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274 |
p129069
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843bfe2d9976f2510530a004deeac823
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-12-17 03:04:50
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Health & Life Science
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Recycling Education
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My students are 5th graders from low-income immigrant families. They are English language learners. All of our students qualify for the free meal program. We are a Title I school as well as a Performance Improvement School. Many of my students are struggling to learn and understand English with no help from their parents. The children love science, but our learning is limited to textbooks, paper, and pencil. \r\nThis project will allow these enthusiastic learners to become fully involved with their recycling project and make a difference in our world.\r\n\r\n
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This project will involve planning and implementing a recycling project at our school with the help of technology. We will introduce all of our classes to all the aspects of recycling: what to recycle, why to recycle, and how to recycle. The iPads will help students work hands-on to develop/research. It will allow students to prepare presentations, take pictures, make films of the activities, and become fully involved in the project. The students will enter data of the recycling done by each class and measure the success of recycling at our school. They would use apps found in the Apps to create power points and write presentations. Further, students can use the technology to created public service announcements for our school and empower more kids to make a difference in society. The students will use ink to create brochures about recycling and distribute to younger students.\r\nHelp my students study, explore, and engage.\r\nThe iPads will inspire creativity and hands-on learning with the different features and let students engage with content in interactive ways, find information in an instant, and access an entire library wherever they go. The implementation of our recycling project will ensure a better tomorrow!!!\r\n
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My students need ipads/covers and ink to conduct research about how to protect and save our planet.
| 120 | 1 |
93,085 |
p034970
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4f7d658f84cd529b0a5be2677b27bc61
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-06-29 16:54:13
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literature & Writing, Special Needs
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Enticing Class Reading
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My students have learning difficulties from Learning Disabilities to Autism. I have a mix of 7th and 8th graders. My kids come to me already feeling \"second best\" due to difficulties they have.\r\n\r\nIn my class, we work on building self confidence through class discussion, multiple chances to respond, and immediate feedback. \r\n\r\nMany of my students have supportive parents at home that discuss current events with their children. This help my kids at school when they have to tap into their background knowledge.
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My students often times come to me reading up to four grades below grade level. Our district provides supplements to teachers but these resources are not low enough for my students. If my students can complete assignments and articles at a lower grade level, I can scaffold them up to their highest potential. \r\nWhen students are able to be successful in reading material, frustration is less present and they are more willing to get on board with school work. \r\nThese magazines include interesting and attractive stories. Pictures, cartoons, and color keep students engaged. I would use these magazines for extra practice to hit specific skills home.
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My students need attractive articles, plays, and stories to read that they can relate to,
| 2 | 1 |
26,470 |
p125519
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fb358c8edc17622edf6a9d8b45a92418
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-11-22 03:42:49
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literature & Writing
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Bond With a Book
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I see my students as my own children and because of that fact their school year should be the most memorable and favorite story. My students come from a variety of different economic backgrounds with over 90% of them receiving free or reduced lunch. As diverse as my students are bicultural and economically, they are also diverse in their academics. Our school is home to children of migrant families and military parents. \r\nSecond grade will be the most memorable year for my group of kids who are present on a daily basis ready to learn. My students are part of many after school activities and compete at district level academic programs. \r\n\r\n
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My students are in need to experience the love of reading. Their everyday lives consist of many extra curriculum activities. A a facilitator, I believe, these centers could ignite that passion for reading. Reading centers also challenge my students stamina and leaving nonburnable.\r\nAs a classroom facilitator, I know my students will benefit with critical thinking centers, reflections and thinking skills. Integrating technology is not a problem , we just need to communicate, and VIOLA. \r\nI want my student's to feel secure, and that any time they have to choose. Rang and making connections today will make my readers grow.
| null | null |
My students need reading centers to be able to express their reflections through grouped discussions.
| 1 | 0 |
80,491 |
p166309
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5ec2997e53fb37238f0358c51f50024f
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Ms.
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CO
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2017-03-19 11:49:48
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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STEAM Inspiring Students Creations With Circuits
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Imagine 640 students from many countries, speaking many languages attending the same school. Our students may be diverse, but they all share a love of learning through projects. Poverty limits many opportunities outside of school, but our school strives to provide quality experiences for our students in many ways. \r\n\r\nOur students are the future engineers and problem-solvers. They are willing to take on the future. Right now they are full of dreams and hope. We want to encourage those dreams.
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As our students use little Bits more in our program, we have learned that we need more of the core bits. We are finding certain bits have more appeal to the students. Adding those bits will enable each student to have access to what they need to complete their projects. \r\n\r\nIt seems students want to create inventions that have lots of lights, sounds, and actions. The two base kits will increase the availability of popular bits and will increase engagement of the students in their work. We will see more whirling, lights, and hear buzzing during class time in the future. \r\n
| null | null |
My students need ideas for creating with little Bits and more core bits for their STEAM projects.
| 7 | 0 |
181,009 |
p043848
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7b17c95da53e3d1f011f84232ad01238
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-04-12 19:33:23
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Special Needs
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Mathematics, Special Needs
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Help Us Learn Our Multiplication Facts!
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In a city known for its challenges, my primary goal is to provide my students with a safe and rigorous environment where they can take the many skills taught within the classroom to a successful future ahead!\r\n\r\nI teach a group of thirty-four fourth-grade students with a combination of various special needs students mainstreamed within. My students are a very energetic, inquisitive and highly motivated group! They absolutely love to learn new information in a tactile and hands-on way! \r\n\r\nOne thing that sets my group of students apart is their motivation and drive to make this world a better place! They strive for change and to make a positive impact on society! At such a young age, they are already able to describe how their future actions will affect those around them! With such a positive outlook on their future, it is my duty to provide my students with enriching activities that will make them productive future scholars in society! \r\n\r\nThrough the help of DonorsChoose, I am able to provide more learning opportunities for my students through the use of materials that are not easily accessible in public education.
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I teach a wonderful group of Fourth Grade Students! One of the most essential Common Core Standards for Fourth Grade is for the students to understand and memorize their Multiplication Tables. This can become a challenge if they do not have cards or a paper to refer to when practicing their facts.\r\n\r\nMy students are in desperate need of being able to keep their Multiplication Facts organized in one safe location! \r\n\r\nThe Card Stock Paper is durable and will be used to print the Multiplication Facts for numbers 2-12. The Book Rings will be used for the students to be able to put their facts in a ring and be able to study them in a quick and easy manner. The Sheet Protector Holders will be used for a Multiplication Grid that students can keep in their class folders and be able to refer to.\r\n\r\nWith these items, my students will be able to study their Multiplication Facts, be organized, and feel good about themselves when they have reached a mastery level of this skill!
| null | null |
My students need Card Stock Paper, Sheet Protector Holders, and Book Rings in order to be able to practice our Basic Math Skills such as Multiplication.
| 52 | 1 |
148,471 |
p236256
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019ed9b66c9e6578390d17b29e9bc0cd
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Mrs.
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WA
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2016-06-13 15:41:24
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning, Math & Science
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College & Career Prep, Mathematics
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Success at Home and School
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My students attend a low-income school with 100% free breakfast and lunch. They face many challenges-- challenges many people will never experience in their lifetime. I am always amazed at the great attitudes, love for learning, and the kind hearts my kids have, regardless of the challenges they face. They are eager to learn and prepared to make great gains.\r\n\r\nThank you in advance for helping provide the tools and resources to help make my students successful. We greatly appreciate it.
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Many of my students live below the poverty line. They come from homes where academics are not pushed at home. I often hear that they do not have a place to do homework, or even a pencil to complete their work.\r\n\r\nHomework is such a pivatol part of fifth grade. It is my job to make sure they are prepared for middle school. A time where fewer people are checking in on them to make sure they are being successful at home and and school.\r\n\r\nWith these new supplies, I will be able to set up a homework station for my students. I will provide folders, pencils and erasers to students who come from families who cannot afford them. I will also have a designated sharpener that students can use before and after school to sharpen the pencils they will need to complete their homework. \r\n\r\nI believe in giving students every opportunity to be successful. I don't want the simple fact that they do not have a pencil at home to cause them to fail. Thank you in advance for taking an interest in my students and helping them become successful learners inside and outside the classroom. \r\n\r\n
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My students need materials to help them successfuly complete their homework every night.
| 12 | 1 |
35,345 |
p225760
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6eee37450f4f73cda80f17a54b01ab9b
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Ms.
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NY
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2017-03-31 17:21:25
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Iread With an Ipad
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I have very special, very needy students in my 12:1:1 class. We are a Title I funded school. The disabilities affecting my students range from speech and language to autism. The students' languages consist of mostly Spanish and English. \r\nMy students are eager and enthusiastic about learning. They lack supplies and materials. Most of my students lack books of their own and rely on the minimal library in the classroom to get their daily reading. They enjoy engaging lessons and the use of technology in the classroom causes excitement and eagerness to learn.
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My students need an iPad mini and protective case in order to access interactive websites and apps! Using technology in the classroom will help my students work on the specific skills that they struggle with, such as their reading and writing goals.\r\n\r\nUsing technology is extremely engaging to my students, mostly because they do not have access to technology in their homes.\r\nMy students get excited to use devices, such as iPads and the smart board.\r\n\r\nThere are so many excellent websites and apps that I want to incorporate into the classroom. My students would be very appreciative if they were able to access these programs, and I know it would make a difference in their education!
| null | null |
My students need an Ipad for reading and stations, to make learning more engaging!
| 13 | 1 |
91,578 |
p011860
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803661aaca2c7cef6def11a9969352b8
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-01 00:01:07
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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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Sensory & STEM play for Kindergarteners
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I teach a diverse group of Kindergarten students. This is my first year teaching and I am looking to enhance the curriculum in order to bring learning to life. I plan my lessons thematically, which engages the students from the beginning. \r\nThe diversity of my class represents the range of socio-economic backgrounds in my community. I try to create a community of learners who are excited about learning, experimenting and growing together as a class. Kindergarten is the first school experience for many of my students and I want to ensure it is successful!
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For many of my students Kindergarten in their first experience with school. My goal as a teacher is to ensure that their first memories and feelings of school are great ones. Younger students connect through play and thematic teaching. These materials will help them be able to connect to the curriculum and open them up to the learning. \r\nAllowing for sensory play gives my students a low stakes entry to learning and as a teacher I am embedding curriculum into the learning as I go, building upon skills, growing learners. These materials may seem small and even a random collection of things, but to our class they are the things that will bring my thematic teaching to life.
| null | null |
My students need thematic play based materials to bring the curriculum to life. These materials will allow my students to participate in STEM related activities and combine them with literacy skills.
| 0 | 0 |
96,648 |
p045363
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0a733277d86a26e121bedf9ea6d78924
|
Ms.
|
CA
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2016-12-11 20:31:34
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Books, Books, and More Books for First Grade!
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Imagine entering first grade with no English and being expected to leave at a second grade reading level. It is a big challenge! Over 90% of my students are English language learners, so they need to work even harder than their English speaking peers to become fluent readers. In just one year, my students must transform from beginning readers to proficient ones! Luckily, they love school and are more than willing to work their hardest. Our school was opened nine years ago and stands as a beacon of hope in our community. We are working hard to prove that all of our kids can achieve at the highest levels!
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My students love easy to read books that they can read independently! Unfortunately, many of the books in our library are too challenging for my current cohort. Your donation will provide enough easy to read books for our entire 1st grade to read in class and to borrow for homework. \r\nThe books I'm requesting are perfect for beginning readers. They have engaging illustrations, short sentences, decodable words, and lots of sight words. When it comes to inspiring young readers, an up-to-date, leveled library is the greatest classroom tool around! Help give our first graders access to tons of books that are just at their level!
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My students need a library of easy to read books for our 1st grade library!
| 44 | 1 |
56,708 |
p126588
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520879bf12e5ed3f7944bc5811f3f2f7
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-08-06 12:58:41
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Active Learning!
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I teacher at a Title I school. My students live in a low income area and face financial struggles daily. This struggle creates many other challenges for them such as, receiving proper nutrition, personal hygiene, and lack of stability. Many of them are new to the United States, so there are many things they have to adjust to. They are second language learners(English), and they are eager to explore and learn about their environment. \r\n\r\nMy students are encouraged not to allow circumstances to interfere with their goals or define who they are. They are very humble and respectful students who set goals and achieve them by themselves and with the support of everyone at our school.
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Students spend many hours in the classroom and become restless at times. This interferes with learning and causes discipline issues in a classroom. Integrating fun learning resources will make learning more exciting and encourage student to stay focused. Some students have extra energy and they should be allowed to use in a way that will benefit their body and mind, especially in a learning environment. \r\n\r\nI believe that a classroom should be student-centered, and one way to make this happen is to allow for flexible seating. This a great way to encourage my students to not only strive for academic excellence but to also maintain an active life style for better health. We can create a fun learning experience for students so they will want to attend school everyday. This will help instill a positive image about school and long life learning.
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My students need the Wagan EL2773 Minni Cycle and Wagan Tech Go Mini Cycle help them stay focused and active while working in our classroom.
| 0 | 1 |
113,297 |
p145953
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0000a9af8b6b9cc9e41f53322a8b8cf1
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-08-08 15:27:44
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Music, Performing Arts
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BRINGING THE MELODY TO THE DRUMS
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When you walk into Amani Band, you leave every issue outside so that you can come in and create. The class has the freedom of creating their own beats and melodies, through drumming, and singing.\r\n\r\n75% of the scholars at Amani Public Charter School struggle financially.\r\nHowever, the amount of natural talent here would lead you to think otherwise. Most of these scholars can match pitch easily. I have many that play drums in church and can keep a mean pocket and have never taken a private lesson. One young lady picked up a trumpet that we rented for the first time and blew me away, her tone was so bright and clear you would think she had played for years to acquire such a sound. One thing that has been very clear to me is that these scholars do not know how talented they are, because they do not have the platform or resources to showcase their talent.\r\n\r\n
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\r\nThese scholars meet every Thursday for band practice and they are so excited about being a part of something creative. We have performed twice this past year and i have seen a tremendous growth with the resources that we have. I have a vision of traveling with these scholars. I believe that if we had instruments that we could hold while marching such as clarinets, flutes, trumpets, we could perform and expose their talent. Right now the drummers have marching drums that were donated to the school. I think that these scholars have the ability of playing for basketball games and other events if they had the proper instrumentation.\r\n\r\nBy being able to travel like a basketball team and or cheer leading squad and they will showcase their talent as a band and they will learn that they can be a part of something greater and that they are incredibly talented.\r\nMost important, if they work hard anything is possible.
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My students need students need instruments that they can play in band with. They have had the joy of playing drums and now to form the band they need woodwind and brass!
| 2 | 1 |
145,944 |
p051480
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2318cd4ea459793326c7bc2d35dcd5d0
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Mr.
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CA
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2016-08-18 15:03:42
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Keep Moving With Bubble Suits (2)
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I teach urban middle school kids from working class homes with diverse family structures. \r\n\r\nMy students are motivated, talented, hard working and full of energy. \r\n\r\nMore than half of my students receive free or reduced cost lunches. They may not be rich with money but they are rich in empathy and willingness to learn. My students deserve a fair opportunity to grow and succeed.\r\nMy students are all diverse in their skills and talents. Some students do not get the daily exercise they need.
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Last year the school won an inflatable day from a magazine sales contest. The most popular station was the bumper balls. The line stretched around the yard.\r\nMany students told be than it was the funnest activity they have ever done. Students can play active games like soccer while wearing the suits. If the fall down they will roll until they can find their feet. \r\nThey asked if we could buy some bumper suits for our school. This equipment makes exercising enjoyable and fun. I want students to find ways to exercise at least one hour per day. Using fun equipment helps me achieve that goal. One student promised if I got the equipment she would come to school more often and complete class assignments. I will do whatever it takes to inspire my student to exercise, eat nutrient dense food and strengthen their minds.\r\n
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My students need AmazingsportsTM Bubble Suits for active soccer and football play.
| 33 | 1 |
11,329 |
p002772
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c2e4129f9e2d549546bbc594035b8704
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Ms.
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SC
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2017-01-09 22:25:25
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literacy, Visual Arts
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We Are 100 Days Smarter!
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I recently started of my 40th year of teaching. The past 39 years have been filled with laughter, tears, smiling faces, and loads of learning. This year is proving to be no different. Teaching is the most rewarding job in the world. I am blessed to have this opportunity.\r\n\r\nOur classroom is a family.\r\n\r\nEvery child who has ever entered my classroom has become like a son or daughter to me. We celebrate each other's successes and offer encouragement when someone is struggling.
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Our kindergarten students get smarter every single day but being \"100 Days Smarter\" is definitely worth a special celebration! Beginning on the first day of school, we start counting the number of days we have been in school. We know that when we reach the 100th day we will have a special celebration.\r\nWith your help, we can use the craft kits to design, make and decorate crowns to wear. We will love wearing the ribbons, buttons and wristbands. We want February 6th to be a day our kindergarten students will remember forever! Just imagine how proud they will be!
