read to at home daily. Having a listening center will help students build a love for reading and confidence in reading. Having the books on cd and the listening center will help me reach my students ans strike up a love of reading and writing about what they read.
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My students need a listening center. The listening center will help students to hear fluently read books and allow them to follow along .
| 1 | 1 |
136,950 |
p009934
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91b1e7bf09392a272e688d6ab7f124d4
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-07-31 02:05:26
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Early Development, Literacy
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From Building Blocks to Building Engineers!
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My students are eager to learn in fun and meaningful ways. They come from low-income homes with many of these home being single family. They are English language learners and extremely resilient. Moreover, I teach in South Central Los Angeles where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch meals. We are a Title 1 school with a range of individual needs. Many of my students are part of the afterschool program where they are picked up until 6:30 p.m. because their parent(s) work many hours (It's a loooong day for Kindergartners). \r\nOur school also focuses on addressing trauma needs that many of our students face because unfortunately, this is a reality in many of their lives. \r\nAlthough many of my students face various challenges, they are always ready to go for it. They enjoy school and I enjoy creating an environment where they feel safe and comfortable in. One thing I can always count on is the smile on their little faces, which is what keeps me going everyday!
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My students are in need of building blocks and other hands-on manipulatives to explore and engineer various objects during center time and/or free-play time. They also need alphabet based activities to work on letter-recognition and phonemic awareness during small group instruction and center time. \r\nYour generous donation to our project will help our kindergarten classroom become strong readers as well as creative engineers!\r\nChildren learn through play. Therefore, being able to provide building blocks as a means to encourage their engineering skills as well as letting their imagination flourish in a fun way is priceless. Children will be able to construct buildings, bridges, homes and any imaginary settings they desire with a building block center. They will also be able to use magnetic letters to build words in an alternative way (rather than the old pencil and paper). A word building center to focus on phonemic awareness and blending will also lead them to become proficient readers while having fun!
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My students need wooden blocks and jumbo building bricks (and a storage cabinet for them) to let their imagination flow and bring out their inner engineers that are waiting to come out!
| 2 | 1 |
13,241 |
p059503
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1ff136487f32d802b8c5a2f3811fb4d1
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Ms.
|
NC
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2016-09-18 11:08:03
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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College & Career Prep, Literature & Writing
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Helping 3rd Graders Become Lifelong Readers and Learners
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My students are third graders who are mathematicians, scientists and engineers in the making. They are creative, energized, and eager to learn hands-on each day.\r\n\r\nOur classroom is culturally diverse and every student loves technology and reading!\r\n\r\nThey are lucky to be educated in a school that respects them for who they are and encourages them to learn from their mistakes and celebrate their successes.\r\n\r\nOur school is a brand new STEM Charter School which means we get some public funds for supplies, but we also need to raise money to buy many of the things we need. The students need classroom books at their individual reading levels and other technical materials to make our classroom complete and successful for every student!
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\r\nAs a new STEM school, our goal is to incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math into all of our lessons. We can't do this without having a variety of reading materials and a document camera to share our individual and group work with the class to enhance students' learning and understanding. A variety of leveled books in our classroom library will allow students to dig deeper into reading by identifying their own interests and continuing to enjoy reading. A document camera will allow students to learn from their peers in the classroom by sharing new ideas, mathematical methods, and student work. I am blessed to have the opportunity to work with these children and help them to become lifelong learners.
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My students need a document camera to share our learning and work together. We also need a variety of books to explore their literary interests.
| 0 | 1 |
163,629 |
p114534
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6df2847a5dbb9f5a27264c8f580c4563
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Mrs.
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TN
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2016-08-28 21:48:13
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Help Us STEM Into Learning!
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Help us STEM our way to success! Kindergarten is the time to immerse children in hands-on, meaningful lessons. My wiggly, energetic, and fabulous kiddos learn best when they are engaged in a fun, creative and enticing way...STEM style!\r\n\r\nMy kindergarten kiddos are energetic and creative. They love to draw, build, count, and most of all they love to work with their friends. Many of my students come from economically disadvantaged homes in which critical language, literacy skills and creative expression are not readily stimulated.
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This summer I was invited to attend a STEM inservice given by one of my colleagues. Needless to say, I am incredibly excited to integrate STEM lessons into my weekly lessons. Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to make these activities appealing to my kinders. \r\n\r\nThe research is clear that we must break away from passive instruction and allow for more play and investigation. STEM learning builds skills and interests that serve children throughout their school years and later in life. Early childhood education should tap into children's natural curiosity. \r\n\r\nThe magnet, sink or float and motion STEM sets allow students to perform simple experiments with an engineering activity to extend the learning. The fairy tale STEM lessons will allow the students to design a house that can not be blown down, construct a bridge that keeps 3 goats safe from the troll and build a chair even Goldilocks can't break. What a meaningful and memorable learning experience!
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My students need STEM station kits. These kits include magnets, sink or float, motion, and fairy tales. I have also requested a set of wooden blocks to aid in creating prototypes.
| 36 | 1 |
95,747 |
p230998
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76193c61b1f57f5f3ce5b92ca57d7be5
|
Mr.
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WA
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2017-03-14 20:11:30
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness, Team Sports
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It's Only Kids play!
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\"When you enter this door you are a scientist, a reader, important, a friend, a mathematician, a creator, you are loved!\" These words, which are painted across the front entrance of our school, welcome our hardworking, diverse group of students to school each day.\r\nOur school is filled with student leaders who are making positive choices; we want to celebrate these students. Each student brings with them a unique set of strengths and needs. Our teachers and school community work hard to give each child the tools they need to be successful.\r\n
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Students need all kids of exercise. In this day in age kids like to sit around and gain weight. The only way to help them move is to make the activities fun and entertaining. This scattergame will allow the teachers to split the students up fairly and allow each student a chance to be a tagger. Young children are excited when they learn what color wristband they are going to have a they push themselves to do their best. Most of our students live in poverty so we strive to have games that are highly enjoyable to put smiles on their faces.
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My students need these materials to do highly aerobic activities. The wristbands will allow us to spilt the students up into teams so they can play fairly.
| 15 | 1 |
146,449 |
p059662
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8a1a7c709f9477074bdcf5fcc3ab457e
|
Ms.
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CA
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2017-01-10 21:34:50
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports, Special Needs
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Health & Wellness, Special Needs
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Relaxing Teen Yoga
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Our students work in collaborative teams learning content while working intensely with other kids all day long. It's a lot of work! Over 50% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Many of our students are learning English as their second language. Sadly, many of our students also have stresses in their home lives that of course affect their success in school. Additionally, all of our students are going through puberty and as everyone reading this can remember it's just plain stressful to have so much changing in your life! \r\n\r\nWhile puberty is stressful yoga can bring so much calm, peaceful stability that it can lead to a lifetime of good habits of mindful living. After working so hard all morning in their core curriculum classes I would like to offer a yoga class as an elective option. It will give the students a chance to be quite and learn to listen to their intuitive intelligence and relax.
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In our school the students work very hard all morning long in their collaborative groups. They are expected to manage their work load, research, and production in each of their three block classes. This is a very ambitious learning environment. I would like to offer a relaxing yoga class as an elective option. After lunch, the yoga class will help kids let go of their stresses, turn inward and learn to relax. I am a qualified yoga instructor with over 300 hours of instruction and six years of teaching in local yoga studios. I am also a certified massage therapist and know how to lead the yoga class in the most safe and relaxing way. Yoga mats were donated by the local yoga community, but we really need more yoga blocks and straps for student use.
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My students need yoga blocks and yoga straps to help them relax in this yoga electives class.
| 4 | 1 |
140,082 |
p004330
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2b279b9ddef69f3460c0df13b8fdc07c
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Ms.
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MA
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2017-01-21 17:59:11
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Books For Book Lovers!
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All of my students are special, unique, motivated, and eager to learn! There are not enough words to describe this outstanding group of students! As an inclusion teacher, my students, including those with and without special needs, all learn in various ways. They collaborate, ask questions, and take initiative when it comes to their learning. Although they face many obstacles outside of school, they come to school each day and don't let anything get in their way! They just need the resources and technology to learn and thrive!
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As a teacher, there is no better feeling than a group of students who LOVE to read. Each day, my students have independent reading time where they can read any book they are interested in, in any comfortable place in the classroom, just for fun! The best part is, THEY LOVE IT!!! \r\n\r\nThey read books quickly and request new ones by their favorite authors on a daily basis! \r\n\r\nWhen students request books, I often borrow them from the library. We put up waitlists for the most popular books, but sadly, we need to return them to the library before all students have the opportunity to enjoy them. \r\n\r\nMy students' favorite authors and illustrators right now include Raina Telgemeier, Dav Pilkey, Stephan Pastis, and Lincoln Peirce. I want to surprise my students with our own copies of their favorite books for them to enjoy! Their love of reading is contagious and brand new books will encourage them to continue to read and explore every single day!!
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My students need new books by our favorite authors and illustrators!
| 10 | 1 |
170,774 |
p248384
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68737a3b5c157c28d82e35e62559a33b
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Mrs.
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AL
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2016-10-13 20:13:43
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Technology = 21 Century Learners.
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My students come from a variety of backgrounds within a low income community. They do not have easy access to current technologies or the Internet. These tools are important parts to the future success of all students. The students need opportunities to bridge the achievement gap between themselves and their peers. \r\n The Title I school that I teach at provides bags of food for many of the students to take home for the weekend or long breaks. The school also helps with some basic hygiene needs as well. Despite these hardships, the students all share the same goal, and that is to soak up as much knowledge as possible. \r\n\r\n \r\n
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My students lack a lot of real world experiences due to their lack of opportunities in and out of the classroom. Technology will give them more opportunities for learning and personal growth. It will help them explore worlds outside of there classroom and communities. Technology access will create 21st century learners and provide a wealth of new knowledge that the students do not have opportunities for at home. We can create a new generation of students that are more prepared for society and are ready to take on the world. Technology is vital to student success in and out of the classroom.
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My students need these laptops to have regular access to iready computer program which will improve their Reading and Math skills. I work in a title one school and my students don'6 have access to internet.
| 2 | 1 |
73,260 |
p045326
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7658f09bae9a49803d6101037f5d9905
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Ms.
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NC
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2016-08-08 16:00:39
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Character Education
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Using Technology to Enhance School Counseling Program
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Imagine a school that houses students from low to middle income backgrounds engaged in enriching learning in both English and in Spanish. Daily, this can be seen and heard at my school. The K-5 students that I service are from diverse backgrounds, both economically and socially. We are a Title 1 school. Many of our students have limited resources and few do not have access to technology beyond school. \r\nOur students enjoy learning, especially when technology is involved. Our students are willing to learn and enjoy learning as much as possible. \r\n
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Utilizing technology to enhance the school counseling aspect is one of my goals. With technology controlling every aspect of life, school counselors must keep up with the pace. I plan to utilize an Ipad with various applications to present topics during classroom and small counseling groups. \r\n\r\nVarious applications will be applied on the Ipad to help students by using current applications that will allow students to relate to different topics. Students will be connected to the internet and will engage in technology even during classroom guidance. Our school goal is the implementation of technology in all areas of the day.
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My students need an Ipad to work on different applications when working in small counseling groups.
| 1 | 1 |
113,582 |
p214125
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5783bdc1258a24829a024322de63a004
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Mrs.
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SC
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2017-01-30 09:43:43
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Technology in the Classroom
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Our elementary school is a public, Title I school. Six hundred, ninety-three students attend our school and identify primarily as White, non-Hispanic; Black, non-Hispanic; and Asian/Pacific Islander. Forty-eight percent of the 693 students here are paying reduced lunch prices. The student to teacher ratio is 14:1. The 693 students have varying needs and are a diverse group of learners. My students benefit from the use of technology and the differentiated learning styles offered.\r\nThe dedicated staff of our school, together with a supportive community, is committed to providing an innovative, standards-based curriculum that promotes social and academic growth designed to prepare students to be responsible, contributing citizens of the 21st century. \r\nWe are proud of our various awards and recognitions, which include National Blue Ribbon, Red Carpet Schools, Palmetto Gold, Reading Renaissance and Honor Roll School, to name a few. To continue this growth and history of excellence we strive to find and implement the latest technology in our classroom setting.
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I am a special education resource teacher and use both inclusion, where I work with students in their regular education classrooms, and resource, where the students come to my room for extra help. When students come to me I may have a mixture of different grades. This makes individual and small group instruction difficult when students may be working on different skills at different levels.\r\nIt would also help new students that have not been introduced to technology learn to navigate in a very structured setting.\r\nThere are also many apps that can give parents direct feedback on skills and classroom behavior such as Class Dojo, Splash Math, and Reading Rocket. My students also need instruction on skills given in many different modes in order to learn. An iPad would help incorporate some of those different learning methods.\r\n
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My students need an Ipad mini and protective case to do all the things that will make them successful in this 21st century learning environment.
| 1 | 0 |
29,678 |
p026245
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72bc3d38e7aac8a838a2e82d51749d14
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-10-12 00:50:51
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Engineering and Math are Fun!
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My students are low income, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students at a small neighborhood school in Marin County, California. They are largely low income, English language learners. Our school is filled with dedicated educators teaching students who are eager to learn.\r\n\r\n The entryway into the world of education begins in my classroom.\r\n Many of these children have never attended pre-school and have limited resources at home to help them develop early education skills. Additional materials which enable these students to explore and develop their innate desire to learn would be wonderful.
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My goal is to make learning a joy for my students! \r\nThese engineering and math manipulative will allow my low-income students to explore building and counting by providing age-appropriate manipulative with which to explore these areas of learning.. The colorful math counters will make learning counting, classifying and number sense both entertaining and meaningful.\r\n\r\n STEM is a nationwide focus in education and having a complete set of engineering materials specially designed for younger learners would be a huge asset to these low-income students. Providing fun and exciting ways to learn simple math and engineering skills will provide meaningful learning experiences for the wondrous children. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need hands-on math and science materials to allow them to explore their innate ability to learn.
| 0 | 1 |
178,406 |
p133897
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ee8c8060b0e0934166c43c8f3f3e692e
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Ms.
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WA
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2016-11-08 22:53:06
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Familiar Favorite Books Are Fun!
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Most of my students come from families with limited means and many students do not have access to books at home. However, when presented with interesting and informative books, they love to read.\r\n\r\nMy students live in an urban city in Washington State.\r\n\r\nMy students don’t have many opportunities to experience a world beyond their homes, but I hope to introduce them to people and places beyond their world with new books. \r\n\r\nMany of my students do not frequent the public library, or even own a library card! Many students have not experienced an adult or older sibling read aloud to them. Although we access our school library once a week, our students are expected to read far more than one book a week. My students are curious about and are naturally drawn to familiar favorite story books. However, most of them don’t start kindergarten knowing how to read. These familiar favorite storybooks build interest in reading. They are a great way for emergent readers to start \"reading.\"\r\n
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Our district has not had a reading curriculum until this year. Our new curriculum arrived with not enough student materials. \r\n\r\nI am supposed to read \"old familiar favorite\" stories to my stories but I only have about 6 of these types of books and I've read them all. I need to have a wide selection of familiar stories that I can read to students and then get these stories into student hands. That way, students can then practice \"reading\" them. Students work with partners to tell these stories in their own words. These familiar favorite storybooks build excitement for students to start to become readers.
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My students need many \"familiar favorite\" storybooks that they can practice in independent and partner reading time.
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68,753 |
p201364
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f9f1e42d6e9935fbcf51d0ae34b73f72
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Mrs.
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MD
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2016-09-11 11:59:58
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Foreign Languages
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Parlez-vous Français? Chromebooks For Communication
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I work in a city school that serves a diverse population of learners; about 1/2 of the students receive free or reduced meals. The school has cut their paper and copying budget and now my ability to make my students copies of materials is limited. The use of personal technology inside and outside of school is considered a luxury. It is difficult for students to complete assignments that are online outside of school. \r\n\r\nTeaching French and Latin gives me an opportunity to allow students to explore other cultures and make connections to their own lives. One of my favorite things is when my students compare their culture to the one that we are discussing and they realize they are not that different from other people their own age. The diversity of my students makes for great conversation!
