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174,113 |
p106923
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92350127bdf2fe6341354116bf8379ec
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Mr.
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PA
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2017-02-10 18:04:53
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Grades 6-8
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Ohana Means Family...We Support Each Other!
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My average day in the classroom begins when I welcome my eighth grade students, including regular, special, and emotional needs students into our class. I want my students to succeed. My students like to participate in the school Drama Club. Acting helps with making the stories we read and write come alive.\r\n\r\nMy students are the most eccentric, funny and smart kids you would ever want to meet. Our skill levels and overall level of support varies per student. Some of my students require additional academic support, and some require additional emotional support. One thing that is universal is our desire to work together. \r\n\r\nThe first day of school, we identify ourselves as \"a family.\" A family takes care of one another and looks out for one another. This is what we do. Our school has approximately nine hundred students and many of our classes are quite large. We work together to accomplish our goals and as hard as I work for them, that is how hard they work for me.
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My students are the best. I teach eighth grade at a high poverty school. My students come in every morning wanting to learn, however, some come in with a rumbling in their stomachs. Sometimes, my students do not have the necessary items to keep nourished. My hope is to get some water and snacks for my kids that I can send home to give them some essential items to stay healthy and full.\r\nI often say, \"Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten,\" a famous line from the film, \"Lilo and Stitch.\" This line rings very true here. In my class, we are a family. We take care of one another and that is exactly what the purpose of this project is. We will work together to make sure EVERYONE is taken care of in a positive way!
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My students need water and snacks to keep themselves fed and nourished while at home.
| 20 | 1 |
42,228 |
p128834
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c5d6df6c16e43468116fb693682bb4f3
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Ms.
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CO
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2016-07-04 02:48:11
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, History & Civics
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Literacy, Social Sciences
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Help My Students Access Technology in the Classroom
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The elementary school I'm teaching at in Greeley, Colorado, is home to amazing, hard-working and curious students! We are a Title 1 school with more than 75% of our students receiving free/reduced lunches. Technology is very limited at our school and, unfortunately, most of my students do not have computer access at home and they are falling behind. \r\nMy students are eager to learn and I hope to take them to the next level with a blended learning environment where they will work on Chromebooks each day to enhance and extend their learning. Chromebooks can bring subjects to life and foster curiosity in my students.\r\nI want to expose them to The Hour Of Code, Glogster, historical Web Quests, Storybird and so much more. Subjects come to life when the students are delving into all the Internet has to offer. \r\nChromebooks do not take the place of great instruction -- they enhance it.\r\nPlease consider opening the door to technology for my students so they will be more prepared for middle school and beyond.
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Don't let my 5th grade students become more behind in technology -- consider donating to my DonorsChoose.org project!\r\nWhen my project is funded by people like you, students will have a blended learning environment where they will work in 3 stations and have more personal attention. Students will be able to work in small, targeted groups with me, use their Chromebook for projects, and collaborate with a team of their peers. We will create childrens' books with Storybird.org, blog to each other about the benefits of renewable energy resources, and study the history of the founding of our country through a Web Quest -- just to name a few. The Chromebooks will allow students to experience similar content and concepts at varying levels of complexity.
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My students need 8 Chromebooks to be competitive with students in other Colorado school districts.
| 0 | 1 |
55,785 |
p243337
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b759ff3b53a8bdf09724fa18e16b317a
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Mrs.
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IA
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2016-08-01 15:42:17
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Explore the World of Reading!
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This year I will be inspiring a group of 28 fifth graders. These students are hard workers that range in a variety of abilities. Several students are high-level readers, but a large majority of the class is reading below grade level. Our school has a free and reduced percentage of about 75%.\r\n\r\nOur students work to improve their reading every year but struggle to make enough growth to reach grade level. Our student population is diverse with a group of kids that begin the year with a variety of attitudes towards reading.
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Fifth grade students often come to class bored with reading. Students don't want to start a book because theyou do not think it will be fun. With your contributions, our students will be able to track the speed they read and be able to practice with engaging texts. As a class, the students will become excited about the books theyou are reading. They will discuss the books with friends and try to determine what will happen next. Hopefully, the love of Reading will catch on quickly and students will read more than they used to and developers a true love of reading!!!!!
| null | null |
My students need a variety of books to give them a new excitement and love of Reading to hopefully increase the rate they read and the amount they understand!
| 2 | 1 |
104,364 |
p197418
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7fa58131f106c5dd758f9b3505826365
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Ms.
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OH
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2016-12-13 11:06:16
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Grades 3-5
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Switching Up Seats
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My 3rd grade classroom is self-contained, inclusive, and practicing co-teaching. There are 22 students in my classroom with a wide range of needs. Their needs, however, are not only academic. Some students are on free/reduced lunch and receive weekend meals. Some students live with their grandparents or get moved from house to house. Some students need constant attention at school because they don't get it at home. \r\nMy students are enthusiastic learners who are constantly moving and love taking on new challenges. They are learning to be respectful and responsible citizens in the same district that fostered my love for learning. They have big dreams and big hearts. I couldn't have asked for a better class for my first year of teaching.
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My students will greatly benefit from flexible seating. Right now, I have basic desks and chairs. Students often get uncomfortable and stand in front of their desks. Some students are constantly up and down in their seats or wiggling.\r\nAlthough I chunk \"sitting and listening\" time into 15 minute blocks, my students still have extra energy that needs let out. Some of these flexible seating materials will help students work out their extra energy while focusing on learning. \r\nA handful of my students take medication for ADD/ADHD. They need to be moving or fidgeting constantly. One of my students would love to sit on a ball and be able to bounce while working. He knows that he needs to sit and be quiet, but sometimes he just can't. It's hard to curve a behavior that someone can't control, so why not embrace it? Flexible seating would be perfect for my classroom.
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My students need these items for flexible seating. Flexible seating is important in the 21st century classroom.
| 0 | 1 |
158,681 |
p246958
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0520019c423ad0a1c08a5f43fb7f123c
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Mrs.
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AZ
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2016-09-01 00:06:48
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Grades PreK-2
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Health & Sports, Applied Learning
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Health & Wellness, Other
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Healthy and Happy Little Learners
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In our classroom, we believe in movement! Unfortunately, we are located in a very low socio-economic area in our city. Our entire school is 100% free breakfast and lunch, with some of our students being identified as homeless. There are many factors working against our students. Despite all of these things, our students find excitement in their daily classroom routine, featuring flexible seating options, and even come up with their own ideas for how to be more active in the classroom.
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My students love to move and keep active throughout the day. The items requested in this project will add this wonderful element to our classroom and playground. We are already set up in a flexible seating arrangement, allowing students to choose where and how they learn. My students and I brainstormed ways for them to keep moving while still remaining at their learning stations, and my students thought of having bikes to ride around the room. While that idea isn't feasible, it is possible to mimic the movement through pedaling and stepping, which we can bring into the classroom with the materials requested in this project. In addition, they will be able to continue their activity outside with jump ropes at recess time.\r\nChildhood obesity is an epidemic currently sweeping our nation. My students and I would like to see this change! By donating to this project, you will help our class get their little legs moving! The cycles and jump ropes will allow students to remain active for at least 60 minutes a day.\r\nYour donation will also go towards maintaining our classroom color printer. Our school currently only has two black-and-white printers. More often than not, at least one of the printers is not working. We use our classroom printer to ensure we are always able to print our class and student work. The Astrobrights paper helps students enjoy their printed work more because of the bright colors.
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My students need jump ropes and folding cycles to continue in our effort to lead healthy lives, as well as printer toner cartridges and Astrobrights paper to continue our learning in a 21st Century classroom.
| 10 | 1 |
29,646 |
p200156
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e7ec1336179bce5318eaf98e6dfa43ff
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Ms.
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ME
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2017-03-10 17:07:12
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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 Our Bodies & Focusing Our Minds!
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My classroom is a bright, open, and inviting space ready for my 21 students every morning. We spend all day working together, solving problems, and using our growth mindset language. We remind each other how to use the power of yet in all of our daily experiences and activities. I am so proud of my twenty one first graders, I truly love watching their bright smiles enter the room as they grab their breakfast. Their stories and their laughs put the biggest smile on my face. \r\n\r\nThe best part of my day is that lightbulb moment - the moment where a student says \"I can do this!\" I live for those moments. However, I have realized this year that my students are constantly on the move. They want to wiggle, they want to walk, they want to bounce. They feel successful and focused when they are doing so. \r\n\r\nOnce I realized this, I started implementing motor breaks into our daily activities. However, this wasn't enough. My students need an opportunity to be able to wiggle while they work! \r\n
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All of my students are hard workers. They all want to do their best every single day and in every single subject. They want to show what they know and be able to make progress in all areas. \r\n\r\nAs first and second graders, keeping our bodies still and focusing is very hard work. These wobble chairs will be beneficial to all my students. They will help all of them focus on their work while being able to move their bodies. They will feel comfortable, happy, and ready to learn. I know that these wobble chairs will allow my students to always do the best they can, and will allow them to be in charge of their learning. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need wobble chairs to help them focus during independent and partner work!
| 0 | 1 |
132,156 |
p109226
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ccbf5414d22896536228ab3c76dc25c2
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-24 17:35:17
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Readers Are Organized!
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My classroom is a happy and inviting place that cultivates life-long learning, making mistakes, and character development. It is not always a quiet place, but it is a place where learning and laughter happen all day long. The first grade students in my class participate in reading and writing workshops everyday, where both independence and collaboration are fostered.\r\n\r\nI serve a diverse group of students, some of whom come from the house around the corner and others from across the globe. Each and every one of them has a special story.\r\n
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Seat sacks will be a HUGE help day to day as my little friends are learning to organize and keep track of their belongings. We have a variety of journals, folders, and notebooks in our desks that we use every single day. From poetry folders to mentor sentence journals to interactive math notebooks, and our favorite: BOOK BAGS!, locating the supplies needed for each subject can be time consuming and overwhelming for a 6 year old. \r\n\r\nHaving a special area for each child to store supplies (particularly their \"just right\" read-to-self books and other reading workshop materials) and keep them in good condition will maximize learning time throughout the day. It will also help my students learn organization and time management skills so we are able to transition seamlessly from one activity to the next, without spending so much time searching through a desk full of materials.\r\n\r\nSeat sacks may not seem like much, but it's often the small things that maximize learning time, help the day run smoothly, and overall make life a little bit easier for everyone. We are always in need of more SPACE and more TIME and this organization tool will provide my students with both of those coveted resources! \r\n\r\n
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My students need seat sacks to help them organize, take care of, and easily access their reading materials.
| 1 | 1 |
8,019 |
p181880
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241190313a23d7643a1294487ca74f8d
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Mr.
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TX
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2017-04-06 23:04:34
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Books We Relate To
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My students are a diverse group of kids from a variety of backgrounds. The two things that many of them have in common is that they live below the poverty line and they read well below their grade level. \r\n We know that the best predictor of student success is whether or not the child reads regularly. We need to put interesting books into the hands of students and show them how fun reading can be and turn them into lifelong readers.
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Getting my students to read has always been a challenge. I need books that they can relate to. A large majority of my students are from immigrant families and I would like to do a novel study over a book that they can relate to. I have quite a few books in my lending library now, but I need a book that my classes can read together.\r\nReading books like this in class will propel my students forward. Even the ones that are struggling. We will use this book to tackle themes from their everyday lives as well as reading skills such as inference and author's purpose. This book also fits well into our International Baccalaureate program at our school.
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My students need a good book that they can connect to.
| 8 | 1 |
40,910 |
p246295
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3603d50f3b03a4c84e2f7b2f1c3dddd2
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Mrs.
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LA
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2016-09-19 16:24:46
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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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Learning Fun with Osmo!
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My Kindergarten classroom is full of diverse learners who deserve a strong foundation to build on in the years ahead. I want a variety of materials and tools available in order to make all students successful. Today's students embrace the ever changing world of technology and my job as a teacher is to help them learn using technology for our 21st century world. My focus is to provide academic directed technology to enhance skills and to create a foundation for using technology throughout their years in school.\r\nMy current students are kind, eager, inquisitive and excited to learn new things! They love using iPads, but it's difficult to keep them engaged with an app that meets all of their needs. Osmo will support skills in math, literacy, art, and problem solving in an interactive and fun way.\r\nOur school is a Title 1 school, in a very high poverty area. These Osmo learning systems will help my students this year and classes in the future, to be up to date with technology in the classroom. Sadly, with limited resources, this is a difficult goal to achieve. Donors Choose can help me reach this goal. \r\n
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Adding Osmo kits to our classroom iPads will provide manipulatives that make learning a concrete, physical experience. These manipulatives can be used for individual learning or through a team approach. It will help with Reading, Phonics, Math, critical thinking skills, and even art! An Osmo learning system will inspire my Kindergartners to think outside the box. It will stretch their creative minds to new extremes. The Osmo learning system provides hands-on learning and engagement which gives them the power and ability to move and learn at the same time. It will help them build social skills with their peers by collaborating with others to come up with a solution to a problem. Students will be able to create drawings for writings, build with tangrams, spell words, and answer Science and Social Studies questions, as well as add and subtract. The lists of activities is endless with this interactive tool. My students would greatly benefit from Osmo in our classroom. I want my students to go beyond the books to learn.\r\nStudents can collaborate, create, and learn while having fun with the Osmo! Kindergartners will be able to create words, solve math problems, and begin to learn computer coding using manipulatives. It will open the iPads to endless possibilities of physical play all while helping my Kindergarten students form the foundation of their education. This is an additional tool in my classroom that will allow me to help my students, especially the tactile, hands-on learners become successful.\r\nOsmo is a technology tool that can accomplish just that! It is interactive and hands-on. It facilitates learning and helps children build confidence and strong collaboration skills. It promotes problem-solving and critical thinking skills. And best of all, it motivates and engages reluctant learners and builds the confidence they need to be successful learners.
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My students need an award winning Osmo Wonder Kit to expand their creativity and critical thinking skills. These educational games make learning fun and memorable while merging technology and art with the real world.
| 1 | 1 |
152,909 |
p182339
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6b42c96b045bbd671219873daca1b197
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-09-17 10:33:24
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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An Apple a Day Promotes Learning in a Fun Way
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This year in 1st grade students are becoming more independent, continuing to learn how to read, write, count, add, subtract, socialize and express themselves appropriately. Most of the student population attending PS 110 come from bilingual households and all receive free lunch, but you would not know they came from low socioeconomic backgrounds because their smiles and personalities say otherwise. \"I love my school\" and \"I love my teaches\" are phrases we hear everyday from our first grade inclusion class.
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Having iPads available during center and independent work time will allow our diverse group of first grades to receive even more specialized instruction to meet their individual needs. Our classroom of 32 students is a wonder mixture of English language learners, students with disabilities and students performing well above and well below grade level. In addition to their varying abilities, our students live in a high poverty area where many educational resources are not easily accessible for their families. In the classroom, my co-teacher, paraprofessional and I individualize our instruction to meet each child's needs the best way we can. Having iPads available for children to use during center time and independent practice will give our students additional opportunities to practice the skills we teach them at a pace and level appropriate for them. There are numerous apps and websites our students can use to learn and that promote social/emotional development but they do not have access to them without these iPads.
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My students need 4 iPads to individualize and promote a fun learning environment.
| 0 | 1 |
93,110 |
p219938
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9f72f530ca82dbd27272bcc1f511b209
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Mr.
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OK
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2016-07-20 17:57:11
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Interactive Science Notebooks for Millwood Arts Academy
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My students approach science as a tool to better understand the world around them and to make a difference in it. They are change agents who learn and use science with a hands-on approach, utilizing creativity and expression.\r\n\r\nMillwood Arts Academy is a 6-8th grade middle school and OKA+ demonstration school on the northeast side of Oklahoma City. Our school is 100% free/reduced lunch, and many of my students cannot afford basic school supplies needed for successful learning. In addition, as a very small district--serving approximately 1,000 K-12 students district wide--we lack sufficient funding for science materials.
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My students need notebooks, post-its, tape, markers, and colored pencils to make their interactive notebooks come to life. The students will use the materials requested to interact with science notebooks throughout our school year. Notebooks will be used daily to take notes, illustrate learning, and provide a creative outlet. Students will be asked to produce artistic interpretations of science concepts on left-hand pages, and right-hand pages will be used for input provided by the teacher to create individualized learning tools throughout the year. In addition to learning science, they will also be developing their organizational skills.\r\n\r\nFull funding of this project will afford ALL students the opportunity to start the year with the materials needed to successfully craft notebooks and collaborate in the science classroom.\r\nThese basic materials will allow students to start the year fully prepared for scientific discovery. Thank you (in advance) for your support!
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My students need notebooks, post-its, tape, markers, and colored pencils to make their interactive notebooks come to life.
| 0 | 1 |
152,937 |
p042837
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77cf3cac6d01d51bd88303772175e375
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-05-11 12:02:00
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Oh, the Books you will READ!
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Dr. Seuss is such an iconic author in education. Almost everyone has read the more popular Dr. Seuss books, but I would love to expose my students to some of less known books as well.
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My students are a very diverse group. They have varying ethnic backgrounds and income levels. They are eager to learn and are well behaved. They come to school with a smile on their face and excited to see what project we are tackling next! Our school is a charter school, so our funding is low and we lack a complete school library with a wide variety of books.
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My students will absolutely love having so many wonderful books added to our school library. They already love Dr. Seuss and will be surprised to see how many books he has written. We will complete an author study and read all of his books before Read Across America Week! During the week of his birthday, we will be creating lots of fun projects that correlate with the books!
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Donations to this project will not only fill our classroom library, but it will encourage students to read as many books as possible! Students will always remember celebrating Dr. Seuss during school and will hopefully pass down their love to their children someday!