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My students need stickers, wristbands, crowns and craft supplies for our 100th Day of School Celebration.
| 136 | 1 |
121,691 |
p116056
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71547ed74cbbc2e55c81700bd3038da5
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-07-31 18:35:25
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Classroom iPad
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We are a low-income district, but we have kids with hearts of gold and a passion to succeed. \r\nOur students have drive and ambition, but they need resources to keep up their passion for learning. Our district doesn't have any extra funding--especially this year--but they shouldn't pay for our economy's downfall by going without needed supplies.\r\nThese students deserve the best! Many of them don't have what they need at home, so at our school they should have every opportunity!
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So many of our low-income families don't have access to technology in their homes and our school doesn't have enough computer labs to be effective for all students on a regular basis. It would be great to have an iPad in the classroom to be able to be used daily. \r\n\r\nMy students can learn to do research, type essays, read books, and so much more with an iPad that's set aside just for their use. It would mean the world to so many of my students and I believe it would help them to become lifelong learners, able to use technology effectively in a fast-paced, electronic-based work force.
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My students need access to technology in our increasingly technology-based world. Having just one iPad would be a huge asset in our classroom!
| 1 | 1 |
100,061 |
p141911
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a22b580721b0582b48c41a2c7aebf59c
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Ms.
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PA
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2016-07-14 14:01:36
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Grades 3-5
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Help Us Upgrade From a Blackboard to Computer Projection!
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My students attend elementary school in Northeast Philadelphia. The class consists of a variety of ethnicities and economic backgrounds. \r\n\r\nAll of my students are autistic and express themselves in a variety of ways. Some use visual cards or sign language, others are speaking with words either in two to four word phrases or in complete sentences. Aside from expressing themselves in a variety of different ways, my students are also on various different math and reading levels. Some students are in my room for a majority of the day and others split their time between my room and the general education classrooms.
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My students are deeply in need of a projector. We have no smart board nor do we have a white board. It is unfortunate that in 2016 not all classrooms are equipped with technology. Having a projector would not only help protect necessary documents from lessons but would also broaden my students depth of knowledge by being able to quickly pull up photos and videos of topics that the students have limited background knowledge on. Due to my school district being inadequately funded it will be years before we get technology of the present times that are seen throughout suburban schools but through the use of a projector we can come close!
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My students need a projector since we have no smart board or even white boads!
| 3 | 1 |
18,784 |
p133077
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590d24713ce3876c086a205ef56e93da
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Ms.
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MD
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2016-09-18 15:02:01
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Supplies for Baltimore Students
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My students are eager to learn, but lack the materials to do so. We often don't have enough copies for students to be able to annotate stories and gain deeper understanding.\r\n\r\nMy students attend a Title 1 school in northeast Baltimore, MD.\r\nOur school is warm and welcoming, but that is more a credit to the students and teachers there than it is to the availability and quality of resources. Teachers are given one ream of paper per quarter, equaling a total of 3 sheets of paper per student per quarter.\r\n\r\n
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I am requesting paper and printer ink for my classroom. My students will be able to have interactive handouts, create their own materials, express their ideas, and make connections to the content with homework and projects. The value of a simple worksheet is inestimable in a classroom where many students are fighting to make years of progress in mere months.\r\n\r\nMy classroom will be filled with student work, collaboration, and creation.\r\nI will be able to create engaging materials and so will my students. Many of my students face challenges outside of the classroom, and with these materials they will not have to feel the burden of school struggles as well.\r\n\r\n
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My students need plain copy paper for handouts, projects, and writing assignments.
| 0 | 1 |
82,178 |
p019450
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157073b3827940b6445e4686b8f92a0d
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Mrs.
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MS
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2017-03-08 13:36:37
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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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iPad Minis for My Mini Learners!
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Have you ever heard of a Looping Class? A looping class is where you have the same students for two years. I am a kindergarten/first grade looping teacher, and I have the great opportunity to teach twenty-three students learn how to read then read to learn.\r\n\r\nOur school is a low-social economic school which consists of approximately 1,500 students, grades k-3.\r\n\r\nWithin my class, I have students who read at different levels and have different learning styles. Community of Learners: My classroom is a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for all of my students. Balanced Literacy Program: Children in my classroom participate in a variety of activities to improve literacy skills. Our new reading program contains rich literature and thematic studies that to help promote mastery of the state's college readiness standards. Students participate in whole group as well as differentiated literacy instruction through small groups and centers.
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My students need 3 iPad minis to use in an interactive learning center as well as a reward for positive classroom work. I have talented students that love working with technology throughout the day, but are limited to a school environment. I would love to have these tablets as a reward system for my students who are eager to learn. These iPads will keep them engaged and brighten their futures! I can see them as doctors, engineers, and business men and women. Can you help me make their dreams a reality? Remember when you were a child...What did you want to be when you grew up!?!?
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My students need a variety of ways to learn to read. Having an iPad center will help the students learn to read with various interactive programs that our school library has available.
| 1 | 1 |
9,410 |
p015647
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c009ab4ad138451a60c0f1f1c9608cf6
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Ms.
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IL
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2016-11-07 20:05:06
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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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Creating Strong Readers: Keep Students Reading
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I am a lucky special education teacher of 15 amazing students. Despite the many challenges they face each day they are loving, creative, and hard working students. I am looking to provide my students more opportunities and resources to expand their reading skills.\r\n\r\nOur class is full of curious students who love to learn and explore.\r\nThey like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Each day students have the opportunity to pick up a book of their choice and read it. We have a wide variety of readers in our room from pre-k through 5th grade. Their interest levels are even more varying. It is my goal to provide them with a variety of reading materials that are appropriate for their instructional level. \r\n
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My students are faced with daily challenges, including learning how to read. Part of the struggle is providing materials that are engaging, interesting, and motivating for students to read. The students in my classroom can be with me from one year up to five years. This can make it challenging to keep students interested in the books in our classroom library. \nThis project will allow for me to provide my students with a high interest library for years to come. Providing a larger variety of books will boost their interest in independent reading and their reading levels, encouraging my students to keep on reading! \n\n
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My students need lots of opportunities to grow as readers. Creating a high interest level library will allow my readers to stay motivated and keep reading!
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97,823 |
p112190
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5dde5f4637b621193e7afabda3e1a8a7
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Mrs.
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NV
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2016-09-15 00:23:58
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Books Are Life's Avenue to Knowledge, Interest and Creativity!
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There is such joy and delight as a teacher for me to watch my first grade students blossom from struggling beginning readers, into fluent, avid readers. Students in my classroom come with various experiences, languages, and cultural backgrounds. Their home lives and exposure to books and language is varied. Some children are walking in with English as their second language and just emerging with their language skills. Others enter the class reading at an early level and hungry to begin working with small chapter books. \r\nDespite any social, cultural, or economical differences between the students, they all share the same desire, to learn to read! The relief for students as their struggle to read diminishes is heartwarming. Students turn from feeling reading is a chore, or something too difficult for them to achieve, to feeling relaxed and eager to pick up a new book. Many of the students entering our school have economic challenges. They receive free meals at school and do not have the resources at home to enjoy the luxury of many books. \r\n
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For early readers, it is critical to capture their attention and desire to read! Providing them with the high interest, low readability materials will help to foster that interest. Students too often rely on electronics for pleasure. They need to be reminded that books and learning to read provide a limitless opportunity for success and creativity in their lives. These books will be utilized in the classroom library as well as in reading groups to help develop student achievement. \r\nLearning to read is the key to success in all academic areas. Providing students with these books filled with rich photos and easy to read information will help them improve their reading abilities to become more independent, fluent readers. The beauty of these books will also draw the students in and help bolster their desire to read while teaching them interesting information along the way. \r\n
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My students need high interest, low-readability books to spark their interest and help them become successful, lifetime readers!
| 0 | 1 |
84,073 |
p020523
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0c82587d74b6c74d5dfa5d29a4d272b6
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-08-25 22:57:10
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Applied Learning
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Literature & Writing, Other
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A Flexible Seating Paradise: Increase Focus and Create Comfort
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Eager, willing, ready, and able - four words to describe my students that I do not even have to struggle to think of. Every single morning, these students come from dozens of cultural backgrounds with different experiences but they all have at least one thing in common. \r\nThey walk in with a smile and an enthusiasm for learning that is unmatched. \r\n When we checked our textbooks out of the library on the first day of school they begged me for time to \"browse through them and explore the topics\" they would be learning this year. They always ask me to read them \"just one more chapter\", even if it means missing a few minutes of recess. They plead for a second chance to complete science experiments to find \"a different and more challenging solution\". They challenge themselves, and sometimes me, to think of problems in new and different ways. I can say that I learn something new everyday, just like I encourage them to do.\r\n I want to provide these students every opportunity and material that I can. Their eagerness to learn deserves to be complemented by anything that can further their exploration of their education.
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I believe that for some students, a desk and a chair are not the ideal environment for learning, especially for seven hours of the day. When I do my own work at home you can find me on the floor, on a comfortable couch, or even on a counter top. These students have shown a need for a comfortable learning environment. They are extremely active and prefer to be comfortable or moving while they work. I believe that by creating a flexible seating paradise, we can increase the productivity of our classroom and time on task. My wiggly kiddos would greatly benefit from flexible seating arrangements. Sometimes, a student wants a dark and quiet place to complete their writing workshop. I have seen a student huddled under a table or wedged in a corner to focus. Sometimes, art is best completed while being able to sit sideways and see your masterpiece from several different angles. During \"flexible reading time\", I allow students to read anywhere they would like in the classroom (as long as they are reading). \r\nNever have they tried to break this rule because they are so appreciative of the freedom to read and work comfortably.\r\n Having Hokki stools will allow students to sit and wiggle on their seats without the danger of tipping over forwards or backwards. Large floor pillows and will make sitting on the floor a more comfortable experience, wherever students decide to sit. Large clipboards would also be needed to work on floor in order to produce neat and organized writing. Tall stools could be used to work at higher counter tops, while lap desks can be used on the floor.\r\n
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My students need four Hokki Stools and other flexible seating arrangements.
| 0 | 1 |
95,538 |
p219389
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ed87081bfa6dcbac6924f917fa6731cd
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Mrs.
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SC
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2016-08-11 13:37:07
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Wiggling Readers!
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My reading intervention students are hard workers who learn best when they are moving. They want options to get out their energy as they become stronger readers. The majority of our students receive free and reduced priced lunch and require various forms of extra support beyond the regular classroom setting. We have a high ESOL population, so many of my students often use visual cues to help them learn as they learn the English language. My System 44 Reading Intervention classroom is a group of low-performing reading students who are considered 'At Risk' and have a very difficult time with reading\r\nMy students want to moves as they learn!\r\nSeveral students from 3rd grade with below grade level skills come to my room for help. With movement they can perform significantly better on grade level skills.\r\n
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My students often look for ways to balance in class like when they dangerously tip themselves backwards in their chairs. Fortunately, none of them have been seriously hurt, but they often ask me why it's a problem to \"live on the edge\" of their chairs.\r\nMy students' solution: wiggle seats and wobble chairs so they can safely get out their wiggles while learning.\r\nThey convinced me that it will keep them focused and help them get out their wiggles safely. They are a clever bunch, so I'm sold on their idea. I believe that the wobble seats will be a great investment for my classroom.\r\n
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My students need 5 wobble cushions and 2 wobble chairs to use at their small group tables.
| 2 | 1 |
32,013 |
p152275
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524c1ee1261e0c8750d2f327faeeeeed
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Mrs.
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VA
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2016-08-09 15:13:32
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literacy
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A Magical Adventure Awaits...
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I currently teach the 3rd Grade English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom at a Title 1 School. Several of the students are below grade level and struggle to comprehend what they read. Many of their parents do not speak English fluently and struggle to help their child understand their school work. My students enjoy coming to school each day because they are eager to learn new skills and information. Each of them deserves the chance to develop a love for reading.
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Teaching 3rd Graders to develop a love for reading has been a wonderful, but challenging experience. I currently teach the 3rd Grade English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom and many of my students struggle to read on grade level books. They attempt to avoid reading all together because they find it too hard or boring. My goal is to help them develop a love for reading through read-alouds using the popular Magic Tree House Adventure series. I plan to create a Magic Tree House themed classroom full of exciting and engaging activities that allow the students not only to comprehend what they read, but know that every book can take you on a magical adventure. Please support my goal by helping me purchase the Magic Tree House Series.
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My students need Magic Tree House books to experience reading adventures!
| 0 | 1 |
1,917 |
p166295
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de3c62eff41796d32f11a1dee6b584b7
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Mrs.
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MI
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2017-01-05 20:09:18
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Health & Sports
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Early Development, Health & Wellness
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Flexible And Focused Friends In First Grade!
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In First Grade, we teach our students to believe they are \"World Class\" Scholars! As we begin to explore the \"world\" around us, our students begin to take ownership of their classroom and of their own learning. \r\n\r\n\"If you believe in yourself, the WORLD will believe in you too!\" \r\n\r\nMy students start believing that they are leaders in our school, and can be future leaders out in the \"real world.\" They begin to believe in themselves, and start seeing themselves as a successful \"World Class\" Scholar. However, as First Graders, it is developmentally difficult for them to remain focused and stay on task for as long as we need them to, in order to achieve all of their \"World Class\" academic goals. Therefore, as their teacher, it is my responsibility to be creative and provide different ways for them to \"balance\" their body and brain needs, and help them to optimize the learning time they have. These balance ball chairs will help my students to move their body as needed, during their learning, which will help their brain to stay engaged and focused. This \"World Class\" educator appreciates your help in providing \"World Class\" seating for her scholars!
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My First grade friends are so eager to learn! They want to learn and to grow, so that they can achieve their life-long dreams of graduating into Second grade and then someday off to college! However, their attention spans, as a 6 or 7 year old, allow them to stay focused for only so long before they start to get \"antsy,\" and are then easily distracted and off-task.\r\n\r\nWith flexible seating, my students can stay focused and engaged longer, which will hopefully result in reaching our growth goals and a step closer to achieving our life-long dreams!\r\n\r\nFlexible seating, such as these balance balls, will allow my students a way to keep their whole body engaged in their learning, by allowing them a safe and healthy way to bounce and move, and keep their brain alert and learning even longer! Every minute counts in First Grade! We can't wait to be more flexible and focused in First Grade!\r\n
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My students need flexible seating choices to help them stay focused!
| 1 | 1 |
22,336 |
p024668
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494bcf67210e4f12f62b4c206db1443d
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Ms.
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MI
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2016-06-22 18:47:13
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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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Classroom Materials
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My students are a group of underprivileged kids who deserve nothing but the best. Due to their socioeconomic status, they are not always provided with the materials they need to be successful. That is why this project is so important so that I am able to provide my students with the materials they need in order to be a success. The goal by the time they leave our school is to ensure that no matter where they go, they were held to high standards and were learning in a structured environment conducive to learning.
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Each student will receive six different colored folders in the beginning of the school year. Each folder will represent either a different subject, a take home folder, or an incomplete work folder. These folders will help to improve each of my students' organizational skills. They will put their completed work in each of their subject area folders. I plan to use the rolling carts to help organize each group's materials. My students will be able to keep any specific group work and/or independent work in the carts. This will make it easier for groups to get their assignments and to stay more on task and organized.
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My students need different color folders, and storage rolling carts to help improve their organizational skills.
| 28 | 1 |
148,128 |
p226600
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186ba5275accc61c58d5982acb2bb551
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-07-27 23:35:08
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Health & Life Science, Literacy
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Empowering Students With The Gift Of Reading
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\"You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.\" - Dr. Seuss \r\n\r\nGroup reading time is one of the most important times during the day to not only improve retention of the material but to foster our students' love of reading.\r\nI have recently joined the staff at an amazing TK-8th grade, public, charter school here in the bay area, where the goal of the school is to provide a space where their 1000+ students can discover their passion for learning through creating and exploring the world around them.\r\nThis will be my 7th year teaching, but is my first year teaching kindergarten, and I need help establishing a set of materials to help keep my students actively engaged and where I can personalize lessons and activities to their individual and unique learning needs through the use of group reading time during literature circle, and science / social studies hour.\r\n
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So much of the educational day is leaning towards the use of different technological applications, that sometimes feels like we have lost sight of where this all started... with printed books! The books that I am requesting will be used at different times in the day between two classrooms. During group literature circle time in the morning we take a familiar children's book and dive deeper into it, settings, characters, plot, and compare and contrast them to others we have read like them. Later in the afternoon during science and social studies we take apart each of out world's biomes and learn all about the environments, the animals there and their habitats, which the National Geographic books for kids would be used for. So many of the animals we study throughout the year are included!