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A large portion of my children do not have technology in their homes. In order for them to access computers and the internet, they need to go to the local library or maybe a relative's house. This in itself is not always easy because sometimes the families lack transportation or are working when their children come home from school and cannot get them to the library in time. \r\n\r\nChildren should not have to bare the burden or get left behind just because our public school system is moving at a faster pace than our families are able to financially keep up with.\r\n\r\nStudents will be able to use the Chromebooks to increase their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in French. Using the webcam, the students will be able to have video pals with English language learners in Senegal. There are several video sites that will give my students authentic news clips, songs, conversations in the target language. Providing technology would give my students an avenue for authentic French sources that they don't have now. \r\n\r\nFrench maybe considered a less \"important\" world language in the United States, but the heritage of several of my students is French-speaking West Africa. Learning French empowers children to be able to speak in a language that connects them with their families and opens up their eyes cultures from around the world; such as Senegal, Belgium, Ivory Coast, Switzerland, Algeria, Morocco, Mali, and Haiti to name a few French speaking nations.
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My students need Chromebooks in order to aid in authentic French experiences.
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54,401 |
p199937
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f736798c37cfd7caa14d65ff08903809
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Ms.
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RI
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2016-06-07 09:49:19
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Snap! We need a Photo Printer!
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My students are developmentally delayed. I teach students that need occupational therapy and speech and language therapy as well as learners with Autism and ADHD. While my classroom is full of diverse learners, they all enjoy coming to school. It is their happy place. In my classroom everyone is an equal. My students are comfortable and content. The school where I teach is in a area where people struggle daily. When my students enter my classroom I want them to understand we are all equal regardless of finances, religion, education, race, or gender.
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Our class would love to have a photo printer in the classroom to print all of the learning memories that occur in every subject within the classroom. We would love to post evidence of student learning on our bulletin boards throughout the school year.\r\nWe would also love to create portfolios that include photos in both science and writing. The experiments could be captured through photos for evidence in their science notebooks.\r\nFinally, taking photos would be delightful for families to be able to view their children in action during parent teacher conferences and to keep as memories throughout the year.
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My students need a photo printer to capture memories throughout the school year for their portfolios.
| 51 | 1 |
120,193 |
p155181
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8a7edcd9c372b8e293f25c3bc88e59a1
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Mrs.
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NY
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2016-12-19 22:02:32
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Learning Through Math Activities!
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I work in a high-needs, poverty school district in New York State. The students in my school receive free breakfast and lunch as our school has a 95% poverty rate. I teach kindergarten with 20 students in my class. I love to help my students out as much as I can! I like to play games and use fun material to help my students learn through play. Funding my project would help my students as well as myself be more successful!
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Using these common core math activities, will allow my students to be more engaged with the information being taught and learned. They will be able to use manipulative to help them solve problems and think independently for themselves. The activities are hands on and make learning the material fun.\r\nThe math talks activity will allow students to be able to use reasoning skills And learn how to use their words to explain math skills. It will allow students to work together and communicate their thinking through discussion time. It will also allow students to explain their thinking in a more independent way.
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My students need math activities to help them become more engaged in activities through the math modules.
| 3 | 1 |
70,474 |
p215543
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60799b401ea445ecec2ca4f845c455a9
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Mrs.
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MI
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2017-02-20 13:28:18
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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High Tech Firsties
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I teach in a Title I building. My school is located in a suburb of Detroit. Many students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. My school's student population is a mixture of students who live in the neighborhood surrounding our school and students whose parents choose to send them to our school from neighboring cities. I am very lucky to have 22 amazing first graders in my class this year. They come to school each day eager to learn and grow together as a classroom family.
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In my 16 years of teaching I have seen the classroom change greatly. Students need to be able to navigate the high-tech world we live in today. I am teaching a generation of children that will need to be completely computer literate to compete in our high-tech world. By giving my first graders daily exposure to technology I will help them be prepared for their future. \r\n\r\nTechnology is ever changing and as an educator I need to help prepare future generations for those changes. I hope to have this project funded so that I have more technology in the hands of my students.
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My students need access to technology. In order to prepare my students for the future they need to be able to navigate this high tech world we live in.
| 4 | 0 |
15,682 |
p240009
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9436b17c8860ee314f70f146a1141200
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Ms.
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CT
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2017-03-13 11:38:06
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Colorful Close Reading!
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We are an awesome school community of approximately 400 awesome students and 25 awesome and motivated teachers. Our students live in an urban public school district where 100% of our students receive free breakfast, lunch and snack. Many of them come from very low income families and are also faced with other issues at home.\r\n Even faced with those circumstances, the students come to school ready to learn from our awesome teachers and literacy leaders who are ready to teach!
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With the development of the Common Core Standards for each state, literacy standards have become harder to achieve for urban students with less money and materials than more affluent school districts. Close reading is an effective reading strategy to help students \"dig deeper\" into more complex text for a much better understanding of what is being read. \r\nThe rolling laptop stand will display a recently donated document camera to help students see \"up close\" as I teach them what to look for when reading nonfiction text. The highlighters are the \"tools\" that will help them \"dig deeper\" while being instructed on what to look for when reading certain parts of the text.
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My students need their own personal highlighter markers and a rolling laptop stand.
| 8 | 0 |
47,720 |
p237710
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313af41fc11752adc214cd735ac83232
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Mr.
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UT
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2017-03-02 14:15:58
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Integrated Science Physics Experiment Lab
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My students attend Bryant middle school and come from a dynamic range of households, We have students who travel every morning from the homeless shelter, we have over 30 different languages spoken at home, we have over 70 minority rate and are aTitle one school. Our students face hurdles that might keep them from success, but not here. \r\nWe have developed a science department that follows the new Utah State core and are setting them up to be successful at the next level and college beyond.
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Students will be able to collect real time data in the classroom. That data will be logged and collected by the tools requested. They will use existing classroom computers to seamlessly upload the data via USB cables to get instant data tables and graphing of that data. Students will use this lab cross curricular with math classes and art classes to see the value in data collection to help solve a myriad of problems. \r\nOur old analog probes are limited to chemistry and a few other input sources that are now outdated and no longer work with new Vernier products. This request will bring our classroom up to date and introduce the much needed physics probes, that will help students now that the new Utah State Science Core, or SEED standards have a good dose of Physics in both 8th and 9th Grade. Fulfilling this request will bring us up to date and our students competitive in physics once again.
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My students need a physics probe lab, that they can conduct real physics experiments in the classroom. Develop skills in data collection, making data tables and representing their data as graphs. These tools are essential.
| 0 | 1 |
170,670 |
p069136
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2b91d4abc5c5a05cb14d91d4067a3c19
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-11-03 16:54:12
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science
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Let's Stick Together! A Project to Keep Our Notebooks Neat.
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Our school has adopted a culture of safety, respect, and responsibility where each student takes part by managing their own behavior. By teaching our expectations explicitly, our students know what behavior is acceptable here. We have instituted a daily class period to teach our students about our culture and to work with them in small groups to explore character and citizenship. This year, my class will be studying a book in common to learn more about being respectful, responsible, and safe.\r\n \r\nThe seventh and eighth graders in my classes are already good citizens who understand that sticking together is a good strategy at our rural school. They come from diverse backgrounds and many have not been out of state. I hope that supplying them with the adhesives and connectors they need will help them keep their projects and notebooks together as well.
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In this classroom, students keep a notebook and fill it with all sorts of information throughout the year. Recently, I have started using a variety of interactive science notebook foldables to really engage students in the curriculum. Many involve cutting out booklets, shapes, or graphic organizers. These pieces are then taped or glued into each student's notebook. With over 150 notebooks, you can imagine that we go through a lot of tape and glue to keep it all together.\r\nEngaging students and having them retain important information is one of the most challenging tasks that teachers face. When students have the supplies they need at their fingertips, I can focus on the curriculum and student questions more fully. When each student has access to his or her \"own\" glue stick, the waiting and off-task time is greatly reduced. When my students are on-task, I have more time to answer their questions, give examples, and explore complex ideas with them.
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My students need Elmers No-Wrinkle Rubber Cement, Mini Wastebaskets for their tam tables, and Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks to get their stuff together!
| 9 | 1 |
143,905 |
p083015
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cc36260dc179341691b142fae0000888
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Mrs.
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IL
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2017-03-13 22:24:41
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Light Up My World!
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My students are Kindergarteners who come from a high poverty area. They are students who are excited about learning and using hands-on materials in the classroom. They have a passion for learning new things and taking ownership in the learning process. They like to have hands-on opportunities while learning and options to things on their own. My students need opportunities to use these materials during the school day to be successful. I would love to provide them with these materials.
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My students could use a light table with some manipulatives to use in their science area. Everyday my students participate in a Discovery Learning time, which is a play time of discovery. We have a science area and we could use these materials to help teach and reinforce the students learning about light and how it works. \r\n\r\nThey can use the manipulatives such as light pegs and magna tiles to manipulate the light and discovery how light changes colors. These materials will improve our science area by increasing interest and engagement and inquiry. Students will be expressing their creativity and exploration by having these materials.\r\n\r\n
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My students need a light table and some manipulatives to use on the light table.
| 6 | 1 |
162,358 |
p233202
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bf3d3ab8eacb2ed7c10e4abcb7025844
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Mrs.
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IL
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2017-03-14 10:33:51
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Environmental Science, Literacy
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Listen Up!
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As a teacher in a low-income area that serves mostly Latino students, it's a constant struggle getting high quality reading material to my students. The neighborhood public library is not within walking distance and contains an inadequate variety of texts. \r\nMy students are eager and inquisitive, full of thoughtful questions. Most are avid readers, but they lack exposure to high quality, high interest nonfiction. My class consists of 25 students identified as high-achieving or gifted learners at a Title I school. They are eager and inquisitive, full of thoughtful questions.
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As English Language Learners, my students are in dire need of opportunities to expand their knowledge of content vocabulary words. These texts for a listening center will help expose my students to Science content and enrich their vocabulary.\r\nListening centers have many benefits for all learners, but especially for students learning English as a second language. Listening centers give students the opportunity to hear fluid, expressive reading. Narrators often make the book engaging as they add voices and other sound effects. Listening to a text also trains students to be attentive listeners--a very important skill to have. Listening to audio books is also a great way to expose students to the idea of reading for enjoyment.
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My students need engaging informational texts in order to increase their academic language. Each of these texts will expose my students to scientific concepts and historical figures that our curriculum lacks.
| 2 | 1 |
170,260 |
p003512
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11c72646707d36940b0092b2b123ce6f
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Mrs.
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OH
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2016-08-22 22:10:01
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literature & Writing, Visual Arts
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Imagine the Possibilities!
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After nineteen years of teaching third and fourth grades I am excited about moving on to a new challenge and to begin teaching first grade. The 26 boys and girls who make up my first grade class are wonderful boys and girls who love learning and who are at varying levels of learning. \r\nThere are students with special needs, and students who are working hard just to learn the English language. There are students who find school a struggle, and students who are considered gifted in reading and math and need a challenge. The students in my class are also very diverse in their economic backgrounds, with many of them struggling to simply get basic needs.
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My first graders love to create things using technology and they want to keep their work. It's hard to explain to a first grader that the computer on which they just wrote a story or created a piece of artwork isn't connected to networked printer and we can't print what we make on it. \r\n\r\nMy students would like to be able to print out the things they create from our own printer. One great plus with the Cannon printer I am requesting for my students is that we can also print from our iPads and Kindle Fire tablets which opens up a whole new world of possible creations for my first graders. By being able to create and save a great story or a great masterpiece and keep it my students will gain a whole new love for learning and for creating something based on their work. My students will be able to see their ideas come to life. Perhaps this printer will help create the next Maya Angelou or Pablo Picasso. Imagine the possibilities.
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My students need a color ink jet printer, replacement ink cartridges, and printer paper.
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140,312 |
p255433
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db86561c2bf14d3f7ddfea8e493ceefe
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-09-02 11:19:13
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Tech for 1, Tech for All!
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I've had the opportunity to work with children who reside in the wonderful and diverse community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn N.Y. Our population consists of general education, special education and English as a New Language students. Incorporating technology in my classroom helps support my students with disabilities in whole group, small group and individualized instruction. \r\n Technology is a great way to increases my students independence and can teach them basic technology or communication skills that they are going to need for the rest of their education and beyond. So often, students with disabilities need some additional supports to succeed in an academic environment. Assisting a student through their academic career is my mission.
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Electronic learning resources can help my students with disabilities improve academic success. Technology is an essential learning tool for my students. My students are visual learners. Technology engages students through multi-media and interactive content, strengthens understanding and thinking skills through exploration, collaboration and creation, and enhances accessibility for students with physical an/or learning disabilities with software that supports assistive technology and allows for presentation of content in alternative modalities. \r\n\r\nThe use of technology in and outside the classroom has the ability to change the dynamics of time and space in a school. Part of my job as a SETSS teacher is to travel from classroom to classroom, working with multiple grades to support my special education students academically by providing differentiated and small group instruction. The use of technology helps students work more independently, giving teachers more time to work one-on-one with students who need the support.
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My students need technology to better understand concepts and to keep up (academically) with the rest of their peers.
| 0 | 0 |
149,290 |
p010249
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9bec4c5359df00a7c3663ed71a4f913f
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-09-28 10:03:11
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Grades PreK-2
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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A Fresh Start
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Here at E C Brice Elementary everyone is a team and we work together to lift each other up every single day. Eighty-four percent of our student body is economically disadvantaged and yet students continue to try hard consistently to find success with their school work.\r\n This year E C Brice has brought back Art Class for the first time since most can remember. I am very excited to be their new art teacher and even more excited to give these students new and thrilling ways to express themselves. Starting a new program, however, means little to no funding. We are creatively making \"it\" work and getting by with the small amount of supplies we have. Teachers have come together with their extra art supplies like paper, glue, scissors and we have made it this far into the school year!\r\n Again, I am very proud to be a member of the E C Brice family and love the way we come together to help each other. Nobody deserves new art supplies like the family here at E C Brice Elementary.
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So many of our students at E C Brice are economically challenged and this is the first year we have an art program. Students are so excited to begin so many projects and have a lot of creative ideas! They want to melt crayons, make prints, sculpt with clay, and more. I would love to make their project dreams come true, but the budget is close to nonexistent. With the help of a donation we can order the supplies we need to have a successful art program this year. We've made it work thus far, but I'd love to get these students started with some brand new art supplies; they really deserve it. =)
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My students need a anything and everything art! We are starting from scratch at E C Brice so paint, markers, crayons, anything will help tremendously!
| 0 | 1 |
123,428 |
p063276
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f8ddd19e313c6fcbce3845115760deeb
|
Ms.
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IL
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2017-04-28 12:38:47
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Dash & Dot Full STEAM Ahead!
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In our neighborhood, the classroom is often the safest place for many of our students to explore the world! We serve 531 students in an urban environment. As a staff, we are dedicated to supporting and accelerating our students, who come from traditionally undeserved backgrounds.\r\n40% of our students are English Language Learners, 20% of our students receive Special Education Services and 96% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunches, but we refuse to let these statistics define who our kids are and what they deserve to achieve success TODAY.\r\nOur goal, is to create a learning experience that is so rich and personalized that we have kids knocking down the doors to get in, not out.
