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164,232 |
p189121
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8a2068c89003e92f6fbe71f0656f7fd3
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Ms.
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NY
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2017-02-02 16:33:41
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Grades 9-12
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History & Civics
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Financial Literacy
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Budding Investors and Savers
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Every single day, my students beat the odds. We are a family here and we ensure that each member of our family understands the importance of education and know that high school is just the first step. Many of our students are the first in their family to graduation from high school and look to us to set the example of what it means to be an educated person. Our students are driven, ambitious and are determined to continue beating the odds.
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One of the ways to get out of the cycle of poverty and debt that my students' families find themselves in is to learn how to become investors and savers. Each 12th grade student leaves our school with a solid foundation in financial literacy, budgeting and saving. Although they learn about these topics in theory, nothing can replace the experience of watching your investments grow (or shrink) in real time. My students would like to participate in the Stock Market Game sponsored by the SIFMA Foundation. This game is an opportunity for my students to work in teams to make decisions about purchasing stocks and investing them on the NYSE and NASDQ. This real life simulation happens in real time, using the real stock prices. Through this experience my students will learn about the stock market, investing and saving for their future. An important part of this project is computers. My students need these Chromebooks in order to trade, watch the ticker prices and complete their research on the different companies.
| null | null |
My students need 5 Chromebooks to take them beyond Harlem and onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
| 2 | 1 |
100,641 |
p202809
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2218dda84eee109cf2f16cc415d10e9f
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Ms.
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FL
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2017-01-24 13:35:31
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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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Classroom Technology
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We are a STEM-based charter school with 74% free or reduced price lunches. Recently, we also became a Blue Zone School which focuses on movement and making healthy options. The families we serve really want what is best for their kids and trust me as their teacher to help make those decisions. The students in my classroom are very loving and caring individuals. I want to empower my students so they can be successful in the decisions they make on a daily basis.\r\n\r\nMy classroom is full of energetic second graders. I encourage a lot of movement in the classroom because students tend to do better and are able to be more focused if they can move and actively participate or learn in a hands-on way. I like to empower my students to have choice in everything they do so I am trying to give them more options for movement while they work.
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My school is a newier charter school and we are slowly getting the resources we need for our classrooms. We do have two classroom computers and one laptop. During centers I try to have the class divided up into groups of four or five students and they love having computers as one of the centers. They can easily share the computers to play a game; however, if I want them to login to their math curriculum to do an assignment or take a reading quiz during this time they have to have their own computer. This is why I figured an extra laptop would be very beneficial and a great idea for a grant! If this project is funded, they can use the two desktops and the two laptops to allow every child in the group access to their own computer and the ability to take an online test or assignment during computer time.\r\n\r\nThis project will make a difference to my students because it will allow them the opportunity to do something productive on the computer during computer centers, rather than just playing a game. I personally think that this will really make the parents and students excited about our classroom projects because it is adding more technology to our classroom. \r\n\r\nThis computer will also help my students review key concepts they need to review in math and become a stronger reader and faster at math facts by allowing them to log in to our online curriculum.
| null | null |
My students need a laptop computer to use in our classroom.
| 19 | 1 |
15,077 |
p180451
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c88e82db12ca383735311333e35ea8c1
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Mrs.
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MN
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2017-01-24 10:59:23
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Jump Ropes, Balls and Storage oh my!
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I have an amazing set of reading intervention students in grades kindergarten through third. \r\nI teach at a very diverse school in Bloomington, MN. My school is classified as a high-poverty school with many students on the free or reduced-price lunch program. My students have a wide variety of abilities, interests, and challenges. From learning support students to English language learners, I am here to teach them all and give them the best education possible that meets their unique needs! My school rocks!
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I have selected various balls, jump ropes, and outdoor activities for my students to use during recess. In this digital age, it is extremely important to get kids outside and moving. We have a daily 20 minute recess time after lunch, along with an extra 15 minutes of outside time. I want my students to actually PLAY with friends during these two outside times. I am hoping my students will want to move and play with the materials I have selected.\r\nThe storage cart will be an excellent way to keep everything neat and tidy after 450 students use the materials.
| null | null |
My students need equipment for outdoor play, during recess and phy ed.
| 106 | 1 |
143,352 |
p016497
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0b02ea43a508c838987504716848eea3
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Mrs.
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UT
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2016-09-01 12:05:17
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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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An Apple for the student will surely do the trick!
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I work in the special ed. department of a junior high. We have seen greatly increasing numbers of autistic students in this region, we have also seen increasing numbers of autistic students who do not access the curriculum due to a concomitant disability, such as ADHD. Not only do these students struggle with understanding the social cues which teachers give and having the social ability to ask questions for clarity to understand directions, but they also struggle with various aspects of their assignments due to the ADHD disability. These aspects are typically related to executive functioning, such as working memory, organizational skills, ability to monitor time, and the physical act of writing.
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I am requesting an iPad 2 mini to help my students access any curriculum which requires writing. Poor Transcription problems are often associated with ADHD. I recently reviewed assignments, and found a dramatic difference between grades which required writing and those that did not. \r\nDifficulty writing smoothly and easily, letters that are reversed, rotated, and generally unrecognizable are common.\r\nI have seen this gap between what a student knows and what a student can physically write many times. I know my students would really benefit if they had more access to keyboards to take notes and do projects within the junior high setting.
| null | null |
My students need an iPad mini 2 with a keyboard in order to access the curriculum through keyboard use rather than physically writing due to writing disabilities aggravated by ADHD and autism.
| 2 | 1 |
62,868 |
p138737
|
9124025c59122c2c151fb7cdb4963180
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Ms.
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NY
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2017-04-03 18:49:15
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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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Alexa, We Want to Learn!
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I am currently teaching 30 amazing second-grade students who would love your help! Our school is a Title I school, located in an area of New York where there is high poverty. Any and all help would be truly beneficial to each individual!\r\n\r\nFree breakfast and lunch are provided for students at our school. The students are eager to learn and come to school with a smile on their faces each day! You can make all 31 smiles even bigger with your help and contribution!
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We are asking for Amazon Echo for various reasons. Not only is the Echo a great learning tool for inquiring young minds, but it would also be an extremely useful tool to use as a speaker so the entire class can be able to listen and hear audio projected. \r\n\r\nAlexa, we want to learn! My curious and inquisitive 2nd graders are always eager to learn more and more. Each day, they have tons of questions! How much more enticing can it get for them to ask Alexa? This will certainly engage them and get them more excited to learn and ask questions! Please help fund this project so the minds of my students can be fed!
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My students need Amazon Echo for learning and as a speaker.
| 36 | 0 |
65,947 |
p086785
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cab45351e4c31a26f21fa7a29ca2643c
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Ms.
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PA
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2016-08-19 13:29:21
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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8th Grade Classroom Library
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I teach 8th Grade English Language at an urban, Title 1 school in which 100% of students receive free lunch. Our school was recently added to the district's Turnaround Network in an effort to make drastic improvements to the climate and academic success of our students. As part of the Turnaround process, we are working on making improvements to the facilities as well. One project that will be ongoing throughout this school year is making improvements to the school's library, which is currently not functioning.
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The students in my classroom are reading well below the 8th grade level. This is largely due to their lack of interest in reading. Our school currently does not have a functioning school library. Upon my recent first visit to the school and to my classroom, I saw that there were very few (if any books) in the classrooms. The books that were there, were old, damaged, and not high interest for the population of our urban school. It is my hope to put together a large classroom library of high interest novels to help students build a love of reading.
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My students need high interest books to utilize in our classroom library to help engage them and to foster a love of reading.
| 0 | 0 |
73,052 |
p074146
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897f7f3c5b8245b548091f47880ebb61
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Ms.
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LA
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2016-06-28 21:53:21
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Applied Learning
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Applied Sciences, College & Career Prep
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Glass Is What It Is All About!
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Our school consists of students from a growing (old) town that is at least 70 miles South West of New Orleans Louisiana. Our Local community has been hit hard by the drop in the price of oil. \r\n\r\nDonor Choose allows me to bring hands on lessons to my students who mostly come from poverty. Most of my students are minority students. I used to require my students to pay a lab fee. Do to the economy I can not with a good heart ask them for money. So here I am asking you to help my students.
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I attend a material science camp this summer presented by ASM. I am excited to share everything I learned! I learned 4 great glass experiments that I want to share with my students. \r\n\r\nThe students will learn how to blow glass, how it bends, create fiber optics and create glass. When this was taught to me this summer I got really excited thinking how much fun my students will have learning the ins and outs of glass. The most amazing part is the making of glass using the two types of wire (each makes a different color of glass) and Borax! \r\n\r\nThe AMS camp provided with all the lessons buy not the materials. With your generosity I will be able to make the glass lesson a reality for my students!
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My students need the glass rods, tubing, wire (copper and nichrome) and torch heads to explore the properties of glass.
| 7 | 0 |
93,305 |
p071754
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21189bfa175cb11c5e567de6c46b3d25
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Mrs.
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MI
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2017-03-30 14:30:48
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science
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Social Studies and Science in Special Education
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I have a classroom of 15 very active 4th and 5th graders with cognitive impairments. My students are full of energy and have wild imaginations. They love non-fiction learning and talking about things that they have experienced in the real world.\r\nThese students are extremely creative, and really enjoy making connections to life outside of the classroom. I want to encourage their excitement for learning in science and social studies. Children of all ages really need a wide variety of materials to nurture their creativity and encourage real life conversations. \r\nMany of my students come from large families, which often means they do not get exposure to more costly life experiences, so I feel it is up to me to provide them with ways to make connections. This group of students will benefit from exposure to engaging, non-fiction text which will increase their understanding of social studies and science at a level that they can understand.
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Scholastic News magazines have made a very positive impact on my students in the past. These magazines can provide my students with science and social studies knowledge that they can relate to and with which they can connect. My students are much more engaged when they have something visually stimulating to go along with their learning. The science and social studies curriculum provided to us does not keep their interest, and the topics are not relevant to their needs. My students, who all have cognitive impairments, will benefit from learning topics which are current and meaningful. They need to feel that what they are learning serves a purpose, and I believe these magazines will reinforce real-life connections.\r\nMy students will be able to take these magazines home to share connections and experiences with their families. They are in need of constant change in our classroom. They tend to lose interest rather easily. Donations to this project will provide my students with new and exciting information with each different magazine. As previously stated, this group of students really enjoys making connections and telling their stories. This project will provide students with even more ways to connect to each other and their families.
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My students need social studies and science resources, such as Scholastic News Magazines, to encourage real-life connections and conversations.
| 3 | 1 |
174,560 |
p125021
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05c1b0bede19601788580a265062e8f3
|
Mrs.
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SC
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2017-04-08 00:02:23
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Math & Science
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Character Education, Mathematics
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Community Building on the Community Carpet
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I teach first graders at a Title I primary school in South Carolina. My first grade classroom is a place where students can learn through questioning, collaboration, and discovery. \r\n\r\nIt is my job to create an environment that fosters learning while being active and having fun! I am always looking for new ways to meet my students' needs and challenge them as learners. I need your help to make that happen.\r\n\r\nThese bright young learners are so eager to learn and thrive in the first grade. It is my honor to guide them through this year of discovery and growth.
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Each day, my students have a morning community circle time. During this time, we greet one another and get our day started in a positive way!\r\n\r\nMy students would love a classroom carpet so we can have more opportunities to learn and have fun together!\r\nThis rug was created in the form of a 120 number grid. I am looking forward to all of the ways we can use it to practice counting up and back on the number grid. The students will be able to walk or jump across the numbers as they count! They will also throw bean bags on the numbers as they count.\r\n\r\nThank you for choosing our project and supporting our students as they grow as community members and mathematicians!
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My students need a large classroom carpet for community circle and whole group lessons.
| 28 | 1 |
173,365 |
p010501
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41681ac70ec0a6010e46a92c8959ebbe
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-08-17 13:25:07
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Special Needs
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Early Development, Special Needs
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Wiggle Room: Using Flexible Seating for Little People
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For most of my students, this is their first school experience, their first time away from the safety of home. They live in an area where they have to be kept close, outside playtime is often limited due to the dangers that surround them. Some have moved from other countries, and many have English as a second language. Despite all of these hardships, my students have a great attitude and thirst for knowledge. Throughout the year, we grow as a learning community and school family.\r\n
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Flexible classroom seating invites collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking by helping students manage their physical energy and comfort as they learn on their own terms.\r\nBy using a variety of types of seats, students will be able to make choices that help grow responsibility and self awareness. They will be able to move and wiggle like they are made to do, while accomplishing the arduous tasks that are now required of Kindergarteners. In addition, the room environment will be much more warm and inviting; this will encourage and help students alleviate stress of leaving mom and dad for the first time.
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My students need developmentally appropriate seating! Five and six year olds are wiggly and sitting in chairs all day is not comfortable. No one can learn when they are uncomfortable!
| 5 | 1 |
115,147 |
p022013
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030ea8fc0b14136090a9b83ef6de9e73
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-08-20 20:40:54
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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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Wiggle While We Work
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My classroom is an energetic and dynamic learning environment. I have very high expectations and my students work very hard to meet and to exceed those expectations every day. \r\n\r\nMy students are economically disadvantaged but extremely hard working. When I greet them at the door, they are ready and excited to start the day. Many of them have very challenging home lives outside of school. Many of their parents are farm-working families living in poverty. It warms my heart to see them give 110% despite those challenges.\r\n\r\n
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Hokki Stools encourage students to wiggle while they work, allowing them to follow expectations while giving their bodies the movement they need. Recent research indicates that our little ones need much more movement than our current school system allows. Although I create several movement times during our day, these stools allow for wiggles while their little minds are engaged in the lesson, creating a much higher level of learning.\r\n\r\nMy kids are why I love to do what I do. They make teaching such a rewarding and special part of my life. That's why I would love it if you would consider helping my kids. I want them to be engaged in our classroom while not having to suppress any pent up energy. Thank you for considering my project. I would be extremely grateful for your generosity.
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My students need 3 Hokki Stools to promote positive classroom engagement.
| 1 | 1 |
78,149 |
p089069
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d716320fdab460376484fe8134d71fd2
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Mrs.
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AZ
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2016-08-25 20:49:33
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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College & Career Prep, Literacy
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Technology Empowers
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My students walk into our classroom every day full of life, ready to learn, and excited for what is in store for them that day. They come from all different ability levels, ethnic backgrounds, and home environments, but in our classroom, we are all not only equal but we are a family.\r\n\r\nI teach at a Title I school in Arizona where 100 percent of our students qualify for free breakfast and 75 percent qualify for free and reduced lunch. Many of my students receive weekend food bags to help families assure they have food on the weekends. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day.
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The use of technology is a daily activity in my classroom, especially in reading. In our district we use many websites for testing but also for helping students learn. These programs that are implemented like Headsprout, Scootpad, and Moby Max allow students to work at their own levels academically.\r\n\r\nWith today's society becoming more and more dependent on technology and testing moving that direction as well the students need more access to tablets and computers. These tablets lessen the wait time students have for access to the internet and allow me to provide more opportunities for differentiation through internet sites.\r\n\r\nBy donating to our project, you will not only increase the amount of technology in our classroom, you will ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.\r\n\r\nStudents will be able to continue to grow academically. Plus in this technology literate world, any interaction with updated technology will increase their literacy as well as their desire to learn and use the new technology!
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My students need 2 iPad's and 2 cases to empower them to keep learning.
| 15 | 0 |
42,073 |
p258661
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4ffd3e1338ab73e727df02e4c71f6e18
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Ms.
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CO
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2016-10-23 22:09:35
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Grades 3-5
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History & Civics, Literacy & Language
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History & Geography, Literacy
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Expanding Our Understanding of the World With Technology
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I teach 14 terrific third grade students who are hard working and dedicated to their learning and growth. They are passionate about learning and discovering new things. \r\n\r\nThey enjoy using technology and the ability it has to expand their learning. They are all bilingual students and love learning in both languages. They are an amazing group of kids who really push themselves to become better learners so that they can contribute to their society. Most of my students qualify for free or reduce lunch.
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My students are bilingual and bi-literate with Spanish being their first language. In my classroom they are exposed daily rigorous instruction in literacy and math. They enjoy being able to learn more about the world they live in. Unfortunately rigorous resources in Spanish are difficult to find. With having more access to technology in the classroom all my students would be able to access more information through videos and texts in both Spanish and English. They will be able to participate in more hands on learning and broaden their love for knowledge. I am asking for these tables so that my students have equity in my classroom and each child has access to Spanish and English resources.
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My students need tablets for hands on research in both English and Spanish.
| 0 | 1 |
89,596 |
p106895
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d09b1a265af198be5e8d2634bb0a5ff7
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Mrs.
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SC
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2016-08-30 12:24:39
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Other
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Learning Can't be Beat on a Flexible Seat!