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My students need books to improve literacy and comprehension, and to add visuals to their class discussions for different social studies topics.
| 14 | 1 |
176,663 |
p129035
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baa9abab3f085fc68c55cda3736919ea
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-12-08 16:16:01
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Dyslexia Instruction Made Easy
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My students are fun loving and very confident learners. If you were to walk into my classroom during a reading session, you would see approximately three to five students with me around a horseshoe table actively engaged and participating in the lesson. Our sessions are rich and exciting and my students are eager to learn and participate.\r\n\r\nMy students have a diagnosis of dyslexia or some other reading difficulties. However, they are the most confident and gregarious students on the planet. \r\n\r\n
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Dyslexia Instruction Made Easy\r\n\r\nMy students need Chromebooks to do more during our instruction time.\r\nMy Students\r\n\r\nMy students are fun loving and very confident learners. If you were to walk into my classroom during a reading session, you would see approximately three to five students with me around a horseshoe table actively engaged and participating in the lesson. Our sessions are rich and exciting and my students are eager to learn and participate.\r\n\r\nMy students have a diagnosis of dyslexia or some other reading difficulties.\r\nHowever, they are the most confident and gregarious students on the planet.\r\n\r\nMy Project\r\n\r\nHaving six Chromebooks for my dyslexic students will allow them to demonstrate their knowledge of the content being covered and save valuable time with issues that they actually encounter because of their dyslexia.\r\n\r\nWe would be able to use the app that goes with our current program and do our activities in half the time that it takes now.\r\nThe students are enthusiastic and excited about learning in a traditional way, I can only imagine how excited they would be to actually be able to use the Chromebooks to complete our assignments during our session. This would be a dream come true to have technology for each student in the session.
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My students need Chromebooks to do more during our instruction time.
| 1 | 0 |
95,427 |
p128374
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5255040635ecf3c9fec8686093e7a894
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-03-06 15:33:24
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, History & Civics
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Environmental Science, Financial Literacy
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Math-alicious Fractions Plus More
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I work with a large culturally and linguistically diverse group of learners including lower primary grade levels. Our classroom environment is warm, welcoming, and very student-friendly. My students are an amazing group of individuals with various abilities. At the beginning of each school day my students walk in, get their supplies, sit down, and are ready to learn. My students attend an elementary school where close to 70% of our students are English Language Learners, and 90% of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch.
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My students will use the Boogie Boards to solve math problems without the use of paper. They will be able to write with the included stylus pen. These boards will display my students math problems until they erase them with the touch of a button. \r\n\r\nThe Rekenrek tools, is designed to support the development of number sense. Using 5 and 10 as anchors for counting, adding and subtracting is more efficient than counting by ones. These Rekenreks will serve as visual models that aids in the discovery of number relationships and also helps develop a variety of strategies in understanding addition and subtraction. It will help my students to demonstrate concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities.\r\n\r\nThe large-screen digital timer will allow my students to view the time from anywhere in the room. These timers will make it easy for students to know when to start and end an activity.\r\n\r\nWhole-y Cow! Fractions are Fun will be a great book to learn fractions. This book includes a poem and a visual clue, then it asks students to answer what fraction is illustrated in the cow's antics, starting with halves and progressing into thirds, fourths, eighths, and tenths. The Fraction Stax Sets is a hands-on learning tool for teaching fractional relationships. This set includes 51 plastic stacking pieces that represent one whole, halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, tenths, and twelfths. \r\n\r\nThis Number Talk book will guide my classroom number talk, how to follow my students’ thinking and pose the right questions to build understanding; how to prepare for and design purposeful number talks; and how to develop fractional reasoning and strategies for operating with fractions, decimals, and percentages.
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My students need two timers, five 100-bead Rekenreks, two fraction stax sets, six Boogie Boards, a Number Talks book, and a Whole-y Cow! Fractions are Fun book to enrich their learning experiences.
| 194 | 1 |
26,770 |
p236630
|
ce392e67c0f4f104543f021ec5a59e59
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Mrs.
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NJ
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2017-01-12 14:09:15
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Character Education, Early Development
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Play Is the Work of Kindergarten
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I am the luckiest of teachers because I teach kindergarten. Kindergarten is pure joy. My students are boiling over with excitement the moment they step into the classroom. They are enjoying every moment of every day and it is evident from the huge smiles on their faces. My students this year include twin brothers who are English language learners, one adorable little girl now in her fourth foster home, a student with special needs as well as children of varying abilities and backgrounds. \r\nRegardless of any obstacles, these students come to work hard and learn new things everyday. Our class is a team and we support each other as we navigate the amazing world of kindergarten.
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Play is the true work of kindergarten. Yes, we learn our letters and how to read. Yes, we can count to 100 and identify 2D and 3D shapes. Yes, we can write a word, a sentence, a story...but the real work begins when we play. Kindergarten is where you learn how to work as a team. It is where you learn to care for your classmates. It is where you learn to share your toys, your time, your friends. These most important aspects are worked on during play time. Yes, we do partner reading and partner math games, but it is during the unstructured moments of the day when the \"real\" work happens.\r\n\r\nPlaytime is when the true work of kindergarten occurs.\r\nDuring centers, students are free to choose what and who they want to play with. There is no teacher telling them yes you can or no you can't. The unstructured time is when they can be free and true. These are the moments when they blossom as humans.
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My students need new materials for playtime. Most of these materials are hands on which is perfect for kindergarten minds. Students will use their creativity and imagination during play.
| 2 | 0 |
173,680 |
p215016
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6888cc2978097b1608051340bddbb16a
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Mrs.
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NY
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2016-11-07 12:18:52
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Help Our Growing Band Program!
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Our students are energetic and inspired by musical experiences that they can relate to and grow from. In the diverse community of students from Queens, New York, they bring many different thoughts, tastes and experiences to the table. Their school encourages creativity, community and critical thinking in every area of their curriculum. Many students thrive when they feel successful. One way that their confidence is boosted is when they have the supplies needed for them to sound and look their best for performances.
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Our bands have grown this year and many students in our percussion section are in need of more instruments. We are hoping to expand our drum inventory little by little.\r\n Many students' families are stretched financially and are unable to provide students with a year's worth of reeds. Having extra reeds available for those students is a necessity for our program. Having working reeds also helps to improve the sound of each woodwind player which is a huge encouragement for beginning instrumentalists! \r\n Both of these additions would be extremely helpful to our program's rehearsal and performance needs. Thank you for visiting our page. We hope that you are able to contribute.
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My students need reeds and percussion equiptment for our growing band!
| 3 | 1 |
41,668 |
p178843
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5767a14b5e889054355b703493120920
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-05-12 16:29:57
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science, Health & Life Science
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Make SCIENCE A Little Brighter
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How do you experience the flow of electricity without making a circuit? My goal is to provide the necessary resources for my students to experience science in a NEW way!
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The students in my class have overcome many obstacles in their lives to learn and this will give them the added confidence to accomplish more! My classroom will greatly benefit from additional science resources that will aid in delivering instruction and increasing student motivation. Approximately 95% of my students are English Learners 80% have qualified for free and reduced lunch, and 9% are receiving special educational services. They have learned to love science, but their greatest obstacle is grasping the content without visuals or physical connection. I have 50 eager fifth grade students who love to question and explore as they learn.
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My students use these materials to transform themselves into the young scientist that they are capable of being. These resources will give them the confidence they need to embrace learning, as they tackle obstacles, in and out of the classroom. Students will utilize the snap circuits as they explore the world of energy and electricity through STEAM projects. How do you identify a vertebrate without a skeleton? Human body models are essential in learning about the systems of the body. The rock set will give students an opportunity to identify the various properties of rocks. Students learn through creating, tinkering, and making. These kits will support our students as they collaborate with each other as they prepare for statewide tests.
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Your generous donation will make an impact on not only how my students learn, but also help get them more excited about learning. These resources will empower the leaning process and create a positive learning environment. There are no limits to what we can achieve with the right resources!
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Students learn best as interactive learners. My students need the following resources: snap circuits, human body models, & rock samples, to enhance their learning.
| 0 | 1 |
51,577 |
p098850
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51e719c38af4b703f77a5c96e186ae20
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Teacher
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OK
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2017-02-14 13:30:30
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Scholastic Magazines Just Like When You Were a Kid!
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My school is a community school. We provide meals for those who need them, immunizations, a wellness clinic, counseling, clothing, school supplies, and extra-curricular opportunities to try to reach all our families. \r\n\r\nWe are a middle school where all 13 elementary schools in our district come together once students enter 6th grade, so we have children with many different needs in one place. Our population includes many whose needs are met more than others, foster situations, parent or parents who are incarcerated, grandparents raising grandchildren, emotional needs, and those who learn differently. We have students whose basic needs are met and those whose are not. We come to together here and try to not let their lifetime successes be determined by their zip code.
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Students need color and text features that grab their attention in our fast-paced digital world. Much of the materials our students are given are black and white, without much to grab their attentions. Students love to read current events in a colorful format like those found in Scholastic. Our students deserve more, but our state budgets keep shrinking. Our current resources for reading are met with chapter books and dated printables. Students need to read about real things that should matter to them in the developing world. \r\n\r\nScholastic Magazine is exciting to read because it is colorful, it comes in the mail, and it is current!
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My students need to read a variety of materials from a variety of sources in order to model good writing techniques and read about current events and people in our fast paced world.
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159,561 |
p247681
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544c1c7b5a31355d387d437d2825e4e2
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Mrs.
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MD
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2016-10-28 18:54:21
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Print in All Colors!
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My students are a lively and jovial bunch. We begin every day with a class chant and end every day with a D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) routine.\r\n\r\nI teach English and Social Studies at a Maryland Title I school in a non air-conditioned building that was built over a half-century ago. Many of my students' families receive public assistance for housing, communication services, transportation and food. Our school runs a food pantry for our families and one hundred percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. \r\n\r\nDespite several hardships, my students faithfully attend classes excited about the days' events. They want to be in school because they don't want to miss a single thing that will occur in their classrooms on any given day.
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My students do not currently have access to a printer in the classroom and many of them do not have access to one at home. With a reliable and capable printer in place, my students will be able to print out their research from the Internet. With that research they can start their writing process that includes drafting, revising and editing, then finally publishing their work and printing their reports on the printer.\r\n\r\nHaving a printer in the classroom will make it possible for my students to print their completed work.\r\n\r\nMrs. Sturkey can also use the printer to make copies to use as exemplars for future classes and lessons.
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My students need a printer and paper so that they can print online research articles and print completed work that they have typed on our in-class computers.
| 7 | 1 |
174,569 |
p079458
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323e5bc3f7d48471f24976d57d9d0dea
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Mrs.
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GA
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2016-11-29 08:52:00
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Having a Ball (SPHERO!) in Math Class!!!
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My students come from diverse backgrounds and represent a good cross section of our community. Several of them will be the first in their families to attend college.\r\nMy students are passionate about learning math! From Day 1 this group was enthusiastic about taking on the challenges of AP Calculus. Whether it is racing flywheel cars, chicken dancing through graph translations, battling on digital review games, or launching mini pumpkins with water balloon launchers, this group is ready to GO. \r\n
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Calculus is a complex and beautiful subject. Not only is it the culmination of 11 years of learning, it is also the gateway to all applied sciences, medicine, and business. A strong foundation in Calculus will prepare my students to excel in college and beyond.\r\n\r\n Programmable Sphero balls will allow students to observe characteristics of particle motion, create applications of vectors, practice programming skills, and explore circuitry--SEEING is the beginning of understanding! I plan to incorporate these little miracle machines into demonstrations and applications of several of the concepts that my students find most challenging. \r\n\r\nUsing these as teaching tools in class will allow students to make the very real connections between math and science... and besides that, spheros are just SO FUN!
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My students need to physically see and touch the complex concepts that they are studying!
| 0 | 1 |
70,254 |
p067393
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36c732ee58ea3dd2bb1d77eb813b290b
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-09-23 23:16:24
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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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Making Learning Fun through Games
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Bubb School is a very special place. We are a school with a mix of students from many different cultures and economic backgrounds. Our school is a warm and inviting place where everyone is welcomed with open arms. We have a lot of parent support and are constantly met by former students coming back to visit. The teachers work tirelessly to make their classrooms and the school a place where kids want to be. \r\n\r\nSince we have students with such diverse needs, I am constantly on the look out for activities and materials to help the students learn and have fun at the same time! At Bubb, we have many students who are English Language Learners and opening doors for them through engaging ways to learn is important to try and close the achievement gap.
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Having these material would greatly benefit my students. We are often moving through curriculum at lightning speed and it is often important to slow down and have an opportunity to go over concepts in a different way.\r\n\r\nThese games would allow my students extra time to practice and reinforce grade level skills as well as give those students who have difficulty learning through traditional methods a new approach to mastering important concepts. The games will allow my students the opportunity to review skills that meet to our grade level standards in an engaging way. Also, the games will help students to gain independence as they can practice skills, allowing me the opportunity to work with small groups.
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My students need fun ways to build skills as well as reinforce concepts that have been previously taught. The games chosen will help the students build fluency in multiplication facts, build problem solving & comprehension skills.
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22,065 |
p045282
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5eaa22f57ae1061e4bc65531bbc3b3c8
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-08-01 12:10:23
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Health & Life Science, Literature & Writing
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Supplies for a New School Year!
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Sometimes, school is the only place my students hear kind words, or feel like they are special. They come to school with a shy \"hello\" in the morning, and throughout the day, you can see their confidence grow. They are excited and eager to learn because they know it will open a world of possibilities for them. \r\n\r\nMy students overcome many obstacles in order to come to school each day. The neighborhood they are from is a very impoverished and violent area in North Philadelphia. All the students in our school receive free breakfast and lunch. Many of the students show up on the first day with no backpack or supplies. \r\n\r\nMy students are special and unique because they embody every characteristic of the word resilient. They are forced to deal with situations that are extremely challenging, and yet, they still come to school with a smile for me. Once a student has been in my classroom, they are my students for life. No matter what grade they are in, they know they can always count on me to be a positive support in their day. They are truly my kids, as much as my own children. \r\n\r\n
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These items will make a huge difference in our classroom because they will enable all students to start the year off prepared and ready to learn. The students will have paper for projects, and toner to publish their writing pieces, or even to print out research for a project in any subject area. \r\n\r\nStudents often come to school without the necessary supplies, and these supplies will help to make our classroom work smoothly, and put all students on a level playing field. If their family can't afford the supplies we need, I can give them what they need thanks to your generosity!
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My students need pencils, notebooks, paper, a new sharpener, headphones for the class computers, and speakers so that our lessons can be interactive. We also need toner for our class printer.
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65,751 |
p240295
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246b050c2fdd5491ae2c6d2a5ed29e45
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Mr.
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AR
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2016-10-28 16:48:15
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Grades 9-12
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Team Sports
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Equip A Lacrosse Girls and Boys Team
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Our school offers students a new approach to education with an emphasis on student-led STEM education. The school recently completed construction on a new campus and because of its focus we need a rich technology environment. We encourage students to explore and create innovative approaches to analyzing and solving present and future world problems through hands-on investigations and experiences. \r\nStudents from our community apply and select to go to this school as an option over other area schools because of the opportunities it offers. It should also be noted that our students are in a highest poverty area making it even more important for the students to have an opportunity to engage in high tech career exploration so that they can secure an upward mobile future.
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This year our school moved into a new public charter school campus but has not developed a sports program because the lack of funding. Our school focuses on academics and technology but building team work, student relationships and pride are all part of a successful school program. \r\nYour donation would help start a boys and girls Lacrosse team and build school spirit and bring a dynamic new sport to our community. The equipment will be used in our PE and Health program and our regional Lacrosse Association will assist in bring top quality coaches and trainers to create a successful and competitive program. Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the nation and it's expansion can mean sport scholarships along with the academic scholarships we already know our students can achieve.
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My students need this Lacrosse equipment to start a team for our high school which currently has no sports teams.
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91,932 |
p003933
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390b850f6442d0035b455052f62f0c2d
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Ms.
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CA
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2017-02-11 16:08:53
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Toner and Drum for the Printer
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I teach 7th grade math at a high-need, at-risk, predominately Spanish speaking college prep middle/high school. We have students from 6th grade through 12 grade. I have three math classes where I teach 3rd and 4th grade math skills to 7th grade students while teaching them the 7th grade standards. My goal is to have them reach grade level by the end of this school year. \r\n\r\nEven thought this is a college prep school, most of my students are way below grade level and they need all of the extra help and support possible to bridge the gap so that college can be an attainable dream.\r\n \r\nOur seventh grade is comprised of 90 amazing students, many of whom come from bilingual households. Their goal is not only to make it to college, but to finish college as well.