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At our school, Dash & Dot would be welcomed with open arms from over 500 students. By introducing robotics and coding into our world, it would make it possible for them to work through problems visually and experiment with concepts they are learning. Dash & Dot would allow our students to design mazes, compose music, record dialogue, create obstacles and so much more. Most importantly, Dash & Dot would allow our students to learn how to problem solve, innovate, collaborate, create and think critically. We have recently started a MakerSpace and are looking to expand on the many ideas our students have given us to improve our space.\r\n\r\nOur students are ready to learn beyond textbooks and worksheets by using 21st century learning skills. They are ready to take on more challenging work and have requested more learning opportunities around coding and robotics. Our students have shown us that there is so much more to MakerSpaces then simple creations using cardboard and glue. We are blown away by how they are reaching out to advocate for their own education and telling US what they want to learn!\r\n\r\nBy offering multiple learning experiences in our MakerSpace, we are hoping to show kids that learning by problem solving and experimenting can open up a whole different set of life skills.
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My students need Dash & Dot Robot Wonder Pack to help learn about Robotics and Coding using 21st century learning skills.
| 5 | 1 |
5,784 |
p123366
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1703238b838b7199d4cd3b26bca12081
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Mrs.
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GA
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2016-10-21 14:19:22
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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iPads for Readers!
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I teach the inclusion class for our kindergarten team. Meaning, we have students of all learning abilities. I co-teach with a special education teacher so that we may provide the best possible learning environment for all students. Students who are in my class come from all different backgrounds. We have many who English is their second language, while only some students know English. Our school has about 400 students, backed with an amazing administration, faculty, and staff. \r\n\r\nMy students walk into our classroom every day full of life, ready to learn, and excited for what is in store for them that day. I ask them, \"Who is the best kindergarten class in the whole world?\" and they reply, \"We are!\" I want them to know I believe in them and they can do anything.\r\n\r\nI teach at a Title I school in Georgia where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Many of my students receive backpack food on the weekend, and our school also runs a food pantry for our families. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best.
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These tablets will be used as a start to building a listen to reading center within my classroom. This is just the foundation for many more opportunities to come for my students. My students will be able to use the tablets to listen to readings, as well as, research for writing, science, and social studies. \r\n\r\nStudents will use the iPad to listen to reading on a daily basis. They will also be able to use the tablet to practice phonics, math, reading, and listening skills during independent learning time. This tablet will help them grow into avid learners through an engaging and exciting way.
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My students need a listening center for reading to provide them with technology integration, as well as, an opportunity to listen to a book.
| 0 | 1 |
10,322 |
p193084
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069e2bce6f1e8aae2b7bf3956dcd0fa4
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Mrs.
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TN
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2016-09-13 10:00:11
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports, History & Civics
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Health & Wellness, History & Geography
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Bounce to Better Learning!
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My students are active and learn best while moving! They all get along with one another so well - they are seriously every teacher's dream class! \r\n\r\nMy students are eager learners and love coming to school, but they struggle with having to stay in their stationary chairs for extended periods of time. We use brain breaks quite often, but they need something to help them get their wiggles out while reading and writing at their desks. I don't even know any adults that can sit still for hours and stay engaged and on task!
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My students need a globe and bouncy ball chair! We spend a lot of time in 3rd grade studying the continents and major countries of the world, but we don't have a globe to look at as we study! My classroom globe broke last year, and I have not been able to replace it. There have already been countless times this school year where I have gone to show my students a continent or country on the globe before realizing we don't have one anymore! \r\n\r\nMy students also need a bouncy ball chair to sit in while at the computer station to help them get their wiggles out and focus on their learning.
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My students need a globe so they can locate the continents and countries we are studying and a ball chair to sit on while at the computer station.
| 15 | 1 |
126,468 |
p206174
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7acaeee17301560111fb319ebaec7aea
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Mrs.
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SC
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2017-01-23 20:54:24
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Engaging Minds, Transforming Lives
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I have the opportunity to teach a group of fifth graders that become family! As their teacher, I feel passionate to ignite a passion for learning & engagement and encourage my students to achieve their goals for years to come! \r\n\r\nMy students follow our motto, \"Work Hard, Dream Big, Smile Often, and Never Give Up!\" Despite coming from a huge range of situations and obstacles, they rise up and conquer their hardships to reach their goals! \r\nWe are a rural, Title One school in South Carolina. Many of our students have very limited resources at home.
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My goal for my classroom is to set the stage to engage each and every day. Students learn best when their education is fun and lively! These supplies will allow us to our \"flip\" our classroom to allow students to be involved and engaged in their learning.\r\n\r\nDave Burgess says it best in his book Teach Like a Pirate, \"Provide an uncommon experience for your students and they will reward you with uncommon effort and attitude.\" That is exactly what I want to create in my classroom! The Pie Face game and Giant Jenga will allow students to be engaged in their learning with review games. No more boring and not engaging games in our classroom! The blacklight supplies will take CLOSE reading to the next level and give the ability to create \"escape our classroom\" experiences! Caution tape will be used for our inference crime scene and writing construction zone activities. Who says our classroom can't be a operating room? With gloves and masks, we can perform surgeries on our sentences. These items will allow for me to \"flip\" our classroom into an uncommon experiences for my students. Engaging minds, transforming lives! Thank you for helping me set the stage to engage!
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My students need items to \"Flip\" our classroom to set the stage to engage!
| 8 | 1 |
151,289 |
p212738
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51f721456445bb57d5851935fb80ab9f
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Ms.
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TX
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2016-09-09 13:12:54
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Math Manipulatives for Magnificent Minds
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I have a very diverse population of students. Many of them are first generation Americans. They are hard working students. \r\nMy students are kids who love to learn, and enjoy being challenged. They have a great time being able to learn through projects, and hands on learning. For a lot of them school is the only place they have help with their learning.\r\nWe believe in a growth mindset! The students know that they can all learn as much as they want if they put in the effort. This creates an environment where students are motivated to do their best at all times.
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The supplies I am asking for I already have plans of how and when to use them. I use dice for a lot of different math games, or activities. The manipulatives that go with coordinate grids will be incredibly helpful when we start learning about coordinate grids, 5th grade is the first time they see one, and there is generally a lot of confusion to start. \r\nI like to work with small groups, and the dry erase boards will make that easier, and the kids enjoy working problems with dry erase more than pencil! \r\nWe also learn a lot about fractions in 5th grade, and so the fraction pack will help make that more interesting and fun to teach.
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My students need manipulatives to help make math learning hands on and engaging.
| 0 | 1 |
124,358 |
p234424
|
f1623d98eb78c0513625de36b70b3c13
|
Mr.
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GA
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2017-03-08 09:49:04
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Grades 9-12
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Music & The Arts
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Music, Performing Arts
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Can You Hear Me Now?\r\n
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Our orchestra program is growing every day.\r\nOur students come from various socio-economic backgrounds, but all have a PASSION and LOVE for music. Our students participate in events such as All-State, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Spivey Hall Chamber Orchestra, APS Youth Orchestra, and much more. If it is to be, than it starts with me, is our motto! Everyday, our students perform tasks related to music theory, performance, and music history, in preparation for college, and a profession in music.
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Each year my orchestra program gets better and better! As a result of this growth, we get asked to perform at more events throughout the year that are sometimes outdoors or in large spaces. When these events come up, we lack the proper amplification needed to heard by the very people that asked us to perform. \r\nMy students work very hard to prepare for our events, so giving them the gift of being heard would be wonderful! While planning our upcoming concerts, my students came up with the idea to incorporate movement into our performance. Having wireless microphones will give my students the ability to move and take our performance to another level!\r\n
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My students need microphones and wireless instrumental microphones for our performance
| 69 | 1 |
59,421 |
p027230
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39fded5fdfe0ac758a392ad92eeeb4fb
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Mr.
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FL
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2017-04-18 08:23:04
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Why Do You #LoveToRead?
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My Kindergarten students are from the most diverse part of Tampa Bay. Because of this, our population is made up of many English Language Learners. When they come into Kindergarten, for most, it's their first time in school. It is up to us to make sure they get the best quality public education they deserve. My kinders are young, ambitious, and curious.\r\nKindergarten is a time to explore and play, to imagine and create until the end of the day.\r\nOur school is a Title I/Renaissance School. Most of our students are from low-income families which is reflected by our 91% free or reduced lunch status. Although my kids face socioeconomic challenges, they come to school every day willing to learn. I get the most satisfaction as a teacher when I see their faces light up when they finally understand something I'm teaching or when I read a book that they are interested in. For this reason I have decided to start this project.
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In preparation for the global event - World Book Day (April 23), we are writing this project to bring students new texts that they can cherish. We hope you can help us and share your love for reading with some very deserving students.\r\nReading Changes Lives!\r\nWorld Book Day is all about celebrating reading and books. Reading paves the way for intellectual and emotional growth throughout children's lives. Studies show that there are many benefits to reading - from helping students overcome stress to keeping their brains sharp. Books nurture their imagination and empathy, they take them to places they've never been, and introduces them to ideas and people they might never have otherwise encountered. Literacy skills can help empower people, positively impact communities and enrich lives. We hope you can help bring my students with texts that they will cherish forever. Happy World Book Day!
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My students need high interest and award-winning books to read independently because reading paves the way for intellectual and emotional growth throughout their lives.
| 27 | 1 |
150,252 |
p032468
|
4d38d0afb3408c878af18f2567f20fe1
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Mrs.
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TX
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2017-01-04 12:59:51
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Twirl, Rock, Squeeze and Hug!\r\n Sensory Sensations
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My students are absolutely :\r\n\r\nA - Actively Learning\r\nW- Wiggly\r\nE- Exceptional Learners\r\nS- Special Needs\r\nO- Original\r\nM- My heart\r\nE-Everything \r\n\r\nIn our class you see the picture of diverse abilities. We have kinder - fifth all different needs and levels. With our unique class comes unique needs, learning strategies and opportunities. There is never a dull moment in our room. We are moving, rotating and have an ebb and flow as unpredictable as the sea and as fun as a summer day!\r\n\r\nThis is my first year as a teacher in Special Education and I am just beginning to build up my classroom with all the supplies we need.
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These materials will help to fill the sensory needs of the kids in my class. Sometimes when my students need a squeeze or a hug it is not enough to get it from another person. Either we aren't able to give them the pressure they need or they don't have the ability to ask for what they need. Having these body sox that they can get in and get the squeezing and pressure they need will allow them to fill those needs with out melting down. \r\n\r\n Twirling, spinning, hanging and swinging also have sensory filling qualities just like deep pressure. I am sure you can remember the joy of spinning in a swing or hanging from the bars on recess. Sometimes in my room the kids need that feeling to help recenter them selves and get them ready to learn.
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My students need tools to fill their sensory needs. These items will help them to stay ahead of their needs and decrease behavior. They will help them to calm down and get back on track.
| 1 | 1 |
3,389 |
p255161
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4ee5200e89d9e2998ec8baad8a3c5968
|
Mrs.
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CA
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2017-03-28 21:59:33
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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College & Career Prep, Literacy
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Small Scholars Need The iPad Pro
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My little learners are a very inquisitive group of students. These young scholars are discovering the world for the first time. Their curiosity and excitement is contagious and I love helping them learn. My students are eager to please and want lots of time to dance, explore, and play. They want to be able to use technology in the classroom.\r\nOur schools are not providing the basic supplies that our young learners need to make progress in their education. My students are happy, energetic, and ready to learn. They are learning to become independent learners and having the right resources can help motivate and engage them.\r\n
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My students need this wonderful Apple iPad Pro to use everyday for practicing academic skills and to learn about the world around them. This amazing tablet allows my students to work independently and together with their classmates. There are many educational apps that can challenge my students to do more. Starfall, and Speakaboos are two of our favorites apps to help with literacy skills. \r\nThe iPad Pro will be the hook that will encourage, engage, challenge and promote literacy and a love for learning. Also, the iPad is fun and engaging in an interesting format that is just right for my students to be exposed to technology.
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My students need an iPad Pro to help them excel at independent work time.
| 91 | 1 |
34,074 |
p154274
|
5937d2d4524053fdf655dfe459fc4c85
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Mrs.
|
IN
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2016-09-01 20:29:09
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Games are the best way to learn mathematics!
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Our math class is made up of 29 eager minds ready to explore and learn. I am the lucky one to get to come to school every day to work with such inspiring students. \r\n\r\nOur school is a place where great things grow. \r\nMy students are creative, imaginative, and intelligent individuals who love to explore and learn as they grow. We are truly a family who leans on and supports each other to grow as much as possible daily, socially and academically.
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In 4th grade we want to truly understand numbers and be able to think of them in flexible ways. Math is no longer a set of rules and procedures to struggle with and memorize. Although this way of thinking flexibly about numbers may be new and scary to some, having a strong number sense can better set you up to solve any mathematical problem. I want my students to believe they too can be a \"math\" person by diving in and gaining a strong conceptual understanding of numbers and how they work together in mathematics. Through card and dice games we can work to become problem solvers and flexible thinkers.
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My students need playing cards, a variety of dice, and storage pockets to develop a strong love and understanding of mathematics through games.
| 8 | 0 |
161,146 |
p092945
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09c90a1366cd428fb8ca166de9db053c
|
Ms.
|
GA
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2016-11-12 09:32:19
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning
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College & Career Prep
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\"The Basic Fundamentals of Reading\"
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Atlanta Public Schools (APS) mission statement reads the following, “With a caring culture of trust and collaboration every student will graduate ready for college and career.” I truly practice and implement the APS vision statement not only in my classroom, but also in my life. Utilizing the vision statement, I develop curriculum units that match the literary and academic needs of students. Through using this method, I am ensuring the success of all student learners and preparing them for career and college success. As a district, we are very much focused on the literacy needs of all students. This grant is important because it reaches the literacy needs of young readers through providing hands-on tools for students to use to further hone and develop their reading skills.\r\n\r\n Our students are well-loved and parents and other stakeholders often visit the school to support student achievement. The school setting is supportive of students’ achievement and recognizes students for their overall achievement. Helping our students learn and grow through academia is our number one goal.\r\n
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The hands-on materials (model magic clay, construction, paper, and crayons) are a necessity towards helping students learn to read by allowing them to move from concrete experiences to abstract reasoning. In a case study completed by the IRIS Center-Vanderbilt University, struggling readers when using hands-on manipulatives show better engagement of reading and yield increased gains in reading. Through having new materials to use to learn to read, students will become active, engaged and life-long readers. \r\nThe classroom setting will improve as students benefit from being taught tactics for improving their reading skills. The materials received from the grant will help prepare students for reading through cognitive development. These materials will activate concepts and help students organize, predict and set reading goals. In conclusion, the materials requested in this grant will empower student learners as they use manipulatives to reinforce the concept of reading literacy to learning. Students will learn that a strong foundation in reading literacy will help to shape their world for the better.\r\n
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My students need model magic, construction paper and crayons to use to develop literacy skills.
| 30 | 1 |
65,867 |
p117230
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dc8233ecbff43265a82777dd7fb01eab
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Ms.
|
CA
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2016-08-08 22:48:35
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Grades 3-5
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History & Civics
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Social Sciences
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Students Love Current Events!
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As a first year teacher in a low-income community, it is my purpose to give them the best possible environment in my classroom. Our second home is a safe, encouraging, and loving environment where all my students know that mistakes are marvelous!\r\n\r\nMy curious, innovative, and thoughtful students are hungry to learn!\r\n\r\nMy kids are excited to explore the world and I try my best to give them every opportunity to do so. The future is SO bright for these kiddos!
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Reading current events fosters meaningful discussions between my students! I believe this is an especially important year for my kiddos to keep up with current events as it is an election year. Scholastic News contains articles that discuss the environment, important events in politics, as well as student debates which I have used in teaching opinion writing! \r\n\r\nScholastic News is an incredibly valuable resource for my students, and I would love to support their curiosity in current events. \r\n\r\nThis product has been an incredibly success in my past teaching experience, and I truly believe this magazine would open up my students' minds to new interests.
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My students need a subscription to Scholastic Kid's News! Students love reading about current events and it fosters deep discussions.
| 0 | 1 |
42,851 |
p181922
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3495a94f6e1004b56070aeb8cd5415a0
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Ms.