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I work for a Title 1 Elementary School in Gaffney, South Carolina. Being a Title 1 school means we have 40% of students who are from low income families. The purpose of Title 1 is to bridge the achievement gap between low income students and other students in the school. My students are passionate about learning. I believe it is essential to use active engagement in my classroom in order for them to become successful learners. I encourage my students to believe that they can be anything they want to be! In our classroom environment they are mathematicians, scientists, authors, illustrators, writers and everything in between!
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I am requesting the option of flexible seating in my first grade classroom so my students can feel they have a choice in how they learn. In doing flexible seating, students are given the opportunity to increase metabolism, burn calories, channel extra energy into learning and to stay active while learning. \r\n\r\nIt's true, students enjoy to have a choice in their learning and flexible seating is a huge asset to a successful learning environment! \r\n\r\nBy using the wobble chairs, students who prefer to move while learning have the option to do so. Floor seating accommodates students who find comfort in learning with no chair. The exercise balls encourages students to not feel restrained to the confines of a desk. Finally, for students who feel comfortable learning in a traditional seating arrangement, they have the option of using the inflatable chair cushion.
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My students need flexible seating in the classroom to help stimulate learning in a more active way. Research shows that flexible seating helps students get rid of excess energy, increase engagement, burn calories and motivate learning.
| 0 | 1 |
139,180 |
p155743
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0d9af95ac4c057de8f08f8e70f6fbfaf
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Mrs.
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SC
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2016-10-03 22:15:52
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Electricity in Elgin
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My 3rd grade class consists of 25 eager learners on many different levels in a large suburban elementary school. My school is the largest elementary school in my district so we're literally \"busting at the seams\". The school population varies when referencing their socio-economic status. We have the poorest of the poor to wealthy children. My students come to school each day ready to learn and play. I come to school each day excited to teach my students new concepts.
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These materials will make a difference in my students' learning because they can use hands on models to learn about electricity. This is my first year teaching this particular standard, therefore I have nothing engaging to use to teach this standard to my students. Students learn best through manipulatives, teachers teach best with manipulatives. I like to throw out our old textbooks and teach each lesson energized and out of the box. These circuit kits will help me do just that! I am very excited to see what a difference they will make in my students' learning about this often confusing standard.
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My students need resources to teach about electricity. This is a new standard for 3rd grade and our science book does not do a great job of teaching it. We need these items!
| 2 | 1 |
142,123 |
p058937
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f30076f08179d822bedae6920e493624
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Mrs.
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OH
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2017-01-10 16:11:04
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Character Education, Literacy
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Seats and Stories for Stellar Students
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My classroom is in Amish country. Our school is in the middle of a small town surrounded by farm land. My first graders are always excited to get their hands on their first chapter book. My students come from a range of learning backgrounds. While we have mostly English students, we also have three Amish students in the class.\r\n\r\nStudents will be thrilled to get their hands on our class read aloud and follow along. I look forward to seeing them read along or listen and follow along. By giving every child a copy to hold, they will have ownership of the book and be able to better connect to the activities I have planned for this great book.
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My students love reading. They love to grow in their reading skills. By spring, they are always itching to get their hands on chapter books. Many books are too hard or lose their interest: Andy Shane, is a great book that deals with issues they come into contact with as students.\r\n\r\nMy students will be excited to have a copy of our class chapter book. They will also enjoy taking turns using our reading stools. How exciting for my students to see and interact with their very first chapter book. They will be able to interact with their very own copy and keep track of their reading.
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My students need a copy of our class chapter book to be able to hold and take ownership of the daily read aloud this spring. My students need stools so they can find places to read.
| 3 | 1 |
25,319 |
p125200
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e7a8f866e3174a77ffe37323f032a8ac
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-11-14 23:05:33
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literacy, Music
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Alexa, we want you to help us learn!
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My second grade students are eager and ready to learn. It is amusing to watch them at different times of the day. These students light up with joy every time a new and updated activity comes into play. These students need to feel that joy for learning at all times during all subjects. Being able to help them with some new items for different parts of our day would not only bring them joy but also bring joy to myself. These students deserve the best \r\nMy classroom is made up of different types of learners, however these students love to learn and grow with each other.\r\nMy students have many needs this year and with new technology it would help us stay focused on learning and keep us on time.
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Music is a universal language that brings people together. With the Echo, I will be able to provide access to not only music of many varieties, but also to everyday classroom questions such as \"What's the weather?\" and \"What is friction?\" The Echo has access to wifi and will provide students with definitions, weather, answers to questions, and even jokes of the day! The echo also can have timers set to keep us on task and never late throughout our busy day. \r\nMusic rounds out a healthy and beneficial education, and this is what I want for my students. \r\nChildren learn best through play. So why not use play and technology to not only assist them in their learning but to help prepare them for the high tech world they will be growing up in. The Osmo system is a program that allows student to not only use hands on manipulatives but iPads as well. The best of both words rolled into one. The Osmo program allows students to develop problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, math, reading, coding, and spatial reasoning. \r\nThis will challenge all students at all levels.They deserve to have access to an education befitting of a bright future!
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My students need an Amazon Echo to enhance their classroom environment. My students also need ipads and the osmo to encourage creative thinking and hands on learning.
| 12 | 1 |
38,655 |
p120172
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9b836ef7ec97e610ae3c26bf6d5185e7
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Mrs.
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MA
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2017-01-22 17:49:18
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Technology and Success!
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My students are curious, intelligent, creative and determined. They love to learn new things, research topics they want to know more about, and create projects that showcase their learning. My class is made up of half English Language Learners and we spend a lot of time looking up information that is new to them, and finding ways to make connections between the curriculum that is mandated in MA and our own personal lives. It is very exciting to see the children learn and grow, and be able to understand why we do what we do!
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\r\n On the iPad, students will have access to reading programs, such as RAZ Kids, which enables students to read and progress at their level. They will also be able to IXL, and the Reflex Math program, which assist them in skill and fact practice. \r\n Technology in today's classroom is necessary for successful learning and allows for new exploration and skill building, which will attribute to future success.\r\n We will also use programs such as Kiddle and Learn to Type, which will teach students to learn skills necessary, and also allow them access to new information. We are excited to learn!\r\n
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My students need an iPad so they can have access to reading and math programs that we use in class!
| 8 | 1 |
181,996 |
p015975
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e431e25e557d30664cb4686571b079eb
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-07-07 04:45:58
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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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Going Google With Chromebooks! 2
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My students are energetic and curious about the world. They come to school ready to learn and meet challenges head on. Their enthusiasm for learning is contagious as they inspire me to challenge them and empower them with the skills they need to prepare them for the 21st century. As we know technology now is a must and my students deserve every opportunity to experience and learn with it. They live in a low-income neighborhood and to most English is their second language. 100% of them qualify for free lunch.
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Your donations will help my students complete tasks and projects as they work collaboratively using Google Docs, Google Slides, and other apps. We now share 3 Chromebooks which give students little time to work on assignments. Having an additional three Chromebooks will ease some of the wait time and frustration of not being able to complete projects. My students are quick learners and have embraced technology with enthusiasm as they research, type, and present what they have learned. Thanks to you they will be able to continue exploring, learning, and creating great work at a much faster and appropriate pace.
| null | null |
My students need 3 Chromebooks to expand our learning as we use Google apps.
| 16 | 1 |
108,748 |
p253126
|
e64d73f4c4a71cbf08e91758bb589ee7
|
Mrs.
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FL
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2017-03-01 12:37:05
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Math Number Sense
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This year I have 40 little Emo-Genius. They are smart, funny, and hard working. My students will spend this year developing their Math, Reading, and Science skills to help them explore the world around them. \r\n\r\nMany of students that I serve come from homes and families that face financial hardships. Despite challenges they face, I witness day after day the joy and love they hold for learning! They walk into our classroom full of life and ready to learn. This makes me proud to be their Teacher!
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The materials requested will help enhance, improve and develop my students' number sense through the stages of wrote counting, one to one correspondence, number names and recognition. \r\n\r\nThe children will build a strong foundation through the use of these hands on manipulatives and make sense representing, counting, and writing numbers. Students will write, count, and model numbers from 0-20 with objects, written with a number, and words. Kindergarten is a time of rapid growth and the materials we are asking for will foster number sense and help children internalize standards.\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 day after day.
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My students need math manipulative to build their number sense. The ten-frame dominoes, snap and slide numbers bonds will provide hands on learning that fosters fluency and mastery.
| 5 | 1 |
75,809 |
p218918
|
0e356aa984045602748295e421256c94
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Mrs.
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NY
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2016-06-16 08:58:08
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, History & Civics
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Literature & Writing, Social Sciences
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Keeping Up With the Technology!
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I am a teacher in a low-come/high poverty school district. Despite the many challenges my students face, they look forward to coming to school where I provide creativity and meaningful experiences. My students come in with a smile exited to know what our daily plans are in which are memorable to them. \r\nAs I prepare my first grade students for college and career, I also remind them that learning can be fun. My students try to excel with what they have and are given.
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This 2016-2017 school year, my students and I want to stay connected to current events, documentaries, and educational programs. Students will use the Samsung 40-inch TV and Apple Airport to stay connected to world news and the thread between subject areas and documentaries on social studies and science content in the curriculum. \r\nGiving low income students a way to use available apple services, such as an Ipad, to sync images onto the Samsung TV to utilize during centers and group discussions in order to invest in their future. This project will assist my students keep up to date with current events, use technology to connect to the world, and manipulate apple products in a fun and educational manner.
| null | null |
My students need a Samsung 40-Inch Smart LED TV and Apple Airport Express Base Station to connect to technology and keep up with the world updates on a daily basis.
| 7 | 1 |
180,124 |
p182646
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80837cbfad5f49e304ea5b57498b6ce5
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Mrs.
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GA
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2016-11-29 11:23:39
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Performing Arts
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3Doodler for DI Kids
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My students are creative, enthusiastic learners excited about using new materials.\r\n\r\nThey love working with anything STEM-related or hands-on. These students participate in a Destination Imagination club that focuses on creativity, teamwork, and collaboration. They have to work together to solve problems and present to a group. \r\n\r\nThese third, fourth, and fifth grade students enjoy school and love the club they are in. They love to think outside of the box and come up with solutions that others haven't though of.
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In Destination Imagination, we are always looking for something new and innovative to try with our students. The 3Doodler pen will help them create their very own prop. They will get to create, design, and make the prop themselves like a prototype. It is great for students to see the project from beginning to end and this would be so beneficial to this group because the requirement is for students to build everything themselves. They would love to work with something new that they have never done before and I would love to give them this opportunity as a surprise for their hard work.
| null | null |
My students need a 3doodler pen to help them create items for their Destination Imagination projects.
| 5 | 1 |
125,485 |
p119334
|
d829847b7cf52c9be6de0acb3453c84b
|
Mrs.
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LA
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2017-03-01 17:29:37
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
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I may be biased, but I have THE best students around! They come from a variety of backgrounds including, military and blue collar families, single-parent households, and low-income homes. \r\n My students make teaching Math and Science extremely rewarding! They are students who have a variety of special needs, such as ADD, ADHD, ODD, Autism, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and so on. They challenge me daily to find a way to capture their attention and keep it long enough to teach them a new concept. \r\n
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Students will be using the printer and accompanying ink for bringing color to their Math and Science projects. Students use their ChromeBooks to create blueprints while learning Area and Perimeter. They also create ArrayBots for multiplication.\r\n Adding color ink to their work would add an extra dose of excitement to not only our kids, but to our hallways. They become extremely proud of their work and like to hang it up in the hallway for the school to view. When they know their peers will be viewing their work, they take their time to make it their best work by making it stand out.
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My students need a printer, ink, headphones, and two surge protectors.
| 5 | 0 |
127,335 |
p243950
|
eb48495d1c20279bcb0cdc96f56358f4
|
Ms.
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PA
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2017-02-26 19:39:32
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Reading Table Rocks
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This is a kindergarten classroom located in North Philadelphia. We are a Title One school. All students receive free breakfast and lunch. Although we have struggles with purchasing supplies and other educational materials, we still have AMAZING success! Many of our students read ABOVE grade level by the end of the school year.\r\n\r\nThe children are always eager to learn and LOVE reading just as much as their teacher loves teaching them how to read. Sometimes we wish we had the supplies and furniture that would make reading even more spectacular then it is right now! We would love to add to our reading center time by having a kidney table with chairs to practice reading with our teacher. Please consider donating to our wonderful Kindergarteners!
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The table and chairs will help us become better readers. During small group reading instruction the students will be able to meet with the teacher and read their books while the teacher can monitor, listen and record their reading behaviors. The design of the table allows the teacher to sit in the middle of the small group while the students practice reading. Since the teacher is in the middle she can assist any of the students with ease and children are able to get immediate feedback.\r\n\r\nThis small group time is extremely important for the development of our kindergarten readers. Due to budget issues the kindergarten classes could not receive the tables and chairs. Sometimes we have to meet with reading groups on the floor so the teacher can get close enough to monitor their reading. We would really like to make sure ALL of our students have the opportunity to succeed so please consider donating to our classroom. We appreciate ANY help you can give us!
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My students need this table and chairs in order to be able to read and get the support and guidance they need during their small group reading time.
| 1 | 1 |
21,309 |
p104361
|
4526075699d3ab0f32ba24f8097ef321
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-05-05 13:41:16
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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B.E.A.R: Be Excited About Reading
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According to BF Skinner, \"We shouldn't teach great books but rather the love for reading!\" Most of my students live below the poverty level & don't have access to quality reading materials at home. We hope to build each and every students' love for reading by \"getting books in our students' HOMES!\"
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We are a Kindergarten-4th grade school with approx. 300 students. We are a school-wide Title I school where most of our student population lives at or below the poverty line. We are a small community school and want each and every child to succeed. Research proves that the more literate a child becomes, the more likely they'll succeed later in life! Books are not priority in most homes and we need to change that now!
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Students will go to a B.E.A.R.s event (Be Excited About Reading), held in school, and each student will pick out their very own book (or two) to take home forever. Students can choose to KEEP the book at home, OR, if they read it and return it, they can \"swap\" the book for another one to TAKE-HOME! They will also be encouraged to swap books with their friends. They will talk about their books and recommend their books to others.\r\n\r\nStudents will be invited to share their book (on a pre-made template that they will complete) that will be show-cased in the hallways to entice other students to READ at home!!!!!\r\n\r\nStudents will learn that READING makes life long LEARNERS!
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Students will learn that READING makes life long LEARNERS! Putting books into the hands of a child will help promote literacy and the importance of being a literate citizen. Who knows, maybe it will encourage other siblings and adults to read AT-HOME too. We all know, that by working together, we can make a difference!!!!!!\r\n\r\nAgain, students will learn that READING makes life long LEARNERS! But we need to read in school AND at home!
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My students need to build their \"at-home library\" to increase literacy in the home environment.
| 0 | 1 |
4,844 |
p133254
|
735c7a302f6c1a0482aefb8d3423ecf6
|
Ms.
|
NJ
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2016-10-25 15:05:10
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Early Development, Other
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Flexible Seating
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My students come from a high-poverty low-income community. They live in the poorest county of NJ. Some of my students' parents work 2-3 jobs to take care of the bare necessities of everyday life. While their parents want the very best for them, the extra things in life may not be able to be provided. About 75% of my students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and cannot readily afford materials to help enhance their education. \r\nMy students have faced many challenges in their young lives where school tends to be their only constant. In our Kindergarten classroom, we like to keep things exciting. There are a lot of important skills that my kindergartners need to master before they are ready for 1st grade. They love working with each other and learning new things!
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When I work, I want to be comfortable and sometimes it is not at a desk. The new furniture will provide the students with a different option besides a hard chair. Many students also have attention problems, being able to move and change seating can eliminate the behavior issues that may arise. They can pull the chairs together as they are reading and discussing. \r\nAgain, students spend so much time in the classroom and they need to be comfortable. That may be having a chair that allows them to move, a classroom that they can collaborate, and even a spot where they can work in piece. These students are learning that a classroom is not just within the four walls of a classroom. It doesn't have to be a place that is orderly and uncomfortable. Help these students get a chance for change!
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My students need alternative seating options to help provide choices based on their needs.
| 6 | 1 |
33,118 |
p150926
|
fe1b191e99cc651ad8962935475981e7
|
Mr.
|
LA
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2016-07-21 16:18:42
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Bring Elmo To Us
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Great Minds. Great Hearts. At our school, we strive to equip all of our students with the academic and character foundation to succeed in the classroom and to be leaders in the community. We infuse rigor and joy into our classrooms so that all students love to learn. \r\n\r\nOur students went from the bottom percentile in math and reading to outperforming 90% of students in the U.S. \r\n\r\nOur school values grit, growth, and gratitude to put all scholars on a path to and through college. Everyday, we hear our students say, \"I'm working hard to grow my brain!\" Our students pride themselves on their growth in the classroom and their growth of character. Students understand that it is okay to make mistakes and that it is about growth whether that be growing their brains to move up a reading level or growing their character to be a good friend to a classmate. Lastly, our students are grateful for opportunities to learn and to grow. Our school is a place where we would send our own children. We infuse joy and rigor into everything that we do so that students will succeed in the classroom and that they love learning. \r\n
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I am requesting an Elmo for my class because we need up-to-date technology in our school. Education and technology goes hand in hand and my students deserves a modern educational experience. The Elmo will decrease the paper usage within our school which will save on our supply cost and make our class environmental friendly. \r\n\r\nThe Elmo will play a vital role while working through concepts, by displaying information digitally on to any surface. Lastly, an Elmo is multi purposeful and can be used in many ways to support my students educational experience. Please help us get an Elmo to our classroom.