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I do A LOT of planning and printing at home for my 7th grade math students. I run out of ink once or twice a year and it starts to get expensive to replace it. \r\n\r\nMy poor printer is working so hard that the drum needs to be replaced and I need more toner for all the copies that the students need. \r\n\r\nThe students need their own copy of the math problems that they need to practice daily. I have the students do this thing called, \"The Competition,\" where each pair of students works out problems from their math packet on their white board. They each work it out, write the answer on the white board and then hold it up for me to quickly say, \"Correct or try again.\" They then go on to the next problem as soon as they are finished. They are very competitive and work hard at doing as many problems as possible. It is amazing to see all of my students working and working fast. The more work they do the more they will learn and that is why I need more toner and a drum for my printer.
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My students need their own copy of the math problems that we work on daily and I need toner and a drum in order to make this happen.
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124,728 |
p041072
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a8e27f2a9c515c24c4bc0846ccec17ea
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Mrs.
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KY
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2017-02-20 21:46:03
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Aspiring Musicians Need Ukuleles!
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Sometimes I can literally feel that I am 100% in my \"sweet spot\" in my career. I just don't know how a job could be more satisfying or rewarding. I have the privilege to help students learn, grow, perform, and create every single day. \r\nAlthough our school qualifies for the national free lunch program, and our students live in a very rural area without access to many aspects of the arts, our students realize they can achieve far greater than they first thought, face and overcome fears, and find light through music that will help them for the rest of their lives. \r\n
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My students need these ukuleles to take their musicianship to the next level. \r\nI have chosen the ukulele because they are small and easier for children to learn to play than other string instruments. My hope is that after learning to play the basics on the ukulele in music class, students will develop a deeper understanding of folk songs and how they relate to our nation's history. We will develop more thoroughly skills they have already learned and learn new musical concepts and skills that coincide with learning to play a new instrument. \r\nMy deepest desire is that after intriguing them and piquing their interest, students will further develop their skills and become lifelong musicians. This is an instrument that is easy to carry, affordable, and they could potentially write their own songs and music for as they further develop their talents when they leave my elementary school.
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My students need ukuleles! We are going to learn how to tune and how to strum as well as many folk songs and chords. These are great beginning instruments for students to enjoy making music with!
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3,510 |
p124723
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4aa921b73a2e523720789ff9b53e6504
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Ms.
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MN
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2017-04-21 13:18:19
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literacy
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Time for First Grade Readers!
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My students come to first grade eager to learn about the world around them. They love to sit down with a friend to read and they love to talk! Our school is an urban elementary school in St. Paul with many bilingual students who are learning English. Some of our students have recently arrived in the United States and did not have an opportunity to attend school before.\r\n\r\n Everyday I see first graders working together, playing together, and engaged in learning about math, reading, writing, and science.\r\n\r\nThey are a community of learners that cares about each other.
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As my first graders learn to read, I want them to think critically about the words and the images in the text, whether it is a book, a magazine, or digital media. We are always reading, talking about our reading, and interpreting the text.\r\n\r\n One way to help my students develop media literacy is to immerse them in non-fiction texts and help them understand and think about HOW the information is presented and the author's purpose and message.\r\n\r\nThe Time for Kids Readers feature photographs, texts, captions, and other features similar to a magazine. This is different from many of the other books available in the classroom, and it sometimes surprises my students that they have to read and think differently for a different kind of text. This critical thinking attitude and approach to reading will help them become not only readers, but thinkers who question, have opinions, and connect their experience to whatever they are reading.\r\n\r\nThe Time for Kids books feature engaging topics such as animals, people, culture, the world, science, and technology. My students will want to read and think and talk about the books. Your support of this project engage their critical thinking and help them become readers!
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My students need need twenty non-fiction Time for Kids readers to engage their interest in the world and develop beginning reading and media literacy skills. They need a set of bins to organize their books.
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128,880 |
p244481
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4be95848eb2037ff6b32f3ddfe5ede6c
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Mr.
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UT
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2017-02-24 12:50:14
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Every Trumpet and Trombone Player Needs a Set of Mutes
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I teach band in South Jordan, Utah. The community in this area is extremely supportive of music and the arts. The students at my school range from grades 7-9 and learn a range of instruments from the flute to the tuba and percussion.\r\nI care deeply for my students and do my best to provide meaningful learning opportunities. They love to be challenged and strive for opportunities to grow. They always seem to rise to the challenge because they are amazing!
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Modern band music has the tendency to explore the extremes of instrument playing. Composers are always looking for new ways to alter the sound of instruments to make their song unique. Every trumpet and trombone player needs a set of mutes to meet the demands of their music. Mutes are used in varying genres from jazz to classical to pop. \r\nMutes allow students to explore the different sounds an instrument can produce. They are durable and will be used by countless students for years to come. Although only trumpet and trombone players directly benefit from having access to mutes, the entire band benefits because they have the opportunity to perform music the way the composer intended.
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My students need trumpet and trombone mutes to meet the demands of their music.
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84,033 |
p069442
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cd844e787e7f45709bed91a128c5e018
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Mrs.
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AZ
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2016-07-07 14:39:40
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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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Saving the Good Stuff\r\n
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My students are excited to use technology to bring science lessons to life! Putting technology into the hands of the students, and teaching them how to use it, will get them ready for high school!\r\n\r\nOur school is a small charter on the outskirts of a rapidly growing town.\r\nThe junior high students are enthusiastic learners who come in every day ready to learn with a positive attitude. The school serves a diverse population of many cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Students have a blast in my science class. We will be doing many hands on experiments and review all the interesting things they observe and learn. A camera will help them record their observations, and slow down what may have happened quickly in real time. \r\n\r\nWOW, did you see that? Is often heard as the students explore the natural world around them. A camera will help them learn about experimental technique and also put modern technology into their own hands as they learn how to capture the experiment as it is ongoing. A camera will enhance their learning as they are learning.
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My students need a camera to capture the great moments in science class!
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166,746 |
p064859
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e85e6a557c55ca30b0df8d21b36c4da2
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Mrs.
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TX
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2017-04-04 02:12:10
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Staying Healthy, Exercising, Wiggling, Wobbling, and Learning
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My classroom has 22 wonderfully diverse students who come to school each day eager to learn. Some students find it difficult to stay engaged. They fidget and are unable to focus. My sweet students have asked for more exercise breaks and alternative seating so they can wiggle while they work! They have seen this seating and say \"yes, please\"!\r\n\r\nResearch shows that Flexible seating produces increased attention, decreased levels of hyperactivity, and increased time on task.\r\n\r\nOur school is a Title I school with the majority of the students qualifying for free lunches due to high poverty levels.\r\nMany parents work more than one job and do not have the means, the language knowledge, or the educational ability to support students' learning at home. Our school is filled with caring educators that nurture all of these beautiful children in ways that extend beyond the classroom. Providing a meal, personal grooming products, clothing, and other student needs to keep our families healthy is a common occurrence.
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Moving and learning - what a perfect combination to grow the body and mind in healthy ways.\r\n\r\nStudents will also get to sit on wobble stools during our Science stations.\r\nThe station with the wobble stools will feature a weekly unit on growing the body and mind through healthy eating, good nutrition, and an exercise program. Student will record their take always from the lessons in their Science Journals. This will be a true favorite station with the students as the learn about health and nutrition and exercise on the wobble stools at the same time!\r\n\r\nThe special needs students in my classroom that may not be able to handle a traditional stability ball can experience these lessons with the help of the stability ball seat. The security of the back and the legs will allow them to participate with the other students without the risks of using wobble seating that could tip over.\r\n\r\nStudents will get to experience and learn that you can stay active, get fit, and use research based seating to be a more successful learner. They want this seating, they will use it, and essential exercise at least 5 hours a day! The students will also learn to make healthy, positive lifestyle changes while having fun and increasing their learning - sounds like a win for the body and mind!
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My students need wobble chairs to wiggle and wobble while they learn!
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134,570 |
p182552
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bc679d66e55b2d057ba0db9ccd49988b
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Ms.
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OK
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2016-08-10 09:43:28
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Math & Science
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Early Development, Environmental Science
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Learning With Light.. Tables!
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Children love to explore and experiment with the world around them. My class is no exception. They love to manipulate a wide variety of materials and objects and learn about their environment.\r\n\r\nMy classroom has students from a variety of backgrounds (ethnic, social, religious, etc.). They are energetic, enthusiastic, and curious children. My school is 96% free and reduced price lunch eligible and more than 50% ELL. With recent budget cuts, supplies are limited. I was just able to get a light table, but do not have any materials to use on it.
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This project will make a difference with my student's learning because it will give them more materials for interacting with the light table. The materials will allow my students to explore the world and materials around them. They will get to manipulate a variety of materials of different types, colors, and textures using the light table. \r\n\r\nYour donation will also give my students the opportunity to have integrated learning experiences using shapes, letters, and numbers on the light table. The materials from this project will contribute to our literacy and math centers, as well as free play where they will get even more time to explore.
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My students need materials for our light table like color chips, pegs and pegboards, rock slivers, colored gel materials, translucent shapes and blocks, and letters and numbers!
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47,429 |
p125148
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ce19a82ad69284c6d728e4fe15b5287b
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Ms.
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NH
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2016-10-26 13:17:20
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Making Math Fun With Centers
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Our world is a constantly changing and evolving environment. My students are curious about the world around them, and are itching to learn as much as they can outside of the borders of New Hampshire.\r\nOur school is an innovative charter school teaching children how their world works. Our students come from all around the Greater Nashua area of Southern New Hampshire, and from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. As a new charter school, our students are joining us from over 10 different public and private school backgrounds, making their academic diversity as broad as their cultural diversity.\r\nRegardless of their varied backgrounds, all of our students are curious, creative, collaborative, and problems solvers. They are learning about how our world works so that they may be productive citizens of our future.
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Let's face it - math can be a frustrating subject for students (and adults!). This is especially true in fifth grade when concepts start to become more complex, and there is even more focus on the application of skills in new ways. The often negative relationship students have with math certainly isn't made any better by having students complete worksheet after worksheet for practice. \r\nCenters make learning and practicing math skills more fun and meaningful. When students can collaborate and engage in practice in a way other that straight solving a math problem on a worksheet, it helps to develop their skills further.\r\nYour donation will not only help students with their math skills, but will also help to promote a positive math experience in my classroom.
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My students need hands on materials for math centers to make learning about math more engage and fun!
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106,602 |
p156211
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966006d54af71c5b55ddf155300d59d1
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Mr.
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OK
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2016-11-15 15:29:02
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Interactive Notebook
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My freshmen are primarily from lower income families. We have a very diverse population in our school. Many are on free and reduced lunches.\r\n\r\nI have a large number of students that are currently on an IEP or 504 program. Two sections have a co-teacher from the special education department. We incorporate a lot of verbal one-on-one learning.\r\n\r\nWith all this being said I am their confidante, shoulder to lean on, and their shelter at times. We have great kids here.
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The interactive notebook organizes notes in a creative manner. By providing an interactive notebook for my students they will increase time on task. They will create their own array of different types of study material. This will include various styles of flash cards, information grouping and ways to organize data and definitions.\r\n\r\nThis will serve as a continuing study guide for the entire course that can be kept and continued through geometry and algebra 2.\r\n\r\nThe interactive notebook creates ownership in the curriculum and will promote retention of new knowledge as well as provide inspiration for success in future classes.
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My students need basic supplies to build interactive notebooks that promote retention of learning new knowledge.
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96,805 |
p056874
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1ca2208845584568fea559deaaced4ca
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-08-30 11:01:53
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Music & The Arts
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Health & Life Science, Visual Arts
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Essentials Needed!
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I have 25 amazing fourth grade students, which include special education students, English Language learners, and intervention students.\r\n\r\nThey are very enthusiastic about learning and are always eager to explore something new.\r\nThey love coming to school every day, and always have a big smile on their faces. They attend a wonderful school in Pennsylvania. These students enjoy learning and exploring every day. All my students learn differently, and this is why I like to have a wide variety of options for them available daily.
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Our school recently cut art programs in all elementary schools. I am looking to receive colored pencils and sharpeners for the students to use daily. I want to integrate art into our math and science classes. This is such an important aspect of a child's development, I want to make sure all students are receiving it. The paper fasteners will be used many projects such as holding together our holiday animals. \r\nAll students should have the materials they need to succeed, and this is exactly what I am hoping to do.\r\nThe Gaiam balance ball chair will help students stay active while learning. This chair will allow students to move around safely while engaging their core muscles. The paper cutter will help use quickly cut papers that we need for our interactive notebooks in larger quantities. We are also asking for a large post-it easel to write directions for our projects on. We would be able to stick these directions or ideas anywhere in our classroom.
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My students need a Swingline paper cutter, Post-it easel pad, Crayola colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, Expo dry erase markers, and a Gaiam yoga ball chair.
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89,436 |
p184283
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f5d262033113a22b65bd1957cb1eb231
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Mrs.
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VA
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2017-03-02 15:52:08
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Math is How We Do It!
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Hands-on and curious. This is an accurate description of my students. These students learn best when they are in social learning situations. In our classroom, there is always a game of some sort being played. My students desire challenging, higher-level thinking activities.\r\nHigh energy and social activities stimulate the brain to increase higher level thinking skills and strategies. Math games are conducive to all of these awesome challenges. Math games are opportunities to practice strategies while also learning to win and lose with dignity. Students who learn to work collaboratively will develop skills to be successful all through life.
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These math games will benefit my students in numerous ways. Students all learn differently. Students in fourth grade need repeated practice with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division practice. Playing games supports many different learning styles. First, and foremost, learning is social.\r\n Students will learn to interact socially as they navigate the skills taught and reinforced in these games. Secondly, games are a way for students to teach each other. Peer collaboration is modeled during games. Sometimes a student needs repeated practice on a math skill to master it. Playing a game will meet that need. Also, students may understand a new concept more quickly by playing a game.
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My students need math games to practice math in action and learn higher level thinking strategies!
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19,267 |
p092833
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a6a6d359d68e8554cbb6ec7f8bcddd88
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Mrs.
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IL
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2016-11-21 13:17:21
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Tiny Titans Need Tech Too!
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My class is made up of 25 eager to learn students with different needs. However, they all need to learn to read, write, and problem solve. We spend our days learning in whole group, small groups, partners, and one of one settings. By keeping their learning engaging and fun student's time at school will be more beneficial.\r\n\r\nChromebooks prepare our little learners for future technology expectations. It is necessary for the students to have daily access to educational technology. Chromebooks help reach students at all levels.
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We are asking for two new chromebooks for students to have the opportunity to practice skills in reading, writing, and math. The headphones, mice, powerstrip, and license are all needed to get the most use out of these chromebooks. \r\n\r\nGiving students access to technology is an investment in their future! The use of this technology will allow students to work independently at their own level and pace. Students will have access daily to technology in reading multiple genres, word work and math practice. Students are expected to know how to use technology for educational testing and learning. Please help give these students an opportunity to experience technology.\r\n
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My students need access to technology daily to help them grow as learners.
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74,279 |
p244420
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6252b4485e3a819b2310806f5befdc5a
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Mrs.
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KY
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2017-03-15 20:36:15
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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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Technology for 21st Century Skills
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I teach fifth grade at a low income school in Louisville, KY. However, my students never let that get in their way. They genuinely want to learn and I want to be able to provide them the tools to do so. \r\n\r\nI have 27 students and 10 of them are either students who are ESL (English Second Language) or identified as special education. My students are low in math, reading, and writing but work very hard to bring themselves up. All my students need are the right materials and a little bit of a push and I know they will succeed!
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Students will use these Chromebooks as a research/ 21st century skills station in my classroom. These Chromebooks will allow my students to be able to interact with technology on a more regular basis. In the past, we have used technology to create black history projects and typing up our writing pieces. However, with our limited technology it has been a challenge to rotate students through the technology effectively. If we have more technology my students will be able to further their research and technology skills in order to prepare for college and the job market.\r\nMy students may come from a high poverty area in Louisville, but they deserve the opportunity to incorporate technology into their education.
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My students need more technology to get them ready for a digital job market.
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8,820 |
p068120
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98638d30af892a134566ef6bc31b8bac
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Mrs.
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TN
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2016-08-03 10:12:20
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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People Who Inspire
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Our school is in a rural section of the county which is near 80% free and reduced lunch qualifiers. We are a growing school that is constantly running short of supplies for our students due to lack of adequate funding. Even though we lack funding for items, we do our best with what we have. However, we would love for our students to be able to have the materials or supplies needed for a successful school year. \r\nAs teachers, we know that the best thing for our students to understand is that education should be a top priority.
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We will be reading articles, blog entries, books, etc. about people who overcome obstacles in their lives. The book Freak the Mighty is just that book. \r\nMy students will be able to relate to the characters since they are similar in age. This is key for students to understand how even as a middle school student they can impact someone's life in a positive or negative way. I want my students to learn to treat others in a positive way and Freak the Mighty deals with bullying issues that are a norm in most middle schools. \r\nThrough teaching this book to them, I hope that this inspirational story will make them think about how we treat others.