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IN
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2016-08-14 19:39:39
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Performing Arts
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Alternative seating in Miss Huffman's 4th grade class
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As a teacher 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 to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nMy students are creative, hard working and very spontaneous.\r\nThey like to move and dance, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as \"typical\". I focus on 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. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire my students to continue on a path of academic excellence.
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My kids live in a age where sitting at a table all day isn't functional. I am requesting for alternative seating such as bean bags and floor pillows to allow them to pick and choose a spot they can read their novel, write about their favorite sport and a hero to look up to in life. My students yearn for creative learning outlets. By allowing them to sit in more alternative seating, they experience more freedom and this creates better learning atmospheres and better works of art will come of this. I am often these kids cheerleader and by giving them a place of their own in the classroom, I want to create the feel they belong in the room. \r\n
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My students need alternative seating, such as bean bag chairs and floor pillows to feel like they have a space of their own.
| 0 | 1 |
72,571 |
p060325
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cb2500646e7ecda73c2e999c522c7064
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Mr.
|
CT
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2016-08-04 11:04:03
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Wobble in the Classroom!
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My students attend class in the largest public elementary school in the state of Connecticut. Despite the fact that we are a large school it feels like a small community because of the great environment created by the staff.\r\n I am constantly looking for ways to make my classroom feel like a welcoming place were students might enjoy spending so much of their time. This year I am trying out flexible seating. I believe that allowing students to make decisions about their education helps them to appreciate their classroom environment.
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Hokki stools help students to get out nervous energy and promote focus in the classroom. I plan on allowing my students to choose seating that is the most conducive to learning. Hokki stools are a fun and effective option for students to have. Students with attention difficulties usually benefit from alternative seating, especially if that seating addresses their kinesthetic needs. Many of the students in my school have focusing issues and would benefit greatly from this alternative seating. Letting students choose their seating helps them to understand how to make choices that personally benefit them. When students make choice about their education it truly becomes their education.
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My students need Hokki stools to keep theirs bodies active and promote focus in their classroom. The Hokki stools will be a part of the flexible seating options in Mr. Gorman's room.
| 2 | 1 |
54,403 |
p044198
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c933dd2f151d3594cc76b5776d654dd0
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Mrs.
|
TX
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2016-08-18 00:42:02
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Making Reading Interactive and Fun with Technology!
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This year I will have the privilege of teaching some great 2ND grade students. Due to the socioeconomic background of our school, many of the students that I teach wouldn't normally have the opportunity or access to technology. However, I have seen their faces light up when they are given the chance to learn through the use of technology. Our students love any chance to use technology in the classroom and we try to incorporate it into our lessons as much as we can to engage and hook our students. These are great kids who deserve awesome learning opportunities to enhance their understanding of reading and writing.
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Our classrooms are departmentalized and in my classroom I cover the subjects of Reading and Writing. During our small group time we have several different stations for the students to participate in to extend their learning. One of the ways that the iPad will be used is during this time so students can have preselected books read to them. We have several ESL students in our classroom and listening to reading greatly improves their understanding of the English language. Many of our students need extended help grasping their understanding of phonetics. There are many games and apps that will make learning this fun and interactive. Many of the students in my classroom would not have the opportunity to learn this way at home due to their economic background. I believe providing students from low income backgrounds with this type of technology will set them up for greater success in reading and promote a positive learning environment.
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My students need an iPad mini along with a protective case to use for listening to stories read aloud to them or for using apps that will enhance their phonetic understanding.
| 0 | 1 |
80,035 |
p097045
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1ddc5ba7289c9d7e040eb6ab328ae8df
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Mrs.
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AZ
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2017-01-05 21:35:20
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Foreign Languages, Health & Life Science
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Learning is your window to a whole new WORLD!
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As a teacher in a low-income/high Title I 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 to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nI teach a 1st grade dual language class. My students learn both Spanish and English curriculum. I would love to create an environment where they feel learning is both academic and fun. \r\n\r\nMy students come to school eager to learn. Their excitement makes my job so much easier!
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The materials and supplies that I am requesting for my students already have a \"home.\" In other words, I know exactly where everything will go. We just need your help in getting everything through our door! The organizational baskets, will be placed on the shelves in the back of our classroom and will help organize our library. The books will join the baskets in our library to encourage the love of books. The science kit will encourage how to have fun while learning. We will use these materials to aide us in the process of becoming life-long learners. As for the Spanish materials my students need to find joy in learning a second language through literacy. \r\n\r\nThe donations to this project will help improve my students' understanding of and competency in authentic, meaningful language, science and reading.\r\nWe will use these materials to aide us in the process of becoming life-long learners. I truly need your support to make this a reality. Thanks!
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My students need interactive science activities to fully engage in learning. My students also need Spanish curriculum to learn to love the joy of learning a second language.
| 2 | 1 |
160,319 |
p048575
|
2520af05f1c8785113fc98755d202fc4
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Ms.
|
OR
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2016-09-08 17:38:09
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Save My Classroom!
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I am a Special Education teacher in my first year. My students are very unique and have various learning difficulties. The classroom that I took over desperately needs new books. New books will help my students become better readers and boost their self-esteem. Our classroom is filled with many old and out-dated materials and supplies, and those were hand-me-downs. We are special! We appreciate new materials.\r\n I would like to show my students how much I care about their success in reading, as well as the importance of knowing how to read. Many of my students come from challenging, underprivileged homes, and a few are homeless. Some of my students take a brown sack of food home on Friday's. I fell into this profession because I'm patient and understanding, and this is where I fit in. My students are the reason I smile.
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My students need dictionaries and thesauruses for writing creative paragraphs and essays with ease. These resources will aid in spelling, understanding concepts, and learning new words. \r\n\r\nMy students are eager to read new novels that have been released in the last five years, and see new book jackets on their bookshelves. My classroom is ready for new adventures that only come from reading pages of a new book.\r\n\r\nIt is a sad lot that Special Education programs get left-overs and hand-me-downs, but I am here to change misconceptions toward a group of wonderful kids who deserve new supplies. New books will give my students a sense of pride and appreciation. \r\n\r\n
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My students need books for fun, reference, and learning new ideas and concepts.
| 0 | 1 |
10,822 |
p097231
|
1be8ff2501f21dbe85a2fc87afb641e8
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-08-18 18:39:52
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness, Nutrition Education
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Creating a Robotics Club to Stay Active
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I am fortunate to be part of a Title I school that strives for excellence. We meet student needs in rigorous teaching strategies and expect only the best from our students.\r\n\r\nMy students are eager to learn!\r\n\r\nI have the wonderful privilege of teaching 7th grade math along with 7th-grade math intervention. Grade 7 is such a crucial year; it is the year when students start forming their identity with their peers, finding their interests in sports and school clubs, and realizing the choices they make, both socially and academically, determine 8th grade graduation. Seventh grade is such a pivotal year! It is important that I support my students in learning how to make positive choices and experiences, and develop a passion for learning to carry with them into their remaining years of middle school and onto high school and their adult careers.
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\"Miss Deaton, we desire to create a robotics club that will have us learn coding while staying active.\" My students have been inspired by watching another robotics club, from a different school, use a club such as robotics to keep them up and moving, even though they might not be involved in a sports club. I am proud of my students that they have been inspired and thought of their way of doing a club, other than sports, that can also promote being active and healthy. The students have asked for robots and an iPad to use to learn coding but to use to create mazes that will have them being active with moving with the robots. The students have also asked for snacks and water that will help keep them to stay focused as this will happen after school. \r\nI am excited and proud that my students have thought of this idea. Many of these students are not part of a sports club and this will provide an avenue to staying active with moving with the robots.
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My students need snacks, water, robots, and iPad to create a robotics club that supports students wanting to use robots to stay active.
| 73 | 1 |
135,932 |
p111880
|
433bd5102746f12410d3f17b9a06d746
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Mrs.
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SC
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2017-02-09 09:12:22
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Author Studies Build the Love of Reading!
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My students need all of the love and attention that we can give them! When students walk into our school, we greet them with open arms, a smile, and a promise they can rely on. \r\n\r\nMy students are excited and eager to learn! I want my students to become the greatest readers that they can be. My biggest challenge is not being able to provide enough books for them to reach their highest level. “Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.\" Napoleon Bonaparte\r\n\r\nMy second grade students are very curious and want to learn more about everything! They are smart, courageous, and try their best to succeed everyday. Our school is a Title I school which large class sizes. We encourage every student to put forth their very best effort.
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These fluency books will allow my students to excel in reading. Our classroom library is very weak and students are unable to read as much as they want because we do not have the resources. With these books, children will have more access to fluency reading, projects, and shared reading with their friends. They will learn to take care of the books, look forward to reading, and have many more books to choose from.\r\n\r\nLove of authors will build the love of reading. These books will strengthen the desire of being life long readers! The donations to this project will improve my classroom greatly. My students will have more access to books in order to grow in the love of reading. This will provide them with books to read if they do not have them outside of school. My students will become better readers!
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My students need a better assortment of books to enhance our author studies!
| 6 | 1 |
142,875 |
p090534
|
522e609581e220512fda0c1362a8c5ba
|
Ms.
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NC
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2017-03-11 12:39:42
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports, Applied Learning
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Health & Wellness, Other
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An Active Body is An Active Brain
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My second grade students are an incredible group of kids who are motivated, caring, and eager to learn despite being considered at-risk due to local demographics. They go above and beyond to help and encourage each other to always do their best and to never give up.\r\n\r\nMy students are very active students who need the ability to move and have flexibility to learn to the best of their ability. When they are provided opportunities to be flexible and moving, my students benefit greatly. \r\n\r\nMy students have a high drive to overcome obstacles that are presented to them and to consistently work toward success. They have incredible growth mindsets and have set goals for themselves to contribute to their own successes.\r\n
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My students, as all students, need the ability to move and stay active throughout the day. They are only allotted 25-minutes a day (late in the afternoon at 1:20p.m.) to release energy and be active. As children, they need more than that. This project will provide them opportunity to be flexible, move, and \"keep the wiggles out\" as well as improve their posture and strengthen their core. Mind + body will benefit.\r\n\r\nProviding them flexible seating options that encourage consistent movement and flexibility will help my students to stay active and engaged - creating open minds and informed learners.\r\n\r\nWith one 25-minute recess a day, students have tendency to go stir-crazy.It is understandable that it is difficult to \"sit still\" for a prolonged period of time. It is also unhealthy for their bodies and mind. \r\n
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My students need flexible seating options. My students learn very well and stay engaged when they are able to move. An active body is an active brain!
| 2 | 1 |
43,231 |
p030068
|
ac2194782a579527986d675f482e1b8b
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Ms.
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UT
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2016-06-25 16:56:55
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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IEP Essentials
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I teach reading, writing, and math to students with learning disabilities. They are a variety of ages and grade levels; however, they are all significantly below grade level. I also work with students who have Autism, ADD, and ADHD. My school is in a low-income area, and most of my students' parents both work long hours just to put food on the table.\r\n\r\nMy kids work so hard even when they are tired, hungry, and when their home life seems to be falling apart. I love teaching these students.
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Students in my classroom all have Individual Education Plans. I need a printer in my classroom (rather than the one in the faculty room), so my students' private information is kept private. I also create individual daily schedules for my students because they have learning disabilities. These schedules are picture schedules.\r\n\r\nI have also included a paper shredder. I need to follow the laws that protect my students privacy, and it's easier to do that when i don't have to rip up their old or edited IEP's by hand (which is what I've been doing.) \r\n\r\nThese are both items that my students won't use personally, but will get a benefit from what I am able to create for them. I will also be able to safeguard their information with these tools.
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My students need Individual Education Plans printed in a confidential location, and they need their personal information protected. A printer in my classroom (rather than in the faculty room) and a paper shredder will guarantee this.
| 5 | 1 |
57,301 |
p190380
|
33ebbd2671bdebb77168a11cfd52e370
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Mrs.
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IN
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2017-01-09 16:47:51
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Building a Grade Level of Chromebooks
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I have 22 fantastic second graders who are eager to learn. They are a great group of children that work together well. They specialize in reading and math, but they love technology. \r\n\r\nOur school is rural, surrounded by cornfields and countryside. Most of our students come from families with careers in the agriculture, mining, and health industry. One thing that sets our school apart from others is our community's sense of loyalty and family values. We are hard workers and we love to learn!
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Adding eight Chromebooks to our classroom will be a huge asset to the students. These devices will allow us to have easy access to iReady, Accelerated Reader, Spelling City, and other individualized programs. The Chromebooks will make it simpler to research various topics without leaving the classroom. They will aid in supplementing classroom instruction. \r\n\r\nStudents will be able to utilize Google programs to assist in their learning and understanding and Language Arts and Math topics. Classroom instruction time will be utilized more efficiently as students will be able to remain in the classroom for technology usage. Our grade level goal is to accumulate enough Chromebooks to support an entire classroom.\r\n
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My students need eight HP Chromebooks to access the online components of our reading and math components.
| 4 | 1 |
105,515 |
p217083
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673a6dd47cd8bb6c4f5681ea233d13d4
|
Mrs.
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CO
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2016-08-20 18:14:56
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Teaching With Technology
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In August, I will be with a group of new students. Each student brings their own unique strengths to our classroom. We are a high achieving school with a diverse student population that includes a Deaf and Hard of Hearing program, Gift and Talented, and English Language Learners. The classroom we share is a safe, fun, and active learning environment.\r\n\r\nTechnology is one way I meet the needs of each individual in the classroom. Incorporating technology into their daily routines is one way we help them prepare for demands of the future.
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My students rotate through centers throughout the day, across all subjects. During this time, we are independent and focused on working towards our learning goals. \r\n\r\nOne center is always dedicated to using technology. We enjoy practicing our typing skills and using google classroom. However, right now, there are only enough resources for a few students from a group to use the technology at once. This restraint causes confusion and wastes our precious learning time. We have a need for an additional Chromebook, and CD player for a listening center. With your generous donations, I will be able to have a full group situated and ready to practice their skills!
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My students need a chrome book for building their computer literacy skills.
| 3 | 0 |
164,099 |
p093717
|
f6aeb6e130c1fc1e5128f73e1b57023d
|
Mrs.
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CA
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2016-06-15 22:23:54
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literature & Writing, Visual Arts
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Color It Bright
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“Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn.” – O. Fred Donaldson. Play in elementary is a large part in learning how to communicate with others, share, and collaborate, all of which is important in our adult lives.\r\nIn our Transitional Kindergarten (TK), there are 18 four-year-old students and one teacher all day! They are active, sweet, and love to learn about new things.\r\nOur district has all TK students attend our school location. We are a Title I school, and I am a new TK teacher. The kids go to school for a full day, and they enjoy singing songs and seeing their teacher and friends every day. Many of my students are experiencing school for the first time.\r\n
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Your donation to this project will help student learning by making it fun and interesting. I make a LOT of copies throughout the year. I try to utilize colorful paper when creating classroom centers and worksheets. I also use colored paper for important paperwork that is to be sent home, awards, crafts, and classroom decorations. \r\n\r\nThe color adds a pop of cheerfulness and helps focus the children's attention towards the activity. \r\nThe electric hole puncher and stapler would be a HUGE hand saver for myself! I put together worksheets, mini books, and other various resources for the children to use. I make several class sets and at the end of the prep my hand is aching/sore from the stapling and hole punching. \r\nThe paper filer will be beneficial to our class because my students take ownership of the materials they use. The filer will be available for them to utilize when needed and take responsibility to keep it organized. These products would be not only be a huge time saver, but bring joy through color to my students.
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My students need colored paper, electronic hole puncher and stapler, and paper/construction paper file organizer.
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110,148 |
p063818
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0519440ab239bcedcb244cbf9063cd1b
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Mr.