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My students need an Elmo in their class to be successful.
| 0 | 1 |
134,674 |
p080248
|
50106edc36255f0ab1694911fa775a10
|
Mr.
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PA
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2016-04-28 12:34:38
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Special Needs
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Other, Special Needs
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Centered Around iPad's
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My students are exposed to unique challenges everyday and their classroom and schedule reflect this. A typical day has students learning socially/emotionally and academically in a center-based approach. The biggest challenge is to prepare each of my students socially and emotionally for transition.
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My students are all part of a school that has 90%+ students that receive free or reduced lunch. My students are in need of specially designed instruction to help meet their needs both academically and social/emotionally. The students work toward their goals in a small classroom and once progress and mastery has been demonstrated they can transition to a new classroom.
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With the iPad's in the classroom the students will engage in teacher-directed and student-led centers in the classroom to help further their educational experience. The iPad's will allow students to utilize a variety of instructional strategies in order for them to increase their opportunities to learn with each subject. The hands on nature of the iPad's will help engage my learners further and motivate them to meet their goals and the learning outcomes within the classroom. With technology, and more importantly apps, continuing to develop to meet the needs students, it is important to utilize technology with every opportunity possible in the classroom. The iPad's can be used both academically and behaviorally within the classroom. For academics students can take advantage of Everyday Math apps and other McGraw Hill apps, while behaviorally students can use Classdojo and other apps to help track and monitor their own behaviors. Using these apps will allow students to learn
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This donation will provide more opportunities to take advantage of of center-based learning. In the classroom we have transitioned to small group centers to help meet the needs of the diverse population within the classroom that includes different grade and academic levels. The iPad's will allow students to continuously be exposed to academics through different instructional techniques.
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My students need two iPad's for our academic centers within the classroom.
| 1 | 1 |
55,762 |
p187239
|
f5c828dff5fff0533e7dac101f60c3cc
|
Ms.
|
FL
|
2017-02-26 11:45:30
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Making Math Memorable!
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My students need to move! They need to use their hands to stay engaged in lessons. They need to play while they learn! Eliminating boring worksheets and providing fun, game playing opportunities will help to increase student engagement and differentiate instruction to reach a wider variety of learners. \r\n\r\nThe students at our school crave knowledge!\r\n\r\nIn order to reach them, it's important that the lessons I create are extremely engaging and fun. The kids need to move around and enjoy the activity they are learning. I need to be creative in how I present them with new concepts and what materials I use to re-teach those who do not understand. I need to make sure my students find value and fun in what I am presenting them with.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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If we receive math games and activities, it will show the students that learning math can be fun! I would love to use the games with students in a small group setting. Playing these games could provide reinforcement once the skills have been taught to the entire group. These games would serve as an excellent opportunity for my students to work cooperatively with each other to complete a task. Having games at a range of levels would allow students to demonstrate what they know while being able to do it in a fun way. Having games that re-teach the basics as well as introduce higher level concepts would ensure all standards are covered.\r\n\r\nThese materials would drastically enrich our curriculum. \r\n\r\nMy students would love to have the opportunity to \"play\" during school time. This project is important because it will show them that learning math can be creative and exciting. It is my job to make sure they value what I am required to teach them, and enjoy the time they spend in my classroom. I believe that using games in the classroom will do just that! \r\n
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My students need math games and activities to enhance our curriculum.
| 45 | 0 |
157,659 |
p114347
|
46685c8f0a4948a4146b419ae890e6a9
|
Mr.
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MA
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2016-08-29 20:29:34
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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Keep the Creativity & Culture Coming!
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Middle school is a tough time in anyone's life. Add to that the challenges faced by students attending a \"Title I, Low Income, Underperforming\" school and you would think middle school years would become downright impossible. My students are resilient, though, and when they are in my class my goal is to allow them to find an outlet through their creativity.\r\n\r\nArt gives my students the opportunity to exercise their imaginations, explore their interests, and express themselves. My students crave opportunities to truly be children and I strive to provide those opportunities for them.
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My students design projects combining found objects as well as traditional art media to exercise their creative problem solving skills. A wide variety of tools and materials enables a more diverse group of learners to engage in the creative process. Throughout the course of the school year, students work individually and cooperatively to create works for personal expression and public display.\r\n\r\nProjects such as murals, painted tables, and group-created sculptures serve to adorn the school and community and create an overall culture of creativity. Many students in this urban setting haven't had the opportunity to create a painting, let alone explore the immense benefits of expressing one's emotions in a creative way. These materials will greatly enhance the quality and scope of the projects that students will be able to participate in.
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My students need art supplies so I can provide them with the best outlets for their creativity. Many projects incorporate mixed media and recycled items, thus creating a need for specialized items like a paper cutter.
| 0 | 0 |
117,562 |
p231173
|
d613d949587365fb2a6df00d551eae5a
|
Mrs.
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CO
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2017-01-07 15:48:44
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Grades 3-5
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History & Civics, Literacy & Language
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History & Geography, Literature & Writing
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Chroming Our Way to Success
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I am pleasantly surprised every year with how unbelievably talented my students are. From their creativity to their compassion for one another to their greatest aspirations, the students in this room are going far! \r\n\r\nMy students are the path makers.\r\n\r\nThis tight-knit community of ours makes everyday with these students feel like a home. It is a place where students can feel safe and free to learn how ways that best fit their needs. These students are next generation leaders.
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Our world is turning new chapters every year in the way humans live their everyday life. Students learn in a multitude of ways. These Chromebooks will be set up in our classroom as another tool for students to utilize in order to help them learn. Technology has become such an important aspect in everyday life and helping students learn with that technology will help empower these students. \r\n\r\nFrom a research tool to a lifelong trade, students will gain knowledge about how to use technology in ways that will further them not only in their academics, but in their everyday lives.\r\n\r\nOne of the many advantages of Chromebooks is the ability to help struggling students to gifted and talented students learn in ways that best suit their needs. Please consider helping further our students' education.
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My students need 10 Chromebooks in the classroom to enhance their learning.
| 3 | 1 |
129,647 |
p088858
|
c2d00d95da911ee0489035373f780b8e
|
Mrs.
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UT
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2016-10-06 15:46:15
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Grades PreK-2
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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Art, Art, and More Art!
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I teach young, eager children who love to discover and explore new things every day! Benjamin Franklin said, \"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.\" My students need new art materials so they can learn through hands on activities.\r\nPreschool aged children need time to learn, explore, and practice the skills that are being taught to them. They need to have lots of materials to explore and create with, so that they can master these new skills. \r\n
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My students love to create hands on projects that go along with themes and skills we are learning about. They love to cut, glue, draw, and decorate their pictures. When we talked about fall leaves, the students loved to explore the magic of leaf rubbings! They also had fun making fall trees with tissue papers and glittery paint. My classroom needs lots of new art materials for my students to continue making art!\r\n\r\nArt is a great way to teach students all different kinds of skills, including fine motor skills, oral language, math, and science. When a student creates their own piece of art, they feel confident in their abilities to do things. Confidence is important to teach students at a young age, so they feel like they can learn new things!
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My students need art materials to help them create art, and to work on fine motor skills too!
| 11 | 1 |
50,432 |
p084520
|
0cf908fc15950012e06c2d5e49854502
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Mrs.
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KY
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2017-01-31 09:33:10
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Grades 9-12
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Full Bellies = Full Brains!
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My school is full of diversity and success! We have scholars, artists, athletes, scientists, and innovators. The school is special because each student is able to find a place to make their own personal mark on the world. \r\n\r\nOur students overcome so much to just make it to school every day such as insufficient housing, poverty and little to no food in the home. They come to school so they can get breakfast and lunch, then after the bell at the end of the day, they may or may not have a meal until the next day. And once the weekend hits, that is much longer.
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At my school, we do all we can to help our students succeed. Whether inside or outside the classroom, we want students to have the best shot at making a successful life after high school. Poverty and hunger are a huge deterrent to their success. School supplies and breakfast and lunch are covered while they are in the building. However, we also need to help them once they leave our doors. These items will help our students and their families have nutritious dinners and meals on the weekends. We desperately need to keep those bellies full and brains fully functioning!
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My students need portable foods with higher nutritional values to take home with them from school.
| 13 | 0 |
100,847 |
p040195
|
f7e9539e10bdd98ce2212374db27f82a
|
Mrs.
|
IL
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2016-07-18 21:36:53
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Wiggle While You Work!
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First graders are wiggle worms! I created a previous project, and used some of my own money, to start creating a classroom that doesn't hinder these wiggly learners. We all work best when we're comfortable, so that's been a priority in my classroom this year. We all love it!\r\n\r\nStudents don't always get a lot of choice in their lives.\r\nThey're told when to wake up, what to eat, what to do at school, who to listen to, where to go, and so on. This year I'm trying to give my students more of a say in their own lives, while still teaching them all the skills we need to learn. My students LOVE to move and choose where to get their work done!
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Right now we have one table of \"wiggle cushions,\" a partial table of stability balls, a standing table, and the option to sit on the carpet or in regular seats. These new stools will finish off the table that already has stability balls, so that more students can wiggle while they work!\r\n\r\nEven the few seating options students are offered right now have really changed our classroom environment.\r\nThe students are empowered to change their environment to meet their needs, and I feel more like a facilitator instead dictating every move they make. The kids are learning not only our academic material, but how to make the right choices for their bodies and their brains. They're also getting the movement and feeling of control over their own lives that they need!
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My students need two wobble stools to wiggle while they work!
| 7 | 1 |
134,274 |
p061378
|
ffe1b83ceb832e87b9bc9856ccec5c57
|
Ms.
|
CA
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2017-03-13 12:49:49
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Finishing Up in First Grade!
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My classroom is made up a diverse group of first graders. My students come from various ethnic and racial backgrounds. As a new first grade teacher, I aim to provide all the necessary materials for my students to grow and succeed! \r\n\r\nMy students come from all different walks of life, yet they are all excited and eager to learn at school. They love education and love learning, and I want to ensure they have all the necessary materials to be successful!
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My students need several materials for the end of the school year. The colored tape center will be used daily for our writers workshop lessons. My students write for 40-45 minutes and day and the colored tape will be used to help them make corrections. The cardstock will be used for various classroom activities and projects including Mother's Day crafts and end of the year crafts. The pots will be used alongside our unit of study in science with plants where the students will be able to plant their own seeds and watch them grow. The laminating pouches will be used to help preserve their work. Last, the borders, number line, and counting chart will be used to enhance our classroom with resources the kids can use across subjects throughout the day.
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My students need cardstock, colored tape, colored borders, a number line, counting chart, and collage pots for a successful end of the year!
| 124 | 1 |
71,311 |
p016785
|
6386232c0fa6c89978b2085d19fa16fe
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Teacher
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MI
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2016-06-15 14:14:24
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning
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Character Education, Other
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If You Can See It You Can Have It
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As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, not knowing from day who will be their caregiver, or in many cases removed from the home. I endeavor to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nMy students are creative, clever and very spontaneous.\r\nThey like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as \"typical\". From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire even our learners to continue on a path of academics.
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This project will allow me to create a better learning community for all learners in the classroom. Visual and Logical leaners etc. are purposed to learn by seeing and using their imagination. Whole class reading by use of this equipment ( projector) can aide students in discovering new words, and aide in preparing for the spelling bee and all tests. \r\n\r\n Books are not as tangible as they were in times past. Some school communities lack supplemental materials to assist with the discovery of how great lessons can be with the right materials. Class assignments and students work can be displayed by using this piece of technology. Centers are better utilized in the classroom helping students to enhance their work ethics. A lack of classroom materials such as grade level books, maps, computers, and work books suggests that our classroom need this technology. \r\n
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My students need a projection camera due to a shortage of classroom books.
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118,162 |
p259858
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666052dc5e0d13bf2e62e1010c11ab0e
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-08-01 18:10:55
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Back to the Drawing (Dry Erase) Board
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My students are a diverse group of students who need some helpful tools to guide them towards their success. Our school is ethnically diverse, and dedicated to serving its community through parent and community outreach efforts. We have been blessed with technology and have Classrooms for Tomorrow in our math and science rooms. Our school is a Title 1 school, striving to bridge the achievement gap between some of our students and students from more affluent surrounding areas. \r\n\r\nMy math students are 7th and 8th graders striving for more and anxious to learn. They are ambitions and full of energy. I love that they are always open to trying new things in the classroom that will make their classroom experience more fun. \r\n
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These days, students are constantly engaging with electronic technology. Whether through computers, laptops, or hand held devices, students are learning to integrate technology into their learning. It is also extremely important for students to have an opportunity to use a large space and just write out what they are learning, what they are understanding and questions that they having through the use of markers. There are many learning opportunities that occur when students, especially middle school students, can take a step back from a computer and even a traditional pencil and paper.\r\n\r\nUsing markers, on our dry erase boards and poster paper, students will have yet another way to express themselves in our modern day classroom. Having large spaces for students to lay out and breakdown complex problems will allow them the freedom and creativity that some uses of technology limit. Instead of limiting answers to a small box, we can open it up to poster paper and desk size dry erase boards. The boards are available, and with the markers, students will have no limit to how they can show us what they can do!
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My students need dry erase markers for working together on their dry erase boards on complex math problems.
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55,431 |
p237743
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730a59d785fafdb1f9a1c77de4a5cb8b
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Ms.
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IL
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2016-10-28 21:19:48
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Make Our Classroom Library Grrrreat!
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My students desperately need learn how to read! They need practice, guidance, and access to materials at they can read to become better readers, practice, and stay motivated. They are hardworking and try their best, but need more literacy resources to experience success. \r\n\r\nMy students are significantly behind their age level peers. Out of the 24 amazing students in my classroom, 100% of them are reading at least three grade levels lower than their same age peers. \r\n\r\nYour generosity will help them on their way to growing as readers. Please help!
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For years, my students have been unintentionally marginalized because of their inability to read at their peer group's level. They experience years of defeat when they can't read and write the answers to questions they don't know how to even read. It's not that they aren't hardworking, it's just that they needed more time to learn and lots extra practice.\r\nWith your help, they will be able to pick a book up that they can actually read. They will feel empowered and will be confident enough to read with a partner. They will actually WANT to practice reading. You can make that happen!
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My students need these books to supplement the books they got from their first donor's choose library. They are ALL enjoying the books but they are loving reading so much, they need MORE!!!
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135,379 |
p259433
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193e056c79fcadba56be23c604b74505
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Mrs.
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IL
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2017-04-11 20:30:54
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Listening is an Important Skill
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My students are eager to learn. They love school for many reasons: the love they receive, it is their safe place, they love to learn, and they love their friends. My students come from many different types of homes, but school is where they can learn and grow, and they love that about school. \r\nThey are fun, active, and sometimes challenging, but I love every single one of them. Watching them learn and grow is why I teach them every day. \r\nKindergarten is a special and important grade. It is some of my students first time in school as well as we are teaching them the building blocks that they need to have to be successful in the rest of their schooling career!
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Imagine four 5 year old students sitting around a listening center with books in their laps. They all have their headphones on and are following along in their books. They are quiet, doing their work, and learning how to read all at the same time! This is what I want to see my students doing during their listening center time. But currently, the books are too hard for them to follow along to and their headphones get all tangled up for some unknown reason!\r\n\r\nWith the use of these cordless headphones and grade appropriate books my students will be able to have the structured learning environment they need at their listening center. The wireless headphones will give my students room to move around and lay out so they don't have to cramped next to the CD player. The new books are not only at their level, but they are books about science which helps give my students more opportunities to learn about science in the classroom.
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My students need new listening center headphones and more grade level appropriate books with CD to read along to them.
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3,123 |
p203519
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9b0d24fce7f3ac1145ccd33b528f4739
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Mr.
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CT
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2017-03-09 12:33:09
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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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Supplies for Science Experimentation and Organization
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J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote, \"Not all those who wander are lost.\" A wall in my classroom was painted by my student, a talented graffiti artist. The wall has the word \"Think\" sprawled across, with the Tolkien quote tucked in the corner. This wall is an ode to our students' opportunity to think freely. Our school is part of the District Reference Group \"H,\" which is the second lowest socioeconomic level a school can be placed in.\r\n\r\nAs a third year 8th Grade Science teacher, I have already experienced the lack of funding our science program receives. The activities that we complete, both in and out of the classroom, are greatly restricted by the socioeconomic makeup of our student body, as well as the absence of a budget for laboratory supplies. \r\n\r\nThe students in our school come from very diverse backgrounds and cultures and often do not have technology available at home that allows them to succeed at higher levels. The students themselves are very willing to work in school and take the opportunity to utilize the limited resources that are available.