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My students need 50 copies of the book Freak the Mighty.
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136,204 |
p151001
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a238062b4438ef3a4119e1f0b8af7e7b
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Ms.
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MO
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2016-09-08 15:38:38
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Help the Antonia Bulls--Grab Us By the Horn!
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\"We want to read the ENTIRE school library this year!\"\r\n\r\nTo have these words spoken by a student are music to any teacher's ears. Witnessing the joy, excitement, and determined personality of my 6th grade students is thrilling for a teacher. Our goal for this year with my 17 gifted students is to challenge and enrich their internal and external library of life through a variety of genres and novels. They are excited to explore a new side of literature.
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In my classroom, we explore literature and how it impacts our daily life. \r\nThe addition of a class set of novels would give my students a much needed boost of practice and application of literature and the real world. Students who are confident in their reading skills will be ready and eager to push their reading skills to the limit; facing and overcoming adversity that is thrown their way, while taking their education to a higher level. \r\n\r\nBy being able to gift them with items to make their work easier and more special they will continue to work hard. A little appreciation goes a long way to students and my students give so much.
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My students need 30 copies to increase and foster learning literature.
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158,077 |
p122763
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63b1ce58532cf9ab7f990fa8ba0f0bc0
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Mrs.
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ND
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2017-01-16 16:30:52
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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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Connecting Our Learning
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I am fortunate to teach 15 fourth and fifth graders in a small school in a growing North Dakota community.\r\n\r\n“We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.” – David Warlick \r\n\r\nThey come to my classroom eager to learn and full of background knowledge in many areas. They are surrounded by technology in the real-world and I enjoy using technology with them in school to both educate and motivate them. \r\n
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Through your generous donations to this project, we will be able to purchase the items needed to fully connect our classroom. They will be taught how to use these laptops to conduct Internet research, use educational websites, and create written documents and multimedia presentations. Using the computers for these tasks will save student time, while increasing productivity and learning.\r\n\r\nYour donations to this project will improve our classroom by allowing for deeper explanation of our learning activities, as well as, providing motivation in various ways.\r\nTechnology is here to stay and in our classroom, we embrace it in our learning.
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My students need 6 HP Chromebooks that will make them successful in this 21st Century Learning Environment.
| 1 | 1 |
48,020 |
p177822
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27aa139c5e0e2ad09ec63edb99a227cb
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-10-25 21:57:49
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Learning With LEGOs
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I work at a very large elementary school of about 1100 students. \r\n\r\nOur school is filled with creative, active learners who are eager to participate in after school clubs. We want a LEGO CLUB! \r\n\r\nThe large population of our school limits how many kids can actually participate in after school activities. I am a second grade teacher who wants membership open to K-5th grade students. This program will encourage students of all ages to build, create, explore, work collaboratively with others and be challenged.
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Building with LEGOs sparks a child's imagination. \r\n\r\nChildren are natural engineers, they are constantly asking questions and imagining new ideas, LEGOs allow for the creation of these ideas. \r\n\r\nThe students will work independently and in groups to complete building challenges each week. Students will be learning to problem-solve, basic engineering skills, they'll improve fine-motor skills, learn to work on a team, practice communication skills, and boost creativity.\r\n\r\nThe use of Legos have been shown to increase attention span, memory, and language and vocabulary skills. It also helps with the foundation of scientific reasoning—things they’ll carry with them throughout their school years.\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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My students need Lego building supplies for our after school LEGO Club including bricks, doors, windows, steering wheels and wheels.
| 5 | 1 |
117,898 |
p246819
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a624375b42916e34289de60d75b03685
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Mrs.
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OH
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2016-09-06 21:54:58
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Young Learners Becoming Little Geniuses
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My students come from varied cultural backgrounds and almost half of the students receive free or reduced lunch. Some of the younger students were not able to attend preschool and are struggling with basic letter and number identification. \r\n\r\nThese young students are motivated to learn and thirsting for knowledge. Despite the varying backgrounds and experiences, the students love to learn, to explore, to interact and to engage. They get excited when exposed to new things and their enthusiasm is contagious. This school is truly a learning community where students are comfortable to learn, to make mistakes, and to grow without fear of making a mistake.They are motivated to succeed and to keep on trying.
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Osmo kits will provide students with hands on learning experiences increase knowledge of letters, words, numbers, basic math and spatial relations. These skills will enable them to succeed in their current grade and beyond. Students will be able to participate in hands-on collaboration with peers and practice communication skills as they describe their learning and experiences to classmates and teachers. Additionally, Osmo is more than an exciting hands on learning tool. It enables a way for teachers to individualize curriculum to meet the specific needs of students through remediation or enrichment. Students learn best when they are interested and engaged and this tool will help with both.
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My students need Osmo Genius Kits to provide hands on practice for English Language Learners, struggling students and other students as well.
| 2 | 1 |
63,324 |
p212216
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11206bdab356e5d638403e7cc35d9bb3
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Ms.
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WI
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2016-09-06 16:59:58
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Health & Sports
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Early Development, Health & Wellness
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Wobble seats for wiggly bodies!
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We have such a wonderful group of kindergartners this year! \r\n\r\nThey are 40 amazing 5 year old students who are full of enthusiasm, joy and are so happy to be in school.\r\n\r\nOur school is one full of innovation and we are fortunate to be surrounded by a great community of families who are always willing to support us in every way they can. We have just over 400 students and about 75% of them qualify for free and reduced lunch. In average, 1 in 11 of our students experiences homelessness during the school year. In spite of some of these hardships, our students come to school full of energy and ready to learn. We want to make sure that we address their physical needs just as much as we address their educational ones.
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We have a team with 2 classes of 40 kindergartners this year and we could not be more excited!We know that kindergarten expectations and goals have changed drastically in the last 10 years. Thankfully, kindergartners have not. \r\n5 year old students are full of energy and curiosity and they need to move their bodies in order to learn. We would like to ensure that we provide them with opportunities to move any chance we get. \r\nThese stools will help us provide students with a chance to move and wobble about while they are in the classroom to help them learn!
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My students need to be provided with opportunities to move and provide their bodies with the activity they need while learning. The Kore stools will allow our students to remain active while they learn.
| 4 | 1 |
2,810 |
p246632
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fdfe6e6dcd1ff6b1f2f46832b21316bc
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Teacher
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NY
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2016-09-02 09:04:56
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literature & Writing, Special Needs
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We read for information,entertainment and to persuade
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I teach at a title 1 school in New York City where 100% of my students receive free breakfast and lunch. My school's is in population is made up of different nationalities and races; such as African American, Hispanic, Asian and White. We have excitement when reading about our possible futures. I will not be traveling with my student onto the next grades. \r\nWe are in need of magazines, notebook, class journals and loose sleeve paper, folders, pens and pencils. This will help my students stay on track of the lessons and prepared for their future.
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Scholastic Magazines are a great source of information, they are entertaining and some are even persuasive. My students will be learning about Author's Purpose during this unit. Using magazines and newspapers are a great way for my students to use one source, as these magazines to help them understand this skill.\r\n\r\nI will be able to differentiate the lesson by dividing the class in groups of (4) using two different articles in one magazine and having them present what was the author's purpose is in the article they have been assigned.\r\nThis will also encourage the students to read the articles they have not read, to see if their classmates answers are the same conclusion they have come up with.
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My students need magazines to stay focus on short reads and discussions. Magazines is a source of reading that will help them understand that reading can be short, informative, entertaining, and persuasive.
| 2 | 0 |
44,427 |
p062700
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22160acf82378258d0e6802ba9e49142
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Ms.
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NC
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2016-10-07 11:22:11
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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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Making Classroom Materials Functional
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My class is a very special group of kids. All of my students are in a self-contained special education classroom. We are at a Title One school.\r\n My students learn best in a variety of ways. My students have global delays in the areas of academics, cognitive skills, behavior skills, and adaptive behavior skills. Due to these global delays we use a variety of materials to help them learn and grow everyday. We enjoy lots of hands-on activities and movement activities throughout the school day.
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My students need their learning materials to be durable and reusable. After learning a specific skill the materials need to be used over and over again to practice and retain skills they have learned.\r\n One of my students favorite things to look at is adapted books. These are books where a student must read a short sentence or word and then match a picture with the picture on the book. By laminating these books and using velcro they are able to re-read the book many times. By having a binding machine we can put the books together just like a real book. These supplies will help increase functionality of the materials we make in the classroom.
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My students need lamination and a binding machine to create adapted books, independent work tasks, and classroom materials.
| 2 | 1 |
37,335 |
p191632
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b0a77b4f8c7692fc5c16b9f0bc513773
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-05-12 12:54:55
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language, History & Civics
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Literature & Writing, Social Sciences
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An Adventure in Flexible Seating!
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I teach sixth grade. I want my students to feel successful, and that's why I use blended learning. Blended learning is a process where we incorporate computers into their everyday studies. It isn't an add-on, it is integrated. My students are on task and learning more than I imagined!
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Our school is 100% free lunch. Many students don't have computers at home, or access to the Internet. They are a variety of ethnic and environmental backgrounds. \r\n\r\nWe have students who are struggling with loss of family, constant moving, and just wondering if they will eat breakfast or wear clean clothes. We not only offer them the security of a safe place, but we are helping them tap into skills they need to be productive members of society. We are teaching them to use computers, and to in that, to love learning. \r\n\r\nWhen we began using blended learning, our students became more engaged, and more interested in learning. Our students do research because they want to learn. They write PowerPoint presentations to express their ideas. Most of all, they are excited to come to school!
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In a truly productive blended learning environment, students will work in different student groups, individually, and with the teacher in small groups. This means there needs to be a variety of sitting areas. \r\n\r\nAfter reading an article comparing flexible seating to sitting at a Starbucks, I took a deeper look at how engaged students are with a flexible seating plan. When students can choose where to work, they are more engaged. I currently have a wicker couch and my room, and students are constantly working to sit there. When they earn the right to work there, they are on task, and producing some amazing work. When you go to a Starbucks, you look around and people are busily working in the area that they are most comfortable. That's what I want to create in my classroom: A comfortable learning environment, welcoming to all students.
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When my students came into my classroom this year, they weren't engaged. They were typical sixth graders who had checked out. They didn't want to work out of a textbook. They didn't want to listen to me talk. \r\n\r\nAs we are looking at the end of the school year, I'm watching a group of students who volunteered to stay in the classroom during recess. They are asking their parents to take them to the library. I want to start the beginning of the school year with different seating to help learning!
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My students need flexible seating like stools and inflatable chairs so they can choose a more comfortable place to work which helps them stay on task, and learn more!
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50,860 |
p209690
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16caa864a61296b875f776bb69ba9bf0
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Ms.
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KY
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2016-07-13 01:11:50
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Understanding Through Manipulating: Hands-on Math Classroom
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As a middle school teacher in a smaller school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. They continuously prove how tough, resilient, and hardworking they are in math class. \r\n\r\n\r\nMy students are strong, diligent, and focused individuals. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may immediately cause negative feelings about math and school in general. From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom, I want to focus on their potential and growth. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. It is my goal to morph my students into problem-solvers, critical thinkers, and most importantly, outstanding citizens.
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Students will be using these manipulative to get the chance to really explore mathematics. These manipulatives will allow the students to see the reasoning behind why math works the way it does. \r\n\r\nThere is proven research showing the benefits of manipulatives in the math classroom. It is my goal that these manipulatives will turn my classroom into being much more student-led and really forcing students to think and become problem-solvers, rather than \"human calculators\" who just type in numbers on a calculator without making sense of them. These manipulatives will truly alter the understanding the students have and go a long way towards developing their number sense.
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My students need hands-on manipulatives to fully grasp the why and how of mathematics. When they fully grasp the \"why\" and the \"how\", they become successful mathematicians ready for their futures.
| 0 | 1 |
22,970 |
p186144
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7f71babcf57f8c9c5d4f3f6abbbd2ed1
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Ms.
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AL
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2016-09-01 00:01:54
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Special Needs
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Health & Life Science, Special Needs
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Hygiene, Games, & Clothing Increases Success in The Classroom!!
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Established in 1979, our school provides educational and support services for children with hearing or vision loss in the Mobile County Public School System.\r\n\r\nSome of the students have additional challenges that magnify the impact of the vision or hearing loss. Each of the students has special needs and requires extensive technology and assistance to succeed in a school setting. Students attend classes at one of three locations: the elementary campus, the middle school campus, and the high school campus. In addition, itinerant services are provided throughout county for students whose disability is not severe enough to require full time placement on one of the campuses. Services are also provided in neighboring counties. We currently have over 70 children in our elementary campus but serve over 350 throughout the school system. \r\n
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The students that attend our school constantly hygiene problems. Our school receives minimal funds to help pay for these items that directly impact our students daily. \r\nThe lice shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste will help the students start every morning ready to learn! Many of our students frequently miss school due to frequent lice. They are given three days to remove and kill the lice in the students hair, therefore they are missing many days a year of learning! By providing the shampoo to the families this will directly increase the students positional in learning by allowing them to come back to school as soon as possible. \r\nThe toothpaste, deodorant, clothing, hand soap, and underwear will allow the students who do not have easy access to these items feel clean and ready to learn. The games will give the students things to play with while having to stay in the nurses room. The rug and wall décor will make the room more inviting and allow students to feel comfortable in the nurse's station. The pillow cases will help provide sanitary covers for the students to lay on when they are filling sick, and the backpacks will give the students a place to hold their books and folders.\r\n
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My students need lice shampoo, belts, deodorant, toothpaste, backpacks, games, and office supplies to help improve their daily living and academic performance!
| 0 | 1 |
170,606 |
p080497
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bd9369c8743f05b22c6609a752282629
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Mr.
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SC
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2016-05-05 11:14:20
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Music, Performing Arts
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Music Stands that Don't Wobble or Fall Down
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FMS students don't have lots to do around town, so many are involved in multiple school activities. Due to the socioeconomic status of the majority community, not all students are able to purchase instruments and supplies, so many items are supplied for them.
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FMS students come from a variety of backgrounds. Those who are in band are very excited about learning and also very competitive. Many students deal with daily family struggles, so school is a place for them to escape by being part of athletics, arts, and other groups and clubs. Our middle school is devoted to helping these students become productive members of society.
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Students use music stands daily. The stands we currently have are being repaired on a weekly basis. The majority of classroom stands belong to another school due to the low inventory at the middle school. These stands are used during class and at performances.
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There's something fresh and exciting about having new, functional equipment. The students are more excited and more engaged, and are full of pride. It also allows an opportunity to teach responsibility and accountability when caring for something new to ensure it lasts for many years to come.
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My students need music stands that don't wobble or fall down due to broken springs.
| 0 | 1 |
32,197 |
p227949
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3e499cfde1579a3f22137269dc1b69b3
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Mrs.
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OR
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2016-06-14 14:23:23
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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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Chairs and Headphones!
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Our school is very diverse. Some students in my class live in big fancy homes and have all of their needs met, while others are couch surfing or living in a car, and wondering where their next meal may come from. Regardless, all of my students have lots of energy and love to move and learn! I have students reading at a first grade level and others at the junior high level. All of the students in my class come to school everyday excited and ready to learn!
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Students will be using the camping chairs I requested to complete math, reading and writing assignments. Students work much better when they are able to get comfy around the room and spread out. \r\nAllowing students to move around the room proved to be very successful! I'm sure they will be even more successful with a nice, comfy, cozy chair to complete their work in. \r\nHeadphones are needed to access our reading curriculum via Ipads. I have gone through so many sets of headphones this year, hopefully some nicer ones will last longer. Headphones allow my students to access technology to practice reading and math skills.
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My students need comfy chairs for c completing their work, especially kiddos that have a hard time sitting in the traditional school chairs and headphones for our Ipads.
| 2 | 1 |
33,691 |
p030625
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d4b248f3d83dc8dde44caa7e43956a21
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Ms.
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FL
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2016-09-04 22:46:15
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning
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College & Career Prep, Other
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Drawings Come to Life
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Our school is focusing on getting students college and career ready every day. This is a Title I school where the socioeconomic status is typically low, not all students have accessibility to the modern technology of the 21st century. \r\nBringing the option to use not only technological devices but also the Creativity and Thinking skills needed to produce innovated ideas for our future, technology is the key component to our Design and Modeling class. The resources requested will help our students create models of the ideas they develop while giving them the opportunity to demonstrate and express their creativity, fostering an environment for critical thinking skills. This will help prepare children to be 21st century citizens, college and career ready.\r\n
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A 3D pen can help students improve their spatial thinking ability. The pen is a lightweight, and slim (easy to handle) design, to meet the needs students to freely control it allowing the creation of real time three-dimensional sketch done with ease. The pen replaces ink with plastic to create a 3D object instead of just an idea on paper. \r\nWith this \"cool\" technology students are automatically more engaged and motivated to accomplish a task or learn express and expand creativity and critical thinking skills, using innovated ideas and devices in the classroom to see their own ideas come to life.
