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171,566 | p245627 | ad9d6172ccf9d1bf581236cb75e4d865 | Ms. | MA | 2016-12-13 11:14:56 | Grades PreK-2 | Special Needs, Health & Sports | Special Needs, Team Sports | Help Us Play Adapted Sports! | We strive to create a loving and nurturing classroom, where students can feel safe and supported, so that they can be fully engaged throughout their day in order to learn to become their best selves.\r\n\r\n\r\nOur goal is to help foster their growth, both personally and academically, despite their severely complex medical needs. We do not want them to see their disabilities as limitations, but rather as an opportunity to find successful ways to navigate their environment. We want to set them up for success so that they can access their environment just like their typical peers. We want to give them each the individual tool they need to succeed. \r\n\r\n | Our goal is to always give our students opportunities in which they can feel successful and included in. These materials will help with their physical therapy, gross motor development, and self-esteem. Through adapted sports, our students will also learn about what it means to be part of a team and also the chance to form friendships. Giving students with disabilities this opportunity is an investment in their future and will directly have an impact on their growth and development. \r\n\r\nThis project will enrich the lives of our students by making adaptive physical education and swimming accessible and exciting for all students to participate in, despite their disabilities. \r\n | null | null | My students need adaptive equipment to help them access physical education and therapy swim sessions. | 2 | 0 |
63,008 | p053073 | 1ae6307aa325cf4b092c73dc6f2466a6 | Ms. | TX | 2017-03-14 21:28:32 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Technology, Technology We're All About It! | My students are 5-6 year olds who live in Garland, Texas. They all come from diverse backgrounds and love each other and their school tremendously. Our school and students believe that we are all a family working together to bring out the best in ourselves and in others. \r\n\r\nMy students come to school every day, eager to learn and explore the possibilities the classroom has to offer them, and I want to give them everything I can offer. My class is full of students who love interactive activities and working with technology to help them learn. | The Tiggly and Square Panda provide students with a new and engaging way to explore words, numbers, and even shapes. It takes the classroom I-Pads to a new level with it's multi-sensory programs. Instead of students just watching a program on the I-Pad and clicking, they are using manipulatives to figure out what letters, numbers, and shapes belong. Both of these programs bring more of a guided discovery aspect to the I-Pad's. \r\n\r\nThe Tiggly and Square Panda both use manipulatives that connect with the classroom I-Pad's to help provide students with a more interactive way to learn. All of my students including my English Language Learners will benefit tremendously from these programs. It will help make math and reading stations more technology savvy and engaging. | null | null | My students need technology that will enhance phonics and mathematics skills that are essential to progressing in school by being interactive, engaging, and multi-sensory. | 0 | 1 |
442 | p189003 | 1434c330572a8a3c43f1af247a2b50f8 | Ms. | OK | 2016-06-16 10:28:18 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Reaching Reading Goals | \r\nMy fourth graders are coming to me at all levels of reading. I want to make sure that they start the year off well with as many books possible on their level. My desire is that the books they pick up off my shelves this year would make them fall in love with reading even more.\r\n\r\nReading has always been a content area that is in the spotlight, and rightfully so.\r\nThis year, my school is focusing even more on this subject, targeting many students throughout the testing grades who are on our \"watch list\" some of them being in my class. These students are those who received extra support and have been promoted to the fourth grade with the condition that they pass the reading test this year, otherwise, they will be retained. My students are a fun, energetic group of fourth graders. They come from many walks of life and all gather to learn at our Title I school, which mean many of our students have free or reduced lunch. Many are also involved in our backpack program that sends home | This coming year, I will be teaching reading to two different fourth grade groups. Although I have plenty of books, the majority of them are for higher level readers. The kiddos that will be coming to me will be reading from a range of kindergarten/first grade reading level to a seventh grade reading level.\r\n\r\nThe materials that I am requesting will not only help my students become better readers, it will help give them confidence in themselves as readers. Not only will they will be able to read books that are on their reading level, but the materials will also give them additional auditory support that some of them desperately need. The book bins that I am requesting will help them to stay organized with their books, which is a big deal when kids are sharing their desks and space with fifty other students. | null | null | My students need different varieties of books on their levels. | 2 | 1 |
144,220 | p093795 | 9eb721547588cca8e3f645c6bb4cf87a | Mrs. | IN | 2016-11-22 20:43:26 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | IPad Minis for Kindergarten Minis! | We are a class of 26 Kindergarteners with various socio-economic and cultural backgrounds at a Title I school located in little pocket of a big city. Our school is a small school of approximately 450 students in grades Kindergarten to 5th grade. \r\n\r\n For many of my students, technology class is their favorite class of the week, mostly due to them not having access to computers or tablets at home, but also because they truly love learning how to use different types of technology. \r\n\r\n | These 6 IPad Minis will be used every day in literacy centers and math centers.\r\n\r\nThese IPad Minis will but the entire world of learning into our little hands! We will use them in reading centers for everything from practicing phonics to using a QR reader to listen to stories, in handwriting we will use the app the goes with our handwriting curriculum, in math we will use it for various games and activities, in science and social studies we will be able to use the camera to take pictures of experiments and document our year with our very own video diary!\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need 6 IPad Minis for more hands on learning in the primary general education classroom to be more successful later in their school career where 1 to 1 classrooms are becoming more common. | 1 | 1 |