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My students need ALL things Dr. Seuss! They need books, stickers, bulletin board sets, pencils, and paper to make our Dr. Seuss study fabulous!
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166,302 |
p136756
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02b84e2af0e722551d6990cc916b7f04
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Mrs.
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OR
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2016-04-30 09:57:15
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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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Portable Technology For Mobile Students With Autism!
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A Chromebook, cover, a power cord, management licenses and a place to store it will bring the world of research and technology to my students with high functioning autism.
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Housed in a public elementary school, these special education students attend a 4th/5th grade Social Communication Classroom. All of the students have communication needs, and most have high functioning autism. One student is considered Talented and Gifted, some are at grade level, and others struggle academically. These are kind and caring students, with the possibility of making significant contributions to society as they grow and mature.
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The requested Chromebook, cover, power strip, management licenses and storage will provide students with high functioning autism the opportunity to research, develop reading and writing skills, and increase their understanding of current technology. For students with fine motor skill challenges, a Chromebook in either their mainstream or specialized classroom will provide a socially appropriate way to take notes and write papers, allowing them to fit in with their peers. Chromebooks provide mobility, when a student with sensory needs requires a separate quiet place to work. When they can take their work with them, students miss less academic time.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Students in Social Communication Classrooms move from small to whole learning groups and join mainstream classrooms. These Chromebooks will provide a portable learning center for students with multiple learning needs. Research and other academic skills will be taught in small, safe settings, accommodating the sensory needs of students with autism.
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My students need 1 Chromebook, 1 cover, 1 power strip, 3 licenses and 1 storage shelf for doing research, and developing reading, writing and technology skills.
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15,157 |
p061368
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4546beb28aa1b95f76154c8f1a82e9a4
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-09-12 22:01:56
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Environmental Science, Literature & Writing
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iLove Learning with iPads
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I co-teach an amazing group of second graders! Our students are extremely motivated to learn and have a thirst for knowledge.\r\nWe are a diverse school in an incredible town with a very supportive community. Our students come from all walks of life and together create a unique group of little learners. Our school is a warm, nurturing place where students love to come each day to work together and learn from each other. The goal is to make learning interactive and fun!
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Our students light up every time we have the opportunity to infuse technology into our classroom. Two iPad minis will help bring this excitement to our classroom EVERY day. This is not something that is possible at the moment, and we would love to give them this opportunity. iPads will help to engage students in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies! There will no longer be boundaries to the learning that our students can do this year and in years to come! We will be able to use the iPads to differentiate instruction during centers and whole group learning in an exciting and meaningful way.\r\n\r\nHelp us step into the 21st century with two new iPad minis and protective cases! Be a part of showing our students what learning is like in a dynamic technologically rich environment! This project will allow students to engage in learning at their individual levels in a way that meets their needs and doesn't compare their abilities!
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My students need 2 iPad minis and 2 protective cases to keep them safe.
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82,549 |
p224610
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9e0317dbd6a27915fcce176265317223
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-08-05 17:56:15
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Grades 9-12
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Creating a Culture of Care Through Love Languages Reading
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Hello! My students are amazing 10th graders that situated in the Koreatown/ McArther Park area. They are mostly all coping with the realities of living in an urban community, which means dealing with constant immigration shifts, traffic (obviously LA is crazy in that regard), gang violence, poverty, and gentrification. However, this community is also full of much potential and assets. Our students are some of the most resilient people out there having to not only be students, but also work full-time, learn multiple languages, lead their homes, and provide leadership in their communities.
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Many of my students are first generation, immigrant, and live below the poverty line. Given these circumstances there are many socioemotional needs that arise within our daily school interactions, which end up affecting how successful they are academically. As a result, there is a need to address the socio-emotional needs of our students to ensure that we see them as holistic beings that also need social and interpersonal skills to communicate their desires and needs to others. \r\n\r\nInstead of ignoring the issues that arise due to their developmental stage and the social, historical, economic, and political conditions of their communities, we need to address their current needs and help develop the languages to communicate their needs and desires to others. The reality is that at the end of the day we all have a desire to be heard, respected, and loved in the ways that we understand. Thus our teens can learn to understand their love language and communicate it to their friends, teachers, and parents. \r\n\r\nBy engaging with the text in our 10th grade advisory classes we can begin to practice the various types of languages. Also, I plan to use the data that arises from the book during back to school night and student led conferences to let parents know the love language of their child. I have also added the need for book for parents in Spanish and English to learn about the love languages of teenagers. These books can be leant out to parents through the parent center. \r\n\r\nAlso, I would like to state that I understand that this book will not solve all all communication issues with our students and does not bring to light the sociocultural realities of our specific communities, however for now it provides a resource for the immediate future. \r\n\r\nThank you!
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My students need to be provided resources on how best to communicate their needs to their parents, friends, and teachers. These books will allow us to delve into learning how to understand and improve themselves.
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31,116 |
p109233
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6073c2ec4346dfc8f347e0fb68403a37
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Mr.
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PA
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2016-09-28 21:02:21
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Velocity Vortex Robot 2016
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The students on the robotics team are part of a school that is a rigorous, college-prep high school. Even though this is true of the school, it is short on resources. However, this does not limit the enthusiasm of the students. \r\n\r\nThe students on the Robotics team are extremely inquisitive and driven to succeed. The students on the team take on different roles during the competition season, such as drivetrain development, coding, and documentation. The students are always excited to show off and are proud of what they have built during the season. The students compete several times during the year and perform admirably based on their skill set and materials on hand.
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The robot is part of the First Tech Challenge. The First Tech Challenge is a regional and national competition for high school students. The students build a new robot each year based on the game that is presented to them. \r\n\r\nThe great aspect of this project is that the students are in charge of the design. With the requested materials the students will be able to fully build the design they have intended for their robot. The materials will allow the students to build a chassis suitable for the game. In addition, the extruded aluminum and connectors will allow the students to build a truss system for the robot that will allow the robot to reach its full capabilities.
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My students need the materials to continue the engineering of the team's robot. The students each year design and build a robot to compete in competitions. This requires raw materials such as those asked for.
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127,246 |
p124410
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c22a53caf6158808f18a24e7382e95eb
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Ms.
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CO
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2016-09-20 18:58:11
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science
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Audio to Add Value!
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I have a wonderful group of motivated students who are ready to learn. The majority of them come from low income families with very little opportunity for enrichment. Many of them live in the outlying rural area. It is not uncommon for these children to have such financial issues at home that they can't afford electricity for months at a time. Thankfully the area often uses wood-burning stoves for heat so that while they may not have electricity all of their basic needs can be met.These kids know when they are given an opportunity and take full advantage of it.
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Having individual audio capabilities with their iPads will help make otherwise inaccessible literature accessible for lower level readers and it will ensure that students can take advantage of audio modes in learning apps to enrich their learning environment. \r\nThere are many advances that allow information to be read to students to help them with understanding text and making science and social studies information at grade level available for students who are not reading at grade level. While students can use audio on their iPads without headphones, it creates a negative learning environment due to noise pollution. The headphones will allow overall for greater enrichment of student learning in the classroom.\r\n
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My students need headphones to allow them to use the audio supports in learning apps. This allows them greater access to multi-modal learning within the classroom.
| 0 | 1 |
133,692 |
p173667
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8cf3cc4604cd8814f263b29b5d32d61b
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-01-28 16:24:47
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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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Organized Reading Content/Time without the Frustration!!
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As a 4th grade teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with many challenges both in and out of our classroom. Despite the multiple challenges they face, I am looking to keep things positive and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences, so that they may grow inside and out.\r\n\r\nThey like to collaborate/converse, they love to read and eat up 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 in life and may not provide them with the experiences many of us see as \"typical\". From the minute they walk through 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 consistent, positive way, I am hopeful that I will inspire even my most hesitant learners to continue on a path of academic excellence.
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The color coded book bin organizers and 2 alternative seating chairs are essential for my students. Right now, they currently struggle with finding the right books for themselves within our classroom library. Books are not the issue, I have 1000 labeled for them with AR points, reading level, and quiz numbers included. \r\n The difficulty begins when a child goes to select a book that is appropriate for their specific reading ability level. Due to the fact that they are not sorted in bins by level, this causes reading time to be lost within our classroom. They search for the \"right\" book for so long, that some miss the reading time all together, this isn't good. If they were able to grab a bin with books specifically at their level, then they would be able to take the bin back to their desk and get started reading immediately. This year I have several students with ADD and ADHD, we struggle frequently to find alternative seating and they have requested the \"ball chairs.\" I believe that these bins and chairs will be the fix that our classroom needs to support the children's love of reading without the unnecessary frustration! :)
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My students need 42 book bins and 2 stability ball chairs to keep their reading content color-coded and categorized, so that they can easily find their texts at their level without being frustrated.
| 0 | 1 |
163,784 |
p061070
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157d3d38e433c9c272aa9e43ff58303f
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Mrs.
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TX
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2016-11-04 19:02:27
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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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Can You Hear Me Now?
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I teach in a school with a high poverty rate and where some of my students begin school with a traumatic background. Despite their background being a little rough, most of my students are excited to be at school and have a personal drive to learn. In my classroom we work on building the social-emotional sides of our brains and talking about our feelings. Most of my students are very active and love taking part of brain boost activities, mindfulness and conversations. My class is a mixed class. Half of my students are bilingual and the other half are either ESL or native-English speakers. My bilingual students are Spanish-dominant. So, in my classroom we focus a lot on language learning.\r\n\r\nThere is something very special about our school and anyone who has ever worked, taught or learned at our school has realized it! The school community is one that has a great reputation. Past alumni will come back and enroll their children at our school because they loved it so much when they were children. \r\n
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In the primary grades, students learn so much from play and from language. Children use both of these methods in their learning. My first grade students love to have conversations with each other and I also include conversations as part of our reading comprehension learning.\r\n\r\nIn my class, we use our center time to enhance our learning through play and all aspects of language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. My students speak to their partners and group members when discussing a book read together in the reading center. My students also listen to each other's stories that were written in the writing center. In my classroom we collaborate with one another in all aspects of our learning centers. Students collaborate in their word work center through playing games which enhance their reading and writing skills.\r\n\r\nOur listening center lacks equipment to help my students focus on beautiful, developmentally appropriate stories being read aloud to them online through a website our school district pays for. They find it hard to focus on any online activities, games and play because we lack the equipment. If my students have access to this equipment they will greatly enhance their language learning!
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My students need headphones to use with our class laptops and tablets in order to be able listen to stories being read aloud which will in turn lead to them listening to great stories!
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144,426 |
p252496
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1120b787a2a2d9e0502704abcf33d34a
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Mrs.
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MA
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2017-02-21 23:22:08
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literacy
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Can You Hear it Now?
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As the year moves on, my Second Graders are ready to take on new and exciting challenges, from reading new stories and learning new math strategies. My students are ready to take on the challenges, despite many difficulties they may face outside the classroom. Our school community represents a place of comfort, love, and a safe place to express themselves in a comfortable way.\r\n\r\nTeaching at a Title I School with many different backgrounds and learners represented, is a demanding task that I embrace everyday! Every new experience, for the students and myself, will help us ALL grow into caring community helpers. \r\n\r\nMany students don't have the resources available such as computers, pencils, paper, crayons, or even reading materials at home. Coming to school gives them the opportunity to leave their worries at the door and be welcomed into a community where they are able to learn, express and create within their own learning realm. Having materials and creative experiences here at school, I hope to inspire new learners to become \"Lifelong Learners\".\r\n
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A listening center (which we just got a new CD listening center) is one of the many jobs my students love during their Workboard time. Using a listening center helps children listen to fluent readings of rich language in the stories. Students are able to enjoy a fiction or nonfiction story, without the struggle of reading the story themselves. \r\n\r\nListening to stories on Cd are important because:\r\n * Helps with fluency.\r\n* Students listen and follow along to fluent reading.\r\n* A time to just enjoy the story without the struggle of reading it themselves.\r\n* Listening to correct rate, intonation, and stress on words.\r\n* Helps with tracking.\r\n* exposed to new vocabulary and rich language.\r\n* enjoyed by readers and nonreaders.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need to be able to listen to fiction and nonfiction stories on our new CD Listening Center, in order to help them with their fluency and reading practice.
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51,519 |
p170874
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9fca12e1eb3b261d563c9ad80323b338
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Mrs.
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OK
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2016-07-13 14:55:33
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, History & Civics
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Literacy, Social Sciences
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Meaningful Journal Writing and Center Materials
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Our school is filled with many amazing students from low-income households. Our district has faced many budget cuts this year and many more responsibilities will fall on teachers this year. \r\nAll students deserve access to the same materials regardless of their socioeconomic status. My students will benefit this year from appropriate classroom materials and a teacher who does not have to worry where these supplies come from. This is a great group of students and I hope that I can provide the best classroom environment for them in this very important 3rd grade year.
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This project will allow my students to have composition books for journal writing. Each student having their own journal will give them a sense of ownership in their writing. They will also be able to feel more relaxed during reading time and free centers. \r\nResearch shows that children who are allowed to write and explore words freely are more successful in reading. With 3rd grade being such an important year I want my students to feel comfortable and safe and having a welcoming carpet area will do just that! Unit blocks and puppets will also be great for students during free choice time to incorporate writing.
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My students need composition books, a carpet for group reading, bean bags for comfortable reading centers, and unit blocks and hand puppets for free centers.
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157,090 |
p212705
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cda9fd3440c411c2869e07ddd59c76fb
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Mrs.
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CA
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2017-01-03 13:28:28
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Read, Read, Read!
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In my diverse classroom there are 8 different languages spoken, including English. My students are from many different backgrounds and they LOVE each other. We make time every day for classroom circle time so that we can connect with each other. \r\n\r\nReading aloud to my students is another way we make connections in our classroom. My students love to share their experiences with each other through connecting with text. We enjoy taking the time to listen to each other's ideas. It is my privilege to teach them.
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This year I have begun implementing Lucy Calkins' reading program. My students LOVE it. They cheer when it's time to go \"shopping\" for more books. Keeping up with their demand for more and more books is crazy. Please help me add more books to my classroom library so my students can have access to tons of titles at their level.\r\n\r\nMy students are voracious readers who love both fiction and non-fiction. They thoughtfully peruse the book bins and select books at their current level (which I have assessed and guided them in the right direction towards). Let's get those books into those cute six year old hands.\r\n
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My students need leveled books! I am currently creating a leveled library so that my students can read books at their current guided reading level. I have chosen a wide range to keep them reading.
| 3 | 1 |
155,594 |
p166926
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8658d966b02376d12530605e38efdea4
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Mrs.
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FL
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2016-09-01 11:08:25
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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No technology in 2016? Has the world gone mad!?
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Entering middle school is always a HUGE transition. My students come from all walks of life, with different attitudes, cultures, backgrounds, thoughts, feelings, and personalities. They are all artists of some sort--- musicians, writers, actors and actresses, dancers, visual artists, and photographers-- who desire to be well-rounded individuals.\r\n\r\nCollectively, they all have one thing in common: They are at a new school and are excited for the world that awaits them. My goal as an educator is to ensure that I am able to foster and develop the flame within each of them as they embark on this new journey. My classroom is their gateway to deeper knowledge, greater understanding, and a more fulfilled LIFE! \r\n\r\n
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During this day and age, every child needs access to technology in order to be successful inside and outside of the classroom. Thankfully, many children begin learning and utilizing technological devices during their early childhood years with inventions such as LeapPad, YouTube, and ABC Mouse. Unfortunately, this usage is not universal and every child does not have equal access to these materials. \r\n\r\nThe addition of 4 HP Chromebooks to my Language Arts classroom will guarantee that each student will have access to all of the essential online resources required to help ensure a successful school year. With an average of 20-25 students per class, I will be better able to differentiate instruction and allow 4 students at a time to work at their level using the Chromebooks. \r\n\r\nSome of the mandatory online resources for my class include ReadTheory, Quill, and Typing.com, which collectively help improve reading, grammar, and typing skills essential for overall success. \r\n\r\nMy aim as an educator is not only to educate students but to help shape valuable contributing citizens of the world. Your donation to my classroom is an investment into the future. Thank you in advance!
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My students need in-class technology to attain DIGITAL LITERACY. With an average of 20-25 students per class, my students need about 4 Chromebooks to take them beyond the walls of our classroom.
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13,021 |
p178547
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82ab35bf258088037b8973b2045d091e
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Ms.
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MA
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2017-03-10 11:09:16
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literacy, Special Needs
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10 Prize-Winning TOON Graphics for Middle Grades
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I am currently a 6th grade Special Education Teacher in Boston, Massachusetts. I service students with disabilities in a small social-emotional/behavioral classroom and two larger inclusion rooms. Many of my students are also English Language Learners that come from over 60 countries around the world. Within our halls, we hear more than 20 different languages on a daily basis. My students receive free breakfast and lunch every day. \r\n\r\nMy students are amazing. What else can I tell you? I bet every teacher says that on this site. It's almost like we're parents, and we all think our kids are the best. Mine truly are. My students come to school every day, knowing it is a safe place to take risks and achieve great things. Some are fighting with emotions that they can't control. Others are learning how to identify strategies to overcome their disabilities, while we teach them that nothing can hold them back with hard work and determination. Others are just looking for a safe, warm place with a hug and food to put in their bellies.
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Hi! I am asking for this collection of graphic novels as a way to amp up my classroom library. Our school does not have a library and it is the teacher's responsibility to fill the shelves. As a book lover, it is important for me to share this with my students. \r\n\r\nGraphic novels are a new way to increase interest - even among the most reluctant readers. \r\n\r\nThis collection includes Greek myths, fantasy and adventures. I will provide these books so students can CHOOSE to read them on their own. It is important for students to see that books go beyond just the ones that they are required to read. Every student should be able to find a book that they love.\r\n\r\nUsing illustrations will help the most reluctant readers feel successful. They will be able to follow along with the plot and develop an understanding of the characters. Many students also learn in a visual way, and this will guide them along the way.\r\n\r\nThank you for reading!