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My students need the experience of using a 3D Printing Pen as a doodling drawing tool that will allow them to have a tangible sample of their sketching ideas, using 3D technology instead of paper.
| 12 | 0 |
140,285 |
p158099
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5b288403a223d35ce9eca9e27168a10c
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-08-26 22:34:22
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness
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Let's Get Fit with FUN!
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Hi! I'm a second grade teacher. I have the privilege to work with the best students a teacher could ever ask for! \r\nCurrently over 80% of our families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Many of my young students walk into my door every day from homes with far more chaos and instability than anyone could imagine. Yet, these children come to school and persevere. They thrive, they learn, and they succeed. \r\n\r\nThe staff at my site is spending the next year transforming our school into the first STEAM school in our county. I am extremely honored and excited to be part of this extraordinary journey and cannot wait to go live STEAM in the upcoming 2017-2018 school year. STEAM is exactly what our population of students needs to become successful in the 21st century.
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I just moved to my school site this year, and was disappointed to find a complete lack of P.E. equipment! My students are constantly wanting to move and need a quality P.E. program. Many of my students do not play recreational sports, so getting them active at school is essential! I want my students to learn living a healthy, active life can be fun. \r\n\r\nI included multiple timers in my request because I plan on teaching my students to run and monitor different exercise stations. This will not only reinforce the 2nd grade math standard of time, but they will have fun keeping each other motivated to keep going on their fitness journey! \r\n\r\nI had my students browse the Nasco website and create a dream list to submit for this project. I've included the list as my request and am looking forward to using every item to help my students become active and healthy!
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My students need an assortment of P.E. equipment to stay engaged and excited about becoming fit!
| 1 | 0 |
101,273 |
p209229
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af1747b43305a1aaf7436f49caf1fc2b
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Mrs.
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NJ
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2016-09-04 16:52:44
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Reading Essentials!!
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My Students!!\r\n\r\n“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” ― Dr. Seuss.\r\n\r\nI want my students to be able to read at their grade level so that they can access information just as their general ed peers have. \r\n\r\nMy school is a cornerstone of a rural community with a high poverty rate. Our school staff strives to provide the students with a positive, safe, and nurturing environment where they can grow academically and as individuals. My students are those who require specialized instruction in order to experience success. They face hurdles that cannot be comprehended by the majority. They have an incredible amount of potential, but must first be given the resources to overcome the disabilities that block their access to that potential. The most common learning hurdle that I have seen with my student involves the many facets that contribute to reading well. While I have a nice well decorated room to include a reading rug that I purchased I don't have any books at all. Resource room teachers are not given any book, leaving me with buying all materials needed to succeed.
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A leveled library provides students in the special education resource room an opportunity to read books that match their current reading levels. I currently don't have any books as my district didn't budget in a resource classroom. My learners could have the ability to access books that they know they can read and offers room for growth at all of the levels that I encounter as a 3-5 special educator.\r\nMy students will love our resource room since I have tried to create an environment where the learners know that they are cared about, supported and accepted as they move through their educational journey. Donations to this project would enhance the special education program at my school by making appropriate resources available to my students without the stress of searching through the entire school to beg for and borrow those materials that would help the learners. My students deserve their own materials and hopefully with your donation this can be possible.
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My students need a leveled library since we don't have any books. The books are leveled and provide them with an opportunity to enjoy reading while providing exposure to fiction and non fiction text.
| 0 | 1 |
128,158 |
p186031
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a2ec04061b2f7639d698414936177f7f
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-10-01 01:19:02
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Clean Classrooms for Healthy Learners
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Students are excited about learning and coming to school everyday. One of the biggest goals in our school and classrooms is to ensure students remain in love with school, and learning. Mostly we aim to provide them with a safe and enriching environment.\r\n\r\nMy classroom is composed of students from many different backgrounds, skills levels, talents, and learning styles. Students come to school enthused and willing to explore new ideas. They are inquisitive and want to know about everything, and the best part is that they are very willing to look for answers themselves with proper guidance. \r\n\r\nOur school is a Title 1 school with students from K-8. My students works with their 4th grade buddies and share their supplies willingly with other classrooms. We consists of students 4-6 years old, including english learners and students with special needs. Within our school and classroom you'll find leaders treating each other with respect and willing to help each other achieve. We work hard to give the students the best education possible. In our classrooms you will find the leaders of today and tomorrow.
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We have a wonderful staff and great custodians at our school, but with so many classrooms and so little time it is difficult for them to keep up with the messes we make in Kinder. As 4-6 year olds, my students look forward to when we paint, glue, and do other messy activities. Even when washing their hands, it is difficult for students to keep from dripping on the floor, which leads to grungy floors. My students also spill accidentally during breakfast in the classroom and though they are very good about doing their best to clean, they need support. Because of this I am requesting a steam mop which also works as a vacuum for our rug. \r\nKeeping our classroom clean and sanitized will keep students healthy, which keeps them coming to school and learning. My students also need disinfecting wipes to keep their tables and other surfaces germ free. Being germ free in Kinder is especially important because my students are still learning to keep their materials and fingers out of our mouths. They are also still at an age where they pick things off the floor. \r\nIn addition, student bathrooms are in the classroom and our room is left open for all students to use during recess and lunch. Having our classroom be used by everyone also brings in extra dirt, especially when we are coming in from being on the grass, or on rainy days. My students are in need of these materials to ensure that we keep our floors and classroom sanitized and a healthy environment. Having ways to sanitize our classroom will help ensure that students come to school ready to learn daily.
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My students need a steam mop and disinfecting wipes to stay healthy and germ free.
| 30 | 1 |
145,159 |
p217743
|
56076e19c5426d753a6eef1b0ee1c4ff
|
Ms.
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NY
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2016-11-22 23:10:13
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Kindergarten Students Need a Cozy Rug for Morning Meeting
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I teach in a school in Brooklyn where 50% of the students receive free lunch. My class has twenty two kindergarten students who love learning. My students are creative and curious and I want kindergarten to be a wonderful experience for them. They love to come to school and they like to explore, ask questions, solve problems and work on projects. I teach an Intergrated Co-teaching class in which half of the students have special needs. In a special needs classroom it is challenging to accommodate the varying levels of ability and paces of learning so I need the right materials for all of my students.
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Every morning, my students and I have a meeting and talk about the day. I need a place for my students to sit comfortably. My kindergarten students sit on the floor not only during morning meeting, but also when they work in small groups, when I do a mini lesson, and when they listen to stories that the parents read in the classroom.\r\n\r\nI want my classroom to be a special space that my students learn to love. Having a new carpet will make it a cozy space and create a wonderful classroom where we can share many memories together.
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My students need a new area rug for our morning meeting.
| 9 | 1 |
47,640 |
p083914
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dd0053a87eff0920024f5fac3ca5ff59
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Mrs.
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MI
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2017-01-13 23:42:00
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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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Chromebook Scholars
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I teach first grade in an inner city school. The primary goal in my first grade class is to become college and career ready! That is the purpose we assign to most tasks. However, a lack of technology sometime hinders this. Most of the students have little to no computer access in the home. The only technology readily available are cell phones and/or tablets. \r\n\r\nMy goal is to produce students that are college and career ready. Becoming Chromebook Scholars will help my students stay up to date with current technological trends.
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My first graders are very inquisitive and really love having technology at their fingertips. Unfortunately I teach in a high poverty area and my classroom does not have the technology available to accommodate 30 students. \r\n\r\nBecoming computer literate is necessary for my students to become college and career ready. These Chrome books will provide the children much needed access to technology. They can use them to complete research, read and listen to stories online, practice math problems, and practice their word processing skills. In addition, they need the Wall Charger RAVPower charging station and OKRAY USB cords to charge their technology.\r\n\r\nI believe that these Chromebooks are just what my students need to succeed in first grade and beyond.
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My students need a pair of Chromebooks and a charging station to stay up to date with the technological trends in education.
| 12 | 1 |
44,147 |
p169206
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6babe90a39e59f61ae6b9bd7297c41e4
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-09-08 22:37:51
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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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Legos Help Us Learn
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The students at my school are an energetic and hardworking group of children. They enjoy coming to school but school funding cuts over the years have impacted what schools can provide to individual classrooms.\r\nI teach third grade in an urban neighborhood where all the students at school receive free breakfast and free lunch. Some students live below the poverty line and their families struggle to provide them with basic necessities needed to be successful in school. Despite these obstacles, our school has hard-working students as well as teachers and staff who strive to make our school a welcoming and inviting place. In addition, our school is one of the top performing schools in the city.
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Legos are fun! But while kids are having fun building and creating, there are many benefits of using Legos. My students will use Legos as a learning station during math center time. I am requesting some kits that give step-by-step directions to create an object, and I am requesting no direction kits for students to build their own creation. Both types of kits will appeal to different types of learning styles. \r\n\r\nLegos help students develop problem-solving, organization, and planning skills. They improve creativity as well as enhance communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. Legos even help to boost motor development. Students learn to think in three-dimensions when using Legos. They can even be used to help students understand symmetry, patterns, geometry, and fractions.\r\n\r\nI have seen others uses of Legos that I can incorporate. Students can create different imaginative settings and write stories around their creation. They can also develop their own set of directions for how to build a particular Lego creation.
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My students need Legos for independent group times in order to build critical thinking skills.
| 69 | 1 |
116,795 |
p125884
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5087415685fa02083bf4acb9c7ad7b22
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Mrs.
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OH
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2017-04-22 12:26:56
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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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Family Fun Packs!
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I have the great fortune of being a looping teacher. This means that I get to spend two years with my students. This allows me to truly get to know their interests, learning styles, personalities and so much more! \r\n\r\nI have twenty one curious and hilarious students. These students are from a small, rural town with many of the students on free or reduced lunch. My students are curious and eager to soak up every bit of knowledge they can, and it is my goal to impart as much knowledge and wisdom to these children as possible!
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Everyday I see my students for 6 hours a day and in that time frame we accomplish a lot of learning. However, I know that for my students' to succeed there needs to be a solid school-to-home connection. Communication is an integral part of that success, and I communicate with my students' families on a regular basis. What I would like to do now is build upon that school-to-home connection by providing my students' and their families with reading, math, and STEM kits that will be rotated through all families throughout the year. \r\n\r\nThese family engagement kits would provide my students' with the reteaching or enrichment of academic skills within the comfort of their own home. These kits would be loaned out to families over the course of 1 week; these ready made kits make it easy for me to provide differentiation as I have requested kits from grades 1-3.
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My students need math, reading, and STEM family engagement packs to help bridge the school to home connection and bring their learning home.
| 16 | 1 |
46,833 |
p193006
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1ff2728274f72557da8a5043673a312b
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Mr.
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NJ
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2016-08-11 22:29:35
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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No Fear Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - 1 of 2
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Our students begin each class by writing in their daily journals a common theme found and discussed in class by relating it to their own individual personal journeys in groups as a class. They continually look forward to comparing and contrasting themselves with other characters in other books.\r\n\r\nMy students are 75 of 2,500 students who attend the largest high school in the second largest city in our state.\r\n\r\nThey are currently challenged with spelling, vocabulary and comprehension and are working diligently with the teacher to increase their scores. They currently have a buy-in with their teacher regarding this goal because they understand the necessity of being ready for their next grade level and their post secondary experiences. They all work on activities to increase their vocabulary every Monday by building sentences with assigned vocabulary words that contain context clues to help their classmates determine proper meanings. On Fridays, they work together on exercises to increase their reading comprehension in groups and as a class. The teacher recently discovered the students' enjoyment of being read to through reading aloud sessions and practicing active reading. Every year we find new innovative methods to understand Romeo and Juliet more in depth.
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Every year we attempt to find new innovative ways to make the learning and comprehension of Romeo and Juliet more in depth and worthwhile to students' everyday lives. We would like to graduate from the Charles Lamb's narrative form we are currently using. \r\n\r\nBy making literature relate more to students, we are hoping the learning of the Shakespearean tragedy becomes a more worthwhile experience for all our students. \r\n\r\nIt is necessary to grasp the students' interest for literature very early on in the ninth grade, and we hope the enthusiasm carries over onto the proceeding grades. \r\n\r\nOur students will be very happy to read Romeo & Juliet in everyday language they understand.
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My students need 65 copies of No Fear Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
| 65 | 1 |
138,286 |
p245761
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0c2637ed218f5fc417a68f1739993730
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-06-23 14:59:55
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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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A Comfy Seat on the Floor
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My students are a group of 6th graders, at a charter school, who love to learn both visually and hands-on. These kids love to learn by working with their hands and becoming engaged in the activities that we are doing. We receive limited funding, which means our equipment and supplies are either non existent or old. \r\n\r\nThey learn best when they can actually work with an item that expands on the concepts they have heard about through lectures in class.\r\n\r\n
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My students love to be comfortable when they learn. They don't like to sit in regular chairs at regular desks when they are learning new things.\r\n\r\nMy students decided that they wanted to have alternative seating this year and many indicated that they were happy sitting on the floor with a table for a desk or lap desks. We want to engage them as much as possible and this is one easy way to accommodate them. Allowing them to be as comfortable as possible will give them the ability to focus better on the lessons being taught in the classroom.
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My students need a Cotton Craft rug, 2 Cotton Craft pillows and LapGear MyDesks to use while sitting on the floor. They need a CleverMade Collapsible Storage Container to store their MyDesks when not in use.
| 123 | 1 |
57,361 |
p128648
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08788081576050831b9c8b435382f88a
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Ms.
|
WI
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2016-09-08 01:21:11
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness, Team Sports
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Targeting Middle School Cross Country
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One year ago, three parents and I started a Middle School Boys and Girls Cross Country Team at our urban, public school. These young, student athletes embrace good sportsmanship, work as a team, and train hard! And! They are committed, self-motivated and supportive of each other. We are looking to push our team to the next level by offering them shelter in harsh Wisconsin weather and a place to rest before and after their race. We’d also like a megaphone to project announcements; and a race clock to help our team keep track of their race times.\r\n\r\n\"It is impossible to educate the mind without involving the body; learning is thinking and movement integrated.\" \r\n—Dr. Maria Montessori \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n
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Being a brand new team, we haven’t had any equipment to help protect the young athletes before and after their races. This past week the children said they wanted to change that! \r\n\r\nThese young athletes work hard at becoming better runners, and they deserve to be protected in harsh, Wisconsin weather. \r\n\r\nOur middle school aged athletes work together during cross country practices and races. They share running tips on form with one other, and take turns leading warmups and cool-downs. This is truly a kid-inspired project in that this past week they made a list of items they need at a race. With these materials the children can expand their fun and their fitness. Thanks to this kid-inspired project and your donations, the children can target and work at reaching their personal and team running goals while continuing to inspire each other to keep fit, active and moving 60+ minutes a day! \r\n
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My students need a canopy tent, a race clock and a megaphone for their urban, public school cross country races.
| 10 | 0 |
64,257 |
p067814
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ec225cb7ee770ec66380da2b64e2dd34
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Mrs.
|
IN
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2016-08-02 16:52:34
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness
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Rock Away the Day!
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My students are a group of eager to learn kindergartners - many of whom this is their first encounter at school! They come to school each day with a smile on their face, a hug for their teacher, and a ready-to-go attitude. Many of these children face unfortunate hardships such as limited food, clothing and your basic needs, however, come to school each day to learn and grow as a young learner.\r\n\r\nThese children have diverse backgrounds and life experiences, we focus on creating positive environment in which each child can succeed at their levels and abilities, interests and attitudes, and most importantly through their need for sensory and kinesthetic growth.
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Our classroom is full of standard traditional chairs with a few yoga balls. My students are begging for more comfortable seats, they want to get up and move around, they are often falling out of their seats because they are trying to rock on 'traditional' seating! Everyday I hear can I please have a different seat! \r\n Through the wobble chairs, my students will have the opportunity to have a place where they can rock, wobble, and release their energy in a positive way all day long (or at least whenever they are in their seats)! They can focus on their learning, have fewer distractions, and even make smarter choices because they are releasing their kinesthetic energy and natural need to move!
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My students need alternative seating to provide an outlet for their wiggles! Kindergartners naturally have a bundle of energy, most struggle to contain that energy and often simple need a positive outlet!
| 28 | 1 |
96,485 |
p095523
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0bd9a4106b2ddaa7f98059efd88c4ada
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Ms.
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MI
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2016-09-22 20:42:27
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Math Centers needed
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I work at an inner city school. My students are all from low income families. I gave out a school supply list. Only a couple students came with supplies, In order for my students to receive what every child deserves I need more supplies. I buy some supplies but can not afford to buy them all myself. I teach kindergarten and have a group of 4 and 5 year olds, Many of my parents are struggling to buy their children clothes and shoes.