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KY
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2016-08-24 15:46:14
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Grades 9-12
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History & Civics
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Civics & Government, History & Geography
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Chromebooks Helping Students Shine
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Our students come to us in search of a second, sometimes third, chance. We are a nontraditional school, and the students we greet each morning have histories, challenges, and concerns that other schools often fail to see. Despite all of that, they make a commitment each time they step through our doors to strive toward achieving their educational goals.\n\nOur students dream of a better life, our students seek happiness, our students deserve care and respect. Our mission is to guide them to become college, career, and life ready. No matter how they end up placed in our care, we believe each student has potential for greatness. We don't graduate students; we graduate productive citizens.
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We use Google Classroom extensively in US History to foster class discussion and facilitate research. The ASUS Chromebooks will allow for seamless integration of all of Google's Apps. Additionally, the battery life of the laptop model will allow students to work all day without needing to charge. Although battery life may seem inconsequential, nothing disrupts the learning process more than students having to stop their work in order to find an outlet in which to charge their device.\r\n\r\nAs juniors, my students are tasked with researching and developing arguments grounded in historical evidence. Having state-of-the-art technology at their disposal allows students to focus on the task at hand without facing obstacles commonly found with devices that have become outdated after many years of use.
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My students need a fast, reliable computer; the most economical model on the market that I have found (and personally own), is the ASUS C201 Chromebook with 4GB RAM.
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41,465 |
p038677
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1cc7bc4ceb2464db076035c55146dec9
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Mrs.
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OR
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2017-02-15 19:38:38
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Early Development, Literature & Writing
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Chromebooks for Young Learners
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Many of our students require a small-group, multi-sensory approach to the teaching of reading in addition to the instruction they are provided in their General Ed classrooms. We know from current research that many of our students are struggling with some form of dyslexia and we would like to proactively respond by providing more appropriate instruction and intervention. \r\nOur students enjoy reading when they are able to read books on their own level that match their interests. Chromebooks will allow students to access books that are both on their own level and developmentally appropriate
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With these 4 Chromebooks, students will be able to access developmentally appropriate books at their reading level. These particular Chromebooks are also touch screens and can be folded to present a tablet-like interface for students. This allows students to use the tablets for reading and writing alike in an age-appropriate way. \r\nStudents will have access to reading materials that are engaging and at their level. \r\nWe will be able to have a reading rotation in which students can read and respond to texts in the way that they are able; whether typing, recording their voice or a video, or creating a comic or story about what they read.
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My students need Chromebooks to use for Literacy and other subjects.
| 14 | 1 |
73,916 |
p077037
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8d7876a0b22dacce83e72e1914dec156
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Ms.
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KS
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2016-08-02 20:26:37
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Wiggle While We Work
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My students are all special needs students who attend a title one, low income school, in a self-contained special education classroom. They are five to seven years old and are academically, socially, emotionally, and/or physically behind their same age peers. Many of my students receive services for gross and fine motor skills and speech outside the classroom and receive extra support in the classroom for social, emotional, and academic skills. They are exposed to curriculum at a slower pace than their same age peers, and still struggle at times to learn, however, despite their struggles they never give up!
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My students love to wiggle while they work, but regular chairs make this difficult. We were able to borrow 2 hokki stools from another room for part of the year last year and the kids constantly asked for more time with them! \r\nEven being kindergarteners they quickly learned how being able to move and wiggle helped their brains to focus and learn! \r\nIn regular chairs without the chairs ability to support this students were constantly slipping and falling off their chairs and landing on the floor. These stools allow wiggle room while still allowing the students to accomplish their work!
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My students need hokki stools to allow them to wiggle and move while they work!
| 3 | 1 |
68,571 |
p074695
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cb170a83eb06cfd52a31b54a07ceaf5e
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Ms.
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NV
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2017-03-30 23:47:57
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Essential Supplies for Kindergarten
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My students are very special. They come to school happy and eager to learn. Although they will have the opportunity to learn the same things at our school that children at other schools learn, things start to change as soon as the school day ends. \r\nMy students come from low socioeconomic families who live in a neighborhood with high crime rates, gang activity, and drug use. Due to these challenges, my students will find it difficult to meet all of the educational demands required of them. I will work very hard in cooperation with their parents to make sure that they are able to overcome these obstacles. My goal is to have every one of my students finish their first school year as ready to face the rest of their educational lives as all their peers throughout the Clark County School District.
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My students and I are in need of supplies. At the moment we are running low on dry erase markers, crayons, and headphones. Most of my students' parents were not able to provide these items at the beginning of the year. Students love using their own white boards, but have to share dry erase markers. This limits the types of classroom activities/lessons we can do. The students would also love to have a pair of their own headphones for when we go to the computer lab. Unfortunately, some of the ones in the computer lab do not function properly. We also need folders because most of the students' folders are starting to fall apart. Bright colored printing paper to send home important announcements, and new sight word lists.\r\n\r\nThe students would also love more activities for their learning labs. The activities are a fun and educational way for students to improve on their writing and sight word skills. Another great way for students to practice sight word skills is to watch videos with sight word songs. Repeating videos like these can be a great tool to help students recognize sight words when reading and/or writing. \r\n\r\nThe students also love doing math activities. Having a big representation of the base ten blocks will help the students have a better understanding for when they are working out problems.
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My students need supplies. My students would love to have their own dry erase markers, crayons, and headphones.
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114,360 |
p110977
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2079129fada3ca1db2008ec268fa6d83
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Mrs.
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MI
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2016-08-29 21:02:37
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science, Mathematics
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Yoga to Success
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I am a 4th grade teacher 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, my students work hard and never give up\r\n\r\n\r\nMy students are creative, clever and very spontaneous.\r\nThey like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Despite the struggles they face their parents are determined to give them every opportunity to be successful. Although poverty may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as \"typical\" with combined help they can beat the odds. 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.
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Staying focused is hard for most adults, but staying focused for students with attention deafest disorder is even harder. Yoga Balls will help my students stay focused during testing. Studies have shown that students with ADD and ADHD have difficulty staying focused. Using the yoga balls gives the students the stimulation needed to stay on task.\r\n I am hoping this will allow the students to grown academically. With all the testing students face they need someway to stimulate them without disturbing their peers. \r\nThe students we serve struggle with reading and math. Some of the issues they face in their academic lives are the direct result of difficulty staying focused and on task.
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My students need 8 yoga balls. These yoga balls will help my students stay focused due to their ADD and ADHA disorders. These yoga balls the help students increase their NWEA and M-Step scores.
| 2 | 1 |
15,323 |
p126636
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c2879c1b6d8973a74dd2c6cb87e4c27b
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Mrs.
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SC
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2017-01-30 21:11:03
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Igniting the Fire for Reading
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As a teacher in a Language Immersion school, I have 46 students that come from all backgrounds and cultures. These students light up my classroom each day with their many bright personalities and love of learning. They come in each day ready to learn, move, read, and hug their teacher. Their creativity and tech saviness keeps me on my toes and searching for more ways to engage them and give them a meaningful learning experience. One of their favorite learning experiences is when I pull out a book and call them to the carpet.
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These books would mean new experiences and a fresh love for reading for my 1st grade friends. As a first year teacher who had little to no books left in my classroom when I arrived, finding books to read to my students has been a challenge. I have relied heavily on the few books that I have been able to purchase and the books that the other teachers around the hall will lend me. I often turn to the online read aloud of a book when using a book as a mentor text to teach my students a new skill. While the online read alouds are wonderful and extremely helpful, there is nothing that can compare to the experience and connection that happens when I read to my students. \r\n\r\nAs a teacher, hearing my students giggle during a read aloud or seeing their eyes glued on me as I turn the next page is the greatest gift of all. There is nothing that can replace the time that is spent reading to my students and these new books will give us more opportunities to do that.
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My students need interesting books and mentor texts to ignite their love for reading and give them meaningful experiences with books.
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24,835 |
p248886
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c457706e9b4666515437345df6310f21
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Ms.
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AZ
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2016-08-09 13:58:43
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE! Music Literacy through muscle memory
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My community is nestled between two mountain ranges and the Grand Canyon. This is an incredible place to live and teach. My students enter my classroom eager to learn, excited about music, and show pride in a job well done. In contrast to their environment, work ethic, and attitude, many of my students are from low socioeconomic homes. We are a large Title 1 school. We have a long tradition of excellence and our students strive to always perform at the top of their ability.\r\n More than creating musicians, I want to develop responsible contributing members of the community. I strive to provide my eager students with multiple experiences that lead to music literacy and bridge into reading, math, social studies, and character development.
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The addition of this rug to my classroom will give my students the opportunity to embed music literacy skills in their large muscles, facilitating fast transfer from short term memory to long term memory. Students identity the notes through games like \"staff twister\" and \"bean bag toss.\" They become the notes of a group composition and make a display for others to perform. Younger students learn names of symbols by having an \"assigned\" place to sit on the rug. They also play games using the rug to reinforce learning all of the symbols. \r\nRiding a bike and learning music, it's all about muscle memory!
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My students need gross motor activities in reading music to facilitate placing those skills in long term memory.
| 0 | 1 |
102,888 |
p115325
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ad9f8d70f036e71e75cc252dfd06f062
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Mrs.
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OR
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2016-10-31 23:30:00
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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Clean surfaces and Watercolor Art
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My students love and take pride in our rural community. The school is the center of their world. It is a place where they find stability and consistency. In our neighborhood, there is a high percentage of poverty. Many students come from large families with limited means. \r\nAccess to technology is imperative in our world. Unfortunately, many of my students don't have internet at home, and the technology they have available to them at school is limited. Our students need experience with technology to help train them for their future. The other reason they need technology is that it is fun! They love learning in a digital way, and it's the way of the future!
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We don't have funds in our school for extra materials right now. My students are in need of cleaning wipes and watercolor paper for art.\r\n\r\nWe have recently had a streak of illness going around, and our desks don't get cleaned unless we clean them. I am also in a classroom without a sink. Cleaning wipes would help us keep our classroom clean and sanitary. We want to fight those bugs going around!\r\n\r\nWe don't get an allowance for watercolor paper in our budget. We would love special paper for watercolor painting. We watercolored last week, and my students had so much fun!
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My students need watercolor paper for art and cleaning wipes for our classroom.
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27,810 |
p109591
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50da7d334a3771f3274e876e56da5473
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Mr.
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IN
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2017-01-03 14:23:45
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Environmental Science
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It is TIME to collect data: Stopwatches in labs.
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Our school is a small one in rural Indiana. Everyday my students come into the classroom, grab their science folders, and eagerly ask, \"What are we doing today?\" They are ready to learn and be engaged, active learners. This really makes teaching a fun and rewarding experience.\r\nMy students are ready to learn and have fun doing it. We do a lot of activities and labs that allow the students to discover the wonders of the world around them. This engages them, gets them interested, and also allows them to have fun along the way. They love being active learners!
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I am requesting stopwatches for my students to use when conducting labs. There is an emphasis on engagement and hands on learning in my classroom so we do a lot of labs. Many of the labs that are already developed require the students to time various phenomenon. Students also design their own labs in which many of them require time to be collected as data.\r\nStopwatches will allow the students to accurately collect data to be analyzed. There are 2 labs in the Nature of Science unit that require stopwatches (i.e. Metric System Lab and Zip-line Lab). We also do many labs in Physical Science that require time be recorded. We have begged and borrowed from the 8th grade, however many of theirs are broken and there are not enough, or made due with my phone as a timer for the class as a whole. \r\nHaving individual stopwatches for each group would allow the students to be more independent thinkers. They could discover the wonders of science for themselves!
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My students need stopwatches for many labs that we do during the year.
| 0 | 1 |
57,734 |
p206788
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19e15c4b96f7ffb3fed4af031666b810
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Mrs.
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AL
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2016-08-21 16:05:51
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Technology Rocks!
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\r\nWe are a Title I school striving to be technologically savvy so we want all of our students to have equal access to devices. The children love to use technology and jump at the chance to use it. Furthermore, our school is the main place where they are able use it. But it's hard when we do not have enough devices. Educational apps and websites would make the children excited to learn. If they knew they were going to be able to use technology every day, coming to school every day would be a must!
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iPads would help the children in every subject area. With technology, kids would have a plethora of opportunities in the classroom. iPads would make literacy centers, research projects, science, social studies-everything more accessible and fun. The children will be excited to learn! \r\n\r\nNo more moans and groans!\r\n\r\nThe children will want to come to school to learn each and every day. When educational apps are used, the children do not even realize they are learning and they will not be as easily bored. It would also prepare them for our digital future. Last, but not least, technology makes learning fun!\r\n
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My students need an IPad to incorporate technology into our literacy centers.
| 2 | 1 |
57,903 |
p258190
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f29f62f6a3d61f4fd54dae3fa21d8742
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Ms.
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WI
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2016-08-26 16:13:42
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
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My students attend a Title 1 school in an urban district. The school is located in the heart of downtown and most students who begin here in the 3rd grade, stay here for the remainder of their school career. Because my students have grown up together, both academically and personally, they become a tight-knit family group.\r\nWhile my students come from all walks of life and numerous backgrounds, they strive to be accepting of others and seek to find similarities and bonds among them all. The lifelong friendships that are formed in our school are one of its most treasured assets.
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As a teacher who loves to read for enjoyment, I know how amazing it feels to read book that relates to my thoughts, my feelings, my life! I want my students to get that same opportunity through their classroom library.\r\nThe donations for the project will help improve my students reading levels, enhance their vocabulary and increase their love for reading. My students are in need of reading material that excites them, that motivates them and that helps them through these transitional years. \r\nThese books will open the doors for many of my students who struggle with finding themselves. It can be very difficult for teens to talk about the tough issues they deal with daily. It is through the characters in these books that conversations can happen and discoveries can be made.
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My students need BOOKS! My Students want to read books that are interesting and relatable to their lives.
| 0 | 1 |
93,577 |
p034871
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c2a4ae8c7afe66fe1885838bfa31fe20
|
Mr.
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AR
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2017-01-09 21:29:05
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science
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Authentic Artificial Selection and Aquaponic Sustainable Agriculture... Go Like PB&J.
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Robots and drills and saws, oh my! We are a class that creates. We are always designing something new and solving new problems. My students see something less than perfect and make it better. They imagine something and make it real. In my room, the only limits really are their imaginations (and our budgets). You can help us lose that parenthesis and truly unleash their imaginations. \r\n\r\nWe are Makers, Innovators, Creators, Learners, Builders, Inventors. We are learning by doing, and loving it. We want to save the world from hunger while studying genetics and sustainable agriculture.
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Agriculture uses about 70% of the world's freshwater consumption... most of it is wasted by pouring it out on the ground. Traditional agriculture is a serious waste of water... it worked in the past because it had to. Now we have options! \r\nMy students will study aquaponics while breeding fast growing plants to do genetic crosses to learn about artificial selection and genetic heritability. They will plant these plants in planters using hydroponic grow media. They will raise fish in a fish tank I am donating. The fish waste infused water will be pumped into the grow media to act as a water source with infused fertilizer. Hydroponic systems use less than 10% as much water as conventional agriculture.\r\nThe students in my automation class will automate the system using arduino microcontrollers and raspberry pi mini computers to control the lights, pumps, and sensors. They will wire, solder, and code their way to a greener future.
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My students need Equipment to grow and then breed a fast growing plant to study genetics, Sustainable Agriculture, Hydroponic Automation, and World Hunger.
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39,214 |
p084953
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74768ffbce310537ba02e3ca7acba28c
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Mr.
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NC
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2017-04-28 15:37:07
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Grades 9-12
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Music & The Arts
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Music, Performing Arts
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Trying To Make My Young Section POPPING!!!