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Within our classroom, we are always exploring new scientific concepts and engaging in innovative experiments that will help stimulate student interest in the subject matter.\r\n In order to continue to create new and exciting labs and experiments, we need supplies and materials that will allow us to complete a myriad of tasks.\r\nWith the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) quickly approaching, we are finding our curriculum is changing to include more life science and biology concepts, which will call for experiments that include temperature as a variable. In order to meet these needs, we are requesting a microwave and electric kettle to heat up certain objects and water to create a more engaging scientific experience. \r\nIn addition to this, we will be using different types of glassware, and a mug rack will be a good way to hang the glassware to dry once it has been cleaned. The command hooks will also allow us to set up drying areas along the wall that things can be hung from when drying after an experiment. Finally, we will be using the lens wipes to clean and disinfect our microscopes and virtual reality viewers to ensure that bacteria is not spread from student to student.
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My students need command hooks, lens cleaners, an electric kettle, microwave, and mug tree to hang science glassware.
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154,303 |
p084315
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2c80dd547528ec77d5930c00f255dd9c
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Ms.
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PA
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2016-10-29 10:23:41
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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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A Quiet Retreat Into Another World
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I work with 20-25 little kindergartners who come from differnet places, beliefs and expectations, although I have the same expectation for them all - growth! Growth in curiosity, in confidence, in background knowledge, skills and abilities.\r\nBusy, social, inquisitive, bold little people who are interested but rarely intimidated by new skills, tasks and projects I introduce rush in to greet me every morning, wanting to know what we are going to do. They love singing, acting things out, participating in stories via calling out certain parts, words, noises or phrases.
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We have laminate flooring, no padding underneath it. A quiet, comfy corner of the room to curl up with books and listen to others read aloud, which some do not get at all at home, would be a wonderful surprise and learning center for these little people, who are so curious about everything in our world. It would combine reading with technology, using various genres of both nonfiction and fiction, including science and math, character and author studies too.\r\nWe could even have guest readers reading and recording books for us, or favorite books with our own participation recorded and then listened to again later.
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My students need a listening center, with its own comfy, private space, to transport them away from the world and into others' stories. We lack both CD/cassette player and a private, comfy spot to escape.
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94,254 |
p214998
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382e30cdfbac381783d3d15dae1feba6
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Mr.
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FL
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2016-11-10 22:51:20
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Nutrition Education
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Exercise Your Computer Fitness
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Students in grades are engaged in physical activity twice a week for 45 minutes. I want my students to acquire the basic skills and fitness necessary to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Many students rather watch TV or play video games. Our motto is, \" Stay Fit Don't Quit\"\r\n\r\nMy students all come from a poverty ridden part of Homestead.\r\nThey all receive free lunch and many people just seem to give up on them. I will do no such thing. I want them to have the same experiences, the same education, and the same resources as the best schools in the city. No child should have to suffer in the classroom because they do not have what others do. Aside from teaching, I believe that it is my role to provide for my students in any way that I possibly can.
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To receive an all in one computer and printer would allow my students to participate in the latest exercise programs available online as well as print out workout regimen, most of my students do not have access to a computer, we would be using this computer to learn about exercise, target heart rate range, and healthy body composition. Middle school girls in particular are at risk of eating disorders and poor body image. I would like to combat this with technology to create a wellness program so they can learn how to be fit and healthy with positive self esteem.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, we will be able to use this computer and printer when enjoying classes and extracurricular activities outside to track progress and participation..
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My students need one all one in one desktop computer and printer \r\nfor
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87,504 |
p227939
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18378cbb83eae7d3c363c40dc06968d0
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-10-03 09:08:24
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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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Technology Masters
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In our world today technology is a key to achievement and success. I want my students to be able to see the benefits of becoming 21st Century Learners as they make academic achievements as they strive to build successful futures for themselves.\r\n\r\nMy students are a diverse group in which some are speaking English as a second language, some with learning disabilities, and others that are achieving beyond grade level expectations. More than 75% of my classroom qualifies for free or reduced price lunch and do not have access to technology at home. Even with the obstacles they face, they are a motivated group of kids with hearts of gold.
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The 3 Chromebooks will provide students another way to continue their love of learning. Students will use this new technology as a way to complete research projects geared toward increasing their knowledge of the world they live in. Through research and investigation, students will increase their reading comprehension skills, use of vocabulary, and interest in the world they live in. Additionally, integrated projects will challenge students’ skills in science and math.\r\n\r\nAccess to technology will allow students to explore their world from their classroom! Chromebooks will ensure that students have increased access to the many web-based programs offered by the school. My goal is to eventually have a classroom that is 1-to-1 with technology. This is the next step toward achieving that goal!
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My students need three Chromebooks to use in the classroom to have access to technology daily.
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52,385 |
p171054
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1c8dda89ee34e4cce1d3b04243f084e8
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Ms.
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CA
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2017-01-24 18:52:08
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science, Mathematics
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Put the A(rt) in STEAM!
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Many of my students are first generation Americans who speak Spanish at home. In school, they learn both English and Spanish. \r\nThey are incredibly curious and enthusiastic learners! \r\n\r\nI am constantly impressed with the grit and determination they bring to their learning each and every day.\r\n\r\nThey are truly 21st century children. They are enthralled by books but also savvy with technology. My goal is to engage them in learning in a way that will both interest them and prepare them to be successful throughout their academic careers and beyond.
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Third grade is an important year that bridges the fundamental skills students develop in K-2 and the advanced skills they will need in upper elementary and middle school. As this is a transitional year, it is essential that students have multiple ways to interact with the concepts and represent their thinking. \r\n\r\nArt is an incredible way to provide access to science, engineering, and math for all students. Origami can be used to teach geometric shapes. Students are now expected to design and revise models in science. In mathematics, students must be able to apply their skills to real life scenarios including measuring and presenting their ideas. The materials I have requested will be used across content area by students from three different third grade classes.
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My students need art supplies such as origami paper to explore geometry, glue sticks and yarn to build scientific models, paint brushes and paint to bring life to their mathematical models.
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104,846 |
p012155
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25b6662c48fdcf3dfb38406960557b29
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Ms.
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CO
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2017-02-23 13:40:15
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning, Special Needs
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Other, Special Needs
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Sensational Sensory Regulation
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My students are incredible young children who work incredibly hard each day to learn the skills needed to be successful in school. Each child in my classroom is impacted by Autism and in addition, some have intellectual disabilities. My students have to try very hard each day to learn new skills and practice the skills he/she have already learned. I run a center-based Autism program for students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. We teach math, science, social studies, reading, writing, and social group on a daily basis. I want to give my students the opportunity to be successful in school and will do anything in my power for them to thrive!\r\n\r\nThe school district I teach in has one of the highest poverty rates in the city. Many of my students receive free breakfast and lunch on a daily basis and my staff and I provide snack for students as needed.
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The sensory materials I am requesting will give my students a leg up when it comes to managing their individual sensory needs. \r\n\r\nOften times my students need to move around when they are learning and will often bounce in their classroom chairs. These chairs are not meant for bouncing and do not provide the sensory feedback/support my students are seeking. The wiggle seats and stability balls will allow students to move around while sitting at his/her desks or in small groups. These items are specifically designed to support my students. \r\n\r\nThe desk bands will allow students to move and bounce while maintaining focus on his/her work. The bands will allow students to receive the feedback they are looking for. When my students sensory needs are unmet, it is challenging for them to focus on the task at hand. \r\n\r\nThank you for taking the time to consider donating to my project! My students and I greatly appreciate any support we receive :)
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My students need sensory tools to help them regulate themselves throughout the day. Each of these items will allow students to have their sensory needs met while being able to work/stay on task.
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122,785 |
p000646
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b007e1cbb00db9c48beae68eb9e4397a
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Mrs.
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WI
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2017-03-13 19:55:25
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Flexible seating for English & Reading!
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Our diverse middle school serves students from 6th to 8th grade. Over half of our study body comes from economically disadvantaged homes. Many of our students enter our school reading and writing below grade level, yet have a desire to learn and grow in order to prepare them for high school, and beyond. \r\nEarlier this year, my students engaged in a book study that increased their stamina for reading in a heart-warming fashion. I am so excited to see the progress continue this year!
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I believe that having more to offer my students in regards to their seating choices, will make a huge difference in student engagement and behavior. I have EBD, Autistic, ADD and ADHD students that would greatly benefit from having flexible seating tools and choices. Currently, my 1950's era classroom consists of just tables and chairs. \r\nMy English and Reading classes are two blocks, so students spend more time with me than any other middle school teacher. It would mean the world to them, and myself, to have choices available that will help keep them focused and engaged in their learning. \r\nI think that an English class should feel warm and inviting; allowing these options will help differentiate for all of my students' needs.
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My students need flexible seating options to meet their diverse needs. Offering the flexible seating will engage my heterogeneous classroom, and allow students to read in a safe and inviting environment.
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23,533 |
p073339
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81fc5004669d62aa1962be09f56246b7
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Mr.
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NY
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2016-09-21 11:15:20
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness
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All kids want the chance to Hula Hoop
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My student come from a rough life. Most of the students live in shelters and don't have the valuables that some of the students do have in the school. I am trying to bring technology to the PE program so students can start understanding more about nutrition and fitness goals. Bringing technology to physical education is one of my goals since basically technology is being used for everything, I want to incorporate it in P.E and maybe it will enlighten our students learning ability.
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\r\nI teach in an urban setting in the Bronx. I have over sixty students per class period. I sometimes don't have enough equipment and materials to support everyone's needs. My challenge is trying to get donors to aid me in supporting their growth and development in P.E. \r\n\r\nMy students will be able to play safely with the new equipment, and this new equipment is safer for our students since this is an elementary school. I'm trying to get equipment that is fit for k-5 students, and I need more hula hoops to allow each student to get one because right now we only have 40 for 1300 students. With the new hula hoops i will be able to throw out the ones that are held together with tape, i am really trying to build up my PE program with getting all new equipment. I am a believer in that children will want to learn more with the new equipment.\r\nMy students come from the Bronx, where a majority come from low-come families. \r\nThe donation will enable me to expand my program and able to show students a new sport. Being that my budget is tight at my school, I'm trying to build an inventory to be able to offer my big class sizes equipment to have. Having these tools will push them to be more active than they normally are. It would definitely make them happy to be able to have access to the right equipment. Help me better my physical education class.
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My students need hula hoops and cones, these are very valuable to my class since the hula hoops break and we are down to 40 for 1300 students.
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127,726 |
p125312
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0654f3eb3b74296a016cfe6b25b1fc92
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Mrs.
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WA
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2017-03-06 12:50:24
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Books on CD
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My students come from one of the lowest income areas in our state. I have been told this year already by a student, \"I love books! We don't have money for those.\" Despite their inability to acquire all of the necessary skills to begin school, they come with a love for learning. \r\n\r\n\"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go.\" — Dr. Seuss \r\n\r\nImagine all of the places these students will be able to go with their increase of knowledge.
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Hearing a book read on CD can help students see how the words on the page can come alive in a fluid, expressive way. It helps them focus on the sounds of words read without interruption and provides a model of fluent reading. Audio books also give students an important introduction to listening. \r\n\r\nAudio books also introduce students to books above their reading level, model good interpretive reading, teach critical listening, introduce new genres that students might not otherwise consider, and introduce new vocabulary.\r\n\r\nA listening center is a great way to engage student's in the reading process and get excited to read in the future. Students can even use audio books to work on their retell skills.\r\n\r\n
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My students need book on CD for our listening station and high quality comfortable headphones for listening to the books
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110,621 |
p225719
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a98849e323126399adf58d609f841710
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-04 13:56:15
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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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Techno Needs for a Vibrant Learning Environment!
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My class of 34 fifth graders are energetic, eager to learn, and diverse in many ways! We have students from several different countries, and from right down the street! All are ready to learn and explore all they can! Most of these special students are getting free or reduced breakfast and/or lunch. Some come from broken homes, most are unable to bring basic school supplies to school; some have learning difficulties, some need more of a challenge, and some just need a second chance! But through all this, I see bright futures & great potential abounding in these children. \r\nMy biggest challenge is meeting this special group of students' variety of needs with supplies to appropriately take them into the world of 21st century learning. \r\n
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In my classroom of 34 vibrant fifth graders, we have just one iPad and one computer for all these the students. If we had more, we could add a listening station to our Literary Center time, to help my struggling readers sharpen those skills. We could have a LexiaCore Center - an interactive app that adjusts to students' reading skills and tracks their progress. We could have a Math Center, where students could engage in motivating and educational math apps and activities at any level - whether they are struggling or need more of a challenge. With so many students and so many needs in the class, it is important to have engaging & educational independent or group work for students, while I, as teacher, am working with small groups or single students to target their individual needs. \r\n\r\nBy donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student engagement and motivation, you will help to increase their academic achievement and play a significant role in their college and career readiness.
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My students need electronic tablets to be college and career ready in a productive 21st century learning environment.
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140,715 |
p027638
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abb76273cdece81b7c65916d4944c017
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Mrs.
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NE
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2016-08-05 21:37:40
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness, Nutrition Education
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Keeping Second Graders on Target for Good Health
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My new class consists of 24 unique second grade students who enjoy learning! We are excited for the new school year. My students love to work hard and play even harder. They noticed we do not have a lot of recess equipment, snacks, and cleaning supplies. They are requesting items that promote health and wellness for the 2016-2017 school year. Our wonderful school is located in Omaha, Nebraska. We are not a Title I school, so we do not receive funding for extra materials and have a limited budget for these items.
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My second graders love to be active and love recess. They know that we do not have a lot of balls and materials for our class to use at recess so they have requested to have the Lakeshore Active Play Kit. It has enough balls, jump ropes, beanbags, hula hoops, and cones that all of the children will have something to play with at recess to keep them active. On rainy days, we will use the exercise CD in our class to move and groove along to. These materials will help them burn up built energy and be ready to focus on their lessons during the day. It will also allow students the opportunity to meet part of their sixty minutes of activity a day goal that Target encourages students to achieve every day. \r\n My students also noticed that they are very hungry in the afternoons. We have a four hour time frame from lunch until dismissal. The children often complain of being hungry during this time. Research also shows that students that are hungry struggle to learn. The children want nutrient-dense snacks to keep them satisfied during our long afternoons. The books and learning center we are requesting will help teach proper nutrition along with the healthy snacks. My students want to learn about how healthy eating habits are important even at a young age. \r\n It is also important for students to have hand sanitizer, facial tissues, and Clorox wipes to ward off germs. My class wants cleaning items that will help them avoid becoming sick and keep our classroom clean.\r\n This \"kid-inspired\" project will make the difference in my second grade students performance during the 2016-2017 school year. I am so proud that my students want to be active and healthy this school year!
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My students need recess materials that promote exercise, nutritional snacks to keep them focused, books and a learning center to teach about nutrition, as well as cleaning supplies to keep them healthy.
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171,212 |
p150577
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7f3d6a419734ab0670d39f43d63d2bac
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Mrs.
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NM
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2017-01-06 16:46:39
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Music & The Arts
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Mathematics, Visual Arts
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Full STEAM Ahead!
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The students in my classroom are typical 21st century students who gain the most knowledge and understanding from hands-on STEM activities. I want my students to leave knowing more than just spreadsheets, word documents, and clicking a mouse. I want them to be creators and inventors of the future.\r\nWe have experimented with Makey Makey, Stop Motion, Squishy Circuits, Minecraftedu, Ev3 Robotics, Ozobots, Scratch, Code.org, Raspberry Pi, and Stop Motion Video Creation. For many of the students, school is the only place they have access to computers and the Internet and can learn about computer programming.
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The students in my classes are determined to be the next generation of professional gamers and programmers. They already have the skills playing the games and now is the time to let their own creativity flow to create their own. Students will choose a topic such as the structure of the earth, travel to mars, animal habitats, fractions, number patterns, or other grade level specific math and science topics. Using their creativity, the students will be able to come up with their own story and characters to create a game that highlights the topic chosen. \r\nThe students will use graph paper, colored pencils, and Bloxels to transform their creations from the real world into the digital world via the Bloxels app on the Amazon Fire devices. Working together students will be taken through the steps to designing, coding, testing and sharing a video game for themselves and others. \r\nThe project would end with a final game presentation in which the students would design the cover art for their video game to \"sell\" their idea to the rest of the class. As part of this sales pitch, students would also work together to create an advertisement poster, video campaign, or other creative presentation which highlights the created game story and how it relates to their chosen topic.
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My students need Amazon Fire Tablets, Bloxels, and Art Supplies to support their creative, technical, and problem solving skills to design their own video games.
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111,781 |
p134102
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b4299a0f9eaebb90870ab2631ac482b8
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Mrs.