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My students need to see that there's more than one way to tell a story!
| 6 | 1 |
73,210 |
p088863
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533ac0bf3c8a3cf21f5a9d2404c4f731
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Mrs.
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IL
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2016-09-30 09:41:44
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
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Daily Five Supplies
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I have an amazing group of students this year who are extremely loving and caring and have a passion for learning. Most if not all of my students come from a low SES backgrounds and have faced many unimaginable challenges at their young age. A large number of my students are refugee students who are brand new to this country and came here with little or nothing. Although my students have faced many obstacles in their short lives they still are always smiling and compassionate to others.
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My students will benefit from these materials in many different ways. The first and perhaps biggest benefit will be that it will allow each child to have their own reading bin where they are able to keep their leveled readers that match their individualized reading levels. Another benefit of these materials is that it will allow each student to have their own literacy bin where all their reading and writing materials will be kept. During our reading block we move around the classroom a lot so this will allow each student to take all of their reading materials with them throughout the classroom.
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My students need classroom supplies for our daily five literacy block.
| 7 | 0 |
25,001 |
p187231
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b5829a4cb783533264bc8a7b9db291e4
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Mrs.
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NC
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2016-08-14 20:00:53
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Wobble While We Work
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My third grade students are a bunch of energetic learners! They are hard workers, and truly love to learn! My students prefer to work in groups with their peers all over our classrooms. Students sit, stand, and lay down while working. These active third graders are full of energy and wiggles! It can be very difficult for students to focus, if they have to sit still all day long. My students prefer to move while they work. \r\nMy students have asked to sit in special spots around the room or on the floor so that they can better focus. When students get to choose where and how they get to work, their focus greatly improves!
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My students have asked me for classroom furniture that will allow them to move while they work. Many of my students have visited other classrooms in our school that have wobble chairs. My students believe they would benefit from having wobble chairs in their own classroom. Students want a more comfortable and active seat to work in! They believe that these chairs will help them to better focus, and not get tired from sitting all day. \r\n\r\nThese wobble chairs will give student the opportunity to move around quietly, when they otherwise would have to sit still, because of our stationary furniture. These wobble chairs will also boost the activity level and overall health of our students, because of its unique mobility feature! My eight, nine, and ten year olds play sports and play outside before and after school. They are very active, and they want the opportunity to be more active indoors during school hours as well! I hope that these wobble chairs will better meet the needs of my active learners. We believe these chairs will help them focus so that they may grow academically as students, while also increasing their activity level to be more healthy children!
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My students need wobble chairs so they can move while they work, without distracting their peers. This furniture will boost contained movement and allow students to better focus!
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76,349 |
p094310
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86911d3910e044c8579f77447d6857f7
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Mrs.
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NC
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2016-09-18 14:07:48
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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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Learning Centers to Become Successful Mathematicians and Readers!
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Can you imagine not having the resources that are so necessary to excel as a third grade student?\r\nMy third graders attend a Title One school in North Carolina. One hundred percent of the students at my school receive free breakfast and lunch. Unfortunately, many of them do not have access to many reading and math resources at home. A large percentage of my students are currently performing far below grade level in reading and math. My goal is that many of these students will improve to grade level or close to grade level at the half way point of the school year. This is quite a challenging goal, but I know it is doable with your help! Our school has been blessed with some resources that are helping our students succeed, and my students have been so excited about learning so far this year. I would really like to keep their momentum going, and these learning centers will definitely help!
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Students will use these learning centers to work together to gain knowledge in both math and reading. The students in my class need extra practice in different math skills, and the instant math learning centers are perfect for this! Each learning center focuses on one specific math skill, ranging from elapsed time to algebraic thinking. Each center has very clear directions and materials that are organized, so groups of students can get straight to work practicing the specific skills they need. The reading centers will be just as beneficial to my students. Each center focuses on a different comprehension skill and different genre, and each center contains all of the materials students will need to be successful. \r\n\r\nBy donating to this project, you will help my students become successful in both reading and math. My students will benefit from working in small groups focusing on the skills they need. By having all of the different skill centers, I will be able to provide each student with the exact instruction and practice that will benefit them.
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My students need resources to help them succeed in both math and reading. These math and reading centers will benefit my students both while working in groups and working in small groups with me.
| 2 | 1 |
150,802 |
p080003
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e1df7b66db29045e36fbbc6f38a69b33
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Ms.
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CT
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2017-03-12 13:44:06
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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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Filling Up Our Supply Tank
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I am the lucky teacher of twenty-one students in a hard working, low-income area of Connecticut. My students look forward to coming to school every day and they thrive with our routine. English is not the first language for many of my students. My classroom is full of diverse learners including students with special needs. \r\n\r\nEveryday I come up with new ways to keep my students engaged. They love hands-on activities and learning new things. Third grade is filled with curious kids that have fun personalities who always keep me on my toes. \r\n\r\nOur school is the largest elementary school in our city with over 600 students. Our entire school family works hard for out students here.
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We are a little more than half way done with our school year and all done with our school supplies. I keep making runs to the store to keep pencils in the bins. Glue sticks are being used quicker than I can replace them. \r\n\r\nMy students love learning and I need to restock our class with supplies so can continue learning and growing. There are supplies to grow our math centers and give students more time for independent practice. Card stock, folders, and envelopes will create activities for the kids to play with. Fluency books are prefect for partners to practice reading out loud.
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My students need d basic supplies like folders, scissors, pencils, and glue to help get us through the rest of the school year.
| 67 | 1 |
71,558 |
p081831
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226a31172fc8cbdf02db3a887480fe98
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Mrs.
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KY
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2017-01-09 15:25:25
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Chromebooks for 21st Century Learners
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Imagine growing up in a small farm community and not having the opportunity to get out and see the world; imagine living within the same 10-mile radius your entire life, not knowing what the rest of the country or the world is like. Many of my students never get the opportunity to go out and explore the world. Many of my students have never left the state, and some have only been to a few surrounding counties. \r\n \r\nMy students are eager to learn, explore, and experience life outside of these four walls. I want to prepare them to be global citizens while still maintaining their passion for our little community. My students need an opportunity to learn beyond our classroom and experience ideas that may differ from their own.
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My students will be able to utilize the Chromebooks to explore mathematics on a deeper level. Not only can we use the chromebooks for intervention and enrichment programs, but students will also be able to research the purpose of math and how to use their knowledge to better the world. \r\n\r\nLearning beyond the limits of state and national borders is important.\r\n\r\nI have had the opportunity to collaborate with teachers from all across the nation and Northern America, and I would love to see my students do the same. With technology, my students could communicate with peers from all over the world. We could design projects and work with classes from all over the world. \r\n
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My students need Chromebooks to learn like 21st century students and to utilize their critical thinking skills.
| 9 | 1 |
160,144 |
p153903
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c5f2a4d9dc6497dbd76024a811d39758
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Mrs.
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MO
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2016-12-07 20:13:05
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Moving While We Learn
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In our district, the students come from a variety of different economic backgrounds with more than 60% of our students receiving free or reduced rate lunch. We are in a very small district that is consolidated to incorporate several surrounding communities in the rural area. \r\nMy students come to school from various backgrounds and are ready to learn, but they come each day with several needs, including a need for constant movement while they learn. My students never give up on themselves or quit trying and are some of the hardest working students I have ever met.
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\"Every student can learn, just not on the same day or the same way.\" ~George Evans. My students are ready to learn but some have a need to be constantly moving. I want my students to be successful academically and I believe they can be once their sensory needs are met.\r\nMy students require the opportunity to move about but still need to learn. The ball chairs allow my students to gain the sensory needs they have while not disrupting the learning experience. My students have sensory needs that must be met in order for them to learn. If their needs cannot be met, they cannot focus on the learning they need to do. \r\nDonations to this project will allow my students to learn while obtaining their sensory needs. Students in my classroom are active, but that doesn't mean they cannot learn. These ball chairs will allow the learning experience to take place in a specialized setting for very special children.
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My students need ball chairs instead of traditional classroom chairs to meet their movement needs.
| 7 | 1 |
6,765 |
p130367
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e05237c6fc143aba556bac448eae7db0
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Mr.
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NC
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2016-09-06 22:50:36
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Moving and Learning
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\"Reading to the mind is what exercise is to the body,\" Joseph Addison. Now, just imagine if we can combine reading and exercise? Well, that is what I hope to do with this project.\r\n\r\n\"Mr. Aten, I'm so antsy, I can hardly sit still,\" said one of my students just last week. Immediately, I knew my entire group of Title 1 students needed a way that would help them stay focused. After researching different methods, I found that Hokki stools and wobble cushions will allow my students to continuously move side to side, while also strengthening core muscles and healthier backs.
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Year after year, I watch my students twist and turn in their seats. Then, just last week, my student exclaimed how antsy he was and how it was hard to sit still. I resolved right then that I needed to allow my students and opportunity to wiggle and learn all at the same time. Hokki stools allow for movement in all directions. This will help increase my student's attention to detail along with improving their overall well-being. The wobble cushion is an awesome device that will allow my students to improve their balance while also being good for active sitting. \r\nSince recess is not long enough, the Hokki stools and wobble cushions will guarantee my students will be active for more than 60 minutes each day. Please help my students move and learn all day long and all year long.
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My students need Hokki stools and wobble cushions so they can move, while maintaining focus and attention.
| 4 | 1 |
163,300 |
p190747
|
e21c0987e71d660828c9ca8665245a4a
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Ms.
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NC
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2016-09-27 13:50:35
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literature & Writing, Mathematics
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SAFETY on the Move!!
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We are very fortunate to be a One to One school. 21st Century Skills are our goal.\r\n\r\nOur school was originally built for 990 students in 2003, however we are currently educating over 1,500 students. 50% of our student population are econimically disadvantaged per federal guidelines.\r\n\r\nLast year we saw significant gains in our end of grade test scores after the first year of being a One to One school. This year we are looking to be even higher scores.
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My School is committed to providing an educational setting that will allow students to develop practical, real-world, 21st century skills. We are striving to become a 21st Century school by increasing the use of technology within the classroom. Partnership for 21st Century Skills feels that within the context of core knowledge instruction, students must also learn the essential skills for success in today’s world, such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration. (www.p21.org) \r\n\r\nThese string bags will allow the chrombooks to be safe when traveling from class to class. Last year, my school had a high rate of chrombooks damaged while traveling in the hallway. When a Chrombook is damaged, this may prevent the student from using the technology until it is fixed. My school uses the Chomebooks t incorporate 21st Century skills in every class at somepoint during the day.\r\n\r\nStrategic Plan 2018: For a Better Tomorrow relies heavily on technology to achieve the final goal. Technology driven instruction engages students with authentic 21st Century experiences that mold creativity and collaboration while focusing on analysis and evaluation.\r\n\r\nThe Chrombooks allow the students to be invested in the following areas: \r\n\r\nCreativity and Innovation - Students are required to use a wide range of idea techniques, be open to new and diverse perspectives, and view failure as an opportunity to learn.\r\n\r\nCritical Thinking and Problem Solving - Students will use different types of reasoning skills, understand how parts of a whole interact with each other, hypothesize possible resolutions, and ask questions to clarify various points of view. \r\n\r\nCommunication and Collaboration - Students will develop the skills needed for effective communication to articulate thoughts and ideas through various mediums as well as improve and demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a group.
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My students need these bags to carry their Chrombooks from class to class. The bags will help minimize the damage when they are in the halls with around 500 students at class change.
| 1 | 0 |
70,233 |
p069448
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5d1a8595345cc24e1697ed78f55b2ebc
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Mrs.
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LA
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2016-09-02 14:42:39
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports
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Team Sports
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Team Building and Strategizing
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I have a group of energetic 5th graders that are eager to learn. My students were off to the beginning of what we expected to be a great school year. On Friday, August 12 our city with hit by the 2016 Historical Flood. Almost 50% of my students alone were affected. They lost their homes and lots of personal items were left behind. \r\n\r\n A week later I was amazed to see how excited my students were to return to school. Despite all they had gone through, they were still able to focus on their classroom tasks. They returned to school with one common initiative, \"If we believe it, we shall achieve it!\". With your assistance my students will be able to continue on the road to greatness.
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One area my students struggle the most with is team building. Sometimes it becomes a difficult task to get students to work together toward achieving a goal. I'm requesting connect 4, jenga, and spots balls so that I can set up team building stations during recess. At these stations, students will be able to use different strategies to compete with their schoolmates.\r\n\r\nIn my classroom, we practice team building strategies daily.\r\nThe addition of these items would give my students a much needed boost of practice in the area of team building. Students who are confident in their abilities will be ready to face the challenges of higher education and the workplace.
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My students need these items so that they can practice team building with their classmates during recess.
| 0 | 1 |
71,990 |
p240649
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dd26856e2fd8d9c685b783da16c564bb
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Mrs.
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PA
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2016-08-25 22:57:10
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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Foreign Languages
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Engaging and Interactive Technology Leads to Student Success!
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I teach in an inner city school with little money for classroom resources. My students are diverse and come from all parts of the city. I want to reach all of them and their unique learning styles. My goal as their Spanish teacher is to invite the Spanish-speaking community into my classroom and introduce my students to a new perspective.\r\nI believe that technology is key to move forward in today's world and I intend to make technology accessible to all of my students.
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My students need a projector to engage and interact with each other and the world in our Spanish classroom. Having a project would allow me to hook up my iPad for students to use in the classroom in both small and large instruction.\r\nMy students need technology! With a projector, all students will be able to see and speak with people from around the world using Skype and other resources. My students will be able to use the projector to connect with people from Spanish-speaking cultures. They will be able to engage and interact with people who are just as diverse as they are and they will see how awesome it is to meet new people, specifically Spanish speakers.
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My students need a LCD projector with an HDMI port for iPad connection.
| 0 | 1 |
156,763 |
p083943
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9e15e77959dccf3eaa8e56574132cfbd
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Mrs.
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IN
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2016-12-03 20:29:07
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Practicing to be the Best Problem Solvers Possible
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My students are cooperative, hard working, and love math! They love working together to solve new problems and get so excited when they are able to find more than one solution to a problem. They respect each others learning differences and are so supportive.\r\n\r\nOpportunities for collaborative work are essential for raising young learners to be successful in a variety of challenges. My students love working together, and I feel compelled to find a variety of ways to challenge them academically while encouraging their need and desire to work cooperatively.
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I am requesting math problem solving materials which will allow my students to work cooperatively. Children need practice with a variety of types of problems. At times children can tackle the problem but a computation error gets in the way. Teaching children how to correctly use calculators allows for growth in problem solving without computation interfering. Dry erase markers encourage children to try several times and encourage teams to work together on one goal.\r\n\r\nStudents today are celebrated for using multiple strategies and for showing their thinking. These materials will allow us to do just that. We'll be flexible thinkers and the best problem solvers possible.
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My students need math materials that will allow them to problem solve collaboratively and to try, try, and try again!
| 2 | 1 |
165,465 |
p023913
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51ffd84df3423f8d5e38943e54b8388e
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Mrs.
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CT
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2017-01-18 14:19:45
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Applied Learning
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Applied Sciences, College & Career Prep
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Creatively Learning with Bloxels
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My students are First Graders in an urban neighborhood school. They are always excited to come to school and to learn! They bring energy and curiosity to the classroom every day! They demonstrate a great energy for learning math and reading, and love learning all about science and social studies. \r\nMy students love sharing their learning with their families, classmates, and fellow students! My school services students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. Our school is a Title 1 school with more than 50% students that receive ELL services. \r\n
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In this era of technology, every student should be able to use a computer and tablet successfully. This is true in my classroom; students are required to complete reading and math programs on the computer daily. They attend Technology class once a week to work on their keyboarding skills. My First Graders even take Standardized Tests on the computers every trimester. However, these experiences with computers are not promoting or advancing my students' development of computer knowledge and expertise!\r\n\r\nI want to make learning with technology fun and engaging! My students will be able to use the iPad mini and Bloxels to create their own video games while learning about computer knowledge. They will be the video game designer, storyteller, programmer, and player! My First Graders will be able to conceptualize their video game by using the Bloxels to design their video games: from the setting, the play objects, and their own characters! This allows for all of my students with varied learning abilities to learn computer engineering with physical materials to create a digital video game\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need Bloxels: Build Your Own Video Game and iPad mini.
| 44 | 1 |
124,612 |
p020237
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ca2e39e173394ced4ce7b38bab4faa2f
|
Mrs.
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UT
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2016-07-29 16:01:41
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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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Headphones for Heavy Thinking!
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The students coming into my classroom are a diverse group of children, who love learning and want to succeed in life. Many come from low income households and don't have regular access to technology that many of us take for granted.\r\n\r\nHaving equipment to help move learning forward is a top priority! I have students in my classroom who have special needs such as learning disabilities and second language learning. Giving my students the added bonus of technology will be a great help to them.\r\n\r\n
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My students will be using the headphone on a daily basis to work independently on assignments and assessments that I give to them. I can differentiate the work I give my students if they have headphones and can work independently as needed.\r\n\r\nHeadphones will give my students the opportunity to listen to and complete their work on an individual basis. \r\n\r\nAs their teacher, I can more easily differentiate my students instruction with the use of headphones. At the end of the year, we do our final testing on computers. Headphones will help my students to complete \r\nthis testing on an individual basis.