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My favorite quote that I learned from one of my professors is \"It's more than just Drums\". It relates to this project because by teaching my students through percussion I teach them how to apply what they have learned to everyday life skills, and transfer those skills to their courses.\r\n\r\nMy 9-12 grade students are very eclectic and some even fend for themselves. Even though they are all vastly different, they all have one thing in common and that is their love for music. With this opportunity, I hope to let them share their love for music.\r\n\r\nThey come from all different walks of life whether it is single parents, low income, or middle class. I have some students that fend for themselves. These kids come to school wanting to better themselves and make better of the situation they have been dealt. School is a place to get away from what has been troubling them in their personal life, but the band room and band practice is their safe heaven, an outlet for them to take their problems in a safe creative and musical way.
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I am asking for 2 sextuplets to add to a section that grown every year. I dare not turn down a student who wants to be a percussionist but we are running out of instruments to use. With these resources my students will be able to learn self-discipline, self-respect, accountability, teamwork, accountability the basic fundamentals of marching percussion the basic fundamentals of marching percussion, how to properly hold sticks, rhythm, tempo, how to read and play music, marking time, playing together, sounding like a unit. Through learning the different aspects of music and marching, they would be able to perform as percussion section for parades, competitions, halftime shows, and school events.\r\n\r\nMy students have been begun getting recognition as an up and coming percussion section, but as this group expands the equipment runs out.\r\n\r\nFor some of my students they see learning how to play percussion as a way of staying out of trouble and a way to a better education. I'm sure that if this project gets funded they will use this equipment to the best of their ability and over exceed their own personal expectations and become better musicians. Some of my students may even use this outlet to move on to higher education and beyond…and that is my ultimate goal for them to reach.\r\n
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My students need 2 sextuplets to add color and sound to our section.
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100,611 |
p005893
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a9b876a9252e08a55e3d894150f75ba3
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Ms.
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UT
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2017-01-01 22:48:18
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Chomebooks for all students!
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Hello;\r\nMy name is Mrs. Brotherton. I teach 5th grade at Ascent Academy in Utah. We are a wonderful charter school that uses the students' interests to help them learn. We are always looking for wonderful teaching methods to help students. \r\nMy students are wonderful. I have several levels in my class. Our school is big on curriculum compacting and helping gifted kids move faster and struggling kids get the extra help they need. We would benefit so much from your donation. Every little bit helps us reach our goal. I teach Science to all 88 5th grade students and have clusters of 25 new students every 8 weeks. Your donation will help more than just one 5th grade class it will help several students not to mention the students in years to come.\r\n
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We are looking to add some computers to our classroom. It would be wonderful to have our own set of computers instead of sharing a lab with the rest of the upper grades. Our school is big on using technology to help students express what they have learned through a medium of their choice. Having these computers in our class my fast and advanced learners will be able to go ahead and start the project while I help the other students get their. The computers will also allow each one of my students to access the programs everyday instead of having a few kids do a little everyday.
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My students need more Chomebooks. I would love to have enough Chomebooks that every student could have access to one. I have 28 students and only 5 in the classroom.
| 5 | 1 |
160,406 |
p184402
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ca0eb2b772cfb675d40fe138ba580e87
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Ms.
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VT
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2017-01-28 08:47:38
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Extracurricular, Literacy
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Technology to Engage Students
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Technology to Engage All Students\r\n\r\nMy classroom needs a chromebook in order increase the use of technology in support classes, students leadership, the student newspaper and blogging for after school programs.\r\n\r\nThis is my fifth year teaching and my third year teaching at the middle school level. The school I work in has 300 students with various academic, social and emotional needs and is part of the Windham County. Over 50 percent of our students receive free or reduced lunch and 24 percent of the adult population suffers from depression. According to the Vermont Department of Health, heroin-related fatalities have risen sharply in Vermont starting in 2013 In 2014, there were eighty-eight drug-related fatalities in Vermont, of which sixty-seven involved an opiod. Our students' academics are suffering and there are limited community resources to support these young learners.\r\n\r\nTechnology has become a important part of out curriculum and proves an engaging strategy for our students.\r\nIn every one of my teaching environments I have built successful and respectful learning communities by providing engaging and differentiated instruction that allows students to learn while using their imaginations.
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My school offers an amazing after school program to provide a safe enriching place for children to extend their day with a healthy snack. Many of our students do not look forward to leaving at the end of the day and the last meal that receive is from school. I feel extremely passionate about this program and want to make it as enjoyable and as enriching as possible to reach as many students as I can. The project would be to create a club that will develop an online newspaper that will be available to students, staff and parents informing them of important information, highlighting positive contributions to our school, and new ideas. We need a chromebook in order to make this newsletter successful and interactive. This technology will allow us to make this club and newsletter successful.
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My students need a chromebook in order to use technology to engage in learning and promote successful student achievement.
| 1 | 0 |
20,275 |
p259590
|
49dae450b8cb3020a054fc125f1d132e
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Ms.
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SC
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2016-06-29 13:31:02
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Applied Learning
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Applied Sciences, Extracurricular
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Computer Science for Saints
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My students live in a high poverty area with very few opportunities to participate in activities outside of school. I have inspired a love for science in my students, and we participated in the hour of code last year.\r\n\r\nI am going to create a computer science club for fifth graders looking to explore the world of coding and robotics. I feel starting with a simple robot will give these students the basic experience we need before attempting the Lego robotics that's available.
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Up to twelve fifth grade students will participate in a computer science club. This club will expose students to coding and give me more experience with coding. I hope to eventually take this club to the next level in the future, but we all need the basic experience with coding and robots.\r\n\r\nWith the Dash robots, students and I will gain the basic experience with coding and robotics. These students need to become more familiar with technology and don't have the opportunities to do so outside of school. I want to give them another avenue to explore in school, and I know they will thoroughly enjoy the learning experience!
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My students need the Dash Robots for the computer science club.
| 1 | 1 |
134,745 |
p040727
|
f873ef0d62657ffaa4115dff0c449432
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Mr.
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MI
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2017-01-27 20:41:45
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Health & Life Science
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Birds and Butterflies, What a Surprise for the Eyes
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Our school is situated in an urban setting, and our middle school students are excited about science. I am interested in channeling this excitement into a thirst for environmental education. \r\n\r\nI am ready to challenge my students to become stewards of their environment! Our school is located on a large piece of property, which contains a field of approximately eight acres. I hope to encourage my students to become environmentally aware through on-site and off-site field trips. My students are excited about the projects that we plan to complete, and hopefully, through DonorsChoose.org, we can get the materials we need for these experiences!
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The materials I am requesting will allow my students to make observations about birds and butterflies, and to work to take pride in their school and their community, The students will be using the materials, along with seeds provided by Cornell University to plant and maintain a bird and butterfly wildflower garden outside of our window. \r\nWhile working to create a wildflower garden, the students will learn how their urban environment is a natural habitat for many plants and animals. The students will use field guides to identify wildflowers, butterflies and birds. They will use the speaker I requested to practice recognizing bird calls by ear, and they will watch DVDs to learn how to identify raptors (as we attend a Hawkfest event each fall) as well as field and forest birds. As we will be visiting a wildlife reserve, I will also be purchasing a DVD to help in identification of shore birds and wetland birds.\r\n
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My students need materials to attract wildlife and to improve their knowledge about nature.
| 33 | 1 |
77,627 |
p082397
|
1288e3d6c866cce4173f403d112a3a0f
|
Ms.
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NC
|
2016-10-10 21:41:59
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning
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Community Service, Extracurricular
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Fibers of Hope: Knit and Crochet for Charity
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Many knitters and crocheters enjoy making projects for charity. The students in the knitting club want to do just that. If you'd like to make sure your donation helps your local community, local hospitals, cancer care centers, hospices, and programs that work with the homeless then you are looking at the right group.\r\n These crafty kids are excited about helping their communities. Some are using plastic bags to crochet sleeping mats for the homeless. Some are knitting hats for the Ronald McDonald House. All are determined to make a difference whether that is in one life or many.
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My students are creative and passionate people who want to use their talents to give back to the community! There are so many benefits to donating knitting and crochet work to charity. Aside from helping others in need, it also gives my knitters and crocheters a chance to be more involved by discovering new volunteer opportunities. \r\nMost of the students in the Knitting Club are first time knitters and crocheters. They feel such a sense of accomplishment as they develop their skills. Students who were lacking the confidence to explore their creativity are showing pride in their work and confidence in themselves that they have never known. Shy students have a supportive group of friends who all have a common goal, spreading hope and love.
| null | null |
My students need supplies to make their beautiful and helpful projects.
| 1 | 1 |
174,187 |
p083032
|
4150cd860b325a80a7955756f7838a48
|
Mrs.
|
NV
|
2016-12-10 09:20:34
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Grades 3-5
|
Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Talk to me! Ipads help nonverbal students communicate!
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My students are so amazing! They love learning and are highly self-motivated to do their best every single day. They also have diverse and special needs which require individualized plans to educate them effectively. Practice, repetition and persistence are some of the keys to our success. These students take longer to acquire skills than their general education peers. That is why it is so important that these kids have all the tools they need. These students have amazing potential and deserve all the tools to succeed!
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My students have excellent online tools that help support our curriculum and their individual special needs. Students access the materials on the iPad to help with communication and comprehension during whole group and small group activities. We are getting close to having each student in the class have their own iPad, but we aren't there yet! Students with special needs are able to demonstrate understanding and communicate with the help of an iPad. The apps and settings can be customized so the that each student has the tools to succeed. This creates a better outcome and more individualized method for education. It is truly amazing watching these students blossom.
| null | null |
My students need more technology to better support our growing class!
| 10 | 1 |
52,138 |
p183876
|
25057d27e2784bc01f8d5c9a87bb6c86
|
Mrs.
|
PA
|
2016-11-29 13:37:06
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literature & Writing, Visual Arts
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Bucket Filling With Literacy and Art Chapter 2
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They are diverse: very low readers to extremely high readers, from first grade to college level. They're from varying socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnicities, and include English language learners. Many are eager to learn and grow, while others are reluctant readers, writers, and speakers.\r\nMy students need to be able to work together in small groups comfortably with a Teaching Table.\r\nI teach 6th grade in an urban setting. My students are street savvy, but many lack academic skills with text and technology that are necessary to excel in school. Students lack the basic word attack, vocabulary, text analysis, writing, and technology skills to be successful in middle school and beyond.\r\n\r\n
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\"Everyone is born with an invisible bucket. No one can see your bucket, but it is always with you. It is an important part of everyone.\" ~McCloud\r\n\r\nThese new books are loaded with character education lessons and have been provided for the entire school to use.\r\nReading these books will help instill a sense of community throughout the school. We will use a common language, \"is this filling someone's bucket\" or \"is this dipping into someone else's bucket?\" We plan to make bucket filling bulletin boards where students and staff will post comments regarding people filling each other's buckets with acts of kindness, compliments, sharing, listening and keeping the peace.\r\n\r\nAll students will create an art project based on the reading and book discussions that they have. They will use audio, visual, kinesthetic, and drama as their means of learning about filling each other’s buckets.\r\n\r\nWithin our school, students have displayed many artistic and academic talents in small doses; but, for many, success seems to be out of reach.\r\n\r\nThese supplies and art resources will level the playing field. I want success for all of my students. They are very bright and just need more positive experiences with academics and art. With the right tools, they will draw their own destiny.
| null | null |
My students need markers, folders and lap desks to integrate art with literacy.
| 18 | 0 |
151,642 |
p258876
|
ceb03ac89f08727fba5d1d2546e00f2b
|
Mrs.
|
NC
|
2016-10-05 16:57:30
|
Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
|
Literacy
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Harry Potter Books for After School Club
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Our creative students are eager to learn and take risks. They enthusiastically work with manipulatives, devour books, and explore their world.\r\n\r\nWe are a diverse learning community that focuses on being globally minded and making the world a more peaceful place. At any given time you may hear one of the 22 languages spoken in our students' home in our hallways. We are rich with culture and varied backgrounds.\r\n\r\nStudents, faculty, and families utilize the media center as the hub of our school. Long gone are the days of quiet library trips. Students and teachers embrace the library space to inquire, research, explore, and take creative risks. I want to support this authentic learning with fresh technology and literature.\r\n\r\n
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Our excited, avid readers will have books to take home and read between our weekly after school meetings.These books may be above their reading level, so it will be an opportunity for family engagement by reading the books aloud together at home. Additionally, reading skills such as retelling and comprehension will be introduced and practiced during discussion times. For many this will be their first book club, and having their own copy will increase their confidence in themselves as readers.\r\n\r\nLast but not least, these books will offer my students the magical adventure of Hogwarts, Harry Potter and his friends.
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My students need individual Harry Potter books to read at home to be emerged in the wonders of Hogwarts.
| 2 | 1 |
94,878 |
p196225
|
0b2c9c9a3fd28fe81510b6bb3c1ce0c5
|
Ms.
|
LA
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2016-10-11 19:51:20
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Teaching STEM Through Technology
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At our school, we believe in teamwork. We work very well together as a faculty and staff, in turn, this reflects off on our students and they have become great team players themselves. Many of my students are very eager to learn and seem to be very interested in science. They are very good thinkers and work very well in groups, which is what a good scientist is all about! As eager as they want to learn, many of our students come from poverty stricken homes and lack access to technology which is why I feel it is important that they have access to technology while at school. Our class has set a goal for themselves and that is to grow at least one level up on the science standardized test this year and to have 100% of themselves score at proficient or higher. I believe they can do it with a more rigorous approach to their education.\r\n
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In our class, whenever students work on projects they become Jr. Scientists. They are no longer a student, they are the scientist! They go through the processes of the scientific method for every project they work on. Having more access to the Internet, students will now be able to conduct research on a variety of physical science content such as energy, chemistry, and force and motion. This will enable them to now come up with more meaningful conclusions to experimental projects where they will now have evidence to cite in their findings. Students will also be able to put together awesome presentations on their projects. By they end of the school year, students will be able to achieve their goals because the biggest percentage of the standardized test is based on the scientific method. They will definitely be able to understand content better if they can apply it to the processes of the scientific method.\r\n If we can get this project funded, students will be able to open up to a whole new world of science. My students are already very curious when it comes to science and now they can take that curiosity to much higher levels by being able to research on the Chromebooks so much more about different topics. Being limited to one handout from the teacher for research eventually becomes a boring routine for them. It will be amazing to see their brains going wild when they are able to take control of their own learning.\r\n
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My students need Chromebooks for STEM-based projects and classroom lab activities!!
| 1 | 1 |
89,528 |
p068881
|
5b15ab69e57e04a6662d26d53e1e1bf9
|
Ms.
|
GA
|
2016-10-25 21:21:09
|
Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Our PEN holds Power to Make Us Super Mathematicians!
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My students are energetic, curious about learning, and always strive to want to learn more than what they know. Whether the lesson is something out of the box in amazement or it is skill and drill, the students are eager to learn and excited about showing off their skills. My students are from a high poverty, low income neighborhood and they are faced with many challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the challenges they face daily, I am working to expose them to as much as possible and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.
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I am requesting the Power Pen Quiz Cards and Power Pens along with a class set of Ten Frames, so that my students will have resources to use to develop their Math skills. At our school, their is a lot of focus on Math due to the high stakes Georgia Milestone. These items will help my students practice skills in their independent time and receive feedback right their on the spot. The ten frames will allow the students an additional resource to add to their Math toolkit. \r\n\r\nThe more the students practice, the better mathematicans they will be. These materials will be used during Math Stations when the students are either working independently or learning a new skill with me. I want my students to have as many resources as they need to practice the Math skills that will carry them on through the rest of their educational career and not just through the time frame of a \"test\".
| null | null |
My students need the Power Pens and Ten Frames to help them practice their addition and subtraction strategies.
| 2 | 1 |
97,099 |
p234849
|
e738b713e61255832437826c5024b882
|
Mr.
|
UT
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2016-09-01 00:02:42
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Hear my story
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My students are ready for learning we have a lot of technology but lack a completely integrated classroom. Students are digital natives. They have lots of experience with technology. However, some come with an understanding though that electronic devices are just for games and entertainment. We need to change that thinking. This can be achieved with a digital classroom. By integrating student learning we can not only see where they are but guide them to excel and achieve their dreams.