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AR
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2016-07-11 11:29:44
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Flexible Seating for Optimal Learning
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Students face challenges on a daily basis in and out of the classroom. Those challenges include ADD, ADHD, single parent homes, and parents working two jobs. Often these kids are worried about things beyond their control. Many of our students receive free or reduced lunch based on their socioeconomic status. They often don't have the same opportunities and life experiences that others consider normal. I can't control what goes on outside of the classroom, but I can offer them options in my classroom. \r\n \r\n
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Flexible seating is an option I want my students to have in my classroom. It helps students to work collaboratively, communicate, and engage in critical thinking. I've found that some benefits of flexible seating include using up excess energy, increased motivation and engagement, creating a better oxygen flow to the brain, and improving core strength. It's no surprise that physical activity is linked to higher academic performance, better health, and improved behavior. \r\n\r\nI want my students to have a choice in how they learn and to choose what works best for them. They can have the opportunity to sit in a variety of ways including WOBBLE chairs, balance balls, stability cushions, and stools. Although they will still have the option, not all students can sit in chairs at desks and tables all day long. After all, it's all about the students and their needs!
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My students need WOBBLE chairs and flexible seating options so they have a choice in their learning environment.
| 0 | 1 |
95,741 |
p197533
|
a66dd04475a24e71e8edfebcce9b281b
|
Ms.
|
AR
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2017-01-13 12:47:48
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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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Bouncy Bands for Bouncy Kids
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My school is a small school located in a rural community. I am a 4th and 5th-grade resource teacher. During the day I teach math, reading, and language arts. My student try their best to participate, read, write, and succeed. My students are highly energetic and come to school every day ready to learn. \r\n\r\nDespite some of life's difficulties, they always are at my door with smiles, eager to start our day together.\r\n \r\nThank you very much for taking the time to look at our project!
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Having the bouncy bands for the desk will give the students the options to work some of their energy and anxiety out without distracting the class in the process. The elastic bands will provide a quiet, non-disruptive way for our children to release energy.\r\n\r\nThe bands attach to the legs of their chair, allowing a place for our children to rest their feet.\r\n\r\nThese will help our high energy learners to fidget without distracting others. I have many students diagnosed with ADHD and other health impairments. These bands will help to increase their learning time and, in return, their self-esteem.
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My students need the bouncy bands for their desk to give students the option to move around without distracting others. This will really benefit my active and ADHD student.
| 0 | 1 |
152,779 |
p187939
|
f079e996501bdd78cff2dac333a50604
|
Ms.
|
PA
|
2016-11-27 17:36:22
|
Grades 3-5
|
Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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ESL, Special Needs
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Around the World and Our Classroom on a New Rug
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This year I moved into a new position teaching a supplemental learning support classroom of 3rd and 4th graders. This class is designed to be a smaller classroom because the students have been identified as having an intellectual disability or a specific learning disability and are working two to three grade levels below. They are a fabulous group of students, and are determined to succeed in class as well as in life. They have positive attitudes and get along well with each other. This smaller classroom (just 7 students) allows them to feel more secure in trying and they know they won't be made fun of by others because they might get an answer wrong.\r\n\r\nDespite the neighborhood influences around us, my students show up every day ready to learn something new. There are boarded up building around us, debris outside our playground, and a lack of resources, but my students innocence and free spirits are what keep them kids. Too often our students grow up too fast and miss out on the simple kid things in life. Regardless of the IQ levels and what they may or may not understand, my students have created a family within my room.
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Each day we meet as a class on the carpet/rug to have morning meeting, read alouds, etc. My students currently have to sit on pillows I found and brought to school because our carpet wasn't big enough for everyone to get everyone around. This carpet would be big enough for all my students to sit around and feel like a part of the group.\r\nOur school is embarking on recognizing cultures within our classrooms. I chose this rug for multiple reasons, not just because it is somewhere to sit, but also because it becomes a discussion about people who may be different from us, where they live, what makes them different, and what is the same about my students and the kids they see on the rug.
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My students need a new rug. Each morning we gather for morning meeting, and each afternoon for a read aloud. It would be a great addition to our Culturally Responsive-Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports school initiative.
| 2 | 1 |
78,121 |
p227699
|
e5b81e3cc60204250503f75d5b3d472a
|
Mrs.
|
GA
|
2017-02-02 14:35:50
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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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Together We Can Change the Learning Landscape
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My students are a group of energetic, fun, loving, and curious kids who can never sit still (in the best way), enjoy hands-on activities, and using technology in the classroom. Many of them are accustomed to small town life and live in rural areas. They love to hunt, fish, be outside, play video games, dance, move, and generally do adventurous activities. \r\nIn the classroom, they love to ask questions and enjoy active learning especially when there is technology, specifically videos and any type of web-based learning applications, involved. They are very much 21st century learners! They have surprised me with the academic concepts that they seem to absorb through the hands on activities and the interactive learning activities that we use daily. They are an amazing group of kids, who love to move and learn!
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The use of technology, hands on crafts/activities, and ever-changing seating arrangements is a daily reality for the kids in my classroom. \r\nThey love to use my personal tablet, the school's Chromebooks and create things, all while they are sitting on the floor, desktop, tabletops or standing around to do their work. This is where the tablets, headphones, mice, clipboards, dry erase markers, boards and erasers, as well as different seating options will be highly beneficial to my student's. They will be able to freely move around the classroom, sit in whatever seat they want (and still wiggle), but still get their classwork done. The art supplies I am asking for will be used to engage the student's with hands on/ creative projects.
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My students need things to make them moving around the classroom to learn a possibility. Things like alternate seating, clipboards, tablets, mice and headphones for laptops, and art supplies will make this a reality for them!
| 0 | 1 |
136,210 |
p044677
|
7606691c4fbaa294a48154455bc65579
|
Mrs.
|
NC
|
2016-08-24 20:48:55
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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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Reading It, Applying It, Understanding It!
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This year I am team teaching and thoroughly enjoying being a part of my student's educational journey. I have groups of children who are excited about learning and also the opportunity to share what they have learned in many different ways. \r\nThese students attend an International School. Many of them have been global learners from the beginning of their school careers, many of them started Kindergarten with us. They are very interested in not only themselves, but the world around them and how it relates to their daily lives. The challenge with this group of students is to continue to keep their curiosity about the world around them going, while at the same time helping them grow academically. \r\n\r\n
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The following resources will enhance the Math and Science programs in our classroom: Human Body, and Force & Motion book sets, Pick a Problem Warm Up Box, Wax Paper, and Balloons.\r\nThe book sets will help my students to understand the science concepts being taught, and will also be used to aid in their comprehension of nonfiction text. The Pick a Problem Math Box will provide valuable word problem practice. The wax paper and balloons are resources that will be used for Science Lab activities.\r\nEach of these resources/supplies will help my students have rich educational experiences in the areas of Math, Science, and Literacy.\r\n
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My students need resources that will enhance their learning in the areas of Math and Science.
| 8 | 1 |
93,142 |
p120289
|
1d9076b54a998147823eddf9ca13a36e
|
Ms.
|
LA
|
2016-08-20 22:04:27
|
Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Tech for Room 7!
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A typical day in my classroom is filled with love, curiosity, and opinions. I am constantly asking my students, \"Why?\" and this allows them to further their thinking and defend their answers. I allow each of my students room to grow and become thinkers by implementing fun and hands-on activities.\r\n\r\nWe are one of three fifth grade classes within the school, and the only gifted fifth grade class here at our school. Although they are gifted students and possess a high intellect, they are much like other fifth graders, because they also love to learn and simply have fun.\r\n\r\n
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My students need six Asus laptops to assist them with their Genius Hour Projects. Genius Hour allows students a designated time each week to research and learn about an appropriate topic of their choice. The concept behind Genius Hour comes from Google. Google gives their employees 20% of their time to work on pet projects. As a result of Google's Genius Hour, Gmail and Google News was both created! The idea behind the movement is that when you give someone time to work on what they are passionate about, productivity, creativity, and morale goes up. After implementing Genius Hour into my classroom, I have found that my student's moral and their \"want\" to learn have grown exponentially. \r\n\r\nIf you donate to my classroom, this will allow my students more time to delve into their weekly skills and complete enriching activities.\r\nWe will forever be blessed and grateful if you were to donate!
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My students need six Asus laptops to assist them with our Genius Hour Projects and other research activities that we complete in class.
| 9 | 1 |
88,644 |
p208713
|
c30f5977b936876e5d939bdb71b5f237
|
Mrs.
|
NY
|
2016-10-06 13:48:44
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Healthy Belly=Healthy Mind
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Our third grade class is comprised of 27 amazing students in an ICT setting. We are a large school with a very high immigrant population located in Woodside, New York. \r\n Our students are very limited in their own language and come from many different countries and many difficult situations. Our students are creative, loving, and very eager to learn. All of our students receive free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Unfortunately, school lunch does not provide the brain food needed to give our students the energy to learn each day.\r\n
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Our students are requesting nutrient dense snacks to help give them the energy to learn throughout the school day. Our class is comprised of 27 students who all receive free lunch based on their low socioeconomic backgrounds. Our lunch is not until 1:25pm everyday and our students are often very hungry and find it hard to concentrate on the lessons being taught.\r\n Although, we do stress to our parents that a healthy snack is imperative we find ourselves providing our students with a snack each day because it is often not brought in. Our students are loving and eager to learn they just need the fuel to help them along.
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My students need nutrient dense snacks to help sustain them through the school day.
| 5 | 1 |
156,445 |
p195700
|
ffe1b83ceb832e87b9bc9856ccec5c57
|
Ms.
|
CA
|
2016-08-01 22:59:23
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Fit First Graders!
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Do you remember being in 1st grade and being active everyday with your friends? Do you remember recess and getting to learn new games and learn about teamwork? Help my students get the same experiences! \r\n\r\nMy classroom is made up a diverse group of first graders. My students come from various ethnic and racial backgrounds. As a new first grade teacher, I aim to provide all the necessary materials for my students to succeed!\r\n\r\nMy students come from all different walks of life, yet they are all excited and eager to learn at school. They love education and love learning, and I want to ensure they have all the necessary materials to be successful. With recess being short, I hope to get materials to keep my students moving throughout the day and to provide extra opportunities for health and fitness throughout the week!
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Donations to this project will help my first graders get healthy and fit! With these materials, my students will be able to not only learn about health and nutrition, but they will be able to participate in kid-inspried healthy practices. My students are extremely creative with active bodies, and the games they can create are amazing! The outdoor play kit will allow my students endless opportunities to play games outside and get moving. From hula hoops, to jump rope, they will be able to have added outdoor time with endless games! \r\n\r\nThe active mats will make it possible for students to get active when the weather is bad outside. We can use these mats to move in the classroom and get our minds and bodies moving. The books will be a great mentor text to teach students about healthy habits, nutrition and much more! Each day, students will be able to spend 60+ minutes of physical activities in a new fun way and learn about being healthy at the same time!
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My students need outdoor play equipment, hula hoops, health and wellness books, food and nutrition books, and active mats to get moving and learn about healthy living!
| 104 | 1 |
135,127 |
p074829
|
86d1811271b1162cd73b90ea1243588f
|
Mrs.
|
AZ
|
2017-03-13 19:34:01
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Grades PreK-2
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History & Civics
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Civics & Government
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Reading and Research with Kindle Fires
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My classroom is fairly large with 26 students. The students love technology and are getting good at using it to help improve their reading comprehension and to research various topics, too. They are a diverse group of students with varying needs. I strive to create a positive learning environment that celebrates differences and student needs. \r\n\r\n I want to provide more opportunities for my students to use technology in the classroom. Kindle Fires will give my students a chance to gain comfort reading and researching using a variety of digital tools. \r\n\r\n\r\n
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The purpose of this project is to get technology in my students hands so that they can have more access to our digital reading program. They can run the app from the device and practice their fluency and comprehension while building their confidence with digital test taking skills and research through digital tools such as Brain Pop and Pebble Go. This will get more technology into the hands of all students.\r\nTechnology is a 21st Century skill.\r\nI want to get Kindle Fires so that my students will have technology to access Raz Kids, a reading comprehension and fluency computer program. As well, they will be able to use digital tools to help with learning about specific science, social studies, English/Language Arts skills and math through online resources such as PebbleGo, Discovery Education and Brain Pop Jr. The Kindle Fires will give my students various technology opportunities to get ready for the tech based careers that await them. They love learning!\r\n
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My students need Kindle Fires to get access to more technology and practice reading comprehension using digital sources.
| 3 | 1 |
128,483 |
p032268
|
56084cb1e0b3260cb2b73ac3326425fd
|
Ms.
|
MO
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2016-08-11 02:31:58
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Explore This & Build That
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My middle school students love designing, building, and testing projects for engineering and the hands-on learning experience they receive when they complete science labs throughout the year. Unfortunately, supplies for so much fun learning aren't free. \r\n\r\nPlease help my students have an awesome year of fun, hands-on Science and Engineering learning! My students truly do enjoy completing the science labs and engineering projects they are assigned throughout the year. That being said, I'm asking for your help in providing them with science and engineering materials that they will be utilizing throughout the school year.
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These supplies will give my students some wonderful hands on learning opportunities and the chance for them to do some new robotics and electrical labs. These materials; along with supplies for my science lab in general→ because let's just admit it: drones are cool, will allow my students some new, unique learning activities and support some tried and true projects, as well.\r\n\r\nMy students are beginning a program with PLTW and supporting materials/extra activities would be nice to have for quick finishers or end of the year projects. Any help you can give us in reaching our learning goals will be greatly appreciated! \r\n\r\n
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My students need materials for different labs and projects they will be completing throughout the year. Some of those activities won't happen at all if we aren't funded.
| 3 | 0 |
153,066 |
p183473
|
3edf1305f38913e71fb824ddd87ca19c
|
Mrs.
|
WA
|
2016-08-11 17:24:11
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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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Classroom Tables and Chairs Fit for First Grade!
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I will be teaching at a different school in my district this year with a brand new group of awesome kiddos. My school is a school of high poverty, and I look forward to working with students from a vast range of cultural backgrounds. A whole world view of learning is a main focus at my new school as well. I am excited for the upcoming challenge! My school is also an older school and I have to provide the majority of my own classroom materials and furniture. That is where you come in!
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I would love to provide my students with tables and chairs fit for first grade learning. I am moving to a new school this year, and the tables and chairs in my first grade classroom are ancient and fit for preschoolers. I would LOVE to give my first graders the best learning environment possible. I will be working at a school of high poverty, and must bring in my own furniture to accommodate my kids needs. This is an expense that I simply cannot afford on my own. Your help in this area would help out 25 amazing first graders, giving them a place to learn that is both comfortable and suitable for their age group. The setup of these tables will also allow my students to work collaboratively, learning from one another! Please consider donating to my project, fulfilling one of their basic learning needs: a place to sit, write, and learn while in class. Your help will benefit many students for years to come! Thank you!!!
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My students need 6 rectangular student tables, and 24 student chairs!
| 10 | 1 |
124,226 |
p174642
|
c3627577111967235ff72b10d0de5a8a
|
Ms.
|
NC
|
2016-07-27 13:49:16
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports, Special Needs
|
Health & Wellness, Special Needs
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Learning in Motion!
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Currently our 5th Grade Level blocks, which means each teacher focuses on a subject. Our students are very eager to learn and this gives them a chance to focus more in each block of instruction. In my class we learn all about math.\r\n\r\nWe are a Title One School that has 100% free breakfast and lunch. Our school is surrounded by a neighborhood with parents who need support as well as our students. Students would benefit from having movement while learning. The students would have an optimal learning environment with the use of these materials.\r\n\r\n
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Learning in Motion! Wow, have you ever just sat in a classroom and wish you could move around and you could not. What if you were having to complete your work while sitting on an exercise ball or a stepping board?\r\n\r\nMy students will be able to move and learn through the use of these materials! Students today need every opportunity to be able to release energy. During small group stations students will be able to complete their independent work while sitting on one of the balls or the Steppie board. Using these materials will make Learning In Motion come to life.
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My students need Steppie Balance Boards and the Ball Stay N Place to transform my classroom into an active learning environment.
| 0 | 1 |
14,966 |
p236591
|
a32b25e1dc9686ef4bdfd31c7dcad0db
|
Ms.
|
MD
|
2016-09-25 21:38:36
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning
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Character Education
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Hats Off to a Job Well Done!
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Imagine moving to a new country. You haven't learned yet to read or write and you have this smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are some of the students I teach every day. I teach in a middle school that services a wide variety of students, including recent immigrants. We also have a high level of students who are a part of the free breakfast and lunch program.\r\n\r\nDespite hardships, most of my students are excited and eager to learn. My curriculum doesn't just include reading and writing; we also look at relevant world and community events. My students work toward being productive and compassionate citizens of this technological age.\r\n
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Students work on the prize cart, selling items for \"Marley Money\". Additionally, they make change, restock and arrange displays. The items that we have get with your donation will keep the cart going. Students will enjoy figuring out how much \"money\" each item should be worth as well as honing their customer service skills.\r\n\r\nYour kindness gives these students the opportunity to get real life job experience that they can use once they are ready to go out in the community. I teach my students to practice random acts of kindness, and your generosity allows them to see this concept first hand.\r\n\r\n
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My students need stress balls, binders, and fidget toys to sell in our school store cart. Students work the cart to get valuable customer service experience.
| 28 | 1 |
110,442 |
p050515
|
f29bd35f8db397e3ee797d740fc47fa2
|
Ms.
|
NC
|
2016-11-04 15:25:08
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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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Ms. Jones' wiggling minds!