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I need many items to start math centers in my classroom. The items need to be changed frequency so the students do not become bored. The school has a very limited variety of items for us to use. If these items are purchased my class will have what they need to grow in their math skills.\r\n\r\nI could use teddy bear counters. They teach the students to count, sort by color, and sort by size. They can also be used to tell story problems.\r\n\r\nWith the common core standards I can make sure my students are following the curriculum that is mandated for kindergarten students.. \r\n
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My students need materials for math centers. The teachers works alone with students as needed. The rest of the students work in groups . With these items the students will have a variety of centers items
| 1 | 1 |
154,185 |
p171526
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46e58a7bbc2c373a880726423448f85b
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Ms.
|
PA
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2016-08-28 11:09:32
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Roosevelt Reads!
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Our school has recently been dubbed the title of “Turnaround School”. Due to our school’s past, in academics and climate, Philadelphia has decided to take a chance on Roosevelt and work towards improving. 100% of our students receive free lunch and most are reading below grade level. While the reputation of the school has been laughable and criticized by many, we as teachers are going to work together and with our students to produce positive changes. Changes that will make learning meaningful and help to prepare our students for high school, college and all that lay ahead.
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Let's face it, being able to comprehend, think about, and use what we read is the most useful skill we carry with us when transitioning from school into the real world. Right now most, if not all, of my students cannot read at grade level and are in danger of never catching up. My school, like many in urban areas, does not have a library and the few novels found in their storage closets are outdated and have seen betters days. \r\n\r\nA donation will help me build a library right in my classroom! This library will allow students to discover books they find interesting, an opportunity that is currently unavailable to them in our school. This library will give students autonomy in their learning and make them feel that they have a choice. It will give them the ability to find the right book in which they can make their own personal connections. These books will benefit students personally, meanwhile bettering their academic skills by enhancing vocabulary, acquiring knowledge, gaining exposure to good writing (ultimately influencing their own), and improving focus. From my past experiences I have come to the conclusion that all students, no matter their background, can reap the benefits of reading. They just need to find the right book.
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My students need a classroom library stocked with books that meet their interests to help them develop analytical thinking skills and a love of reading.
| 0 | 1 |
70,915 |
p053149
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29a80e0c4502db4fa706ed727fac2a75
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Mrs.
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CT
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2016-12-26 10:58:08
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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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Chromebook Learning Centers
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I am the fortunate teacher of 23 determined students. I work in a school that is the largest of 12 elementary schools in the district. We service over 600 students with a rich diversity of students who come from a variety of backgrounds, with more than 38% of students speaking a second language at home.\r\n\r\nMy students are lucky to have the essential materials that are needed for the school year however, they do not have the luxuries they deserve in order for learning to be individualized. \r\n
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As the excitement around the holidays and winter break begins to wear off, I want to ensure the atmosphere within my classroom continues to take positive turns. Students need something to keep them excited and wanting to create learning opportunities on their own.\r\n\r\nThese 2 Chromebooks will help create a complete set of Chromebooks for literacy centers. During centers my students will use a station rotation model to complete lessons based on their individualized needs. Students would also be able to use these Chromebooks to complete tasks, games, and fun activities at their own independent level or cooperatively with other students.
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My students need 2 Chromebook computers to help create an individualized intervention center within our literacy block.
| 14 | 1 |
34,024 |
p213369
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d6b94f92c67ab266dd765beed0f28a37
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Mr.
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NC
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2016-08-16 10:37:22
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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Excursions in Drawing
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The students I teach at Northview Middle are generally well-behaved and inquisitive young minds. They are productive, creative and eager to try new mediums and approaches to art. \r\nIn just two years, 68 of my students have received State and National recognition in a variety of art contests and competitions. This school year promises to be our most productive one yet. I am looking forward to teaching these young, creative, imaginative and pleasant minds again for the 2016-2017 school \r\nyear.
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These supplies will address the wide range of socioeconomic families/students that our school serves. I teach a wide range of students whose families simply cannot afford extras like markers and colored pencils. \r\nThese supplies will enable me to focus in depth on the art of using colored pencils and markers in the study of observational and figure drawing, which will be a hughe focus in my curriculum for this year. \r\nIn addition, our state budget here in North Carolina has been drastically reduced over the years. I teach 6 classes per semester (a total of twelve classes throughout the year) so these extra drawing supplies will ensure that I am able to teach a broad based arts education curriculum. In closing, this will allow my students greater freedom in their art classes.
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My students need these drawing supplies as our state budget has been drastically reduced the last two years in North Carolina. Our school also serves a wide range of socioeconomic families.
| 2 | 1 |
9,144 |
p093971
|
e250fd3cc82021b541bbf4d3e5e4dae5
|
Ms.
|
CA
|
2016-10-04 22:17:45
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Basic Necessities! Please Help!
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My students are incredibly lovable, hardworking, and resilient. They deserve so much, but materialistically, have very little. The fact that they love coming to school and learning each day inspires me to be the best teacher I can be. These children deserve all of the basic necessities required for a high quality education, but I am not always able to supply these. I happily spend a large amount of money on my students each month, but it never seems to be enough.\r\n\r\nDespite the struggles they might face outside of school, my students are passionate learners who are going to change the world for the better. They have the biggest hearts, and I want to give them the supplies they need to be successful in second grade and far beyond!
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My students need some essential items! I don't have a pencil sharpener, so right now, I have a student go to a different classroom to sharpen pencils once a week. My students also love listening to their favorite books on CD, but the players we have only run on batteries and they die incredibly quickly. This means I am constantly buying new batteries, and when I cannot buy more, students are not able to listen to their favorite stories. Technology is another favorite, but right now, students do not have a way to listen independently. We really need headphones to help them use the limited technology we have.\r\n\r\nI don't have enough reading binders for my students, and we use them every day during independent reading time. Children put weekly poems, personal dictionaries, phonics activities, and reading reflection logs in these binders. This is my fourth year using them and I find them irreplaceable in students' reading growth!
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My students need a pencil sharpener, binders, four CD players, headphones, and lap top speakers.
| 8 | 1 |
94,546 |
p091926
|
18bff2279041c44f13688b5befdae9d0
|
Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-19 14:41:40
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning, Health & Sports
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Early Development, Team Sports
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Support OUR Sensational Sensory Needs for Learning!!
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Hello,\r\n I'm Mrs. Barrera and I am a Special Day teacher supporting students who struggle with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the moderate severe spectrum. My students have severe sensory needs and well as need a lot of visual support to encourage language development. There are many behavior needs due to individual student's difficulty to communicate their wants/needs, their thoughts, and dreams/desires. Our classroom requires highly structured routines and an environment which is supportive of break areas for sensory/behavior support. We use individualized picture schedules which require a lot of lamination and Velcro. We use embedded schedules and TEACHH style task bins 3 per student for independent work tasks. \r\n\r\nRoom 18 needs your help to continue to create a successful structured classroom so that ALL students have the opportunity to learn in an environment that supports their learning styles.\r\n
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If my Project is funded I will post amazing pics of our students at Special Olympics soccer games 2016. Also send cards with pictures of our students using the amazing learning material, adapted chairs, and sensory calming boxes when behaviors should interfere with their learning. Adapted chairs will help strengthen their core and develop muscle tone in which students need to help with sitting up straight, plus help with sensory needs when they feel the need to bounce. Leaning material such as magnetic sentences is a hands on activity used for small group instruction. Soccer goals will help teacher coach students and prepare for the 2016 Special Olympics soccer games in which we will vs. other schools in our are. Help give our students feel the amazing experience of being a part of team sports!
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My students need ...Sensory calming activities, as well as hands on Learning for Reading, Math and Writing .Help support our classroom as we will take part in Special Olympics soccer November 4th. Go Bobcats!!
| 0 | 1 |
11,967 |
p060143
|
b8a70bc467f61077b03c5e4040e49c2d
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Ms.
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VA
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2016-09-28 17:08:34
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness, Team Sports
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Bump It Up! Set Me Up!
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Our students are middle school students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Several classes of students come to the physical education each class period. It is a great opportunity for students to get moving in a focused and meaningful way. \r\n\r\nOur students enter the gym with a high level of excitement! The gym explodes with chatter and anticipation as students get ready to start the day's activity. We aim to motivate students to stay active and to try new activities and sports by attempting to keep activities engaging, challenging, and FUN! \r\n
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Volleyball trainers will make a big difference in PE class because students will be able to practice skills while using a ball that is non-threatening and fun to use. \r\n\r\nMany students that have not played a lot of volleyball are afraid of the ball because a regulation volleyball is hard and can hurt. These soft and colorful balls will be less intimidating and will be more comfortable for students to use while practicing volleyball skills: forearm pass; set; and serve.\r\n\r\nThese softer volleyball trainers will also make our end of the unit volleyball games more exciting as more students will be involved!
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My students need 6 sets of volleyball trainers to use during volleyball units.
| 12 | 1 |
3,841 |
p178439
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f5c78e19cc0c29a9cceaa4696fd3c98c
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Mrs.
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WV
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2016-08-03 14:28:24
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Help Protect Our Tiny Noggins as We Play!
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We have an AWESOME group of Pre Kindergarten kiddos who need a boost start in Reading Language Arts! Our Pre-K classrooms are universal pre-K classrooms. Universal pre-K classrooms combine peers with children from low socioeconomic status as well as children with various special needs in one classroom. The classrooms consists of 20 students and a teacher and teacher's aide The students in my class come from a high need area with many families participating in federal programs and government supplemented housing.
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Please help us gather funds to buy bike helmets to protect the tiny noggins as they play outside. We are in need of helmets for each of our students to help inhibit the spread of little critter that generally plague the typical Pre-K classroom. our students are just getting the hang of riding their trikes and scooters and often take falls that could be serious if they are not wearing helmets. \r\n \r\nThis will allow our students to be able to take turns on our trikes and scooters without fear of hurting themselves seriously in a fall.\r\nWe teach to our students the importance of wearing proper safety equipment when riding their trikes. Each child having their own helmet will give them a sense of ownership and responsibility in their own personal safety.
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My students need bike helmets to keep their little noggins safe on the playground.
| 1 | 1 |
57,855 |
p119548
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c5f05c6a6cc97f01587a386292ba8fb0
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Ms.
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MI
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2017-02-16 18:03:43
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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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Tech for the 21st Century Learner
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\"Sometimes the questions are complicated, and the answers are simple.\"\r\nWhat makes my students special? Well, my students are the future leaders of our city, state, and country. They come to school every day ready to explore and learn. They love to debate, read, dance, joke, and play. They observe and question the world throughout the day. They are truly brilliant!\r\n\r\nEach student in our classroom has varying skills and abilities. They come from diverse family backgrounds. I want each of my students to feel that they can achieve success in life no matter their circumstances. Hard work really does pay off!
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We are lucky to have 10 chromebooks from our school available for our classroom to use in a multitude of ways. However, with 31 students in the classroom, this is not enough for each student to be using a chromebook nor is it enough for students to be paired up to work on one. \r\nWe use our chromebooks in all aspects of our day. We use chromebooks for science and social studies research, reading, and project creations. We use it to practice our math skills and to provide differentiation among students. We use it to listen to reading, practice our word work, and read digital text. We use it in writing to publish our works of art. We have active google classroom groups including several book clubs where students are reading and discussing each chapter with their classmates. \r\nOur class would benefit TREMENDOUSLY by just having a few more chromebooks!
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My students need access to more technology to use in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Students need it to publish their writing, to read, to conduct research, and to practice a variety of skills.
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157,784 |
p227252
|
906abc875052cc1ce4e80ddd0d2f1df1
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-09-01 20:49:54
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Look who's TECHIN!
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JGI's students are amongst the brightest and sharpest in the country. They are diverse. They are competing with ever changing technology. Acquiring daily access to technology can change their limiting opportunities to limitless! Many of my students only have access to technology while at school. I desire to use technology daily to further my students' knowledge of several things, yet specifically to guide them in their discoveries! These 8, 9, and 10 year olds allow me to see into their worlds every day and technology would give me the chance to share the world with them.
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My students will benefit from the use of more technology in our classroom in ways that I could write for hours! Specifically students can demonstrate their understanding of skills, such as characters, setting, plot, and theme by using various apps and be creative rather than through traditional paper and pencil activities. The use of an iPad in our classroom will keep my students more engaged and focused on their tasks. It would also allow my students the freedom to create their projects. I also believe that the use of technology in the classroom can help connect us to the rest of the world!
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My students need the availability of technology with the use of an iPad in our classroom.
| 1 | 1 |
119,074 |
p075109
|
d2691a7939497e700b15702333616cc6
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Mrs.
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NY
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2016-12-16 18:36:51
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning, Special Needs
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College & Career Prep, Special Needs
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Students Strive for Organizational Skills!
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The 6th grade Integrated Co-Teaching class is comprised of 34 hardworking students that are dedicated to their own academic success and to the success of the group as a whole. They come from a diverse range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as academic functioning levels. The ICT class unites students with varied abilities and special needs with their general education peers in a nurturing, cooperative environment. They want to learn, and they understand the value of hard work.
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Our class has been struggling with managing their materials in an organized way. Students with special needs have a difficult time sorting and planning and struggle to find the right notebook for the right subject. Many of our students cannot take their own notes, and rely on handouts which get lost in folders or in their desks. Binders will be an efficient way for students to keep all of their notes and materials in one place. \n\nNot only do students with special needs need organizational help, but binders Are a great way to embed prevocational skills practice of filing! We know this will make our students' note-taking and keeping much better, but it is a terrible burden for some families to buy these materials, especially during the holiday season. Please help our students get the materials they need.
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My students need an efficient way to keep their notes organized!
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181,949 |
p141180
|
78c48186f441daaac173ec983e77e932
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Mr.
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WA
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2017-03-19 19:48:49
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Team Sports
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Fit for Life!
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My students need high interest and engaging text. It is my goal to fuel their passion for reading and encourage lifelong reading habits.\r\n\r\nAn unacceptable amount of students at my school are at-risk for dropout in high school in our district.\r\nOur building is a high poverty Title I funded school, which means we have extra funds for low performing students in language arts. Our student body consists of 700 students, of which 72% are below the poverty line resulting in their access to free or reduced-rate lunch. The make-up of our population consists of 45% Hispanic/Latino, 25% Caucasian, 15% Asian, 15% Pacific Islander, 10% African-American and less than 5% American Indian. At any given time 15% of our students are in transition to new housing from shelters, cars or other temporary living arrangements. In addition, 18% of our student body qualifies to receive Special Education services.
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Basic, portable, durable easy to use exercise equipment will provide a foundation for use in daily fitness for our conditioning and strength development of our school's sports teams.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation to Fit for Life will set students on a pathway to developing lifelong fitness habits. Our building has a tradition of developing well-rounded athletes with character. The addition of portable, durable and easy to use exercise equipment will allow our fitness teachers and coaching staff to teach teens a range of exercises. \r\n\r\nIt is our goal to reinforce the value of these exercises in our students' daily life routine. There is plenty of proof in the health value that exercise adds to personal development. In addition to physical health, confidence and collaboration will contribute to a determined and goal focused individual.
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My students need exercise equipment like resistance exercise bands, medicine balls and exercise mats to build lifelong fitness habits.
| 8 | 1 |
17,105 |
p024598
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7acbcc16f3107e3304e983269783033d
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-08-03 00:19:12
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Bullying Never Goes Out of Style
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My fourth and fifth grade students come to school eager to learn. Many are English Learners. Our school is a Title I school with a high percentage of the students on a subsidized breakfast and lunch program. They read at many different reading levels. Making the curriculum accessible to all levels is a challenge. But I meet that challenge through Literature Circles. Much support is needed.\r\nUnfortunately many of my students have witnessed violence, first hand, in and around their neighborhood. Many have experienced violence in their own homes. \r\nThey have seen bullying in action, whether they are the victim or the perpetrator. These situations can have a deep effect on children. They need exposure to literature that teaches lessons that can become life lessons. Seeing empathy and compassion in a story can give them a deeper understanding of what those traits look like in action.
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Bullying is an ever present issue in school, this is nothing new. Teaching empathy and compassion at an early age is a way to address the issue. The story The Hundred Dresses is the of the story is a Polish immigrant girl who is teased for wearing the same blue dress to school everyday. Girls tease her mercilessly. The family reaches a breaking point and moves away. The girls realize it's too late to apologize. One of the classmates makes a vow to \"never stand by and say nothing again when someone is being bullied\", an important lesson to take to heart. \r\nMaybe my student will be the one who just gives a student a smile when they needed it most, or actually stand up and tell the bully to stop. Using literature which shows lessons in compassion and empathy is a way to open a dialogue on the issue of bullying. There is no greater gift to a child than helping them realize they have the power to make a difference.
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My students need 34 copies of The Hundred Dresses, a Newbery Award winning book published in 1945 which addresses the ever present issue of bullying.