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My students need headphone due to many of their assignments and test will be completed on Chromebooks.
| 0 | 1 |
177,240 |
p010635
|
adfefa8d07a562f97d825a42fad18e47
|
Ms.
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IN
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2016-08-27 10:57:54
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Grades 6-8
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Developing the Voices of Young Girls of Color
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Against all odds my scholars are college bound. My all-girl scholars, who come from a variety of low-income communities around the city, are aspiring ladies of excellence. \r\nEach of them and their families have sought out this school in order to have a rigorous learning environment that will take them closer to their dreams of becoming doctors, lawyers, politicians, and CEOs.\r\nHowever, in order for these scholars to achieve their life of choice they need support from the outside community for classroom resources.
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I believe these notebooks will allow my scholars to have true ownership over their writing. In a world where clear communication is becoming more and more important, no matter the profession, these young ladies of excellence need the basic resources to be able to begin creating a competitive writing portfolio and shape their own professional voice.\r\nIn a day and age where corporations spend thousands of dollars to invest in improving their employees' writing skills, I want to instead invest in the professionals of the future. With that being said, my scholars need basic materials to write on in order to begin shaping their professional voice long before they even get to college.
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My students need Roaring Spring Composition Books in order to begin their first writing project (a personal narrative) for their Humanities class.
| 0 | 1 |
88,608 |
p097589
|
42139c269f25c6e1f1dbc7c1d19fda3f
|
Mrs.
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NY
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2017-01-22 14:39:52
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science, Music & The Arts
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Applied Sciences, Visual Arts
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STEAM Sculpture Art
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My students are enthusiastic learners who have come to love hands-on art creation. My students are encouraged to question and explore the world around them through art. In my classroom, students are encouraged to be their best, express themselves through art and grow as artists as they take creative risks and explore their creative genius.\r\n \r\nMy school is a Title I school in which every student is entitled to free breakfast and free lunch.\r\n\r\nWe service students with special needs, as well as a population of ENL students. My students work hard each and every day to combat any personal struggles that they may be facing.\r\n
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Art is science and science is art. My artists are creative and ingenious. They love creating art using science chemistry and engineering principles. I love giving them art challenges that tap into their individual strengths and preferences. What better way to use physics and art than by creating sculptures and mobiles. \r\n\r\nFirst we'll investigate the artists Alexander Caulder and Giacometti. We'll travel with Google Earth to their studios and visit international museums to see their art exhibits. We'll learn the science behind sculpting such as matter change and physics forces. With inspiration I'll give my artists the sculpture wire to create their own masterpieces. These will be displayed in our annual school art show.\r\n\r\nFor many children art provides an outlet for expression and identity. Art is my passion and I want my children to see the vast wonders of art throughout the ages. Who knows? I might have the next Picasso in my class!
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My students need six HP Chromebook laptop computers and a variety of sculpture wire for STEAM art creative fun.
| 5 | 0 |
75,818 |
p108424
|
3308a1969ef99a8b141546646ea428b1
|
Mr.
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CA
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2016-08-10 13:30:21
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Grades 6-8
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Health & Sports
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Health & Wellness
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Alternative Seating for all Shapes, Sizes, Energy Levels
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The students in my 7th grade classroom come from all over our diverse city. They represent a multitude of racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds. The diversity of their identities is matched by the diversity of their perspectives as young learners and in their needs as learners, too. \r\nIn my experience working with this diverse community I have found the need to not only differentiate my curriculum to meet students where they are at in their leaning, but also to differentiate and think outside of the box when it comes to movement and engagement in the classroom. I teach a core class for two hours, which is a long time for anyone to be seated. This became clear to me from my observations and from students feedback. Students wanted to move around more, get their blood flowing, so their creative juices could too. Students wanted to be engaged in class but often struggled being confined to their desk-chair apparatus. Their creative ideas and positive thinking about their ideal learning environments inspired this project.
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During our previous school year I saw more and more students having trouble sitting still. This was probably not much different from other years, but I especially noticed it this past year because students let me know about it, too. I always incorporate movement activities into my two-hour long humanities class, and so when it became clear that those were not enough, and that returning to the cramped desk-chair combos always resulted in sighs of discontent I asked students what we should do about it. Immediately they told me the small couch we already had in our reading corner was the best place to sit in the room. Students wanted that multiplied so that not just two kids during Silent Reading time had that opportunity. \r\nThey then began to offer a myriad of solutions ranging from having class outside, to having massage chairs, lounge chairs, yoga balls and more couches in our classroom. I had already been thinking about some of these ideas and thought about my experience in comfortable coffee shops, where there are many different places to sit and work and be comfortable, while doing so. Why shouldn't students have that opportunity to be comfortable while working too? Their advocacy for a more welcoming and comforting learning environment inspired this project.
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My students need alternative seating options. We need a wide variety of comfortable places where students can be themselves and be fully engaged in their work.
| 1 | 1 |
41,588 |
p207929
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58a9031609685f3d974e7ae5ca71d367
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Mrs.
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CA
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2016-09-01 00:00:37
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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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We want IT! Impact Technology!!
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My 19 second graders are eager to learn! The majority of my students are high-poverty English Language Learners. Many come from broken homes and experience hardships. Most of my students do not have any technology at home, so having technology in the classroom is especially important to their education. \r\n\r\nCurrently, our classroom doesn't have any iPads. Because most of my second grade students do not have access to technology at home, it's crucial for them to have hands on experience with technology in the classroom. Technology is a way of the future, and my students need experience with iPads to enhance their education. \r\n
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I am requesting 3 iPad minis to allow my students to interact more often with current technology on a regular basis. With the iPads my students will be able to access our district’s newly adopted math curriculum application. The app is only available on iPads. With all the amazing apps, it will also allow individual students to work independently at their own levels in all areas, but especially in reading, which is so important in second grade. My students will learn critical technology skills that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives. If all of this was not enough, it will also foster a love of learning in my students by turning each lesson into something exciting and fun - something they will be sure to remember for many years.
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My students need I iPad minis to access new curriculum and make learning interactive.
| 1 | 1 |
88,026 |
p251238
|
f8192b74b1c2d71dff7b22cccf89b550
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Mrs.
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MI
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2016-09-02 12:14:52
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Grades PreK-2
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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We Need A New Keyboard
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Our student population is about 95% English Language Learners, so most of them speak Spanish at home and then learn English at school. We also have a few students who are newcomers to the country. We provide as much as we can for them, which includes breakfast and lunch. Our school also is a full inclusion school, which means that all of our special friends get to be in the classroom when it's time for music.\r\nMy students LOVE music! Even when I see them outside of music class, they are always singing and asking when they'll have music next. Some of their classroom teachers have even told me that they will sing a song from music during their recess time.
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My students are developing their musical ears, and they need a good keyboard that will help them. We are currently using a keyboard that has keys that have broken off and other keys that don't work at all. I can play some of the music higher or lower if I come across a broken key, but the students have to work extra hard to sing the correct notes.\r\nOur new keyboard will get used in every class, every day, with every student in our school. We'll also be able to share the music we sing with our parents at our Winterfest Concert.
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My students need to be able to hear what their music sounds like, and I'll be able to use this Yamaha Portable Grand Piano so that I can accompany their beautiful singing.
| 0 | 1 |
75,272 |
p065839
|
b82f39f23254438dd80fa42587ae625c
|
Ms.
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IN
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2017-02-11 11:24:31
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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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Small Group, Large Gains
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I teach in a school of highest poverty. With nearly 70% of our student body receiving free or reduced meals, many families struggle to provide basic school supplies. Though many students have struggles at home, they find comfort in our classroom.\r\n\r\nMy nineteen energetic, first-grade students arrive at school every day with smiles on their faces because they are happy to be there. In our small classroom community, we have a wide variety of likes and dislikes, energy levels, and needs. They are a very unique group, and I wouldn't have it any other way!
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With the inclusion of a small group table and comfortable seating options from the soft seats into our classroom, I will be able to assist small groups of up to six students at a time in a designated area. With this style of table I will be able to focus on all students in the group simultaneously without having to lose instructional time while walking around the room or to the other end of a rectangular table. If wanting to be in a circular seating arrangement, we will no longer have a need to sit on the floor. The soft seats will also be used with dual purpose. When the small group area is not be utilized, the soft seats will be accessible as a flexible seating option during whole group and independent work times.
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My students need a table specifically designed for small group meeting in our room that allows comfortable seating student focus.
| 5 | 1 |
142,840 |
p001210
|
cb10b2034852df4f6247b440a2b47546
|
Teacher
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OK
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2017-03-10 15:59:47
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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ESL
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We Love Technology
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I am writing to introduce my students to you. They are amazing! I feel like I am the luckiest teacher in the world to be able to be a part of these students' lives. Their lives are not easy ones. They come from all corners of the globe. They arrive to my classroom with very little English language, tattered clothes, poor hygiene, and empty tummies. But yet, they arrive at school with a great big smile, and possess the greatest yearning for knowledge.\r\n\r\nI am an ELL teacher in a low income Title I school. I have ten or more languages spoken in my classroom in one given year. There are as many as twenty-seven languages in the overall school. I am always amazed at the yearning for learning that these students possess. I do not have many discipline problems because they all possess a common denominator. They want to learn. Sadly, there are not very many resources available to them, especially in their homes.
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Recently, we were very grateful for donors for the addition of two chomebooks in our classroom. Because of the impact that has taken place, I feel like we would be very grateful to receive four more. With sixty students entering the classroom every day, I feel like with an additional center of four Chromebooks that more students will be served.\r\n\r\nOur students are not fortunate to have a computer in their home.\r\nThe Chromebooks have been such a blessing to breathe fresh air into the classroom. The students are so excited to learn new things and explore the world around them.\r\n\r\nWe graciously ask that we could receive four more Chromebooks. It would make center time even better.\r\n\r\nThank you for considering us in this endeavor. Also thank you for all the help that you have done.
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My students need two more chromebooks for their center time. They really love the ones we received, and I believe that two more would really be beneficial for us.
| 3 | 0 |
164,525 |
p032661
|
c1b3369d4afebcf747a59e52647e191a
|
Ms.
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FL
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2016-07-06 18:53:01
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Sharing Shiloh's Love
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My students are special kids because they can't get enough to ready. My students are eager readers that love engaging and inspirational books. They are from a variety of cultural backgrounds, many from South America and Asia. They enjoy project and problem based learning experiences. Their diverse cultural background brings unique learning opportunities to our classroom. The students look forward to student choice activities ranging from computer created storyboards, slideshows, interactive blogs, creating songs, plays, poems, and other literary projects. \r\n\r\n
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The donations will make a difference in their learning because it will allow them to read a complete novel instead of the limited selection in the textbook. The novel will allow students to explore these themes then create project based learning activities, design storyboards and slideshows on their computers, work cooperatively with others, and have open ended discuss based question and answer sessions. \r\n\r\nThe real life lessons of friendship, giving back, compassion for others, and the strength of the family will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to share their final project on Sharing Shiloh day. Parents will be invited to see the students' work.
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My students need a class set of the novel Shiloh to complete a common core literature unit study.
| 0 | 1 |
17,356 |
p003849
|
5a6fe4e05ee7f5e8aeaea848bab6ad97
|
Ms.
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GA
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2016-08-03 17:35:28
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Grades 6-8
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Rest Assured Shoulder Rests and Endpin Stops Help Young Musicians!
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I teach 6th, 7th and 8th grade orchestra as well as 7th grade drumming ensemble. I may not have a quiet classroom, but my students are busy learning to play their instruments! \r\n\r\nAll students at my school receive free and reduced lunch due to a community eligibility federal program. My students are inquisitive, caring, and eager to learn. My school is very diverse racially and I enjoy the diversity among our students. Students at my school want to succeed and do well in school. The fine arts budget at my school has been severely cut due to economic times, but my students continue to learn and our programs continue to grow. \r\n
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My students will use the shoulder rests to help hold their instruments properly. There has been a lot of research done regarding the use of shoulder rests on violin and violas. Depending on the student's body type, some students only need a small sponge to hold their instrument correctly. For many others, a shoulder rest is a necessity to hold their instrument properly. \r\n\r\nDuring concerts sometimes my cellists and bassists have problems with their instruments sliding all over the floor. In class, they can take off their shoe and use it as a endpin stop, but ideally, each student needs their own endpin stop. With shoulder rests and endpin stops, my students will be able to properly hold their instruments. When students hold their instrument properly, sound improves. When students hear the difference in their sound, they develop a sense of pride in their playing ability!
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My students need shoulder rests and endpin stops to help them become good musicians.
| 5 | 1 |
15,306 |
p000654
|
7f3d2d332637fc7a8e4a82f4d2fbfe1a
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Mr.
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MI
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2016-12-30 16:55:18
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Environmental Science
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If You Ask It You Will Learn It
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My students are an eager group of 5th graders who enter my classroom ready to learn and raring to go. They are explorers, innovators, dreamers, and inventors. They know that kindness counts, and they care about each other. My students are our future, and your future, too. For me, it's a pleasure to guide and support them as they learn and grow.\r\n\r\nI teach at a small rural school. It's my goal to provide my amazing youngsters with the tools they need to be successful and happy in school. I am proud to be their teacher. \r\n
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What's that you say? You want to learn about science? Well, with the Amazon Echo Dot, you can learn just about anything. But first, you must learn how to ask. \r\n\r\nAfter all, real scientists ask questions before seeking answers. \r\n\r\nAdding the Amazon Echo Dot is just one small step in guiding my students into scientific exploration. They are creators, explorers, innovators, and truth seekers. The Amazon Echo Dot will allow them to ask questions and seek answers before and after conducting scientific experiments, and so much more. \r\n\r\nStudent: Alexa, what's the most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere?\r\nAlexa: The most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen. \r\n\r\nYou can ask Alexa just about anything!\r\n\r\nIn fact, adding this amazing resource to our classroom would offer so many benefits that go beyond learning about science. We'd use our Amazon Echo Dot everyday, in all subjects. \r\n\r\nThank you for your kind consideration to support my science-inspired project.
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My students need an Amazon Echo Dot and a Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker to grow as questioners, problem solvers, and researchers, on the spot.
| 9 | 1 |
149,390 |
p052226
|
931fd5b4f9552feaaf7c2d2c199ad8ee
|
Ms.
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MO
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2017-04-10 16:48:57
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Math is Fun!
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Fourth graders are working to deepen their learning and skills, preparing them for middle school. Developmentally most 4th graders are very much still children; they enjoy and learn from play and thrive in nurturing and warm environments. \r\n\r\nIn addition, 4th graders are encouraged to be more independent in their learning, depending less on the teacher‘s guidance and researching, planning and revising their work more by themselves. In 4th grade math, we focus on three critical areas: (1) developing understanding and fluency with multidigit multiplication, and developing understanding of dividing to find quotients involving multidigit dividends; (2) developing an understanding of fraction equivalence, addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, and multiplication of fractions by whole numbers; (3) understanding that geometric figures can be analyzed and classified based on their properties, such as having parallel sides, perpendicular sides, particular angle measures, and symmetry. We practice the skills and strategies we learn though many math activities and games.
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What are math manipulatives? Manipulatives are concrete objects that can be physically handled by students in order to model abstract concepts. The use of manipulatives in teaching mathematics has a long solid research history. Manipulatives allow students to construct their own cognitive models for abstract mathematical ideas and processes. They also provide a common language with which to communicate these models with others. Manipulatives also have the additional advantage of engaging students and increasing interest in and enjoyment of mathematics. \r\nStudents who are presented with the opportunity to use manipulatives report that they are more interested in mathematics. Long-term interest in mathematics translates to increased mathematical ability. While children can remember, for short periods of time, information taught through books and lectures, deep understanding and the ability to apply learning to new situations requires conceptual understanding that is grounded in direct experience with concrete objects.
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My students need to practice their newly acquired math skills through hands on activities and games. Having math manipulatives helps bring hard abstract concepts to concrete hands on learning.
| 1 | 0 |
7,855 |
p074838
|
60523f7770e85cff89002c4f70b8ca71
|
Mrs.
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MO
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2017-01-26 12:44:03
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Flexible Seating
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I teach second grade, and my students enjoy working and collaborating together. They want to be successful while working, and I want to provide them with the best learning environment and experience that I can. Communication and collaboration is an imperative and important component of learning that goes on in our classroom everyday, especially when we are reading or writing. \r\n\r\nI want to provide a learning environment that will best support my student's needs. Flexible Seating will allow students to do work while giving them the freedom to move around the room.
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Flexible classrooms give students a choice in what kind of learning space works best for them, they can sit, stand, or wiggle without bothering others.\r\n\r\nSince observing other flexible classrooms, I have noticed that the students are more engaged and involved thought the day.\r\n\r\nSome students simply don't enjoy sitting in a classroom style chair. By offering many seating options such as the wobble stool to move around on, or the stability ball which allows students to sit while still having the freedom of movement, students will be more engaged in their work. The balance board allows students to work while standing. Different options would allow students to be at their best thinking and learning throughout the entire day.
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My students need flexible seating to move around the room while working. By being where they learn best, they will increase their reading and writing love! Each student will have a seat that works for them!
| 2 | 1 |
133,589 |
p081298
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f4246e821eb34e32c49275edbba496f2
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Teacher
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TN
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2016-08-01 17:52:39
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science, History & Civics
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Mathematics, Social Sciences
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Chess: It is More Than a Game!