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Start each day with a grateful and thankful heart! This is how we start each day! \r\n\r\nMy students at Cabarrus Charter are creative, outgoing, and intellectual 5 year olds! Along with our class greetings, we also have the school mission statement and education model- Purpose, Passion, Integreity and Grit! Even at just 5 years old, my students have all of these qualities! \r\n\r\nEach student has the purpose to make smarter choices to become productive citizens of society one day. We always touch on what they want to be when they grow up, and how what we are learning helps us get there. My students also have the passion to learn and always are excited to explore new topics and ideas! \r\n\r\nWhile integrity may be hard to teach younger students, I like to relate it to responsibility! We focus on building integrity and responsibility all day long with their actions towards themselves and others. I integrate this into their daily decision making and reflection on events that happen through the day. \r\n\r\nGrit- their drive and determination to become those better students. They absolutely are determined to become those productive students, and work so hard from beginning to end of their day.
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Alternative seating will provide options for my students to enhance their learning. \r\n\r\nWiggling Minds lead to a productive future. I firmly believe my students will benefit from options to enhance their movement and learning! Keeping their minds engaged during rigorous curriculum can be challenging, so proving them with alternative options to just sitting still will increase their attention span, allowing for me to become a more effective teacher. \r\n\r\nThe stools will allow them to sit at their desks completing their work, and increase their brain activity. The cushions will do much of the same thing, however will give me an extra minute or two to finish teaching the important curriculum sometimes lost when we get the wiggles.
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My students need alternative seating options to enhance and complete their thriving minds.
| 0 | 1 |
10,699 |
p094336
|
51f3194b6858803f64ed0d9ddee3b9de
|
Mrs.
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LA
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2016-09-29 11:42:44
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, History & Civics
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Community Service, Social Sciences
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We Are All Part of a Community
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My school serves military children and is located on a military base. Our children move around with their families pretty frequently and does not have a stable school/community. My children are raised by a single parent when the other parent is deployed, away at schooling, or even on night shifts where they are not able to be home with their family. My students are from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicity. My students will appreciate the items on my list.
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These career costumes will build up my children's knowledge of their community helpers. Students need to be able to understand the role and importance of our community helpers. The students also need to understand how we all work together to make our community/world what it is. We all work together to help each other and support the community of people. \r\n\r\nStudents develop an understanding of economic concepts and develop decision-making skills by working with these costumes during afternoon stations. These community helper costumes will able to start a foundation to allow my students to understand how jobs allow people to have money to get the things they need and want.
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My students need these realistic costumes to support them with their dramatic play.
| 0 | 1 |
144,518 |
p191463
|
59676277f53ed718f38b74df7be9f520
|
Mrs.
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PA
|
2016-08-01 14:43:40
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness
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Hopping In To A New Year!
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These students attend an inner city school in a high poverty school district. We are a school that services children in grades K-5. As a teacher in this type of learning environment, it is very difficult to compete with the other more affluent school districts.\r\n\r\nMy children are energetic, eager to learn, and willing to accept the difficult challenges that come their way. It is because of their willingness that I have become the better teacher and want the best for their future. We are moving \"Onward and Upward\" to reach for the stars.
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Balancing and hopping are major skills that are taken for granite. With these types of supplies, I will be able to help my students understand their importance. Coordination is key in development and learning. With the school district in such a major budget crisis, there is no money for the teachers to invest in supplies for the students. How can we just sit back and hope things will get better. Now is the time to stop sitting around and take action. With your donations, I will be able to take action and provide a healthier and welcoming environment for my students to grow and succeed.\r\n
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My students need materials needed to promote balancing and hopping skills such as; bouncing balls, hop scotch kits, balancing balls, and a physical activity bingo kit.
| 25 | 1 |
92,476 |
p157636
|
dcf081df4ef21cd9fcaf2f26171f87fd
|
Ms.
|
AZ
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2016-05-30 18:30:58
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning, Music & The Arts
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Community Service, Visual Arts
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Middle School Makerspace for STEAM!
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In our visual arts classroom, we serve a very diverse group of students at our Title I middle school. In one class period, a third of the class will be made up of students with special needs, another fraction will be part of our highly gifted population, while yet another fraction will be students who are homeless, and another may be immigrants just learning English for the first time, while in middle school.\r\n\r\nRegardless of the demographics, all students are brought together in the same class period, in some cases for the first time, to learn and practice art together, despite differences in race, religion, academic abilities, special needs, behavioral challenges, socioeconomic status, family makeup, languages, and more.
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I am a visual arts teacher who believes that a makerspace would be the perfect complement to our Art program. I believe that our kids need to experience and be familiar with 21st century technology in order to have a fighting chance at being successful in the highly competitive world into which they'll be graduating. They desperately need access to the same quality of supplies and technology that students who attend schools in higher socio-economic areas have. The best way to end the cycle of poverty is through high quality education with access to adequate resources. Hopefully, this access and experience will inspire and motivate them to charge forward, knowing that the goals they set are truly within reach.\r\nMy plan is to have students use the 3D printer to help them come up with ways to solve problems for others in need while providing them with an educational experience that encompasses all subjects. Researching areas /people that need assistance, working collaboratively to help find solutions to problems, designing, creating, etc. Everything involved in this community service project allows students to actually apply what they've learned in all subject areas, instead of just bubbling in answers on a test. It will also teach them how gratifying it is to help others. \r\n
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My students need a 3D Printer for the beginnings of a makerspace so they can have experience with 21st Century technology.
| 2 | 1 |
7,329 |
p064137
|
3e9c26a679e5a76da881c52efff6b411
|
Mrs.
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CA
|
2016-11-17 20:32:08
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning, Literacy & Language
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Character Education, Literacy
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PROMOTE READING WHILE LEARNING ABOUT LIFE SKILLS
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Our students need up-to-date reading materials that include topics of health, nutrition, fitness, life skills, technology, and language arts. Because many of our students are surrounded by social media, sometimes it is difficult for adolescents to find the safe and correct answers to their questions rather than relying on their friends who probably know less and give the wrong advice. In addition, I teach at a Title 1 school where English is not their primary language, but having a magazine with teen topics could promote their interests to read as well as inform the students for success in solving their teen dilemmas.
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Having CHOICES magazine will be a valuable reading tool for my students to learn more about life skill topics. Because the students use social media as a way to get information, sometimes the information is not accurate and could hurt the student. CHOICES magazine allows the students to get information from a reliable resource. CHOICES magazine will promote reading in my class. With the up-to-date topics such as \"Are Online Friends Real Friends?\" to \"How Healthy Are You Really?\" gives students answers to questions they may be shy to talk about. Thus, funding my project will help these teens make smart choices.
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My students need 10 subscriptions of CHOICES magazine and a few flash drives for the STEAM class.
| 2 | 0 |
158,746 |
p086624
|
2cb7b4f850d865b4f230bd879d1f07dd
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Mrs.
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MA
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2017-01-19 17:47:57
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Music & The Arts
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Applied Sciences, Visual Arts
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Let Us Build Our Creations!
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My students are very interested in Engineering. They have recently discovered that they love building things and seeing how things work. It is great to see my students wanting to learn more.\r\n I would love to give my students a chance to design things and then create 3-D models. My students do not have art during the school day. Some of my kids love to draw and use it as a way to regain focus. I would love for them to use 3Doodler to combine drawing and building!
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I have such great students, who can do so much if they are given the opportunity. My students love to build things. In today's world where test scores matter and every second of the school day is devoted to academics, my students are missing a chance to be creative. My kids do not have art during the school day.\r\n\r\nMany of my students have been asking to have a STEAM club after school. I can think of nothing better than to let them design something and and then letting them see it come alive in 3-D. It is something many of them would cherish for a long time.
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My students need and more importantly would love a set of 3Doodlers!
| 2 | 1 |
75,177 |
p161404
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6babe90a39e59f61ae6b9bd7297c41e4
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-07-01 09:02:00
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Listening to Our Favorite Books
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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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I have been a teacher for more than twenty years and have amassed a huge collection of books. I love introducing children to new authors and then having more books by that author for them to read as well. Many times students want to read books that can be difficult for them to read independently and they get discouraged with reading. Books on CD can change that.\r\n\r\nMy students enjoy listening to audio versions of their favorite books. I am requesting books on CD for my students' favorite authors. Research shows that listening to audiobooks helps students improve fluency and comprehension skills as well. It will also help students become familiar with new vocabulary, follow complex plot lines, and develop a love of reading.
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My students need books on CD (of beloved authors like Roald Dahl, Judy Blume, and Beverly Cleary) for our listening center.
| 53 | 1 |
92,052 |
p257291
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f899b365266adfbd21e499beb0c9f6f2
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Mrs.
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GA
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2017-01-25 17:37:26
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Organization is Essential to Success!
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As you might imagine, middle school is a special group, but sixth grade is a joy all its own. As I stand at my door each day to welcome my babies in, I am greeted with hugs, high fives and offers for help. As they move into the classroom, I observe their silly, but awkward behaviors as they greet each other, chat about their bus rides in or how much fun they had over the weekend. Yes, some of them do come to my door downtrodden but by the end of homeroom, they are pepped and ready to go, I try to make sure of it with a bowl of song and dance, a spoonful of encouragement, and a teeny-tiny bit of excitement (not too much for my sixth graders!).\r\n\r\nYou see, I have a group of curious, restless and wiggly sixth grade students who won’t shy away from a challenge, and who, if given the opportunity will reach new heights. Like the typical sixth graders, they are moody and often easily frustrated, but when they get it… they are eager to share and don’t have a problem helping out a classmate…even when they shouldn’t! My babies are hard workers!
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The materials will help my students to become more organized and will allow me to deliver instruction that will help to push them using the exciting and interactive language arts games and activities. \r\n\r\nIf you know middle schoolers, you know that they are not the most organized! So, to combat this, the students will use the snap folders as a place to store their assignments while in their book bags, and because they are water resistant, my students won't have to fret about their papers getting wet while waiting at the bus stop in the rain. As an added bonus, because they are tear-resistant, these folders will be used for my students next year as well! The other folders will help me as a teacher to organize the students work once it is graded and submitted. The games, charts and markers, and activity books will be used to help me to engage the students in meaningful and FUN activities geared towards test prep and review.
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My students need folders and supplies to help them to become more organized.
| 3 | 1 |
18,502 |
p227528
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a86161693c24ce1eab1046914009bea8
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Mr.
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TX
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2016-12-13 16:47:00
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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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Math Is Fun With Spheros!
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In my combined, Algebra I classes, I have a total of forty-five students. In that forty-five are a mix of low to high socio-economic students, students labeled as LEP (Limited English Proficiency), Special Education students, and the majority of them Hispanic.\r\n\r\nWith all that these students have stacked against them, they keep coming to school, and give everything they have everyday.\r\n\r\nWe recently took a mathematics benchmark, through \"Think Through Math\" which places the students at a certain level depending on how well they did. The results showed exactly why most of my students are not successful in high school mathematics courses. When I have freshman struggling to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, how are they supposed to be successful in upper level mathematics courses?
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The two spheros will show that math does matter. With the spheros I can show the students that math isn't always about \"Finding x\". They will be able to understand that math relies heavily on problem solving, and will teach the students to use critical thinking skills that are a necessity in their overall education.\r\n\r\nWith the Spheros the students will discover the fun in math. They will be used as a way to distract the students from thinking that math is boring. Math isn't always a procedural problem, it's about understanding a concept and using that concept in any situation. \r\n
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My students need two Spheros to discover math beyond the walls of the classroom.
| 1 | 1 |
73,232 |
p096175
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623edaeb725a2f9940b9f39b1db9bd6c
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-07-25 12:45:03
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Flexible Seating for a Fidget Friendly Classroom
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I teach 4th grade Math and Science within our Dual Language program which encompasses 4 classes made up of an average of 18 students each. I am fortunate to be able to teach the same students this upcoming school year that I had when they were in second grade!\r\n \r\nOur students come from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds that would equally benefit from extra support and resources. The children in my class thrive from various learning styles and crave opportunities that are rich in diversity.
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Children spend a majority of their school day sitting at a desk. Sitting for an extended period of time results in restlessness and lack of focus. Giving the students the ability to stand or move while sitting increases student attention and academic engagement. Having flexible seating in my classroom will set the tone for a positive, accommodating, learning environment. My students will be able to be actively engaged in the lesson by moving their bodies while working. \r\n\r\nDifferent seating options will make our classroom more student friendly with a comfortable learning environment. \r\n\r\nI want my active learners to have the opportunity to fidget without distraction, and the chair bands would be the perfect fit. Students will also be able to make a choice to stand or sit depending on their individual learning needs.
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My students need flexible seating to meet the needs of each individual. Stools, balance discs, and adjustable desks would be perfect to accommodate their needs.
| 0 | 1 |
72,886 |
p236048
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12ea75b72331b3d0610726773c0b0138
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-08-18 23:28:40
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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STEM Toys for Genius Girls
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I teach an amazing class of 25 first grade girls in the South Bronx. Many of my students are English language learners and children with special needs. Most qualify for free and reduced price lunch. \r\nAll of my students are creative, thoughtful, and eager learners! They are scientists, authors, coders, playwrights, actors, engineers, teachers, artists, doctors, and athletes. Sometimes they're even all 10 of those in one day! With your generous donation, they can continue to pursue these interests through play and creative expression!
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While women lead the nation in college completion, the number of those who major in many STEM fields is still quite low. Studies have shown time after time that what young girls need is early and continued exposure to engineering, coding, robotics, and circuitry to maintain their interest in these important fields AND become real-world problem solvers. What better way to do this than through play?\r\n\r\nWith these STEM toys, the young scientists, engineers, and coders in my class will get a chance to build and engineer a house, school bus, or ferris wheel with real wiring and control robots with simple coding and their own artwork! All the while they will be collaborating, problem-solving, and, perhaps most importantly, having fun! \r\n\r\nThese young women are the future, so let's give them a running start!
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My students need fun STEM materials that will lay the foundation for engineering, robotics, and coding in their lives!
| 23 | 1 |
16,120 |
p008497
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e7b0b4e38246073eddc898d5e8be2d3e
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Ms.
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NC
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2017-03-27 11:24:08
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science
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Kill Home Energy Waste
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As an academically gifted teacher I am awarded the opportunity to work with the brightest students in my school. These students are usually focused, dedicated, and soak up most learning opportunities provided. The pursuit of knowledge is what I want for all students. However, there are always students that do not quite make the gifted identification cut. They also may not be the self motivated learners that are inspired to grab hold of the knowledge the teacher is trying to share. I strongly feel these students need a chance to grow their giftedness and demonstrate their academic potential. I want to give this underrepresented population a chance to GO GROW in a learning environment unlike they have not been exposed to before. \r\n\r\nInquiry and problem-based learning (PBL) is a fundamental principle of the Go Grow program. Students are challenged to learn through engagement in authentic problems, simultaneously developing both problem solving strategies while enhancing student learning and motivation.\r\n\r\nThis school year we are implementing a Go Grow class to nurture bright students who do not quite qualify for our academically gifted program. This innovative program offers students from underrepresented populations the opportunity to complete rigorous activities in a gifted environment.
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Evaluating energy consumption is the first step engineers take when trying to reduce energy consumption. Students can use watt meters to measure the power required and calculate energy used from various electrical devices and household appliances. The Kill-A-Watt Power Meter is designed to make electrical measurements using standard 3-prong outlets. When the meter is plugged into a standard electrical outlet, an electrical appliance can be plugged into the outlet located on the front of the meter. You can also measure how much power some appliances use even when they’re turned “OFF”.\r\n\r\nStudents will be able to take home a Kill-A-Watt meter to make simple electrical measurements; become familiar with standard measurement units used in physics and engineering, and improve their understanding of important concepts like“energy”, “power”, and “efficiency”. They will keep individual records and graph their results at home. At school, students will be able to compare their results with others and explore the economic and environmental considerations of energy use.\r\n\r\nSolar, wind, and hydro power exploration kits will aid students in coming up with their own alternative energy solutions to residential electricity waste. At the conclusion of this unit, students will create their own STEM project where they design a clean energy solution based on their experiments or ideas from the design manual. \r\n\r\n
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My students need Kill-A-Watt meters to test electricity usage at home before they experiment with alternative energy sources.
| 9 | 1 |
12,415 |
p129930
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fedafeb100f7e64f4891fcc139002540
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Ms.
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NY
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2017-03-17 17:59:00
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Grades PreK-2
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History & Civics, Literacy & Language
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History & Geography, Literacy
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Bringing Black History to Life!