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163,630 |
p079646
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9c93a0955e8ee4b70ab097c50e8c58fd
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Ms.
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SC
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2017-01-26 12:26:20
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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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Help Little Military Troopers Learn With Chromebooks 3
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As a former military woman, I am honored to teach the children of men and women who are protecting our country.\r\nI teach second grade at a school located within a proud military community in South Carolina. My students love learning and technology is a big part of our learning environment. These little people enjoy using technology, however, a very tight budget is limiting the amount and type of technology that is available. The school will be terribly underfunded this year and there is no room in the budget for our much wanted and needed technology center. The school is fortunate enough to have supportive parents who try to help out whenever possible however, money is tight for these hardworking parents as well.\r\n
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My students need Chromebooks to create a technology center. The center will be used for creating a learning environment that will enable my students to compete and thrive in a global environment that is dependent upon the knowledge and use of technology. The students will benefit from this project because it will be used in all subject areas and will be useful for many years and help hundreds of students. Your help will ensure that my students have every opportunity to succeed in life. Education is the key to success. Please help us obtain this much needed technology center and experience the joy of learning.\r\nThis project is important because it will help prepare our children to be the leaders of tomorrow.\r\nOur children need and deserve to have the very best education possible. Your donation to this project will be an investment in your future and the future of our children. These children are at an age where they love learning. This technology will almost guarantee excellence in that love of learning. It is my job to foster and enhance their learning. With your help I can achieve this goal.\r\n
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My students need Chromebooks to do all the things that will make them successful in this 21st century learning environment.
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136,714 |
p026137
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ae6194eb92885b9ddcddbb36f3cfc166
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-10-22 16:49:03
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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The Product of Motivation\r\nPart One
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My students are full of energy and excitement and they learn the best when they are fully engaged in their learning experience. \r\nMy students attend a high poverty school and often have limited availability to new and innovative educational materials that keep them engaged in their learning. Over 50% of the students in my Title I school, get free and reduced lunch and experience many hardships. However, they never quiver and maintain a strong will to learn. \r\n\r\nI currently teach students who often find it difficult to master math concepts. It is my dream to redesign the way I am teaching math through a guided math design, which focuses on their individual needs and strengths and weaknesses. A key component to the structure of this design is the inclusion of high interest student-centered learning activities.\r\nI am confident that my students will benefit from being an active participant in the various math centers and find value in reaping the benefits of working hard and thinking about what they have learned through the application of learned skills.
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“Student engagement is the product of motivation and active learning. It is a product rather than a sum because it will not occur if either element is missing.”― Elizabeth F. Barkley. My students need math centers and supplies that are tailored to meet their individual needs. As a Title I math teacher, I teach grades k-4 to students who find math a real challenge. I plan to keep math lessons engaging and student-centered by using high interest learning centers that meet their needs. After carefully reviewing data, I carefully create centers that help students practice skills that they need to practice most. For example, at one center a student might use dice to create 4-digit numbers to practice adding numbers while regrouping because he/she has not yet mastered this skill. At another center a student might explore fractions through self-checking math folder learning games. I can also meet the needs of several students on the same skill level by having them practice addition/subtraction skills by matching ice cream scoops revealing equations that match a given sum or difference at a self-checking learning center. \r\nI am fully aware that my students need individualized attention and careful monitoring. This is why integrating carefully designed math centers into our daily practice is so important, because it provides students the opportunity to review skills while I am teaching specific targeted lessons to smaller groups. I would also like to use the requested dry erase markers, ink, and paper to make teacher-created centers for a fraction of the cost! Through the use of carefully designed instruction, I am confident that my students will thrive in an environment that revolves around them!
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My students need highly engaging folder games, math supplies, and student learning centers to keep them actively involved in the learning process.
| 5 | 1 |
178,387 |
p092073
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ead9a243132e728b383ab983673a7355
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-07-14 11:49:52
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Technology, Tools for Tomorrow's Leaders
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My students come from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Every child is valued! The varied backgrounds of our children adds to the dynamics and personality of our classroom. We strive to build a strong sense of community and respect for one another. We encourage each other's strengths and always help each other in our endeavors to learn. \r\n\r\nMy students love to learn and share what they have learned! In sharing with each other, they use complete sentences and add to what others have shared or present different views with respect.\r\nMy goal for each class is that they have developed a love of reading, a love of of learning and a love for one another!
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Most of my students do not have access to technology outside the classroom environment. In my classroom, we have two, very ancient computers and only access to the computer lab one time a week. We need help! My students are so excited for computer day. The love to read, research, and write about what we are studying. They literally fuel each other's thirst for learning. It is difficult, to say the least, to manage with only two computers in the classroom. \r\n\r\nOur students struggle to keep up in this fast paced society. They have the intellect, curiosity, and ability. Please help us with the tools they need.
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My students need The technology to keep up in this fast paced society. They have the intellect, curiosity and ability. Please help with the tools!
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20,200 |
p211399
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bbae1451babde02914f6b655bc9c2f4d
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Mr.
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TN
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2016-06-01 22:29:52
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Team Sports
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Organizing Football Uniforms
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The sport of football is a fun sport that is influential to a player's self-confidence and behavior on and off the field. We have a team of kids that are motivated and fun. The majority of my students are from low-income households and from very diverse backgrounds.\r\n\r\nEvery day our students hear, say, and know that they are \"Destined for Greatness.\" Our football family is excited to be able to where the same uniform and represent the school in our red, blue, and white.
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A football uniform comes in many pieces big and small. From helmets and shoulder pads to pants, socks, belts and cleats it's a task to keep up with everything. To cut down on missing or mixed up uniforms, we need items to help keep the football uniforms neatly organized and save space. \r\n\r\nFootball is the one sport that has a large team of kids wanting to play. The shoulder pad and helmet rack will help us store 4o pads and helmets. Without these racks we are left with stacking and storing in places that will take up space needed for football players to change and meet.
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My students need one football helmet and shoulder pad rack to keep equipment organized and to save space.
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38,542 |
p033959
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96d864cd0af228220acfe354d45cfeb9
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-09-13 20:42:14
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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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Books With Cd's!
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I teach at a special needs preschool. My students come to school excited and ready to learn. My morning session is a collaborative classroom which includes 9 special needs students and 6 typically developing students. My afternoon sessions is a speech/language class Which includes 12 children with speech and/or language issues and 3 typically developing children. We have a great time in our classroom learning through stories, play, hands on experiences, sharing, arts and crafts and much more. I am dedicated to preparing my students of all abilities for kindergarten.
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We recently received a listening center for our library where the students can hear the story being read to them through wireless headphones and follow along in a book. We currently do not have any books with CDs available for the children to use. This is a great way for my students to feel independent while working on literacy. The CD playing will prompt the children when to turn the page. This will help them with concepts of print like the letters and words convey a message. We can show them that we read from left to right and from top to bottom. These concepts are the first steps in learning how to read.
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My students need books with CDs. We recently received a listening center for our library. We currently have no books with CDs available for the children.
| 0 | 1 |
77,733 |
p214074
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44897568d5ad929c2b52072b953f54cb
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Ms.
|
CA
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2017-01-04 17:17:35
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Interactive Materials to Keep Us Organized and Engaged
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My students are a motivated group of young people, enthusiastic about learning math through collaboration. Every day, they come to class ready to engage with our work and with one another. They learn in small groups through inquiry by asking each other questions and building off of one another's ideas. \r\n\r\nMy students care about receiving the best education and show this everyday through their perseverance and positivity. In general, the challenges at our high school include poverty, violence, and stressed families. My students have the added challenge of not having access to supplies in the classroom that could enhance their learning. When they lack these materials, the depth of their learning is hindered and a further divide is created between them and students who do have access to these tools.
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My Statistics students have both high-tech and low-tech needs to help them stay engaged and organized in the spring semester of their senior year. Four more graphing calculators will complete our classroom set, thus giving all students access to visual representations of data and to quick calculation of numerical summaries for long data sets. Our low-tech needs help keep us organized on a day-to-day basis. Graph paper easel pads for group posters will help us present our data analysis from inquiry-based class projects. Various colors of copy paper will help us maintain organization in our interactive notebooks, which we have carefully color-coded by unit to make vital information easier to find as we build upon our knowledge.\r\n\r\nWhile these materials are not glamorous, they are necessary to help us maintain momentum as we near the end of our senior year and prepare for college. The posters help us communicate our data analysis to our classmates, allowing us to show connections between raw data, number summaries, graphs, and conclusions we have drawn. The interactive notebooks we have built in our class support strong study skills, a strength that will continue to support us as we move into college. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need :\r\n• 4 Casio graphing calculators to complete our classroom set\r\n• Graph paper posters\r\n• Colored copy paper for worksheets so students can continue using color-coded interactive notebooks
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152,009 |
p090860
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4060b031a31861d22b6a593e2b7c5270
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Mrs.
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NY
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2016-11-23 14:36:23
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Lego! Lego! Let's Lego on \r\nour new \"Lego Maker Table\"!
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My students are in a school with a very large immigrant and low-income population in the heart of Queens, NY. My students are creative, amazing individuals with Autism! They want to become makers (inventors) and bring their ideas to life. They have wonderful ideas that they want to come to life and show the world. My school and parents are very supportive but our budgets are tight and it is hard to get the funding for things we would like to do. Please help our special students to have their creations come to life!
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The materials we need for our students are Lego Base Plates and chairs to transform an old sand table into a Lego Maker Table. It would be used immediately in our STEM/Technology Lab by our whole school-all 80 students! Having Legos in our STEM lab would help our students advance their career readiness skills by helping them explain and understand how to create, build, and engineer their ideas. My students need the Lego Base Plates and chairs to transform an old sand table into a Lego Maker Table. My students would then be able to create meaningful projects with Legos! This will help them learn to become true makers/inventors and help them in many areas of life.
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My students need L Lego base plates, Legos, and chairs for an old sand table (on our photo) we are converting into our \"Lego Maker Table\".
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57,904 |
p255221
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207093510696709487942a98ae5eab83
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-10-05 22:28:01
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Sensory Tools for Special Education Students
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My students are a diverse group of learners. I have the pleasure of teaching students with various disabilities including students with Autism, Intellectual disabilities, physical impairments and other learning disabilities. Many of my students are children of migrant farm workers and English Language Learners in some of the lowest income schools in California. These amazing children are eager learners with a joyful outlook on life. These students despite all off these obstacles continue to persevere in their learning beyond my wildest dreams.\r\n
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These tools will allow me to meet my students most basic needs. Many of my students come to my class unable to focus on their learning due to their sensory needs. Some of them need a weighted lap pad, something to chew on or a fidget seat. All of us have sensory needs that need to be met, such as that heavy blanket at night or our tag removed from our shirts, my students are no different. With these tools I will be able to have a variety of items to meet their changing needs as they grow and develop as a learner.
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My students need various sensory items to meet their most basic needs. This could be anything from a student who has a sensory need to chew, touch, or move their body.
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52,553 |
p087721
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f550e688c4bee81aec5e6968209ddd24
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Mrs.
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MA
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2016-09-30 15:01:39
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Easels Make Learning Easy
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My classroom is a sub-separate, special education classroom with 8 students, grades k-3. Most of the students in my class receive free lunch due to their socioeconomic status. My students are learning functional communication skills and benefit from small group or 1:1 instruction. \r\nMy students face many challenges, but they don't stop us from starting every day with a smile!\r\nMy goal is to instill a love for learning and to teach my students never to give up and always try their best!
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A new easel would benefit my students tremendously. Due to its many uses, all subjects will make use of it. During ELA and Math whole group, numbers, letters, and new words can be introduced on the white board. Big books will be much easier to read with the book holder. This easel will also be used during small group lessons. The benefits of small group instruction for my students will bring better understanding to all topics covered in the classroom. \r\n\r\nA white board easel will allow both our whole group and small group lessons to become more effective. \r\n\r\nThis white board easel will get a lot of use if funded! We thank you in advance for making our learning experience more effective!
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My students need an easel to improve whole group and small group lessons.
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121,477 |
p069948
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b40bcb0f16b780738d2127f1a594694f
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-05-24 10:25:24
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Learning Fractions through Cuisenaire Rods
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As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges. These challenges occur in so many ways inside and outside of the classroom. My students in particular struggle with mathematics.\r\nI am working to help these students fill gaps in their math knowledge that they have not mastered. A typical student in my class works at a math grade range from 2 to 3 grade levels below their current grade level. Needing to close the gaps these students have, it is important to try to engage the students using more hands-on activities. These students did not master the skills the need before and now need differentiated instruction on these concepts in order to succeed.
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One area my students struggle in most is working with fractions. My students need to be able to conceptually understand what fractions are as well as learn to add and subtract fractions fluently. The Cuisenaire rods will be used to help students understand fractions in a more hands on way than they have before. \r\nYour generous donation to our project will help my students to build a strong foundation of fractions. Our students will use these materials during our instruction time during math centers as well as use them in small group practice time. Using the materials will give the students the ability to move manipulatives around in a way that best suits their learning. This will change the students way of looking at fractions and will make fractions seem so much easier!
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My students need Cuisenaire Rods to help them understand fractions.
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37,137 |
p197974
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8fe393753d8fa95cc0899b53d01dcd69
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Ms.
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KY
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2016-12-12 08:49:22
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Music & The Arts
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Applied Sciences, Music
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Mozart in Outer Space
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Every day in my science class, my goal is to inspire a child. I teach a diverse population of students with more than seven languages spoken in my classroom. No matter what language they speak or the culture they live, in my room we speak and live the language of science. Science can be a difficult subject to grasp when for many of my students this is their first science class in years!\r\n\r\nMy plan is to engage and expand my learning territory beyond the classroom and into their homes, lives, and heart. I want them to enjoy school and learning. In order to reach my students, I must have multiple avenues and hands-on ways to teach them science standards. I enjoy teaching and I enjoy learning from my students, but it becomes increasingly hard with limited supplies and no money to purchase materials.
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I want my students to enjoy the sounds of classical music. I want them to independently listen to music as they work in class. I have students in class that need a soothing environment to work and be creative in. Currently, I play music on my classroom speakers but the students always have multiple request and I cannot play them all.\r\nI recently learned from a orientation that music helps individuals perform better. I want my students to be great and with these tablets and headphones, they will be able to be that and more. The tablets and headphones will be used to personalize their learning and education. Thank you
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My students need tablets and headphones to help get their creative juices flowing.
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118,653 |
p247678
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bd9d13960b2c178bacf2b20e590a6190
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Mr.
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KY
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2017-01-29 20:54:00
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Kinders Love to Learn to Read!!!
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I teach kindergarten in a low income/high poverty urban school. My students typically come into kindergarten already a few steps behind their middle and high income peers academically. My students love to come to school to learn and experience new things through fun and interactive games and activities.\r\n\r\nI love giving my students opportunities to use technology and research driven strategies to engage and help them to learn and grow. I am always so proud at the end of the year at how much they have learned.
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Providing appropriately leveled reading books for my students will provide them with the ability to independently choose and select books that they can read on their own. This enables students to build a love of reading because they don't become frustrated with struggling to read text that is too difficult for them. Instead, they can enjoy the books they choose to read, fostering a love for reading. The cart will make it easy for students to find and choose the appropriate books for their instructional and independent reading levels. Students learn how to organize and take care of materials when given the opportunity such as maintaining a classroom library using this cart.
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My students need a book leveled books and an library organizer to make it easy for them to select books that are appropriate for their instructional and independent reading levels.
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138,900 |
p002829
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200ea5c033719c824c57bf39743c4915
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Mr.
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NY
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2016-05-19 20:22:13
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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ESL, Mathematics
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Mathematics requires advance technologies!
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Every morning we start off by saying Good morning to each other. Half of my schools are ESL students (Chinese). By obtaining these apple products, I can easily translate words for students and still have my lesson projected on the board. Another benefit is students can share and project their work wirelessly.\r\nThe higher level of mathematics requires more advanced technologies.\r\nWe are in the technology ages now. The way we study mathematics now is completely different than the old days. I remembered I had to study the logarithm tables and memorize each and every sin(x) table. But as technologies advances, mathematics advances along with it.
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Apple products are known to be reliable and last long. I am not asking for a class set, nor do I need a class set. The purpose of getting a iMac, so that students can sit in the back of the room and explore potential study without troubling other students. The purpose of getting a iPad, so teacher can walk around the room wireless to assess student's knowledge and checking for understanding. The purpose of Macbook pro is to allow teacher work from school and home. Also, providing students flexibility in school to demonstrate their knowledge wirelessly.\r\nWithout technologies, students need to depend on memorization in which they are better off using the time to study and learn rather than memorizing formula without understanding them.\r\nMy students are ESL students, these technologies will provide them translation and visual aid. Especially when apple offers translation, dictionary and pronunciation applications.
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My students need these apple products for advanced mathematics!
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