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Our school has strong athletic programs but it lacks much to choose from in non-sport activities. The majority of our students are not involved in sports. Even so, many of them desire an organized activity to quench their thirst for learning and social interaction. \r\n\r\nWe are a Title I public school with 100 percent of the student body on free breakfast and lunch. We are faced with numerous challenges not only academically but socially as well. The students are anxious to learn and participate in numerous activities.\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The addition of a Chess Club at our school would be of great benefit to all involved. It has been demonstrated that the game of chess helps young people learn to concentrate, think logically, overcome obstacles, spot patterns and categorize information. It also helps with the development of problem-solving skills, planning, patience, focus of thought and self-discipline. While it is true that chess is a competitive activity, good sportsmanship and fair play are taught as essential elements of the game. \r\n\r\nEach and every game will begin and end with a handshake. The students will learn more than just playing a game in our newly formed chess club. They will experience the thrill of competition and learn to practice great social interactions.
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My students need ten tournament style chess sets to accommodate twenty players. To add to the chess sets a couple of chess clocks and score books would help get our new chess club started.
| 0 | 1 |
170,795 |
p257675
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8fd2dc7eaeb593a6114c121046ff8a98
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-07-25 13:06:28
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Grades 9-12
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Literacy & Language
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ESL, Literature & Writing
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Closing the Technology Gap for Harlem Students Part 1
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My 11th graders are college bound NYC inner city youth, who need technology to get them prepared and competitive for college. Although this generation of student's are \"digital natives\", and have their phones or tablets in front of their faces at any given moment, many lack working computers at home and type major assignments on their phone due to lack of resources. Working computers are not widely available for students to use.\r\n\r\nIn college, knowing how use a computer for word processing, editing, slide show presentations, and research becomes a must and will hinder student's in their freshmen year and beyond if technology in the classroom is not used and demonstrated. \r\n\r\n
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Student's having Chromebooks will be a way of having student's interact with technology for educational purposes on a constant basis therefore, getting them college ready. Students will learn how to do journalism type assignments, presentations, type and edit papers, as well as conduct research. \r\n\r\nStudent's will ultimately learn how much easier technology can make their lives. My students will use these Chromebooks to research a variety of topics related to the history, journalism, and literature that they are reading in class. They will create presentations and truly word process their essays and learn how to type, using full-sized keyboards. They will be able to learn the proper methods of formatting essays, combined with research methods to strengthen their own understanding of the curriculum we cover. \r\n\r\nThe goal is to ultimately have 69 Chrombooks to be split between all junior English classes so students can have access to them on a daily basis!\r\n\r\n
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My students need a class set of 34 Chromebooks in order to create a 1:1 computer classroom and to help them prepare for college.
| 5 | 1 |
12,925 |
p185481
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6f97602ef48e15c5589f32e1f5f8932b
|
Ms.
|
NY
|
2016-05-12 10:58:56
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Fantasy Books for Avid Readers
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Do you remember what it was like to enter a world of fantasy thought the pages of a new book? I want my students to have books that they don't want to put down.
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I teach an ICT class in which half of my students have special needs.\r\nThey have become sophisticated readers who enjoy texts that are detailed and descriptive and present abstract concepts and themes. They are full of questions and enjoy participating in science and social studies inquiries. They are also incredibly creative and enjoy doing in-class art projects.
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We are beginning a new unit about fantasy. My students need a variety of books from different authors to learn how each author crafts his/her story. My students will be reading books individually at home and in school, writing, and talking about them. \r\nAs the unit progresses, they will create their own fantasy stories, using the authors as mentors.
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I want to inspire my students to love to read. I think that one of the best ways is to have books that invite them to step in a new world of fantasy where there are dragons and wizards and children have amazing adventures.
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My students need books for our fantasy unit.
| 18 | 1 |
143,106 |
p148343
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8fbc90de73326855bfdde5b9b7c98bf2
|
Mrs.
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MI
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2017-01-02 21:04:07
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Grades PreK-2
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Special Needs
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Special Needs
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Get Comfy!
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Every day is an adventure in first grade! I have the pleasure of spending my days with 26 energetic, creative, and special students. We have a beautiful new school that houses over 800 students. Our community is full of pride and we beam with school spirit. \r\n\r\nMy students are driven, they work hard, and they're leaders. My wish for my students is that they leave each day, knowing that they matter and can make a difference in this world. Many of the students face daily struggles at home. My goal is to provide these children with opportunities to build confidence, intelligence, and positive self-worth. These kiddos have the power change the world!
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I like to refer to my students as a \"classroom family\". When they enter each day, I want them to feel relaxed and confident about how their day is going to go. I have learned that the best way to build positive relationships with students is to create an atmosphere where they feel safe and important.\r\n\r\nResearch shows that students are more likely to engage in learning experiences when their bodies are being active. Providing students with opportunities to sit or stand based on how they feel most comfortable will allow them to spend more time focusing on the task at hand, and less time on how uncomfortable they are.\r\n\r\nThe stability balls and wobble cushions that I have requested will engage students' core and strengthen their posture. It will also help with inattention by providing an appropriate outlet for excess energy.
| null | null |
My students need flexible seating to better support their learning, while building strength in their core.
| 1 | 0 |
160,534 |
p115972
|
4072965f425d1665d31ef09002d377ca
|
Mrs.
|
CA
|
2016-10-01 01:01:39
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
|
Environmental Science, Health & Life Science
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Speak Up For Science Safety.
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\"We're doing a lab? Like we're really doing a lab?\" This is what I heard from my students as we did our big lab of plating bacteria on a petri dish and observing it's growth. This lab of agar, Petri dishes, and cotton swabs is about 1/8th my department budget. As the only science teacher at a continuation high school, I struggle to pay for lab materials let alone fund much-needed science renovations in my class. \r\nMy students often feel like the forgotten students of the district. A majority of our student population is on free and reduced lunch, 10% current English language learners, and 13% students receiving special education support. The needs of my students are great but my current funding cannot adequately meet these needs.
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I am requesting an eyewash and shower combo station. Currently, the only safety measure I have in my science class is a fire extinguisher. Because of this, I am unable to provide my students the opportunity to conduct science experiments. \r\nAll students should feel like scientists. Students often struggle in science. By having the students partake in laboratory experiences I am able to concretely expose my students to key science concepts. Many biology and physical science labs require that students work with basic chemicals. Chemicals can only be worked with if proper safety measures are taken. The shower would mean that we could work with any class approved chemical for many, many years to come. This purchase would ensure that every student was being set up to be successful in a science, technology, engineering, and math-focused curriculum.
| null | null |
My students need a shower and eyewash station to safely conduct labs.
| 0 | 1 |
135,134 |
p011240
|
cc427eebb39f8378059b104826b3939e
|
Ms.
|
IL
|
2017-03-02 01:00:03
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Grades 6-8
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History & Civics
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Social Sciences
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HOLOCAUST History Resources Needed!
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On a daily basis, my eighth grade students show me that even though life does not come easy, success is worth striving for. Outside our school building they are faced with gangs, violence, and a world that offers them little hope to overcome. But they know that working hard in school will give them the opportunity to accomplish their goals. \r\n\r\n Although my students come from one of the most underprivileged immigrant neighborhoods in the city of Chicago, they are setting their standards high to reach their fullest potential in life. Many of them share their desire to have careers that will impact their community and world. My students feel truly grateful to have the opportunities that their parents didn't. They are not allowing language barriers, racial boundaries or socioeconomic status get in the way of realizing their fullest potential.
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In my 8th grade history class, my students have been studying the events leading up to WWII and the Holocaust and are very interested in this particular topic. The book \"Night\" by Elie Wiesel will enhance our unit by allowing my students to connect with the author as he narrates the unfathomable events he experienced during the Holocaust. \r\n\r\nI want to open my students minds and hearts regarding the Holocaust and show them that we can never forget these events that have changed our world. Having literature that illustrates this dark period in time will not only enrich their learning but also help them relate to an experience that can be best told by a Holocaust survivor.
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My students need a copy of the book \"Night\" by Elie Wiesel to further understand the events during the Holocaust.
| 0 | 1 |
6,369 |
p215278
|
dbcf218dc26cc44ee3fcfbe74e65a09c
|
Ms.
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NJ
|
2016-11-11 13:31:09
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Grades 6-8
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Warmth, Care & Hunger
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Backpacks Save the Day!
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Our students are from a rural, transient area in Southern New Jersey, Our district receives 100% free lunch and breakfast. Many of our students live in poverty have extremely difficult barriers to overcome. There are so many are being raised by extended family and/or a single parent home. \r\n\r\nOur students illustrate the need for structure, love, and attention. It is my objective to gain as many resources to help move from poverty to success and happiness. To do that, our district needs to keep up with more affluent areas by applying for grants and using innovative methods to provide the best education possible for our children. Although we face so much adversity, our students are happy, polite, and always willing to help anyone in need. Thank you to all of the people who generously support the goal of providing our students with essentials to educations!
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Most students in our district live in poverty. We try to even the playing field in education by providing up to date technology. Students who are given a backpack will be able to protect their important items need for learning. In particular, their school issued Chromebook.\r\n\r\nWe were able to budget money for Chrome books for our middle schoolers but this did not include backpacks to carry them. Some have dropped and have gotten damaged. It is the family of the students who are responsible for repair costs. This has proven to be a burden that some cannot pay. We are hoping to alleviate future damage by providing a backpack to carry them in.
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My students need need a good backpack to carry our HP Chromebooks. We have 1:1 chromebook ratio and many students have had cracked screens or dropped Chromebooks. We were able to fund Chromebooks but not backpacks.
| 3 | 1 |
73,739 |
p178018
|
8b0223c947a15bb06a643609cd9adf4b
|
Mrs.
|
CA
|
2017-04-27 22:37:09
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Grades 3-5
|
Health & Sports, Math & Science
|
Health & Wellness, Mathematics
|
The Basics
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My students are awesome! They deserve all the resources to help them achieve success. My students attend a Title I school that is considered high poverty. We have almost 50% of our students receiving free or reduced price breakfasts and lunches each day. We even have a weekend food program too. \r\n\r\nMy students are working extremely hard to be successful with the Common Core curriculum and I want to get them all the resources to achieve this. I appreciate how hard they work for me each day, and I know they'd appreciate any support you could give them.
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Sometimes all you need are the \"basics.\" That's where my class is right now. We need four stools, a cafe table, and light bulbs to keep us moving along in our learning. We need the stools and cafe table to add another place for personalized seating. Having this option will add a lot to our room to let the students work on their projects, collaborate, etc. We need bulbs for our new lamps. We have lamps that illuminate our room. The overhead lights are so harsh and these light bulbs will let us use our new lamps to make our room more \"homey.\" These supplies are simple but greatly needed to help us continue to do out daily routines. Funding these items is where we need help, and we're hoping you're able to help us out. Our budget is not able to support these items that we need.
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My students need four bar stools, cafe table, and light bulbs to keep our class moving along.
| 322 | 0 |
120,629 |
p034668
|
39dd01a1835ea1138195c7175f565d6f
|
Ms.
|
TX
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2016-08-10 22:48:46
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Applied Learning
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Literacy, Parent Involvement
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Set FIRE \r\nTo Our Room
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We are a Title 1 school in rural Central Texas. Our district sits in the shadow of several major tech companies but just out of reach geographically to benefit from their presence. We are faced with preparing our students for the careers of tomorrow without the technology of today. \r\n\r\nMy little ones are enthusiastic learners who are not afraid of challenges. We eagerly look for real world problems to solve! As educators, it is our duty to keep the desire for learning alive and allow our students to develop a passion for learning.
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In our classroom, students spend a lot of time working in small groups. In these cooperative groups, students are encouraged to use technology to showcase their learning. In the past we have shared one or two devices which at times can cause a delay in kids getting things done.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation will make it easier for my students to use programs that we have available in the classroom to share their work with parents, share their learning in more creative ways, and even practice essential skills. Please consider supporting my first grade friends as we \"SET FIRE TO OUR LEARNING\"!!
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My students need 5 Kindle Fire Tablets to use in stations to share their work with parents using a variety of technological platforms.
| 0 | 1 |
170,572 |
p228712
|
aa00a8c88a2bfe7348bfdf9845eeae42
|
Mrs.
|
IN
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2016-08-04 12:33:19
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Grades 6-8
|
History & Civics, Literacy & Language
|
Civics & Government, Literature & Writing
|
Through the Eyes of a Civil and Human Rights Activist
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The school in which I teach is a small school setting with approximately 120-130 students per grade level. Although we are a small school district, we live within 50 miles of a major U.S. city. Thus, the makeup of my student body is diverse.\r\nSince I am the only literature teacher in 8th grade, I reach all levels of students- from those with special needs and Individual Education Plans to high ability students. Not only do I teach in this school district, but I also live here and my son is a student in our system. Thus, I am fully committed to my school community, the students in which I teach, and the success of our district.
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For over 50 years now, Congressman John Lewis has been an leader of equality and civil rights for Americas throughout our nation. As a young man, Mr. Lewis followed the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Gandhi in their effort to bring change to our world in a nonviolent fashion. By donating to our project, you will help me introduce my students to Congressman Lewis as he retells his early years as an activist in the graphic novel March Book One. This eyewitness account of his life and the daily battles he endured will move students to appreciate those that fought for their rights and for their own current freedoms that they now enjoy. And although John Lewis truly believed in nonviolence, his journey was not always so peaceful. \r\n In this day and age, more than ever, our young people need a sense of the struggles that many Americans, specifically minorities faced for their Constitutional rights. I plan to use March Book One as a means to introduce my students to the Civil Rights Movement. Students will gain a better understanding of our country, civil rights, justice, and to those that fought and continue to fight for all.
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My students need copies of the graphic novel March Book One.
| 0 | 1 |
133,028 |
p036087
|
f2250e5efe0fc18f831105b2c82cd959
|
Mrs.
|
NC
|
2017-02-19 15:04:38
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Grades 3-5
|
Literacy & Language, Math & Science
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Literacy, Mathematics
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Pencils to Persevere
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My students are eager to learn and thrive with anything put their way. They enter each day ready to learn! Many of my students do not have the much needed resources to do their daily assignments.\r\n\r\nI teach at an equity-plus school where the majority of my students come from low socioeconomic families. One hundred percent of our students receive free lunch. Many of my students do not have the luxuries that other students do. Some come from single-parent families who work very hard just to provide the basic necessities for their children. \r\n\r\nMy third graders want to learn! They come in every day excited about learning something new. I want to help provide to them a rich learning environment where they can soar!
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If my students have the resources they need to complete daily work and assignments, they will have a much higher chance for success. It's tough when they enter each day and over half of my students are unprepared.\r\nShopping for school supplies before school started in August, was one of the highlights of my school days as a child! I couldn't wait to fill the cart in the stores. Many of my students do not have the chance to do this!\r\nI know pencils seem like the smallest and cheapest materials to supply, however, my students and their families are limited in their resources and it's not as easy as it seems. Thank you for considering our classroom project in third grade!
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My students need pencils and hand-held pencil sharpeners in order to be successful learners!
| 80 | 1 |
147,493 |
p236550
|
88670abde1918b1b3c3f4c64cf86b1a6
|
Ms.
|
GA
|
2016-12-24 21:15:33
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Grades PreK-2
|
Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Packing Technology
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As a teacher in a low-income/ poverty school district, my students are bombarded with challenges that interfere with some progress in the classroom. However, my students, regardless of what life throws at them, come ready to learn.\r\n\r\nMy students are talented, fun, and very creative with their hands. I am greeted with a hug which, in turn, validates the reason why I accepted this position. I recognize their good works and acknowledge their presence from the moment they enter the room. If I could express more about my students, I would say that I am privileged and honored to teach each one of them.\r\n\r\nThe students actually inspired me to complete this project. The reason for the project was to make a change that would impact instruction for my students.
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One of my goals for this school, is to make sure that every child that comes through our doors feels comfortable. Whether it is getting them a Chromebook, school supplies, clothes, food, or something as simple as a backpack. I want our school to be able to give the students what their parents are unable to afford. We never want a student feeling inferior to the other students. We want them to concentrate on their school work and not on what they do not have.\r\n\r\nSometimes it is the little things in life that makes a difference.\r\n\r\nBy providing students with Chromebooks and backpacks, it will help students research and work on projects not found in books. Not only that, the backpacks will help protect the Chromebooks, as the students move from one room to the next. \r\n\r\nYour donations will help students feel comfortable about themselves and worry less about late work or supplies not making home. You can take the burden of carrying a Chromebook and supplies from room to room. Thanks in advance for your support to our classroom.
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My students need Chromebooks and backpacks for research to gain more knowledge.
| 11 | 1 |
34,931 |
p196592
|
1ba8decc4833ff50648cb3dfd6855619
|
Ms.
|
IA
|
2016-11-12 11:29:33
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Health & Sports, Literacy & Language
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Health & Wellness, Literacy
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'Namastay' Focused and Calm
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This urban elementary in Waterloo, Iowa is filled with energetic students who want to be at school, but also have daily struggles managing their anger, reactions to others, and behaviors in and outside the classroom. The building is 92% free and reduced lunches. \r\nStudents would benefit greatly from ways to cope with anger, sadness, and anxiety they are faced with daily. They often carry a lot of weight on their young shoulders, and that comes with them to school either from home, or anxiety with being at school.
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My students have been practicing yoga and meditation within the classroom to help prepare their bodies and mind for learning. Currently, we practice right on the floor, without appropriate space, and on hard floors/very thin carpet.\r\nYoga mats would provide a personal space for students to practice yoga and mediation, which will help with focus, managing feelings, and calming the body so they can be ready to learn. \r\nI am also hoping to expand yoga beyond just the kindergarten classroom. I feel all students in the building could benefit with yoga and meditation in an after school program. This would require using the gym, which would increase the need for a mat for each student participating. \r\n
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My students need their own yoga mat to prepare their bodies and minds for learning through the practice of yoga and meditation.
| 1 | 1 |
145,045 |
p186758
|
0bb7c6d1e76780eac4e4024fb508e512
|
Ms.
|
CA
|
2016-09-19 22:21:33
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Grades 3-5
|
Literacy & Language, Math & Science
|
Literacy, Mathematics
|
Adapting to Third Grade!