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My 2nd grade students go to a wonderfully diverse and collaborative public school in Brooklyn, New York. Our school works hard to help our students become problem solvers, creative thinkers, and socially responsible citizens of their community and the world. \r\n\r\nMy students are avid readers of who love learning about the lives of others throughout history! My amazing 2nd graders have come alive during our current unit studying Black History! I want to stock my classroom library with as many wonderfully exciting and engaging books about this time in history as possible, in order to not only build my students' love of reading, but their sense of social justice as well. My students are highly motivated learners who work hard every day in order to reach their learning goals and beyond!
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There's no better way to connect children to the past than through the remarkable stories of those that lived through it and helped shape it! My students have come alive while studying black history. I want to build upon this excitement by exposing them to more biographies and books about history! \r\n\r\nNot only will these biographies and books about the past help teach my students about the history of our country, but they will also make them more socially aware and therefore contribute to their development as future citizens of our country and the world!\r\n\r\nOur current work reading about Black History has really spoken to my students on many different levels. I have never seen the entire class so engaged and listening with rapt attention. In addition to learning a great deal of important information about American history, my students are also making valuable connections between the past and life today. They are thinking critically about human rights and the ways in which society has developed in the past 200 years. My students are wonderfully excited learners who have always been eager to learn about the world around them. Now they want to connect to the voices of the past. Having access to these books will allow them to do just that!
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My students need books about important leaders and figures in Black History to support our current literacy unit.
| 67 | 1 |
123,021 |
p052790
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708e5ce191868206fbd00abbe6032a2e
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Mrs.
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OH
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2016-08-15 06:38:44
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Lifelong readers starting in Kindergarten.
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My students love to read, explore and look through books. They especially like to look through books that we have read as a class. \r\n\r\nThe students in our school are an amazing, hard working groups of Kindergarteners who are always excited to learn. \r\nMy school is a larger school, but is next to a neighboring farm. There is a high population of low income families that attend my school. My student's love any time they are able to look through books and tell the story that they are reading
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My students love to read. The book bags will provide a way for students to take books home that they have read in reading groups to share with their parents. This will be a greatness for parents to see what great readers their children are becoming The book shelf will provide a way for students to easily see books thatcher have read or books by favorite authors. \r\n\r\nThese materials will help my students develop a love for reading and make them life long readers. My students already love to read, but I want to encourage this love to grow even more.
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My students need Book bags that they can utilize to take books home and share with their families. They also need a book case that will display books in a kid friendly way.
| 6 | 0 |
110,132 |
p006358
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e4f46da793c5d478d28de5461a719424
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-11-20 08:36:32
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literacy, Visual Arts
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Winter Literacy and Art Exhibit!
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Over 90% of our students receive free or reduced price lunch. While 40% of our students are considered English Language Learners, Spanish is the home language of 90% of our students. Many of our students are struggling readers, but work hard to reach their reading goals during the school year. \r\nOur children love the opportunity to express themselves through the visual and performing arts. Children spend the year learning about different artists and genres and have the pleasure of creating their own abstract paintings, self portraits, paper collages, optical illusions, silhouettes and many more. Literacy is integrated throughout the artistic process by having students research, read, write and discuss the artists, genres and time periods of the art they create.
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Our children work so hard during the school day learning to read, write and solve challenging math problems. They are so excited during art-time when they have an opportunity to express themselves their creative art. They are so proud of the work they create and love to compete with others to participate in the Winter and Spring Art Exhibits. Our whole school community, including parents, teachers and students look forward to the art exhibit to see the creative works the children have done this year. Having frames to display their work will make the room look more like an art gallery and make the children proud of and motivated for their work!
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My students need frames to display their beautiful art work during our special art exhibit!
| 8 | 1 |
127,624 |
p177695
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9b58caab6f7c442566ee1eb22148a1c6
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Mrs.
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SC
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2016-09-26 17:10:06
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Help Us Love Reading!
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My students all face different educational difficulties. They spend, on average, an hour a day receiving specialized instruction from me for math or reading. Some also spend an additional hour receiving special services from the other resource teacher at my school. \r\nIn my room all students are given the opportunity to experience success. I make it a point to celebrate every achievement, no matter how small, because my students don't often get celebrated. Though they all come faced with different challenges we stand together as a family and look out for each other.
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If my students received book bins and headphones our entire classroom would change.Book bins will give my students more ownership in the room and provide a more organized productive environment where everyone can succeed. \r\nMy students love to listen to stories because reading is so challenging for them. I currently have a few pairs of barely functional headphones that my students fight to use. When they are able to listen to the story they not only understand the text but enjoy reading! They swell with pride when they finish a story and have understood it. Providing my classroom with a set of headphones would allow every student this joy daily. \r\nMy students will also use their headphones to listen to audio feedback of their work and to watch video directions in all subjects.
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My students need book bins to organize their work and headphones so they can listen to audio books and learn to love reading.
| 0 | 1 |
34,246 |
p145723
|
d9e0730ef984646eb2eb1fc7cf93027e
|
Ms.
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AZ
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2016-09-15 22:39:22
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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Engaging Students
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My class consists of just over 20 first grade students. The majority of my class are girls, with a sprinkling of boys. Our school is a Title 1 school and could utilize some more resources for stronger learning opportunities. \r\n\r\nMy students love to learn and enjoy trying different ways of learning. My class is diverse, with some students reading well and others barely knowing their sounds. They work hard to learn new concepts and enjoy collaborating together during lessons. My class tries hard to include everyone in our class and to embody the \"Be Kind People project\" as much as possible.\r\n\r\n
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Dry erase boards allow us to save paper, while being more interactive for the students. We would be able to use these boards for all subjects, including mathematics, reading, and even writing. These white boards will allow students to quickly show an answer or respond to a math problem. That quick check will allow for me to check for understanding and reteach any concepts in the moment that are not mastered. It will also allow them to practice their writing skills and letter/number formation. It will allow students another way to do their work to keep them engaged in my lessons. \r\n\r\nIn addition, the dry erase boards also double as magnetic boards. We can use magnetic letters and the boards to practice word work, making words, and generally further our reading skills!
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My students need a class set of dry erase boards that also double as magnetic boards.
| 1 | 0 |
86,584 |
p115968
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ed9e0d5efd292b586ef93f54b93d812c
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Mrs.
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NJ
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2017-01-07 19:56:19
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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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Did You Hear? Little Ears Need a Listening Center
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If you were to ask any of my first grade students what their favorite what their favorite thing to do in school is, they would all probably say center time. Learning centers are a time where students can not only practice the literacy and math skills taught in first grade, but also build their social skills.\r\n\r\nI have a classroom full of 25 amazing first graders, all with diverse learning styles. \r\nWe are a Title I school with many at-risk children. The students come from many different backgrounds which makes us a very multicultural setting. Our elementary school goes from Pre-K through 5th grade and houses about 700 students.
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My students love when I tell them it is time for centers. It is a time where they can explore math and literacy skills in a fun and independent way. An important center that my classroom is missing is a listening center.\r\n\r\n By hearing a story read to them, it can model fluency and phrasing to help students become stronger readers. Struggling readers will feel successful when opening up a story book. Students can use the listening center to improve their decoding skills as well as their comprehension skills. It can also be used throughout the day in math centers! The math listening center can engage the students in numeric concepts taught throughout the year.
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My students need a listening center to help increase their math and literacy skills.
| 5 | 1 |
16,209 |
p132942
|
4c7e23eb3820373448c8650017dd2d4a
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Mrs.
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MO
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2017-03-02 09:58:03
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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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Wobbling and Working!
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My students are amazing first-grade learners in a suburban school district in the Midwest. My students come from all walks of life. We have a wonderful mix of boys and girls, as well as many different cultural backgrounds. We are fortunate to have many supportive parents in our school family!\r\n\r\nFirst graders, by nature, are full of energy and wiggles!\r\nThey need lots of opportunities to move their bodies and be comfortable during the day. I am always on the lookout for ways to give them what they need so they can be the best learners they can be!
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We learn best when we are comfortable, and our students do too! With this project I am going to supplement my traditional seating of tables and chairs with wobble stools. These stools have a curved bottom to allow students to move while remaining seated and working. All students learn in different ways and this includes their seating. In my flexible classroom, students can choose where they learn best. This could be by standing at a counter, sitting on a cushion, sitting on a yoga ball, or lying on the floor. Having a set of stools that students can use when working at a table would help me meet more of my students' learning needs. When they have the power to choose where they learn best, they will be more focused and more successful.\r\n\r\nFlexible seating provides students with choices in the classroom.\r\nIt empowers them to investigate different strategies they can utilize during learning and collaboration. By giving my students this freedom, I am supporting the early development of autonomy and self awareness.
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My students need wobble stools so they can wiggle while they learn.
| 13 | 1 |
40,912 |
p118448
|
fa57eb027475a63de05eb4cf3e35bee7
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Mrs.
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NC
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2016-10-05 17:32:17
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Movement Makes My Mind Strong
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Our third grade students are a bunch of energetic learners! These students love to read, create stories, work on challenging math projects, conduct science experiments, and analyze historical events! Our students are hard workers, and like to work with their peers all over our classrooms. Our third graders especially love science! They love to conduct hands-on experiments with their peers! This year we hope to engage students in experimental scientific learning! \r\n\r\nOur hope is that our students get the opportunity to have a classroom environment that embraces learning through movement and hands-on activities, so that they may better experience engaged learning!
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My students are asking for tall learning wobble stools, so they may move at their desks. Many of my students are not tall enough to use our classroom's current flexible seating. Some of my smaller students have asked for moving stools that are taller, so that they may wobble and work efficiently. One student in particular, offered this suggestion at our morning meeting this week. He wondered if our classroom could get flexible seating in different sizes, since all of the students in our class are different shapes and sizes. It is our third grade class' hope that we will be able to receive these taller wobble stools for students that need an extra boost!\r\n\r\nIn our morning meeting, another student shared that yoga mats would be a great tool for yoga brain breaks! The other students in our class readily agreed. We also hope that we will be able to receive yoga mats to share, for our daily yoga stretch break! Students really enjoy our yoga time each day! These mats will allow students to try more relaxing yoga poses, in a safe and germ free manner.
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My students need active learning wobble stools, so they can move while they work!
| 5 | 1 |
99,498 |
p149600
|
a7359deccbc86e39826383430a4ccd6a
|
Mr.
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KS
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2016-11-27 21:34:31
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Grades 6-8
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Applied Learning, Music & The Arts
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College & Career Prep, Performing Arts
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Some Late Breaking News Needing to Be Captured on Camera
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My students are journalists, film makers and explorers in the making. They yearn to discover and create new things.\r\n\r\nMy students are the epitome of heart, ingenuity and creativity.\r\nThey come from a wide range of backgrounds, but they all love to dream big and aren't afraid to take risks. Being in a Title I school, we have students from both extreme poverty and middle class families all working together and encouraging one another to achieve great things and make the world a better place.
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My 7th and 8th grade newspaper students love to create media to share with other students. They strive to be the most professional journalists in the field and want everything they create to be of the highest quality. However, their current camera is old and doesn't create the greatest pictures.\r\n\r\nFor the first time ever, these students are also creating an amazing news program to share with the school each week. Again, their current camera doesn't create a quality video. The shots are pixelated, the sound is difficult to hear, and the focus is fuzzy. They have amazing content but need video footage that matches that quality.\r\n\r\nThis camera will give students a better glimpse of what it is like to work in a real news room. It will give them quality video that they can be proud to share with their classmates, friends and family. This will make them a more legitimate news team.
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My students need a quality camera for their print copy of the school newspaper and to record video for their video news broadcasts.
| 4 | 1 |
82,505 |
p076959
|
a2255d60b4f12443b377963582cc38d2
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Mrs.
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IL
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2016-06-03 11:11:46
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Health & Life Science
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Stand Up!
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Every day 75+ urban scientists from grades 5th-8th grade enter my room ready to explore new ideas, ask questions and work collaboratively with other scientists. My scientists come from many different backgrounds and abilities, however, one thing they have in common is their interest in learning new things and their dedication to working hard. \r\n\r\nAs a teacher we are always looking for ways that we can meet the needs of all of our students so that they can be successful. In preparing for the 2016-17 school year one area that I noticed would be most beneficial is giving students a work space where they are able to stand, one that is functional and ergonomically sound. This will be just the beginning of transforming our science space and continuing to educate our future scientists!
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My students have a very long school day (and year). Many of them are super active and want/need the ability to stand while working on a project, taking notes, completing independent work, etc. As a teacher it is my job to find ways that my students can be most successful and get the most out of their learning. I have noticed over the past couple of years that many students benefit from being allowed to stand while working, however, the current desk heights are not ergonomically appropriate for most middle school students as they are too low. \r\n\r\nStudents have a lot of energy and these desks will allow them to move about so that they can focus more on their academic work rather then focusing on the need to move around. These desks will help students to work in a way that bests benefits them and allows them to work in their most ideal environment and focus on learning rather then the movement.\r\n\r\n
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My students need t a desk that they can stand at to do their work.
| 4 | 1 |
123,375 |
p130697
|
1888506f6c20854f36c87a1939afeedd
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Mrs.
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NC
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2017-03-24 19:59:56
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Community of Readers
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My school serves a very diverse population. Students come from low to middle class homes in the surrounding community. The Hispanic population is growing rapidly year by year, including numerous students that are just learning English. 42% of our students receive free or reduced lunch and face various challenges inside and outside of the classroom.\r\nMy students are very creative, kind hearted, and want to succeed. Students need access to materials. \r\nI am building lifelong readers that constantly seek knowledge.\r\n
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I am trying to build lifelong readers and I've noticed that students are reading less and less. A major reason is that they don't have access to books. They also do not have time to leave the classroom to get books or have access to books outside of the home. They complain that the school library doesn't have a variety of books, especially books that relate to them. Building my classroom library will give students full access to books recommended by them! They also get to choose to learn about other cultures. \r\nDiverse students need a diverse selection of books to choose from.\r\n\r\n
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My students need a variety of classroom books to choose from.
| 1 | 1 |
112,691 |
p036755
|
cba9397d0ca2d648a6195d71c13df166
|
Mrs.
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IL
|
2016-07-20 20:12:09
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Environmental Science
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Exploring Our World
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I have a very diverse group of students. Some come in never having held a pencil before, while some come in reading chapter books. Many of my students come from a low-income, low parent involvement area, and I believe they deserve someone to advocate for their best learning environment. \r\n\r\nWe are a STEM school, which means that my students have an interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. They are working on becoming collaborators and problem solvers, and they deserve an environment that encourages that.
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At our school, my students receive STEM instruction daily. This year, I would like to make that time even more meaningful by offering play and exploration-based centers that match up to our units of study. I want my students to have the opportunity to learn by becoming explorers, scientists, and engineers.\r\n\r\nCan you imagine how impactful it could be for a student to discover something new about the world around them on their own, and to be able to share it with their friends? These centers will allow students to explore science, technology, engineering, and math while working on important social skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.
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My students need science exploration centers that will allow them to further explore our STEM topics.
| 3 | 0 |
31,572 |
p016641
|
596e4f805805eeb5b779f0f94e157bab
|
Mrs.
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OH
|
2016-10-14 10:15:17
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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It's All About the Books!
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I teach Reading Recovery Intervention. My students are in first grade. They have reading and writing difficulties. We work together one-on-one for 30 minutes daily. Each lesson is designed for the child's individual needs. Each lesson consists of familiar reading, running record of a book read previously, letter/word work, writing, and teaching of a new book.\r\n\r\nOur school has very high poverty. We have approximately 90% of our students on free and reduced lunch. My students are unable to purchase books for home. They are required to read at home as part of Reading Recovery. Also, reading is encouraged during all school breaks including summer vacation.\r\n\r\nMy students need to have access to books, whether it be in school or at home. I am hoping these books will bring families together and create a family reading time each day. My students will be so excited to be able to call these books their own.
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My students do not have books at home. So they are unable to practice reading at home. As we all know, the more you read, the better reader you will become. I want to be able to give my students the resources needed to improve their reading skills.\r\n\r\n My goal is to be able to give my students books to begin to create their home libraries. I want to instill the love of reading in my students. The home/school connection is so very important. The books will also bring families together for reading time. My best memories are of my own son sitting on my lap and listening to me read. \r\n\r\nI have always wanted to provide my kids with resources needed to overcome their school struggles. I always tell my students, \"Once you are one of my students, you are always one of my students.\" I will do whatever I need to do to continue to help \"my children\".
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My students need books to read at home so they are able to read beyond the school day.
| 0 | 1 |
162,287 |
p082896
|
4dfec8172b5114e8ee946bf2c852623f
|
Mr.
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NM
|
2016-12-06 13:41:33
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Building Problem Solving Skills
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I teach in a high poverty middle school in New Mexico. 28% of our students are homeless. 100% of our students receive free and/or reduced lunch. Our students are extremely interested in science and the world around them and we want to make sure that they have those experiences each day. Unfortunately, we have no budget to provide these experiences for these students. Many of our students will be first-generation college students and we want to provide those opportunities for them to make sure that they want to continue their education and careers after high school. Our students need and deserve the best education that we can give them. Your help is needed!\r\n
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This project is to help students build the ability to look for solutions in everything they do. My goal with the hands on puzzles is to give students who are needing time to refocus the chance to work out a puzzle instead of their behaviors escalating. The students will also have a chance to build these problems solving skills when they have completed their assignments keeping the students engaged in learning.\r\n\r\nThese puzzles will help students to find and see patterns which will help them in careers to look for solutions not excuses.\r\n\r\nThank you for any assistance that you can give to help my students achieve stronger problem solving skills.