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My students need iPads and cases to support learning in the classroom. With iPads in the classroom, students will be able to work individually and in small groups. They will be able to show their work to the whole class, by projecting it. They can also share ideas for solving problems and be able to explain their thinking. Students can take advantage of reading programs like Raz-Kids. Students can participate in math enhancement programs as well.\r\nSome have language learning barriers. They have many different learning needs and preferences. They love to learn and are research topics of their own interests. We have a large school, with insufficient access to technology to use in the classroom.
| null | null |
My students need ipads to express their thinking, ideas, and tell their story.
| 15 | 1 |
117,626 |
p233475
|
381376ab7c8ef39d87a2d40953fd30e6
|
Ms.
|
FL
|
2016-07-13 19:26:54
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Striving To Be Scientific Thinkers:Exploratory
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As the new school year yield it glorious bundle of joy before me in August, I want to be ready to accommodate them with the necessary materials that they will need to start the year. \r\nMy students are coming into my VPK Pre-K classroom from a very impoverished area of Miami and I want to meet their needs upon arrival. I want to provide a positive classroom climate and nurturing atmosphere in which children can flourish into the real world.
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The items that I have requested of you to donate to my VPK Pre-k students will be essential to their exploratory nature. My students adores Scholastic Magazine because of its' connections of learn about people around the world especially without leaving their place of comfort. \r\nBecause Play is so vital to the growth and development of young children in their early childhood stage, I am requesting the necessary elements of exploration as part my VPK Pre-K teaching strategies for this school year 2016-2017.\r\nMy VPK Pre-K students Math skills that will take them beyond the scopes of kindergarten but also into the future so I am requesting Math materials such as 1 set of pattern blocks, 1 set of tactile number match up and 1 set count dough mats to use in large and small group playand for intervention. My students love to paint and explore missing colors so I am asking for paint and finger paint paper and 1 set of ink pads for exploratory and sensorimotor projects.\r\nMy students also love to read books because many of them do have books at home and many of them does not get a chance to go to their neighborhood library because of the fear. \r\nSo therefore, my job as their VPK Pre-K teacher is to make our classroom climate a positive one in which all their needs are met and they feel safe and supported.
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My students need essential school supplies to jump start their school year.
| 18 | 0 |
126,410 |
p149654
|
1d6c9474a7005e4614aab94b556a421b
|
Ms.
|
NY
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2016-12-04 19:47:53
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Learning in Color!
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Working in a low income school, with over 85% of the students receiving free or reduced lunch in the East Village of Manhattan, New York, I have students from diverse backgrounds fill my classroom on a daily basis. As teachers, we know that each student learns differently and can retain information in different ways. Unfortunately, our school does not provide classrooms with colored printers which could support the individual needs of each student. A colored printer would greatly benefit my third graders in a multitude of ways. Enhancing their learning through vibrant images and text across each subject area would increase student engagement with the materials provided. As a small school in the heart of New York City, our funding is limited and we appreciate all the help we can get!
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In order to produce the best work and learning environment possible, my students would benefit from having a colored printer in our classroom. We would love to be able to learn in color for the rest of the school year. We would also appreciate additional ink for when the original set runs out. In our school, we place a heavy emphasis on project based learning. Printing in color, will allow my students to see their creativity become a reality. Color printing will enable my students to have a more definitive understanding of mathematic concepts, scientific inquiry and analysis, as well as literacy skills. Giving students the option to print in color will make publishing our work a more exciting experience!
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My students need a color printer and print cartridges in order to facilitate their learning and publish their work!
| 0 | 1 |
167,906 |
p198285
|
c17682918f50e86bf8206d03b08684c7
|
Mrs.
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AZ
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2016-08-17 01:02:03
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness
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Fit Me Challenge
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My students represent a variety of backgrounds from the Western Phoenix Valley. As the first free public Montessori school in Phoenix, my students have unprecedented access to the best that education has to offer! \r\n\r\nThe fun and variety of interests of my students lend them the ability to grow and progress in ways their previous schools could not. \r\n\r\nMy students love to explore the world around them and research and experience learning with great depth. As their teacher and mentor, I get to go along for the ride of my life!
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In Arizona, outdoor exercise time is extremely limited due to excessive heat. My students face the challenge of creating ways to increase individual fitness indoors from August through October and April through May. Middle School students, who benefit greatly from increased exercise, often do not have the tools necessary to take ownership of their own wellness and fitness training. \r\n\r\nThrough the use of obstacles, cones, hurdles, jump ropes, weights, and other materials, each student has the challenge of researching and designing his or her most space-efficient routine and chart progress in reducing completion time using a personal stopwatch. \r\n\r\nMy students have chosen the widest variety of materials possible within a specific budget to help them accomplish their goals.
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My students need obstacles, weights, jump ropes, cones, and resistance bands to design exercise challenges that will help them surpass individual fitness goals!
| 1 | 1 |
3,523 |
p142137
|
89424f5613b4de5dc7b0b3e5a934cd34
|
Mrs.
|
FL
|
2016-06-05 08:44:18
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Small Group Learning!
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For the 2016-2017 school year, I will be the primary reading resource teacher. I will be working with students who need additional help with reading skills. Students will range from first grade through third grade. \r\n\r\nThe school where I work is a Title One school where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Our students have the same hopes and goals of all students - to learn and love school. It is my goal to provide them with learning opportunities and help them be successful in school.
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Small group learning time is essential. Students benefit from the small group setting because it allows the teacher to observe each student closely. Having the necessary resources available makes small group teaching much more fluid. \r\n\r\nThese small group items will make a difference in my students' learning because it will allow me to have all of the items we need within reach. The All-Purpose Teaching Cart will be located right next to our table, the Small-Group Teaching Easel will be used while I'm teaching, the Rotating Caddies will be used for student supplies, while the Beanbag Seats will be for reading.
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My students need small group items, such as the All-Purpose Cart and the Small-Group Teaching Easel, for use during small group teaching and learning time.
| 3 | 1 |
177,745 |
p047186
|
e52878ce1dae441ca930db76180716ba
|
Ms.
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FL
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2016-10-05 11:25:46
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Wobble Chairs for Classroom Movement Part 2
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We are Rapp's Robots, in our classroom we are learning to work collaboratively to achieve goals that we set for ourselves throughout the year. \r\nTogether we are learning how to be good citizens, as well as how to work together to make our world a better place. \r\nAbout 48% of our class is economically disadvantaged and several of us are English Language Learners. Our classroom is very culturally diverse and we enjoy learning about the cultures of our fellow classmates.
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I asked my students what Ms. Rapp can do to help them be productive learners. The overwhelming response was that they wanted to have more opportunities for movement in the classroom. \r\nKore Wobble Chairs are the answer to my students request, these chairs will provide my students with the opportunity for more physical movement throughout the day.\r\nStudents will be able to work using these chairs while in group settings as well as at their desks.\r\nBy providing the opportunity for movement, with the aid of these chairs, my students will be able to increase their productivity in class all while moving.
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My students need 10 wobble chairs to help increase their opportunities for movement throughout the day, and to meet the goal of 60 active minutes a day.
| 1 | 1 |
17,109 |
p000601
|
a8f9f1f5a29e266cd384714bf7d54a59
|
Mrs.
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FL
|
2016-09-10 11:20:11
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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We LOVE Books!
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\"The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.\" -Julie Andrews\r\n\r\nMy classroom is made up of 19 amazing learners! They come to class ready to learn despite the obstacles they face prior to stepping foot in the classroom. We are a Title I school and almost all of my students are English Language Learners. My students love coming to school because I make learning fun!\r\n
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I am requesting high interest stories for our classroom library. My students will use these books to read during our independent/buddy reading time. They will also listen to them as read alouds. I love introducing new series of books to my students and sharing my love of books! Most of the books that I have chosen are high interest books written by Mo Willems, who is best known for his Piggie and Elephant series. \r\nBy helping to fund this project, you will be putting books into the hands of children. These books will allow my students to improve their reading skills and foster their love of literacy.\r\n\r\nI've also included dry-erase dots to stick to the guided reading table. Students will use these dots to respond to their guided reading stories.
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My students need high interest stories for our classroom library including books written by Mo Willems.
| 50 | 1 |
50,522 |
p204721
|
f80dc54887f843435ead0152fe02be4e
|
Mrs.
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IL
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2017-01-25 07:42:18
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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3, 2, 1, Blast Off With STEM in PreK!
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The students in my central Illinois classroom are three, four, and five years old.\r\nAll have been identified as \"at-risk\" through a developmental screening. They each have a need in one or more of the following areas: language, cognitive, motor, and social. Many of the students come from low-income households and live in an urban setting with few opportunities to experience nature. For most, this is their first school experience. Many have limited access to educational books and activities at home and a few are English Language Learners.
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These materials from Lakeshore Learning will be used by students individually, in small groups, and large groups throughout the classroom. Children will develop problem-solving and creative thinking skills as they build pyramids on our light box table, watch it rain in our water table, and create a path with magnets and balls at our stand up magnet board. \r\n\r\nThe out-of-this-world rockets will be perfect for practicing counting and number recognition skills as our little learners play! They will build robots with various shapes, and learn to match letters as they build pictures on the magnetic boards. \r\n\r\nThank you for considering a donation to our STEM project!
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My students need Number Rockets, Imagination Builders, Pyramid Stackers, Discovery Clouds, Snap-Bots, Magnetic Letter Match, and a Create-A-Path Magnetic Center.
| 66 | 1 |
56,188 |
p055778
|
95f09a1dda4424e5f783b71f2fc62731
|
Mrs.
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NY
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2017-01-12 10:09:13
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Engaging Parents... One Picture at a Time!
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A typical day in my classroom is centered around reading. I teach a class of 25 AMAZING scholars! My students are very bright and have the potential to do amazing things in and out of the classroom.\r\n\r\nI teach a wonderful 2nd Grade class at a Title 1 school where 100% of the students qualify for free breakfast and lunch.\r\n\r\nMy students love to share important educational milestones with their families! They also enjoy going on field trips and taking pictures of all that they experience when out on an educational field trip. \r\n\r\n
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A Fujifilm Instax Mini Printer and photo paper will help us document the important events that happen in our classroom and on field trips throughout the school year. \r\n\r\nThis printer will enable us to print out pictures for the students to take home and share with their families. \r\n\r\nThese supplies will also help us record and print out daily activities, special events, and creative work. I would like to teach my students how to appropriately use the mini printer to help us document important academic milestones. My students will finally be able to share their school day activities with their families.\r\n\r\nThis project will make a difference in the life of each and every student in my class. Capturing these monumental events in their lives and having the ability to easily print them out will help my students build a greater sense of community.\r\n
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My students need a Fujifilm Instax Photo Printer and Instant Film to show parents all of the amazing things they do in school and on field trips!
| 23 | 1 |
1,069 |
p014699
|
b867b239b66c4a35ffbf279d6b2681b5
|
Mrs.
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PA
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2016-08-12 21:17:09
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Health & Life Science
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Cutting Edge Science
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My students live in the highest poverty of our city and overcome incredible challenges just to get to school in the morning. Many don't have support systems at home, yet still come to school every day and give the best they can. \r\nMy kids struggle to find motivation and aren't engaged by lectures and reading from a book. It is critical to find ways to provide hands-on and real life ways to engage and demonstrate the concepts and ideas the students are learning about. So often, these methods require teachers to buy extra materials and create new ways to demonstrate things. I love to be creative and will do whatever it takes to help a student \"get it!\"\r\nSo many of my students come to school without any materials each day and rely on their teachers to supply their most basic needs.
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Thank you for choosing to support my classroom. My students love to explore science with hands-on learning and activities. They have the opportunity to participate in dissections of several organisms, but we currently don't have enough scalpels and tweezers to complete individual or even small group work. Your donation will allow me to purchase a classroom set of dissection scalpels, scissors, tweezers and pins so that each student can fully explore the anatomy of the organisms we learn about. This helps to make their learning so much more meaningful and real for them. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! \r\nWhen we have done dissections in the past, the students have been incredibly engaged, but frustrated because they couldn't all participate throughout the experience and often had to watch. This project will allow all of the students to peak their curiosity and visualize what they have learned about. It is so empowering to kids to understand how the parts of an organism work together because they can see it all in front of them.
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My students need to be able to dissect and explore the organisms they learn about . We already have the organisms, but we only have three scalpels. Help us get hands on!
| 0 | 1 |
35,550 |
p155099
|
a53f9306884407e8d919192eca340b24
|
Mr.
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MI
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2017-02-13 10:08:09
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Grades 9-12
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History & Civics, Applied Learning
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Civics & Government, Extracurricular
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The art of Debate enhanced by technology.
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My students are focused and hard-working learners preparing themselves for a successful future. They are heavily involved in all aspects of school. They spend countless hours outside of school bettering themselves and the community. They show this by serving on school boards, student council, volunteering, extracurricular activities, and various other personal endeavors.\r\n\r\nMy students are highly motivated to induce positive change.\r\n\r\nMy students overcome daily obstacles and persevere to excellence. We are a Title 1 school. We come from various cultures and countries. We come from various socioeconomic backgrounds. We all come together in success.
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Our debate team needs a quick and reliable method for researching and organizing vast amounts of data and papers. Debate is formed by a collection of \"cards\" of research papers. These endless amount of cards need to be on hand at all times during debate competitions. We currently do not have computers to help us in this way. We currently create hard copies and keep them in large totes we bring to competion. We do have a team of twelve and we are then grouped in pairs, we are only asking for the technology for our varsity debaters as the information need for those teams is overwhelming. This is only our third year in existence, please help us grow the program and create the critical thinkers of tomorrow.
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My students need Chromebooks for research and information transfer while preparing and competing in debate tournaments.
| 0 | 0 |
168,247 |
p180505
|
0535506bbdc19b4ac495ca5dc6f1be30
|
Ms.
|
CA
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2016-09-02 21:07:35
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Building Our Reading Lives!
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My students need a variety of interesting fiction books to read and discuss in their reading book clubs!\r\n\r\nGrade 3 is a huge year for students as readers! During this school year students are expected not just to read text, but to analyze, infer, make predictions using text evidence, set goals as a reader and have conversations with their peers about the text. Students are expected to read for an hour each day and that means a lot of reading!\r\n\r\nOur class loves reading books together and discussing our favorite parts and interesting passages. My students are a diverse group of third graders who come from a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. They get so excited to get new books and share their thinking with their peers.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students have started the year off so excited about reading and I want to keep that excitement going! We are hoping to get some books that will bring the students to other worlds filled with mystery, humor, suspense and drama! \r\n\r\nThe students have been asking around and getting requests from friends about what books they should be reading! We've also asked librarians, other teachers and parents. These are the books that made the cut. \r\n\r\nOnce we have them in our room, our goal is to read for an hour each day. Part of that is at school, the other at home. This means a lot of books!
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My students need amazing books to read each day at school and at home! These books are recommended by students, teachers and parents. They will be read over and over again for years to come!
| 3 | 0 |
89,317 |
p155668
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ee3b94f6e2cb6c8fed372f681e42c3bd
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Mrs.
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WI
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2016-10-09 14:17:14
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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High-Interest Books for Hard to Reach High Schoolers!
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All of my students read for the first 15 minutes of class every single day from books of their choice. Therefore students need to have books that they like to read. I am requesting a set of high interest books that students themselves have suggested that I purchase.\r\n\r\nI teach English to high school students in a high-poverty, high-need, urban school.\r\n\r\nMany of my students have experienced failure throughout their school careers. It is difficult to engage them in reading, since many of their school experiences have been so negative. I have found that when students have books that they like and choose, they are much more likely to be engaged and therefore read.