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We are a Dual Immersion program in the heart of Silicon Valley. Half of the students are native English speakers and half are native Spanish speakers learning both Spanish and English from each other. The students learn language through content and are immersed in literature, mathematics and science all day long.\r\n\r\n My students come from diverse backgrounds linguistically, culturally and socioeconomically. Working collaboratively in teams and partners is a huge part of the way we learn at school. We value and respect community, diversity and the many different ways students learn.\r\n
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All students want to learn, but not all students learn the same way. Some students need to move while they work. Unfortunately, our traditional chairs are noisy and can be dangerous when the kids rock back on two legs. The students can also damage the chairs and the floor when they are rocking for movement. Alternative seats give students a way to stay safe and keep their focus on learning, all while being able to keep their body moving.\r\n\r\nIn third grade, poor pencil grips are causing some students to really struggle to complete the increasing work load. While keyboarding is a part of our classroom, it has not eliminated the need to be able to write legibly. The pencil grips will help support students to improve their fine motor skills.\r\n\r\nWe seek to be an inclusive classroom. I would like to have the resources to support a variety of learning styles and academic needs. These adaptive resources help me to include all learners and give them the support they deserve.
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My students need support for their varied learning styles. Alternative seating and pencil grips will gives students the opportunity to work through third grade in their own way.
| 24 | 1 |
60,482 |
p211478
|
c0faff81e2d7100d36cda2939c53db2f
|
Ms.
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FL
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2016-11-25 19:44:06
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Visual Arts
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The Paper Sorter: Essential for the Art Room
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Youth Co-Op Preparatory Charter School is a tuition-free K-12 college preparatory charter school located in the heart of Hialeah; a predominantly Hispanic community within the city of Miami in South FL. Youth Co-Op is a second home to a large population of Spanish-speaking students of immigrant parents. \r\n\r\nRecently, our school has acquired a new building which has finally provided us with an OFFICIAL ART ROOM versus our prior Art-on-a-Cart experience; A FANTASTIC SPACE of which comes with a great need of equipment and supplies.\r\n\r\nAlthough our students may now benefit from an proper learning environment, our Art Department does not receive government funding and therefore relies on donations from our parents and fundraising opportunities to ensure our students have adequate and sufficient art materials. Please help us obtain all the necessary equipment to maximize our Art Room's functionality and our students creativity!
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In Ms. Castillo's Art Room, the \"Artist Corner\" is quite a popular destination! It is a safe place for our students that fosters independent learning and facilitates T.A.B. learning patterns for engaging students in making creative choices by providing access to books, stencils, found objects, creativity-building drawing exercises and hopefully soon... Paper.\r\n\r\nCurrently, due to lack of appropriate storage, we are stacking our paper, one on top of another, according to size and compressed paper weight; However, this makes selecting, extracting and replenishing paper very difficult and limits the students from the freedom of independently obtaining their paper themselves.\r\n\r\nAs mentioned previously, although our students may now benefit from a proper learning environment in our schools newly acquired Elementary Art Room, our Art Department does not receive government funding and therefore relies on donations from our parents and fundraising opportunities to ensure our students have adequate and sufficient art materials, equipment and supplies.\r\n\r\nPlease help us sort our paper effectively to aid the process of development of our students artistic behaviors!
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My students need an easy way to access paper and supplies!\r\nCurrently, due to lack of appropriate storage equipment, we stack all our paper on top of each other according to size and compressed weight.
| 0 | 0 |
139,678 |
p160733
|
3b49a042f0b2d1041edbc09eca95f047
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Mrs.
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OR
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2016-10-14 14:38:48
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Early Development
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Motivating Students to Have a Voice
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No voice to communicate your basic wants or needs? Quite challenging to say the least. This is what my students of low socioeconomic (65% of our District's students receive free and/or reduced meals) and diverse ethnic backgrounds face daily.\r\n\r\nThese non-verbal children are all on the Autistic Spectrum and present varying abilities and also challenges. These kiddos (some who continue to be in diapers) inspire my staff and I every day with their smiles while we observe their growth and successes.\r\n\r\n
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We use the STAR Program (Strategies for Teaching based on Autism Research) which teaches children with autism critical skills. This program utilizes the ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) which uses instructional methods of discrete trial training, pivotal response training and teaching functional routines to form the instructional base of this comprehensive program. The STAR Program is the only curriculum that has been validated by multiple independent randomized control trials on the market today.\r\n\r\nTo make the discrete trial and pivotal response training successful we require appealing tools and/or incentives. That’s where you come in! By donating, you can help provide these necessary motivators.\r\n
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My students need appealing tools and/or incentives to assist their gaining necessary skills.
| 0 | 0 |
119,014 |
p194958
|
ac739f1b31dd6bb333fa29aea4b60c8a
|
Mrs.
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MS
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2016-08-25 16:30:37
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Grades PreK-2
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Applied Learning
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Character Education, Parent Involvement
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Can We Manage?
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My students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, which include military families, and each student brings a unique characteristic that positively benefits our classroom. My students strive to meet the highest expectations. Each year they make me proud to be their teacher. \r\n\r\nMy school is a Title 1 school and has a high percentage of free and reduced lunches. We have 500 + students from PK-3. Our school is located in the heart of downtown Ocean Springs. We take pride in our school name!
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Through recent professional development, I have been introduced to a fun and creative way to hold students accountable for their actions. It's an easy classroom management tool that engages both students and parents. \r\nThis program is a great way for teachers to encourage positive behavior and have constant communication with parents. This program will bring parents, teachers, and students closer together. The students will have the ability to explore new technology as they can photograph and share their work with their families. Family members will also have the ability to comment on student photos and message the teacher through the messaging platform.
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My students need 1 iPad Mini 2 and Otter-box case to connect with a new classroom management tool called Class Dojo. Through professional development, I learned of this fun and creative way to hold students accountable.
| 2 | 0 |
76,617 |
p042325
|
fe81b66b443f7425741f3fd9915bc3a0
|
Ms.
|
PA
|
2017-02-13 11:09:06
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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A Carpet for Writing Celebrations!
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Our school is located in low income area, and my kindergarteners face big obstacles at home every day. Despite this, my students come to school every day with huge smiles on their faces, ready to learn. \r\n\r\nIn my classroom, we need an updated large, carpet for the students to sit on. We operate as a small family, and our carpet is the focal point of our classroom. This is where our whole group lessons, read-alouds, and the student's most coveted part of our writing program: our Author Celebrations, occur. However, our current carpet is falling apart!
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We operate as a small family, and our carpet is the focal point of our classroom. This is where our whole group lessons, read-alouds, and the student's most coveted part of our writing program: our Author Celebrations, occur. However, our current carpet is falling apart! It is coming apart at the seems, and no longer comes clean at the end of each week. We need something new and improved!\r\n\r\nWe would use this carpet as a meeting point. Everyone will gather at the carpet to begin each day, and each lesson. We will also gather on this carpet to celebrate our accomplishments and growths!\r\n
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My students need a carpet, where we can meet to celebrate our writing, and read our books aloud to the class!
| 0 | 1 |
181,019 |
p229337
|
86bf4c814394c02c6415bf3356535e44
|
Ms.
|
NJ
|
2017-04-06 16:49:03
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Applied Learning, Special Needs
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Early Development, Special Needs
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It's Broken, Can You Fit It?
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My classroom is a self-contained classroom, consisting of students with disabilities. The students in the Preschool Program are students with autism and other disabilities. They are working on building their communication and social skills. \r\n\r\nThe social economic status of many of my student allows them to qualify for free or reduce lunch. The school is entitled to Title I funding but more resources are needed. As a teacher, the financial resources are limited yet the students need learning material to help support their learning.\r\n
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Most of the school day is scheduled with one to one instruction; combine with small and whole group activities. Many of my students start the school year lacking communication skills so I work with the student’s to develop a means for communication. The students with limited communication will open up and talk when they see items they are interested in. The students have the opportunity to select a center for free choice activities. Two of the most popular areas are puzzles and the train table. The items are worn and broken and need to be replaced. Having new items to replace the old items will make playing safe and fun.
| null | null |
My students need a train set, rugs and bins to store the tracks.
| 3 | 1 |
166,290 |
p171025
|
b7fd62149dccd31498c9c592f95f8ca4
|
Ms.
|
NY
|
2016-10-19 12:46:11
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Music & The Arts, Special Needs
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Music, Special Needs
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Turning the volume up on our Music Program
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My students are in first grade and are budding musicians. They love to explore new instruments, beats, and sounds. All of my little music men and women are on the Autism Spectrum. They have come a long way and are very responsive to music. Music is an excellent way to foster communication and creativity in little learners. It is especially useful in a classroom like ours in helping students be able to express themselves in multiple ways. They embrace different parts of their own personalities through different kinds of music, which allows them to know themselves as individuals to a higher level.\r\n\r\n
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My students are eager to begin learning new instruments. They love music class and want to become better musicians. Our school is in a low income area and are unable to fund a proper music program. Most of the instruments we have are either hand made or old toys. I believe that providing students with real instruments will help them to feel like the real musicians that they are! \r\nThe students have seen various woodwind instruments in books and would like to give them a try. \r\nThe students are very gifted musicians and have been practicing following along with a beat. We need a set of drums to help the students continue to grow as musicians.
| null | null |
My students need 12 recorders and 6 drums to begin to learn and explore new instruments. They also need a music book to go along with the recorders and begin to learn how to read music!
| 1 | 1 |
51,712 |
p099761
|
67823ffecbdea786cfe74bc1308b5365
|
Mrs.
|
MO
|
2017-03-30 12:01:42
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Special Needs, Music & The Arts
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Special Needs, Visual Arts
|
Getting Creative in the Art Center!
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As my preschoolers take their first steps into the classroom, they are excited and scared all at the same time. For most of them, this is not only their first school experience, but their first time away from their parents. \r\n\r\nMy students come to me from different backgrounds and are different ages, but they are all like sponges and soak up everything! During their year with me, they will be getting ready for Kindergarten. We will be learning our colors, shapes, and numbers. We will also focus on identifying the letters, letter sounds, and rhyming.
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Our art center is well loved and my students are drawn to this center. The love to paint, drawl, cut, and glue. If i had a bigger table I believe I would have my whole class in this center all the time. \r\nArt is a way my students can express themselves and be as creative as they want. We have gone through almost all of our art supplies this year and still have days left at school. We need these materials to continue to be creative this year. Students will use the paper to drawl on, cut and glue, and to paint on. They will use the pom poms, stickers, feathers, and wiggle eyes to create masterpieces!
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My students need drawling paper, water color paper, paint, paint brushes, pom poms, and feathers to replenish the much loved art center!
| 6 | 1 |
78,251 |
p006407
|
6946c560f7b2ccf373f0d5c0a6507a82
|
Mr.
|
IL
|
2016-11-05 08:45:36
|
Grades 6-8
|
Literacy & Language
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ESL, Foreign Languages
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We need a Chromebook Cart
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My students love to read and write in Spanish, their second language. They also love to use computers to practice their Spanish language skills and to show case their fluency in a new language with written and digital art projects. Unfortunately, many of them do not have access to the internet, much less a computer, at home to do this on their own. \r\n\r\nThe students at my school are predominantly Hispanic, Eastern European, African, and African-American. Eighty percent of my students are considered low-income, thus qualify for the free lunch program. They attend a public school in the third largest district in the country, Chicago. Unfortunately, my school district is a severely underfunded, which affects every school, specifically the extra curricular programs such as Foreign Language. Regardless, my students are amazing! They make the best with what little we have and shine through however with extra supplies we could see much greater gains with their academic growth.
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My students enjoy using Google Chromebooks for academic purposes in my Spanish class but we do not have a safe or secure place to store them. My students need a Chromebook cart to secure and ensure that our classroom set of Google Chromebooks last for many years to come. Additionally, a Chromebook cart will ease the hassel of having to use various power strips to charge them at one time, a possible safety hazards with the little ones. A Chromebook cart would definitely ease the distribution and return of our classroom set of Chromebooks, as we would now have a storage cart to store and charge them.
| null | null |
My students need a Chromebook cart to store and protect our classroom set of Google Chromebooks.
| 14 | 1 |
83,965 |
p038977
|
c705025f1895a09fe802372b81b53c1d
|
Mrs.
|
NY
|
2016-07-30 14:32:49
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Literacy & Language
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Literature & Writing
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Tables That Brighten the Room & We Can Sit Comfy
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I am a kindergarten teacher in a low-income school district. My students are faced with many challenges both in and out of the classroom. I dedicate all of my energy to give my kindergarten students the best experience possible.\r\nI have been purchasing items for my classroom with my own money. This year I purchased a smart TV due to the fact we do not have a smart board. I also purchased a projector to use my iPad with.\r\nMy students enter kindergarten knowing some letters and sounds. By the end of the year every student is reading on level or above grade level. The majority leave reading at the end of a 1st grade level.\r\nI am dedicated to creating a loving, fun, and creative environment.
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My kindergartens are sitting in desks not tables. I want them to be able to sit comfy while learning. The desks are uneven and old. I have a dream classroom and eventually I will get it. I have been purchasing items such as a smart tv with my own money but it gets pricey. I absolutely love the clover and flower shaped tables especially for kindergarten students. I am a strong believer that learning is best when the children's bodies are comfortable. The way they sit now is going to give them posture and back problems in the future. I want to do all I can to make sure their first school experience is unforgettable. Thank hou
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My students need need tables (not 5th grade) desks that they can sit comfortably and enjoy their school experience as well as improve posture.
| 2 | 1 |
39,019 |
p165146
|
3798dc8b2fe8acf8650a6bac83bab3fa
|
Mrs.
|
TX
|
2016-07-31 09:25:50
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Literacy & Language
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Literacy, Literature & Writing
|
The Wave of the Future in Education
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My students are eager to learn and want to be challenged on a daily basis. They come from many diverse learning styles, and many could benefit from a learning enviroment better structured to meet their needs. \r\n\r\nI can't begin to tell you how often my students have difficulty staying still in their traditional student desks. It becomes extremely hard for some of them to focus and remain on task with just one seating option. As we all know, one size does not fit all! This is also true in the case of educating our youth today. This group of learners need to have options to sit in flexible arrangements, around the room, which will continue to foster their critical thinking skills. \r\n\r\nI get excited, each year, to meet my next group of new students. My hope is to reach each of them and instill a sense of greatness in them that will empower them to be successful. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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These requested materials will help create a true student centered classroom environment for my 2nd graders. This will allow my students the choice to move around the room, while learning, opposed to having to sit still for long periods of time. \r\n\r\nThis generation of learners do best when they have choices and are part of a classroom that is centered to meet their needs. The flexible seating materials will, without a doubt, improve my classroom environment. These materials will also better equip my students with the opportunity to learn in a way that best meets their style and needs. \r\n\r\nThis project will transform my classroom from the traditional way of teaching to embracing the newest trend in education, which is truly what our students need to be successful today. \r\n\r\n\r\n
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My students need balance balls to help provide them with flexible seating options which will allow them to make individual choices about how they best focus and learn in our classroom environment.
| 0 | 1 |
49,039 |
p192927
|
138ae5ddae85173d06c6c6140053a82f
|
Ms.
|
GA
|
2016-09-28 20:24:33
|
Grades 3-5
|
Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Health & Life Science, Literature & Writing
|
The Virtual Classroom Project
|
Growing up in a low to middle socio-economic area in Georgia, many of my students face challenges inside and outside of the classroom. They do not let these things defeat them, however. They are eager to learn, become owner's of their learning, and to have an opportunity to make a difference in the world. It is my hope and mission to provide a fun, safe, academically challenging, and nurturing environment for ALL of my students, despite the resources that they may or may not have access to at home.\r\n\r\nThe learning of Social Studies, Science, and Writing is facilitated as an interactive, authentic experience, that the students can relate to real world situations and activities. I do my very best to make sure that the students achieve mastery of the standards through hands-on activities and the use of technology. \r\n\r\nIt is very important to me to be able to provide a creative and positive learning experience for my students, and I am hopeful to inspire all of my learners to continue on a path of academic excellence throughout their academic matriculation.
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Students will use tablets to access websites such as Kahoot, Pebble Go, YouTube, and Study Jams to aid in their mastery of what is being taught in class. They will also use the tablets to research information for projects and essays, as well as be able to take assessments online.\r\nTechnology is an essential part of the 21st Century Classroom, as it enables teachers to be able to reach students in a way that captures their full attention. I would like my students to have access to virtual field trips, online experiments, and apps that engage them in their lessons.
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My students need access to technology to enhance their learning experience.
| 0 | 1 |
152,500 |
p022215
|
4b0de4b90af6e7be58824ffc35bc834b
|
Mrs.
|
PA
|
2016-08-26 13:04:22
|
Grades 3-5
|
Math & Science
|
Mathematics
|
Let's Get Things Done!
|
Thank you for reading about my students. My school serves students in grades PreK-8 in the city of Pittsburgh. My school provides rigorous academics, dedicated teachers and a safe learning environment. The student population is diverse and culturally balanced. We also service a large amount of English Language Learners. I am excited to give all of these students a chance to be in a classroom that is organized in a way that will maximize their learning and prepare them for future academic success!
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Everyday, I ask my students to come to school ready to learn. I would love to provide them with an environment that maximizes their learning. Book storage and tabletop supply centers would give students quick access to the things they need on a daily basis. \r\n\r\nThese past few years, I have been storing books on dusty window sills. These supplies will eliminate the need to use the window sills for storage and will allow for more time to be spent on learning. These colorful storage bins and desk organizers will also provide an inviting learning environment so that students are excited about coming to learn.