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My students need hands on activities to help build working memory
| 0 | 1 |
72,148 |
p100429
|
8feefdfe9adba2645dd56a0159b1e6d8
|
Ms.
|
CA
|
2017-02-24 01:00:25
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Applied Sciences, Literacy
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Teach Me How to Tech
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My students have a passion for technology, and this year we’ve made it our goal to integrate diverse forms of technology across our curriculum. Our classroom is where our students can express their creativity, master new technologies and acquire lifelong skills. \r\n\r\nMy scholars are a group of 30 enthusiastic sixth grade students.\r\nAs a group, we are learning the importance of appreciating others for their strengths and finding new ways to showcase our own. Our hope is to host a showcase for our families and surrounding community, at the end of our school year, to show off our hard work and to teach others new skills. My students are a passionate about life and conquering all the obstacles that stand in their way. My students come from lower income backgrounds and have seen struggle and sacrifice first-hand. These students use their struggles as learning tools and persevere through the difficult situations they face. They are dedicated to their education and bettering their lives and the lives of those around them. These students have worked hard and are realizing that, although they are young, their voices and positive actions can have a powerful impact on others.
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Having this iPad available to use in class will provide my students the opportunity to program their animations, control their robotic creations and film their projects for our end of the year community showcase. These students will use iMovie to create promotional videos, to help spread the word to our community. With this technology, the students will be open to a world of choices in which they can use to express their creativity and knowledge and in turn, share it with out families and community.\r\n\r\nWith this project, knowledge and acceptance will be gained and shared amongst the students within our school community.\r\nMy sixth graders are eager to become the next catalysts for change. Their lives will transform as they use these tools to ignite the beginnings of social transformation within their communities.
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My students need one iPad Mini and a case to use as a tool to program, edit and control their various projects for our community showcase.
| 4 | 1 |
55,767 |
p001757
|
4af2e673637fee552cef16161c604782
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Ms.
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CA
|
2016-09-01 00:42:13
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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Creating a Inviting and Innovative Library in Pre-K
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I teach in a classroom that serves 12 students with a range of disabilities with both moderate and severe levels. My classroom is a \"PAL\" classroom which stands for Preschool for All Learners.\r\n\r\nEven though the students all have disabilities, they are first and foremost preschoolers. They come to school excited to learn, explore, and play. They are a group of fabulous 3 and 4 year olds. Everyday I am amazed and astounded by these wonderful children. They are so enthusiastic and happy to come to school and see what the day has in store for them. Besides all the fun, the students are also preparing and getting ready for kindergarten by learning numbers, letters, shapes, and how to share.\r\n\r\nOur classroom is part of a small neighborhood public elementary school. Our school is a loving environment that embraces all students. My students in the class reflect the language and cultural diversity of the neighborhood.
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Different materials in our library, such as a comfy couch to listen to stories on CD or large size board books cater to multiple learning styles. In preschool, no two students are alike, they all learn at different rates and in different ways. Being able to set up our library with many different resources for the students to have access to will help actively engage my students and help their beginning reading skills. Not only will the students be able to listen to stories on their own in a listening center with the books on CD but they will have access to board books, big books with manipulatives, LeapFrog LeapStart Interactive Learning System, and a writing center. \r\nMy students will not only be passively looking at books, but will be able to engage, interact, and even create their own stories in our pre-k library. These tools will help build a positive literacy experience for my students and build the foundation to active reading and learning. \r\nWith such a wide ability level in my class it is important that our classroom library incorporate different modalities; especially hands on materials that invite students to come back again and again to our library. \"Children need to know letters and numbers. They need a strong vocabulary. These are the building blocks of learning, and this nation must provide them.\" - President George W. Bush. This begins in our library.
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My students need a comfy couch listening center, tabletop writing center, LeapFrog LeapStart Interactive Learning Systems, books, and books on CD to revamp and transform our class library into a desirable destination.
| 11 | 0 |
33,075 |
p068597
|
d8c8fc70df1bd5a405a324389038ce0a
|
Mrs.
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NV
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2016-11-15 16:51:41
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literacy, Performing Arts
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Tech-Savvy Arts-Integration
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My students are 21st century learners and they need access to 21st century learning materials.\r\nI am excited to incorporate arts-integration strategies and technology into our daily routine to better reinforce learning and practical application for my students!\r\nMy classroom is full of students hungry to dive into the buffet of technology available in today's world.However, that technology is not always readily available in the classroom due to limited funding. Since I teach at a charter school and my students gain access by blind lottery, I have an extremely diverse demographic. For many students, technology exposure at school is their only option. In addition to this, many students are not able to be involved in after-school programs. By incorporating arts-integration strategies into our daily classroom routines, I am able to make learning fun and meaningful!
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I plan to incorporate technology in my arts-integration lessons! Students will be more involved and engaged while learning vocabulary words using drama strategies such as tableau. Students can be hands-on using music to teach word syllables. The possibilities are endless when technology and the arts are used in tandem within the elementary classroom!\r\n\r\nUsing technology and arts-integration strategies will ensure that lessons are more meaningful and fun for students! I cannot wait to see my students use the tablets to create videos and type original reader's theater plays. I know that my students are capable of extraordinary feats but just need the right resources to be able to truly realize their full potential!
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My students need five HP Stream tablets and five keyboard cases!
| 2 | 0 |
133,997 |
p143435
|
b45c518b5f4f115133358160a7b68411
|
Ms.
|
OK
|
2016-08-18 19:07:34
|
Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Bouncing Along as We Learn!
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I teach 5th grade reading in one of the best schools in Oklahoma! My students are a diverse group with varied levels. Our classroom is a space where students enjoy coming to learn, but in a non-traditional way. We are a Title I school with the majority of our students receiving free lunches. These kids have the biggest hearts you'll ever come across. Every single one of my students has integrity, compassion, and a positive attitude. They are truly amazing people. My school is wonderfully supportive of the project-based learning that we do in our classroom. I couldn't ask for a better environment for these students! We are truly a community!
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My students are in school from 7:15-3:05 every day. Staying focused that long can be a challenge for anyone, but especially for preteens! My students often want to get up and walk around the room for no reason or ask if they can move from their table and sit on the floor as they work. They are uncomfortable sitting in a hard chair all day long. When I approached my class about the amazing kid-inspired Target project, they immediately wanted to look for things that would make their classroom experience even better! \r\n\r\nMy students scoured the internet looking at pictures of active classrooms, searching for the perfect element to add to our own classroom! There was much debate, so they developed teams to choose different products. Then, their teams wrote persuasive speeches and presented them in a classroom debate forum. It was not only amazing to see their passion, but also to hear comments from my students that emphasized the need to find ways to help them focus in school. My students decided to vote and narrow down their choices to the top two. They were wildly excited about the ball chairs! A strong argument for these was that these chairs could be used all day long every day. This far exceeds the 60 minutes of exercise that they had originally been aiming for. My students also pointed out that they can be used to strengthen back muscles and to keep their bodies from getting so stiff during the day. They were so excited to share their ideas, and to go so far as to plan a chart for rotating the chairs to different sets of desks so that all students would have an opportunity to use them! They also chose a few dorm chairs as alternative seating!
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My students need Balance Ball Chairs and Dorm Chairs to keep them fit and active as they learn.
| 45 | 1 |
113,088 |
p228309
|
4fa13817e7755b48bf86416964e52277
|
Mr.
|
CA
|
2016-09-01 12:32:03
|
Grades 9-12
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History & Civics, Math & Science
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Economics, Mathematics
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We learn by showing our work visually!
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Our students come from an area where few students graduate from high school but ours not only graduate, but graduate with full credits and a robust academic knowledge. They work incredibly hard despite the odds they face each day. \r\n\r\nThey recognize the need to always find out who they are in the world so they can make a better impact. Our students work hard to have opportunities for further learning after high school - whether technical school, professional training, or college so that they can have access to ways to impact their community and world.
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Our school has grown to encompass more students and more classes! We therefore need a few more calculators to be able to ensure each student in each class has access to this essential device: allowing them to grapple with difficult representations of functions, computations, and patterns in mathematics. We want our students to be real mathematicians who can represent and observe these concepts, and calculators allow them to do so! Plus, the strong visual display on these calculators allows students to better see their mathematics in color and in clarity. It has been easily proven that our students are more successful in math class when they are able to access all the content and computations through having a graphing calculator in hand. We also are in need of easy charging and have included the chargers for that reason so no calculator is out of use for too long!\r\n\r\nTechnology is so important to allowing our students to be ready with 21st-century skills by making problem and project-based learning possible. Students are able to develop these skills by being asked to read, write, and create more often - even in math class! Students complete rich tasks with representations of their thinking in visual projects and activities that require printing so they can display their thinking and work clearly. Therefore, we need a classroom printer and ink that will last for the next few years so students can properly display their work and be proud of their images and representations! While printing or printing in color is not necessary everyday as we move towards having more electronic assignments, we still are in need of color printing a few times a month for students to be able to display and represent their work vividly.
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My students need technology for project and problem-based learning in math and economics!
| 14 | 1 |
50,128 |
p209904
|
4e7e14041d3f3a64e99f6e698ba122ea
|
Ms.
|
MN
|
2017-02-17 09:28:17
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness, Team Sports
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Girl Runners! Girl Power!
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Minneapolis 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are getting prepared to run 3.1 miles! \r\n\r\nOur school is called GC and 20 girls have the opportunity to participate in a program called Girls on the Run. The program helps my students develop socially and emotionally. We will overcome physical and mental challenges over the course of the program. At the end, we will all run a 5k! \r\n\r\nMy students are in a high priority/low income school in south Minneapolis. They face many challenges with their families such as housing, meals, and access to extracurricular programs.
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Girl Runners! Girl POWER!\r\n\r\nMy students need 20 yoga mats to get ready for a 5k.\r\nMy Students\r\n\r\nMinneapolis 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are getting prepared to run 3.1 miles!\r\n\r\nOur school is called GC and 20 girls have the opportunity to participate in a program called Girls on the Run.\r\nThe program helps my students develop socially and emotionally. We will overcome physical and mental challenges over the course of the program. At the end, we will all run a 5k!\r\n\r\nMy students are in a high priority/low income school in south Minneapolis. They face many challenges with their families such as housing, meals, and access to extracurricular programs.\r\n\r\nMy Project\r\n\r\nTo become strong both physically and mentally, we will practice yoga, stretching, and meditation on yoga mats. My 20 students are part of an all girls running group.\r\n\r\nMy students need a cushiony space on a yoga mat to prepare themselves to run a 5k!\r\nIt's MinneSNOWta so many times, we will need to practice our running inside.\r\n\r\nNot only will donations get these girls off the cold, hard floor but they will help my students recognize and embrace the power in themselves and in their teammates. They will take the lessons learned from overcoming challenges into their everyday lives; living up to their full potentials, and learning how to be healthy, Strong Girls! Girl Power!
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My students need sf 20 yoga mats to prepare for a 5k.
| 1 | 1 |
158,748 |
p125943
|
df7ac55c4d5c6d73363b340526327a5d
|
Mrs.
|
MO
|
2016-10-04 22:00:36
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Grades 3-5
|
Literacy & Language, Math & Science
|
Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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R.I.P. Old Pencil Sharpener
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My students are hard working and eager to learn! They set high academic goals for themselves and often achieve them! They are inquisitive, creative and thoughtful. My students come from a variety of backgrounds that create a diverse culture in our school and classroom.\r\n\r\nI am a lucky teacher because I have been given a fantastic group of 4th graders this year! \r\n\r\nOur school community values education, and parents and staff work diligently and cooperatively to provide the best educational opportunities possible. A safe learning environment promotes a positive learning experience for our students where they can feel safe and valued.
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Our classroom is in desperate need of new pencil sharpeners! The one mounted to the wall eats pencils, and the other sharpener (an inexpensive, electric one) couldn't keep up with the demands of pencils that needed sharpening ~ R.I.P. pencil sharpener.\r\n\r\nTwo heavy duty electric sharpeners will be able to do several things for our classroom!\r\n1) Keep up with sharpening demands (4th graders sharpen A LOT of pencils!)\r\n2) Allow students to quickly sharpen pencils so time isn't wasted and they can get back to learning!\r\n3) Provide students with a sense of security because they know the pencil sharpeners are reliable and will always be there for them, ready when the students need them.
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My students need two heavy duty electric pencil sharpeners so they can always have pencils sharpened and ready for learning!
| 0 | 1 |
151,299 |
p210885
|
ba6eb39600af4e5e22dfe32d3bb5f617
|
Ms.
|
KS
|
2016-12-09 09:45:52
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning, Special Needs
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Early Development, Special Needs
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Flexible Seating: \r\nIf You Seat Them, They Can Learn!!!
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My work with my student's in the community, public school and private school setting all focuses on one goal: to increase each individual's access to and success in his or her academic environment. \r\n\r\nAll of my student's struggle with developmental delays in the areas of gross motor, some as an exceptionality, and others as a result of a medical or developmental diagnosis. \r\n\r\nStudent's on my caseload range in age from 3 to 21 years of age, and they are all excited to learn from their academic instruction and to engage with their peers. Unlike some of their typically developing same aged peers, deficits in strength, balance, core control and attention can interfere in their reception of important concepts and instruction.
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My student's are located in a variety of schools across my great city, in community, public and private placements. Seating options for all of my student's in their classrooms are pretty standard and vary little if at all. Varied seating options like stability balls, core discs, bounce bands and wobble seats will increase my student's classroom awareness, attention to instruction and focus on and reception of the academic tasks at hand and instruction being provided. \r\n\r\nNot all student's are the same in regard to their attention, strength, balance and coordination, so why would we expect them to all benefit from the exact same seating equipment equally?!\r\n\r\nMy student's need alternative seating options so that they are able to flex their classroom environment as needed to engage their bodies and minds to increase their attention to task and their ability to take in and absorb academic instruction.
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My students need flexible seating in the form of stability balls, wobble seats and core discs, to allow them to engage their bodies and minds in learning!
| 0 | 1 |
112,746 |
p220534
|
f54c9edd0a6945d37c1280a2515802dc
|
Ms.
|
LA
|
2016-08-22 11:44:12
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Applied Sciences, Literacy
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Makerspace Additions
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My students are driven to learn. They are always looking for something to make learning more engaging and fun. Being in the library allows me to become the person to help provide those opportunities, but my biggest challenge is providing them with those valuable resources to explore.\r\n\r\nThey are constantly looking for more ways to learn and reach their fullest potential. For a lot of them, school is one of the best places to experience learning opportunities that help them flourish. We provide them with the academics to build their knowledge, but are unable to provide them with a variety of hands-on experiences to use that knowledge to expand their thinking.
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The Osmo, along with the iPad needed for its use, will be available and benefit all of our students on campus. It will support students if they need a little extra help in math and ELA, by allowing them to practice spelling and math problems. It will also allow students to advance their skills. This project will also allow them bring in some science practice with problem solving activities. \r\n\r\nThis project will also provide advanced learning opportunities with coding. Our world is constantly changing in the field of technology. The Osmo and iPad will provide many problem solving and thinking activities involved with coding. This will boost any students problem solving skills that they will be able to use in any classroom.
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My students need the Osmo Wonder Kit, along with an iPad Mini, to explore new technology and reinforce learning objectives.
| 1 | 1 |
75,443 |
p237422
|
df8a4b7ad173b57f7ac52e447cc24043
|
Ms.
|
CA
|
2017-01-04 13:54:03
|
Grades 3-5
|
Special Needs, Music & The Arts
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Special Needs, Visual Arts
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Flexible Seating!
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I teach a special day class that is filled with awesome students that love learning and coming to school every day. My students are always seeking a challenge and enjoy the feeling of success when completing a task or an assignment. I enjoy being an educator which helps shape the minds and hearts of our future leaders. The learning process is an enjoyable task for my students. My students enjoy the challenge on a daily basis.\r\n\r\nMy students are happy, motivated, and awesome children that love doing their best on any given task. Our school is a beautiful campus that has a welcoming environment for all students, parents, teachers, and staff.
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My students will use the yoga ball chair as a flexible seating option in the classroom to promote flexible seating. They will use the chair during small group time and centers throughout the day. The air pump will be used for the chair. The treats requested will be used to motivate and reinforce positive behavior in the classroom as well as participation, homework completion, and classwork completion\r\n\r\nThe paint requested will be used to make illustrations and drawing of the surroundings to assist in integrating art and STEAM learning into multiple subject areas such as Science and Mathematics. That will assist in integrating art projects connected to multiple subject areas into STEAM.
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My students need dot painters and a yoga ball chair to promote flexible seating and STEAM learning through the integration of art projects.
| 96 | 1 |
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