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In addition, I have found that students who \"never\" read or say that they \"hate to read\" begin by reading these high interest urban books and then in turn begin to read many other books. I have seen how they become regular readers as a result of beginning with books they love. I have witnessed how instilling the habit of regular reading in students who traditionally say that they \"never read\" can change a student's life forever. I also know that nothing will better prepare my students for college than a habit of reading every single day.\r\n\r\nGiving my students the chance to read from books they chose and recommended increases their chances of becoming regular readers and regular readers have a far greater chance of future success.\r\n\r\nThese books are the gateway to literature for my students.\r\n
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My students need several different high-interest books to add to our classroom library.
| 39 | 1 |
54,152 |
p083971
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a147c29e88a88bfa15bdb9584ec75a9f
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Mr.
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IL
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2016-07-25 02:16:57
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Team Sports
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Kick-Starting a Soccer Program for Tomorrow's Messis, Ronaldos, and Solos!
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My students are strong and hard working scholars finding success in Chicago Public Schools. My school serves a variety of students and families from Pre-K up to 8th Grade. It is a Title I school in the heart of the city. 93.5% of our families are Low-Income, 16.7% are Diverse Learners, and 39% speak limited English. Our goal is to provide students with the rigorous academics and leadership opportunities needed to find success in their young adult lives. Last year our students experienced success in activities such as Leadership Day, after-school algebra, boys and girls soccer, and Little Kids Rock music.\r\n\r\nDespite maintaining our enrollment, Chicago Public Schools has cut our school's funding by $320,000 since last school year. Although our school is not alone in receiving drastic cuts this school year, we lack the privileges and opportunities to maintain necessary programs which are proven to support students' love for school and academic growth. This year we will be losing our music program, library program, and all funding to support after-school athletics.
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The equipment highlighted in this project will be used to start a successful soccer program at my school. Last year, I coached boys and girls soccer for the school. The school had gone without soccer for three years as they lacked equipment and personnel. Despite having very few pieces of equipment, limited field time, and no budget, the students and I did our best to make due with what we had. Often we managed to hold an entire practice with only one soccer ball! However, this year will be different as the 28 soccer balls and 2 sets of cones will allow two teams (5th/6th and 7th/8th) to run stationed practices simultaneously. Also, the pinnies will allow the athletes to scrimmage effectively and the whistles will allow an assistant coach and I to better manage each practice!\r\n\r\nResearch shows that athletics provide health benefits, social benefits, and emotional benefits for students. Exposure to sports in school improves children's self-esteem, helps them make healthy choices, gives them opportunities to solve problems, teaches them teamwork and collaboration, and subsequently improves their academic work in school.\r\n\r\nWith the funding of this project our school will be able to provide a well-rounded soccer program for students this year and many years to come. The benefits of the program year-after-year will improve students' academics, health, and friendships. Thank you for your help in funding this project and kick-starting a successful soccer program at our school!
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My students need the essential equipment to start a soccer program for our school, including enough Nike Aerow Training Soccer Balls for every player to practice basic passing, ball handling, and shooting skills!
| 0 | 1 |
48,222 |
p154646
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2c1e5a3f9592995404ea4c5b76c00de5
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Ms.
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GA
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2016-12-05 21:10:04
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Grades 3-5
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History & Civics, Math & Science
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Financial Literacy, Mathematics
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Financial Literacy for My Students
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My students are highly energized and they are eager to learn. My school is a Title I school where about 95 percent of our students come from low socioeconomic circumstances. My students are unique individuals who carry a lot on their shoulders. My students care about each other which is very unique and they have a desire to succeed.\r\n\r\nMy students need an iPad and keyboard for financial literacy.\r\n\r\nMy students are faced with certain challenges, but the excitement of learning and doing new things gives them a reason of wanting to come to school.\r\n\r\n
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Financial literacy will help my students improve the financial capability of our youth. Students should be taught how to handle money both at home and at school. Teaching our students about money has a great impact on their future.\r\n\r\nMy students will learn important life skills like balancing a checkbook, depositing and withdrawing money.\r\n\r\nThe iPad and keyboard will be used to access activities to build financial knowledge. My students will also learn skills such as avoiding personal debt and achieving financial security through entrepreneurship. Financial literacy taught to our students will help reduce the economic impact of a long-term recession.
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My students need an iPad and keyboard to help with a financial literacy class.
| 3 | 1 |
116,005 |
p222188
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1279729a0b7e3ff2c6b93512bd3e6c79
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Mrs.
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NY
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2016-09-02 23:40:13
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Easing Into a New School Year with an Easel!\r\n
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My students come from all over the globe searching for the American dream of a better tomorrow. Many would never have an opportunity to academic achievement if they had remained in their home country. The neighborhood the school is situated is in a working poor community of the Bronx. I have a lovely class in an urban elementary school in Bronx, New York where the population of the school is 1,400 and class sizes are at a maximum. My students are diverse in ethnicity and ability.
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In trying to meet their needs, having an easel to instruct and differentiate instructions as well as reteach concepts that are not understood is extremely important in their learning. The only board that is used in the class room is a SmartBoard connected to an out dated computer. When struggling students are grouped together, there is no easel or white board in the classroom to use.\r\n\r\nMy students are very anxious to learn and are the most helpful kids you would ever meet. \r\n\r\nI visualize working with the easel all over the class room where students are grouped that need extra attention and small group instruction. It will be used to model math problems, and demonstrate writing. They will be able to solve math problems using erasable markers. \r\n\r\nThe benefit of having an easel to demonstrate math, reading and writing activities is important in level the playing field. Working with diverse learners which have academic deficits and language difficulties gathered around the easel as opposed to their desks is that it promotes a sense of community and caring.\r\nSo many memorable teaching moments will occur in having an easel in the classroom. I foresee it being an important learning tool in our classroom. I know that the students that are new to our school and need that extra help will have use of an easel that will symbolize academic learning and success.\r\n
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My students need an easel to work in differentiated groups. It will be used to model math problems, and demonstrate writing. They will be able to solve math problems using erasable markers.
| 0 | 1 |
70,792 |
p008941
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181c97f43b7f4e5ab8fd230517c12d44
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Ms.
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CO
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2016-12-19 13:04:40
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Seeing Color in Gas and Solids
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I teach at an alternative school. My students are at risk. They want to learn but do not have the skills that they need to make it in a general education setting. Many of them struggle with just making it to school and need to learn how to be successful. Many of my students struggle at home and school is a place where they can relax and not worry about home.\r\n\r\nMy students need engaging activities that will make them excited to learn. I believe through a strong science setting my students will be excited to not only come to school but to learn as well. When students are excited about the daily lessons, they will learn not only the curriculum, but also what it means to be a student.
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Different elements produce different wavelengths of light. Not all elements will produce the colors of a rainbow. A spectroscope is a tool that lets us find out what colors elements are made of. It takes light that is emitted and splits it into the different wavelengths. Students love seeing that different items produce different wavelengths of light.\r\n\r\nDifferent elements make different colors when they glow. We can make objects and gasses glow by heating them up in a flame, or by passing electricity through them. The spectroscope spreads out the colors of the light, and we can identify the elements by the bright lines we see in the spectroscope. By using the spectroscope in my classroom, students will have a much better understanding of not only different gasses, but light properties.\r\n
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My students need spectrum tube set, spectroscopes, and a light demonstration kit. Through the use of these materials, students will be able to see the different wavelengths that make up different gas and solid elements.
| 28 | 1 |
42,159 |
p105278
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afe9c762961d7d936839d5020ec7f954
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Mr.
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GA
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2016-07-19 15:59:36
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Help Us Grow Our Brain!
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Our scholars attend our Title 1 school and over 90% of our scholars receive reduced or free lunch. Our school is looking to provide the ultimate learning experiences through our literacy and math contents. We are hoping to use opportunities like Donor's Choose to provide them with the school supplies, materials, books and anything else they need to better their learning. We have a very strategic and purposeful curriculum that is specifically based on the needs that we are requesting from Donor's Choose
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Our literacy effort is directly influenced to help students make tremendous growth in reading fluency and reading comprehension among many other literacy skill sets. Purchasing these books will be a direct effect on the positive growth of our students in reading overall. We are planning on using the books for our newly attained Wheatley Curriculum that will allow us to have a book for each student, allow each student to make annotated notes, increase reading accountability, and help facilitate our group discussion on our reading material. It will be a great addition to our curriculum and will give our school a great push to get necessary growth in our scholars.
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My students need If you lived with the Sioux Indians, John Henry, \r\nand The Buffalo are back to complete our literacy library.
| 0 | 1 |
92,633 |
p060617
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f9d5984e40fe140ce5d829239f258718
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-04-11 23:25:31
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Early Development, Literature & Writing
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Superhero's Need Supplies Too!
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My students come mostly from broken homes, many suffering from poverty and family instability. Students at my school come from such diverse backgrounds that can oftentimes cause students to go hungry, be unsupported, be tired, and struggle to learn in school. They struggle with excessive absenteeism, and often lack basic essential items. In my classroom I try to set a goal for each student to succeed to the best of their abilities, and no matter where they come from they can achieve anything they set their minds to!
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I am constantly trying to find ways to encourage, reward, and teach eight year old students to be respectful, responsible, and smart! I am requesting superhero themed classroom supplies to do just that. I would like superhero name cards, printer paper, bracelets, stickers, and masks. I have also asked for classroom posters to help students learn how to be the best superhero kids they can be by following classroom rules, as well as posters using powerful words in writing (adjectives, adverbs, verbs, etc.). Finally I have requested a set of dress up hero capes and masks, as well as photo booth props and a backdrop. When students meet their reading and math goals each quarter I enjoy taking their pictures and displaying them in our classroom for all to see. I have a feeling these fun props will help motivate kids to become reading and math hero's even more!!! \r\nAll superhero's need tools to help them succeed, these tools will add an abundance of true power to our classroom!
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My students need Superhero themed classroom posters, books, and rewards. We also need superhero themed classroom supplies like name cards, printer paper, bracelets, stickers, capes and masks.
| 9 | 1 |
93,821 |
p008708
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d8a0564312a85b63eec04f3207177851
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-04-12 18:25:13
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science, Mathematics
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Ollie's Green Garden
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Our school serves a very diverse population of Pre-K through 6th grade students. They come from all different ethnic backgrounds and beliefs. The students at this elementary school are true scholars who come to school each day eager to learn and willing to work hard. Many of my students come to my room with very little English skills and are struggling to succeed as sixth graders.\r\n Even through these challenges, they strive to be their best and meet challenges with enthusiasm and perseverance. Watching them grow and overcome obstacles, makes me feel privileged to be their teacher. I know they are gaining the knowledge they will need to be successful in whatever career they choose.\r\n\r\n
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These supplies will be used to connect student's science knowledge to the hands on experience of cultivating and producing their own vegetables . We will use the tools provided to\r\ncreate an outdoor garden for learning. Teachers at all grade levels will bring their students to our garden and provide lessons for students that connect to science and math standards, through student activities like measurement of plant growth, designing and building garden boxes, learning about pollination and recycling food items for composting.\r\n What better way to get students to eat healthy foods, than to let them get their hands dirty and grow those nutritious foods themselves! As they learn in our garden, they will also develop a better since of community as they work side by side on this project.\r\n
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My students need supplies to create a sustainable garden on our school site.
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114,462 |
p014696
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e6c971a2464649613ec1ad2c67032845
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Ms.
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NV
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2016-06-01 17:09:28
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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The Journeys You Can Go On When Reading A Book!
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My boss suggested that I would be a perfect fit to help my group of students get to where they need to be both academically and confidently. \r\n\r\nI have a group of students who are eager to thrive with their education but need just that little extra attention in order to achieve greatness to their full potential.\r\n\r\nI know that with the training I have been given for literacy achievement, my students will be achieving their potential growth academically, and most importantly, believe in themselves!
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For some of my students, reading is difficult for them. My goal is to help my students see that reading can be more than just work.\r\n\r\nDifferent stories form different adventures in our minds, and I can't wait to share these amazing books with my students! They will love the idea of opening a book every time!\r\n\r\nThis project will help give my class a variety of books to choose from, and without them even knowing it, will be able to practice comprehension at their reading level and sometimes above their reading level! You're giving my class an opportunity to grow and expand their reading comprehension.
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My students need small group literacy novels to comprehend text at their grade level and above their grade level.
| 0 | 1 |
132,161 |
p021338
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6d8236d3827734a1c9e38372922cc6be
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Mrs.
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NJ
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2016-11-14 22:52:40
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Manipulatives for Mathematicians!
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I teach an amazingly diverse group of second grade students. Many I have taught in first grade and I know the academic struggles they gave on a daily basis. I want them to feel safe in school and have so much fun, they forget they are supposed to be learning. Regardless of their abilities, they come to school excited about learning and having fun! I want to make their year with me amazing and an experience they will always remember as they grow up.
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My students love to learn math, but they struggle with understanding more abstract concepts because they are lacking manipulatives. Dice, dominoes, base ten blocks, and many other manipulatives help to take math from an abstract concept to more concrete learning. Any time students can use their hands, they have a better chance of retaining the learning taking place. My classroom is in desperate need of these hands-on learning tools and I feel that once we have these, their learning will sky rocket. Please help my student to obtain a better understanding of math through the use of more concrete tools.
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My students need manipulatives to make learning math more hands on.
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15,705 |
p152902
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21dff42c09b1b498b576a36d2fc29cbe
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Ms.
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MS
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2016-08-14 16:30:38
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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Art Supplies for Deserving Artists!
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Our school in Mississippi is a Title I school, whose children face many challenges from poverty and dysfunction. We have 100% meal funding for all of our students, and our teachers and administration go above and beyond our callings to provide a place of stability, learning, nutrition, and love for each of the children attending. Our students warm your heart with their enthusiasm and passion for life, but many of our students face great difficulty breaking the cycle of poverty in their lives once they leave our school system. \r\n\r\nWe have a great many opportunities in the works for our students academically, but as is often the case, Visual Arts is not given enough funding, due to the many areas of need in our students' lives. \r\n\r\nMany of my students have had little experience with visual art outside of coloring pages and crayons, so I would love to have more access to the materials I need to provide them a rich understanding of a variety of art techniques.
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The students at our school are starved for creative thinking. They are eager to learn about materials and methods from around the world, and they would benefit so much from a little help with our limited budget in purchasing a few of the items that can benefit them in tremendous ways.\r\n\r\nVisual Art supply costs can add up quickly, and even the most basic materials can eat away at a budget that is not capable of serving over 400 students. By supporting our school, you will be providing a chance for our students to truly embrace art in the way that I would love to be able to afford them.\r\n
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My students need basic drawing materials, multi-purpose paper so that we can experiment with multiple media, fabric dye to explore some of the cultures of the world and their textiles, and gloves and aprons.
| 1 | 0 |
29,318 |
p162521
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53dc79eb5e8805660e94e1ae6511dd0c
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-10-15 21:03:02
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Global Read Aloud\r\n
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5th Graders can do amazing things even when the students do not have access to all of the wonderful resources that many kids have. I teach in a school in Northern California that has a very diverse population and 75% of the students qualify for free and reduced lunch. My students CAN and DO amazing things every day.\r\n Every day my students come to school eager to learn. They are passionate readers and writers. We have a new reading and writing program this year. Many of my students are second language learners that are very engaged in the new curriculum because the program meets the needs of all students. I enjoy providing wonderful resources for my class.\r\n
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The Global Read Aloud project has started and my students are so excited! However, my class was given one copy of the book for me to read to the students, and I want them to be active participants. I would love for all of my students to have their own book so they can follow along and become more engaged in the story.\r\n Also, if my students have their own copy they can take the book home and reread what we read in class to improve their comprehension. My students love to write as well. How fun would it be for them to take the book home and write about what they have been reading. A class set of the book, Pax, could be used in my class for many years to come.
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My students need a class set of books for the Global Read Aloud project.
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