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My students need need materials to help them stay organized and maximize learning time.
| 1 | 1 |
134,761 |
p039634
|
2ca27c7cb84252ccf932c7fb4d71d33f
|
Mr.
|
NY
|
2016-09-17 11:49:44
|
Grades 6-8
|
Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
|
Literature & Writing, Visual Arts
|
Soap and Clay Jewelry Craftmaking for Charity
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I teach in a low-income/high poverty school located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Against all odds, our students are bright-eyed, gung-ho, innovators that continuously create powerful products. No more is this present, than in our Tech Café. \r\n\r\nHere, 4th-8th graders use low- and high-tech tools to create social action products. Examples include a cigarette smoke detecting shirt, handcrafted wallets and rings for the homeless, Stationery kits from discarded paper, and a hop hop song about body-image. When you visit (please do!), you'll sense the buzz in the air as students excitedly and independently apply their creative minds.
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In my classroom Makerspace, many students choose a charity to donate to. Two in particular, Oxfam and Watsi, have allowed students to select needy individuals and specific projects to benefit from their donation.\r\n\r\nThis year, our Makerspace will be offering soap making and clay jewelry making to benefit students' selected charities. We have successfully piloted such creations and are looking to scale up across grades. My middle schoolers line up to do the soap making and delight in creating their own molds, adding colors, and scents. Likewise, they have begun creating beautiful polymer clay pendants, earrings, and keepsakes. For many of my students, this work is a powerful path to school engagement and artistic expression.
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My students need soap and clay materials to handcraft products destined for our Etsy shop. All proceeds will go to the Watsi and Oxfam charities.
| 1 | 1 |
114,383 |
p149203
|
6d07d33ae265a0ab57d796e8c103ecdd
|
Ms.
|
CA
|
2016-10-13 15:32:53
|
Grades 6-8
|
Applied Learning
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Character Education
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Will You Play a Game With Me?
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My students are hard-working, fun, quirky and just plain amazing. They range from elementary school all the way to high school and are from a highest poverty area. Most of them deal with very difficult life challenges daily. While many of them have moderate to severe autism, others have other severe disabilities. Some students merely have a difficult time producing some of their sounds. A vast majority of my students are working on pragmatic skills and need assistance relating to other students.
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I am blessed to work as a with over different 100 students a week from Elementary , Intermediate, and High School. Your donation of various games will be an invaluable tool to assist my students in learning good social skills and so much more. \r\n\r\nBy playing games, students learn the importance of following rules, being a good sportsman, listening to others, taking turns, asking and answering questions, joint attention, making friends, grammar, math, problem-solving, developing strategies, predicting outcomes, and so much more. Some nonverbal, or low verbal students suddenly start talking while playing games. Other students who wouldn't normally speak to a peer, begin talking and laughing while playing games. Your generous donation of these games will assist my students in many amazing ways.
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My students need various games to assist them in learning good social skills.
| 3 | 0 |
23,841 |
p191559
|
ab71f929ad85fabe4cae61d833c52589
|
Ms.
|
OK
|
2016-08-04 01:59:45
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports, Special Needs
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Health & Wellness, Special Needs
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Practicing Independent Life Skills
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Full-time in a self-contained classroom I currently have students with disabilities(Autism Spectrum Disorder, Other Health Impairments, Down Syndrom and Intellectual Disability) who are gently shaking the world in a very positive way. They come to school eager to learn new and amazing lessons every day. Consistently following their schedules and trying to make a realistic connection with every lesson and task. \r\n Sydney J Harris once stated that\"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.\" My students have shown me that their windows are open, and they ready to receive everything that school has to offer.
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This project will assist in starting my students on the beautiful journey of independence. With your donation, they will be able to reach the sink to wash their hands properly by standing on the stable step stool. An the automatic pencil sharpener will increase their ability to focus and time on task.\r\n \r\nLearning is not a spectator sport; therefore students need to have experiences that are realistic and relatable. The vacuum will enhance their understanding of personal responsibility during our clean-up time. Moreover, the register will allow our current incentive/ticket system to have a very realistic and relatable learning experience.
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My students need a step stool to allow them access to their materials such as the pencil sharpener. A vacuum and register to develop their independent life skills and practice the concept of responsibilities.
| 4 | 1 |
63,273 |
p069107
|
0cf1650524ee9ab73b3619081e683a09
|
Ms.
|
NY
|
2017-03-21 22:14:15
|
Grades PreK-2
|
Literacy & Language, Math & Science
|
Literacy, Mathematics
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Teaching through Technology!
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I have a wonderful bunch of kindergartners. They are curious and have a thirst for learning. I like to provide them with unique and memorable experiences they may not get outside of our classroom. \r\nWe are a title 1 school located in a low income neighborhood. We are a diverse classroom, and many of my students do not have access to technology. I want to be able to provide them with different opportunities that they may not get anywhere else.
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I would like to my provide my kindergartners an ipad so that they will have access to many fun educational apps that with will help engage and support them in their learning experience.. Since many of them do not have the opportunity to use an ipad at home, it is a vital tool that will keep them engaged in an educational activity. \r\nMany of my students come from low income families, where they do not have any access to technology. I know my students would be ecstatic to have an ipad to use in our classroom on a daily basis.
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My students need apple ipad so that they can have access to technology.
| 10 | 1 |
68,047 |
p023199
|
5acd15a8a94ab346b2a9261be6216f2b
|
Mrs.
|
AZ
|
2016-11-26 14:51:17
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science
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Chickens, Ducks, and Quail, Oh My
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My Kindergarten students are amazing. There are 7 boys and 4 girls. They love to play outside and are full of energy. We do lots of learning activities that give them the motion they need to learn the inside the classroom.\r\nMy Kindergarteners are Native American and many of them live in single parent homes. They value their cultural heritage and participate in pow wows. The girls do Bird Dances while the boys play drums and sing songs that accompany the dancers.
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How many of you have experienced the wonder of watching eggs hatch? It is such a magnificent thing to witness. My students will get to experience this for themselves. After the birds' hatch, my students will learn how to take care of them and watch them grow. We will design an enclosure for them to live in once they are big enough to need one. This will be a wonderful science project for them to complete.\r\nThis project will enable my students to watch chicken, ducks, and quail emerge from their eggs. Life cycles are a science standard that my students need to learn and what better way to learn it than to actually see it happen.
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My students need an incubator, fertile eggs, water fountain, and feed.
| 14 | 0 |
18,361 |
p030135
|
24cccefd83f4309e0e1c45915c4d351c
|
Mrs.
|
VA
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2016-11-18 11:21:19
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Grades 3-5
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Music & The Arts
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Music
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Supplies for Donated Violins
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As a teacher in a high poverty school district, my students are faced with challenges I cannot even being to comprehend. Every student in the school is provided with free breakfast and lunch, some even sent home with food for the weekend. \r\n\r\nAside from worrying about eating, these students often do not have a family unit at home that is able to instill students with a sense of safety and community. Despite the potential hardships that many students are facing day to day they are still coming to school with smiling faces. They are engaged in their classrooms and excited for the possibility that each day brings. \r\n
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Over 50 students have signed up to take violin this year and only a handful have the means to rent/purchase their own instrument in the school. It is such an amazing privilege for the students to have the opportunity to learn the violin in elementary school and we have had such impressive community support that has allowed us to receive over 12 new school violins as well as many donated instruments. We need to furnish the the donated instruments with rosin and shoulder rests so that students issued those violins are able to play with their bows and hold their instrument with excellent posture. Both of these materials are essential to becoming a young violinist and without them the instrument is very difficult to play.
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My students need are in need of rosin for many of our donated instruments and shoulder rests in order to hold their violins comfortably.
| 3 | 1 |
39,079 |
p090132
|
461ee0da16341ca90502b95cc582f887
|
Mr.
|
LA
|
2016-08-26 01:53:32
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Grades 6-8
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History & Civics
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Civics & Government, History & Geography
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The Flood Can't Keep Us Down!
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My 8th grade students are something special. Even though I was only with them for four days before the flood waters came, I could tell that they were brilliant, and that this was going to be the best first year of teaching for me. These students eagerly accept the challenge to be pushed above and beyond their limits. \r\nI want to see them reach and exceed their wildest dreams.\r\nI can't wait for them to return back to school so we can accomplish great things!
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Unfortunately, four days into the school year, our community got over one billion gallons of rain water. This caused rivers to rise, and severe flooding unlike anything we've ever seen before. Homes, cars, businesses, restaurants and schools were destroyed. My school had about 3 feet of water in it. \r\nEverything was destroyed. \r\nStudents will be returning to school in the coming weeks without school supplies, books, or school uniforms. In order for us to enter into an environment of healing, restoration, and learning, we have to have our basic supplies. These school supplies will help students begin this process of healing, and allow them to return to a normal learning enviorment.
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My students need basic school supplies such as colored pencils, markers, pens, pencils, a pencil sharpener, paper towels, tissues (and more) that got destroyed by the Louisiana flood
| 0 | 1 |
22,411 |
p160845
|
688d70451a1abd33328638514cab8e7d
|
Mrs.
|
TX
|
2016-07-24 20:13:03
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Magic Spelling Boards!
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I love my students! Each year I always refer to them as \"my kids\". I usually have 15-18 5 year olds. It's exhausting, but a blast! I wish everyone could spend their days with me. \r\nKindergarteners are energetic, enthusiastic, curious, love able, huggable and just plain adorable. They are usually willing to do whatever I ask them to do. \r\nOur school is blessed to be in a rich school district, but it's not always that way with each child. Some of my kid's families struggle financially. Many come from homes with only one parent carrying the load. School is a safe haven for them. Hopefully a place that they look forward to each day.
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This is a fabulous tool to help my kids become better readers and spellers. Readers are leaders! I saw a similar product from a company that was 4 times more! I've been looking for a product that the kids could use on their own to become better spellers and readers. This product can be powerful in the hands of my students. As I type this, I keep thinking of activities that the kids can do on these boards. It will be a product that I will be able to use year after year. What a help it could be to our class.
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My students need The magic spelling boards to help them become the best readers they can be!
| 0 | 1 |
36,410 |
p022851
|
85a5d68b92719662648f52db6f7bb702
|
Ms.
|
FL
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2016-05-20 11:27:45
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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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Fired up about Reading
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My students live near 2 major Air Force Bases in Northwest Florida. 50% of my class has one or two parents serving in the military, often times these parents are deployed leaving only one parent at home. The other half of my class is on free and reduced lunch. Our school is a Title 1 school. This means that over 53% of our school is on free or reduce lunch. A lot of my students and their families have been suffering from economical difficulties these last couple of years. Every student in my class is trying hard to learn to read. Some students are reading very well but others need extra help. Half of my class does not have a children's book at home. The only books they ever see are the ones in my classroom. This is were I need some help. I need new and exciting books for them. I have not been able to purchase any with all the budget cuts at our school.
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My students will use these Kids Fie Tablets in small groups to differentiate their reading instruction allowing them to read at their own level. The Kids Fire Tablets allows them to access hundred of books some which read the books to them. They can also access the internet allowing them to use programs for Math and Science. \r\nAs you can see by our picture our class loves to read using different things, books, tag readers and tablets. \r\nOur school uses Moby Max for Reading and Math, this would also allow the students to work on these programs in small group and independently. Students love being able to lay on the floor, sit at their desk, lay under the table, work with a partner - Kids Fire Tablets gives them the freedom to do that!
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My students need 4 Fire Kids Edition Tablets giving them access to hundreds of books to spark their love of reading.
| 0 | 1 |
163,596 |
p232094
|
5995a40bd1cb2389cf10e4109935cdf7
|
Mrs.
|
GA
|
2016-06-28 16:15:49
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Grades 3-5
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Literacy & Language, Special Needs
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Literature & Writing, Special Needs
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Interactive Resources to Enhance Our Reading and Writing
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Our class is comprised of students from all different backgrounds, but all with one goal in mind: to grow as much as we can this year with our reading and writing! We serve students in Special Education, RTI Tiers 2-3, and English Language Learners. Many of the students served under Special Education have a Learning Disability in Reading and more than half of the students are from a low socio-economic background. Typically these students shy away from reading and writing, but not these students. \r\nAll of these \"labels\" placed on the students do not hinder them, but make them strive each day to achieve more than they did the day before, especially when it comes to reading and writing. I have the pleasure of looping up with several of these students this year. I saw their love for reading and creative writing grow so much last year and wish for that to continue this year. Our classroom is filled with avid to reluctant readers/writers, but they are all striving to achieve success each school day.
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As a class, we plan to use the resources to improve our skills in reading and writing. 5th grade is a big year and we believe these materials will truly help prepare us to be successful not only this year, but in many years to come. \r\nWe sometimes struggle with reading comprehension and writing from prompts. Each of these resources gives us interactive ways to enhance these skills. I mean who wouldn't want to improve their reading comprehension through fun board games! With guided folders for writing, we will constantly be reminded of the steps we need to take while writing papers. \r\nWe try our best every day, but sometimes the same old reading or writing center that we have been doing for almost 6 years now makes it hard for us to succeed. We may get bored or frustrated with the usual, and that is why we need more fun and interactive materials to help motivate us. Please help us obtain these materials and continue to shine bright throughout this school year!
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My students need interactive resources such as learning centers, games, and journals to help them become more successful in reading and writing.
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136,708 |
p208042
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e18d4e486ecfcb5aa3816e95cba5726a
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Ms.
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GA
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2016-06-06 14:06:14
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language
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Literacy
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Closing the Learning Gap
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Research documents greater academic disparities among students who come from low-income homes than their more affluent counterparts. \r\nDespite their economic circumstances, they continue to demonstrate their intelligence, ambition, and eagerness to achieve their goals. \r\nEven though they are eager learners, our community lacks the resources and materials to expose them to a variety of instructional technology.\r\nWhat can we do to close this gap? We can close this gap by providing our students with the tools and equipment necessary to help them become successful learners.\r\nMy class consists of 25 students who are African American, Latino, and Asian. They attend a Title 1 school and receive free lunch.
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These iPads will be utilized each day by the students during our small group instruction. The students will have the opportunity to engage in learning centers using this technology. The various apps on the iPads will help the students improve in reading, language arts, and critical thinking skills.\r\n\r\nThese resources will open a world of opportunity for most students - just imagine what it could do for students who have been deprived access to this technology. \r\n\r\nYour donation will be greatly appreciated as it assist in helping me to work on closing the achievement gap that exists in our low-income schools.
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My students need iPads that will expose them to technology tools while they work in various learning stations.
| 2 | 1 |
2,262 |
p013898
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83d9e7f607cab045c6be9b0bad654091
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Ms.
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NY
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2016-08-15 15:04:29
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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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When I say TECH, you say TEACH!
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Everyday I support students who have difficulty reading. My goal is to build their skills, and minimize these everyday difficulties any way I can. That being said, my students are eager learners. They truly want to succeed, they just need more tools, more resources and a stronger school-to-home connection. The very best way to get better at reading is...to read! Practice makes perfect. At school we can make that happen, it's when the student is home where potential trouble arrives. If the students enjoy using the reading games and app's at school, they are more likely to carryover this work at home. Get them hooked on a \"game\" or book, send home the information wnd materials needed with the student, and the student with a parent or guardian can enthusiastically work at home.
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My plan is to use the iPad during small group instruction to engage 5-8 students at a time. With my support, students will explore pre-downloaded apps, books and websites all pertaining to reading. Students can then use these apps or read stories at home with a parent, or guardian after building the enthusiasm for it at school! The reading areas that students will be working on would include phonemic awareness, high frequency words, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency! Donations to this project will definitely improve the lives of my students for the better. If I can provide the opportunity to a student to get involved in their own learning, and show them that practicing reading can be REALLY FUN, that is half the battle. Our technology and resources are ever-changing. If I can lay the foundation, I have faith my students can take it from there.
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My students need an iPad to be able to connect with the world in new ways, and strengthen thier literacy and technology skills!
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115,003 |
p106523
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355b834cc5a8d9760ead50c9b812818d
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Mrs.
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NC
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2016-08-05 15:18:15
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Grades 3-5
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Health & Sports, Literacy & Language
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Health & Wellness, Literacy
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The Redesigned Classroom: Spark Learning and Empower Students!
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My classroom is a place where students feel accepted and are encouraged to reach their full potential. Many of my fifth graders are being raised in single parent households, receive a free or reduced lunch based on their socioeconomic status, and lack life experiences. They are energetic and creative, and truly enjoy activities that allow them to collaborate with one another. \r\n\r\nMy fifth graders come to school each day, ready for a learning experience that will be engaging, fun, and personally relevant.\r\nMy students would greatly benefit from a comfortable and open learning environment that helps to develop more active and alert students who are motivated to embrace the high expectations of the Common Core Curriculum and become prepared for the future.
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My students will need to be prepared for a world that is dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing. In order for my fifth graders to be equipped with the ability to solve problems and make choices independently, I need to create a classroom environment that is conducive to open collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking.\r\n\r\nRedesigning my classroom with seating options such as stability balls and balance discs will improve my student’s metabolism, increase engagement and provide flexibility in finding a learning space that works best for them. This new mindset of a student centered classroom will motivate my students to dive into current science and social studies topics while they are working in collaborative groups with lap desks on the floor or sitting on stability balls, or balance discs at a table.\r\n\r\nBy providing students with a learning environment that gives them choice and comfort, I will be able to make school a place that is warm and inviting!\r\n
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My students need a classroom where they can chose from balance balls or discs to improve their core strength along with lap desks, dry erase boards and authentic text to increase collaboration, communication, and critical thinking
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136,171 |
p182314
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37cc795919b37c6c61969a57933ecd63
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Mr.
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NY
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2017-01-31 16:37:08
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Grades 9-12
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Math & Science
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Health & Life Science
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What's Your Lung Capacity?\r\n
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When students can participate first hand in doing lung function tests, both as “doctor” doing the test and as “ patient” getting the test performed, the learning experience is reinforced and expanded.\r\nMy students attend an urban high school with over 3000 students.\r\nThe school is considered a magnet school for science and math, but is also a Title One school. Many of my students are first generation Americans and are highly motivated and dedicated students who are interested in the medical field.\r\n
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Using a lung spirometer, my students will learn the ins and outs of good healthy breathing. They will learn how much air (in liters) they can take into their lungs, then compare it to that of other students of different ages and heights. They will also understand the significance of lung volume in all its stages, including regular breath, deep breath in, breath at rest, and force breath out. With this tool, a total respiratory function analysis is created for each student to be graphed, interpreted and discussed. This hands-on scientific approach will give my students a tangible medical skill that will show them how important it is to integrate theory into practice.\r\n\r\n We spend weeks learning about lung anatomy and function, and discuss in great detail corresponding problems. In addition, this will enhance student understanding of why respiratory disorders appear as they do and the physiological ramifications will then be discussed in class.\r\n\r\nWe cover a variety of medical maladies. My students act out different medical scenarios as part of the diagnostic/triage process, and we use real medical tools when possible to assess blood pressure, heart rate, etcetera. One item we do not have that would contribute to broader understanding of cardio-pulmonary interaction is a lung volume measurement device (spirometer).
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My students need 2 Portable Dry Spirometers and a pack of disposable mouth pieces to really appreciate and learn how lung volume measurements are made.
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162,949 |
p063151
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082ed495d6fd51d8beae80a1ffca6eed
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Mrs.
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AZ
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2017-04-16 17:02:22
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Grades 9-12
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Health & Sports
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Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness
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Yogis for life! \r\n
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My students are an AMAZING group of high school students who are excited to learn about health and exercise. They LOVE to learn new ways to improve their body and mind. Although they enjoy reading and learning about how mindfulness can improve their lives, they especially ENJOY participating in yoga activities where they can feel the effects firsthand. \r\nMy students participate in a functional life skills program where they are learning to develop healthy habits for the future. They are between the ages of 14-22 years old with autism and intellectual disabilities. \r\n
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The yoga mats will be used daily during our health classes. They will allow each student to have their own space to comfortably stretch out and practice mindfulness. This will be followed by a daily yoga routine where we learn about different poses and how they benefit the body and mind. Because the mats are portable, they will allow us to enjoy doing our exercise outside in nature or in the auditorium. \r\n\r\nYour contribution will help our students establish a daily yoga and mindfulness routine that will provide them with a life-long skill to enhance their mental and physical health and well-being. \r\n\r\nParticipating in mindfulness and yoga will work together to help students strengthen mind-body awareness, self-regulation, and physical fitness. Practicing yoga will help students improve their behavior, mental state, health, and performance. \r\n\r\nPracticing yoga will help students learn to self-regulate. They will learn the essential life skill of managing stress. They will also by Managing stress. This is an essential is an essential life skill. \r\n
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My students need 20 yoga mats to be able to do yoga at school.
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84,862 |
p221975
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ab4d0b60295949b64cfc5b4b73699ea8
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Ms.
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CA
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2016-05-23 22:33:00
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Grades PreK-2
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Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts
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Literature & Writing, Visual Arts
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Watercolors and Writing
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My students are in 2nd grade. We often use painting as a cumulative project for many informative writings as well as story writings. Our current paint sets are over 8 years old and are missing several colors. We would like to color beautiful rainbows not muted ones.\r\n\r\nMy students are an active group who love to create. We are always looking for fun and engaging ways to learn and express ourselves. I am always looking for ways in incorporate the arts into our everyday lessons. Our hallways always look amazing with the artwork we create.
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We love to use art to reward ourselves after a weeks worth of writing. Painting is one of our more popular activities. We love learning about color and doing crayon resist activities. It is really so fun to watch them having a good time at the end of a project. \r\n\r\nBy donating to our watercolors you will be helping us replace very, very old paints. You will also be associating exciting art activities with writing. Making writing a more enjoyable skill to master. We are creating great things now and I can't imagine how their art will look and how excited they will be with new paints! \r\n\r\n
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My students need new watercolor paints to enhance the writing process.
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11,773 |
p249510
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9427cc60de4bc4f97ea5b63bba6dfea6
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Mrs.
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NV
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2016-07-08 14:26:27
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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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Tapping Into Technology and Global Learning
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I teach at a Title I school that is striving to become a model school of learning. Our goal as a learning community is to become a 21st Century school with technology and forward-thinking curriculum that will teach our students the value of becoming independent life-long learners. Over 40% of our students qualify for free or reduced hot lunch. Many do not have access to computers or technology in their homes. A large portion of the student population struggles with reading and writing skills. However, this does not prevent them from being motivated and determined to succeed both in school, and in goals they seek to achieve outside of school.\r\nGlobal learners seek knowledge in every aspect of their lives, at school, at home, and in the community. I wish to develop global learning skills for each and every student by providing a curriculum that incorporates technology and independent learning materials into daily learning activities, especially for those students without access to technology at home.
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This project will expose students to software and programs that will help them develop individual learning skills. The best part of this project is that students will learn through their independent interests at their own pace and ability levels. Our school currently provides every student access to programs for reading and math. Having technology accessible throughout each school day will ensure that every student has the opportunity to access the programs.\r\nActivities planned for the school year include book talks, animal and geographic research projects, coding, math and reading practice, and writing and editing activities. Book talks allow students to read books aloud, or access the school ebook site, and give feedback and reviews of the books to their peers. Research projects allow students to explore animals and places of interest in safe virtual environments, which they can record and share in small groups or with partners. Coding is the future of technological development and a valuable skill for future education and career paths. Students can record their findings in math and science, and explain their thinking through visual presentations. Through Google apps, students can dictate their writing and see it appear in written form. Students can also use apps and programs to correct and edit their writing projects.\r\nOverall, independent learning will be enhanced greatly in our classroom. Students will enhance their global learning skills in technology. I can easily play back and review student activities to monitor and assess their progress and interests. I am excited about the endless possibilities throughout the school year. My students have had limited exposure in the last couple of years. However, I can see that they love to learn through interactive technology, and it is exciting to know that it will promote a fun and interesting learning environment for my students.
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My students need technology at their fingertips, that can be applied in all subject areas, to support reading and writing skills and produce media that reflects their interests in learning.
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61,534 |
p015673
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80b8e9890db7cc3fb72d279aabd69a7c
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Mrs.
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TX
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2017-03-31 15:45:54
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Mathematics
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Flexible Seating for 21st Century Learning!
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I have the most amazing class this year! These kiddos are so smart and I want to challenge them to the next level! My students need seating and workspace flexibility such as floor cushions and wobble stools to further engagement in our academic community.\r\n\r\nA typical day in my classroom consists of many opportunities where students have the power to choose, collaborate, and create. More choice leads to deeper engagement and learning.\r\n\r\nMy students are 7 and 8 year olds who love to learn, especially when they have choices, and opportunities to work with their peers and create. We are fortunate to be in a school that provides easy access to iPads and Chromebooks to all students, and my kids love every opportunity to use them to create projects. They have endless energy and want learning to be fun, so I create as many opportunities for hands-on, engaging activities that provide authentic learning experiences that students will connect with as they learn and grow. Flexible seating will further focus our students, creating an environment that matches 21st century learning. \r\n
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Teaching students 21st century curriculum in an outdated classroom seems unfair these days. Research has shown that students thrive when their environment is comfortable, flexible and full of choice! Our classroom has brilliant students who are constantly collaborating, communicating, problem solving and making real- life connections. It is time we update our room to meet the needs of our students to better enrich their education. We are in need of a complete renewal. Your donations will go toward transforming our classroom into a flexible, comfortable classroom where students will thrive. This will consist of yoga balls, stability seats, spider chairs, and a cozy rug to create a cozy work space for students to feel at home. We truly appreciate any donations and thank you for your generosity. \r\n\r\n- Mrs. Stephenson
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My students need flexible seating to enrich their learning environment and catapult educational opportunities.
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162,955 |
p170422
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f8421ba1eb7d045f49de2cc73d1c6a0a
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Mrs.
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OH
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2017-01-20 09:40:39
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Mathematics
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Engaged and Colorful Learning
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Many of my students come from high poverty neighborhoods and do not have the same opportunities and access to resources as many other children do. I teach Math to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Our students receive 90 minutes of Math Instruction daily and also practice fitness in order to teach the whole child. My students can do and be great things, they just don't realize it yet. Helping students realize their potential is my goal and passion as a teacher.
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Having these supplies will help make learning more engaging for students. Markers and colored pencils will give students the ability to customize their notes and projects to make learning more interesting and memorable to them. \r\nThe computer accessories will help to engage students and bring more learning opportunities. The adaptor and speakers will allow videos to be shown that can demonstrate hands on learning and simulate projects that our school may not have money for the students to actually complete in their own classroom setting. The learning opportunities are vast and can create new methods for teaching the curriculum in an engaging and creative manner.
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My students need coloring supplies to use along with our interactive notebooks in order to make their learning come alive. Speakers and a VGA adaptor would also help in order to make learning more engaging.
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140,981 |
p074939
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5fb5d0d89539a0ec25c6a51b3e57a45f
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Ms.
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MI
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2017-04-18 12:58:28
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning
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Other
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Flexible Seating Classroom for Ms. Nadolski's Students!
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My students are an enthusiastic bunch with a love of learning and a need for strong relationships. My classroom is in a Title 1 building and many of my students receive additional supports for their varying educational needs. They are strong-willed, vivacious, and creative; making for a fantastic classroom community.\r\n\r\nMy hope is that each student has the feeling that my classroom will always be their safe haven, when they will be loved and learn each day! I strive to help them to their very best and be successful in all of their efforts.
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Imagine that you have a full day's work to do. You decide to go to Starbucks to be productive and get it done. When you walk in to Starbucks, you have many different options for where to sit. Perhaps you choose the high top table close to the window, or the big comfy chair tucked in the dim corner. Maybe you choose a cushioned chair and put your computer on your lap, or the typical table and chairs. Regardless of where you choose, you have the CHOICE to work where you work best. Students in classroom deserve that same opportunity! \r\n\r\nThe goal of my flexible seating classroom is it integrate student choice into their learning environment. This not only lets students take control of their own learning, but studies have shown that flexible seating classrooms have improved students' grades, interactions, and engagement. \r\n\r\nAs many educators and parents are familiar, it is just not in a school's current budget to purchase all new classroom furniture. This is why I am reaching out to supportive donors to help make my dreams of turning my classroom into a collaborative learning space come true! Please consider helping my students to take charge of their learning and find a space that works best for them! \r\n
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My students need the necessary furniture for a flexible seating classroom where they have the option to sit in a place that is best for their learning!
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167,709 |
p020661
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8a0a07e4978deb8ec02de719f6cf907a
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Ms.
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SC
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2016-07-25 15:21:18
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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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Making a Difference Through Small Group Instruction
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As a teacher in a low-income school district, my students are faced with challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to give them a safe and meaningful learning environment. Most of the students in my classroom receive free/reduced lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things often keep my students from having \"typical\" learning experiences because often times they have not had the experience outside of the classroom to make connections inside the classroom. While my students are in my classroom, I try to provide the safest learning environment possible. I put my focus on my students potential inside the classroom. I cannot control what goes on outside the classroom, however, I can most certainly control what goes on during the time I have them at school. I hope that each student in my classroom knows how much they are loved and knows that school is the one place they can come to and feel safe. I want to guide them to reach their full potential in life and instill in them a love of learning.
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Small group instruction is a researched educational approach where the teacher carefully plans group lessons and teaches to smaller groups of students to ensure student progress and achievement. It is a way for the teacher to carefully monitor students and help them grow as a learner. The teacher can more easily keep the students focused on their tasks.\r\nBy donating to this project, you will be giving students an opportunity to increase their academic achievement! Nelson Mandela once said, \"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.\" Donate to this cause and help students have the opportunity to reach their full potential in the classroom!
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My students need a kidney shaped table for small group instruction in the classroom!
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168,840 |
p025038
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6e43753eea55b3319d1f53ca27204b2b
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Ms.
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TX
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2016-04-30 18:39:32
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Grades PreK-2
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Math & Science, Literacy & Language
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Applied Sciences, Foreign Languages
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Kidney Table for Small Group Interaction
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” \r\n― Dr. Seuss
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My students are creative English Language Learners that are eager to learn new things every day! \r\nAfter introducing any skill I like to work on small groups to ensure I am targeting all different learning styles and levels. Working in small groups gives all my students the opportunity to grow at their own pace and reach their fullest potential.
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My students and I will be using the kidney table every day for various activities such as guided reading, practicing reading skills, one on one instruction and small group task and projects. All these activities in a small setting will ensure the success of my students by the end of the school year.
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Working on small groups allows me to focus on each student's strengths. The focus on their strengths helps my students get more confident, learn and retain more and get the individualize help they need. Also when students work collaboratively they learn from each other and learn how to be accountable for their own learning.
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My students need a kidney table for one on one and small group instruction. They will be using the table when working collaboratively as well.
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143,481 |
p169691
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82cf2501f920bef46a184e799fd7122d
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Mrs.
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TN
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2016-12-20 16:28:11
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Grades 3-5
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences
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Chromebooks Will Increase our Minds!!
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My students are special because they are eager beavers! They work really hard to try and achieve the goals they set for themselves. However, sometimes it is a bit harder for them because we are a low poverty school. Many students at our school get free or reduced-price lunch. Also, many of our students come to school hungry and cannot wait for snack time or lunch. And many come to school without the materials needed to get through the day.\r\n\r\nOur school is very diverse. Many are ESL students where English is their 2nd language. They could really use some extra resources to better improve their learning each day. \r\n\r\nThey love learning new things and they show their enthusiasm often. However, if we had more resources and materials they could do so much more. Plus, it will benefit not only them, but future students.
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Our school is high poverty with over 75% of the students receiving free or reduced lunch. We have a mobile laptop cart that we share so my students only have laptops or computer time once a week. We would love to have technology in our classroom everyday. \r\nMy students want to reach their individual goals but to do that they need the world at their fingertips!! What better way to do it than with Chromebooks which are usable through our school district IT department. My students would be thrilled with new pieces of technology., I just need help to make it happen.
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My students need Chromebooks so they can have more technology at their fingertips.
| 17 | 1 |
179,350 |
p180989
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4d3042ccef6d861271f2b221777621a3
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Ms.
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OH
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2016-06-24 05:30:45
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Grades 6-8
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Math & Science
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Applied Sciences, Environmental Science
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The Earth's Surface is Dynamic!
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My students are diverse. They are African-American, Caucasian, Latino, Asian, Mixed. They have family on 3 other continents, many speak two languages, some are the only English speakers in their family. My students celebrate different religions, some which take up so much afterschool time that they can not complete their homework. Financially, over 80% of my students qualify for free or reduced lunch. A number of my 8th graders have paid part time jobs, and many more are responsible for watching younger siblings until their parent is home from work. Everyone of my students has a unique life that we blend together in my classroom.\r\n In the same class I have students at the opposite end of any spectrum you can come up with. I have students who read at a 3rd grade level and students who read at college level. Students who are challenged to write a sentence and a student who wrote a 5 paragraph essay during homeroom time off the top of his head, and it was good. Students who would qualify as gifted and students who attend a small resource-room class for math so they can work on addition and subtraction. These are my 8th graders.
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These supplies will provide additional visual and/or hands-on learning opportunities for 6 of the 10 main 8th Grade Science Standards. The maps and posters assist students in visualizing the topic being taught. The fossils show how species change overtime, and the sand is part of the equipment needed to create a stream bed so students can study erosion. The stop watches and magnetic board are part of our forces unit and will round out the lab activities so students can work in smaller groups and have more turns being an active participant. \r\nDue to the wide range in reading abilities, English comprehension, and writing skills my students need hands-on activities to support their learning of science concepts. With the constant curriculum changes our textbooks do not cover topographic maps. These topographic supplies will allow students to see how a topographic map is made. They will get to draw their own contour lines onto a mountain shape and be able to see the lines from multiple angles. Then they can build their own maps. Science is real life and it should be tangible to students, not just pictures on a page.
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My students need visual aids and hands-on supplies to learn about topographic maps and the surface of the Earth.
| 0 | 1 |
138,632 |
p051359
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18fd6f839c670670d11534b7a29f5c16
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Mrs.
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NC
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2016-07-22 17:45:21
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Grades 3-5
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Applied Learning
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Character Education, College & Career Prep
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Stow-Aways for Our Classroom
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My fifth graders struggle with extremely transient lifestyles: many of them are foster children, homeless, or dealing with parents in prison. I strive to provide them with structure and organization in the classroom. The library is sorted by genre and book type. Mail is placed in individual boxes right from the post office. But my students don't have a place to store their own treasured items. The bins and drawers will help provide them with a secure location to keep their personal belongings, organize the many different group materials we use, and give them a space to call their own.
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Students need a place to call home, especially within the classroom. Unfortunately, our desk space is limited and often stuffed with the necessities, leaving little room for the treasures of our students' lives. The drawers that we would like would allow groups to store their textbooks, tissue boxes, pencils, and additional group materials. This would leave the inside of desks with room to store individual materials, and the items important to students. It would also encourage community and sharing, which my fifth graders struggle with daily. Our class in our home and everyone deserves to have their very own place.
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My students need organizational drawers to store materials near their desks to encourage group communities and personal responsibility.
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