128,898 | p247035 | 5d163285776b4ec07a6c18f45071e69a | Mrs. | GA | 2017-01-12 16:11:47 | Grades PreK-2 | Music & The Arts | Visual Arts | Technology in Art, Oh MY! | The Art room is the center of creativity in our diverse school. Our school is a small school with approximately 450 students who are all eager to learn! Our students come from a variety of different economic backgrounds with over 45% of our students receiving free or reduced lunch. They are growing and learning in the same small, tight knit, school community that inspired me to be a teacher. \r\n\r\nThey are dreamers, thinkers, talkers, and questioners. They are mini inspirations to themselves and others around them, even if they don't know it yet. They are budding artists, world travelers, scientists, entrepreneurs, teachers... They are our future and I want to give them a great start to their school years. | The MacBook Pro and OSMO will open the eyes of so many of my students! Many of my students do not have access to computers at home...or any technology. The MacBook Pro, will help me create examples for class and develop creative lessons for each grade. \r\nMy students will learn about graphic design, photo editing, and so much more with this one of a kind laptop! I can't wait to use the technology during our STEAM rotations! \r\nOsmo is a groundbreaking system that encourages creative thinking and social interaction by expanding game-play beyond the screen. These items will help improve the learning of all my precious students! | null | null | My students need more technology in the class! Nothing is better than an Apple computer when it comes to Art. The possibilities are endless with a MacBook Proc and OSMO! | 3 | 1 |
85,325 | p257055 | c995991c2b1bf0e2c1d8d6b18e72cc1f | Ms. | AL | 2016-10-05 08:56:50 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning | Other | Building a Print Rich Classroom | I teach Math and Social Studies in a Title I school to a very diverse group of third grade students. I have several students who are non-English speakers, a high percentage of ELL students, students with learning disabilities, and more than half of my students come from low-income households. A lot of them lack experiences and schema needed to comprehend many lessons. My students are constantly faced with challenges that extend beyond the regular school day (such as homelessness, lack of food to eat, no power or running water in the home, and health problems, just to name a few). School should not be another challenge for my students. \r\n\r\nI teach a very diverse group of students. A large percentage of my students are performing under grade level and additional classroom support is needed in order for them to be successful. I also have a high percentage of students that speak zero to little English. The use of visual aids is an integral part of their learning process. This project will help me create a print rich environment which builds background knowledge for students and provide them with accurate visual representations that they can connect to the real world. | My students need a color printer and ink cartridges to print visual aids such as vocabulary task cards, pictures, charts, and graphs that support classroom learning. Visual aids have been proven to benefit ELL students and students with disabilities. They help students understand and remember concepts more clearly, reduce teacher talking time, provide references to refer back to throughout the lesson, and take the focus off of the textbook. Currently, we have one black and white printer for six teachers to share. The printer is constantly broken or jammed and that makes it very difficult to print the resources my students need. A printer in the classroom will help me create a print rich environment for my students. | null | null | My students need a color printer with ink cartridges to print materials for our classroom. | 1 | 1 |
4,584 | p187829 | ac739f1b31dd6bb333fa29aea4b60c8a | Mrs. | MS | 2016-08-14 22:00:04 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Listen While You Work | My students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, 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 My 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! | I noticed that many of my second grade students have difficulty with reading fluency. Normally, students that struggle with fluency will also have a difficult time comprehending what they have read . A helpful tool to increase both of these is for students to hear someone model correct reading fluency. Listening to the books on CD will aid in teaching them that words flow together to create meaning and fluent readers use intonation. I have chosen a variety of reading and interest levels so all students will be actively engaged in listening. I believe this project will help my students become better readers and listeners. | null | null | My students need 2 individual CD players with headphones to listen to books on CD. | 1 | 1 |
48,453 | p222209 | f020f91d2633362dbe35763fe4d9611c | Mrs. | NV | 2017-03-14 15:51:25 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Math Center Activities | Wow! There is so much to say about the students in my class. My students are special because, even though they have some of the hardest hurdles to jump over to survive, they come to school with positive attitudes and excitement for learning. They always seem to try their best, even though things get extremely difficult.\r\nThe glow on their faces when \"everything clicks\" and they have proven they have learned something is one of my favorite looks of all time. | My students are working with all different kinds of standards in math. Due to the large amount of things they need to learn, my students also need a variety of teaching tools and resources to help them master the content.\r\nMany of my students do not have the items at home to help practice what they are learning. Due to the lack of resources, the students need a variety of centers in the classroom to help them master the content that they are trying to learn to move onto the next grade. The students would greatly appreciate the support from the outside community. | null | null | My students need a variety of math center activities for Independent Learning! | 16 | 0 |
160,740 | p169486 | 93ff9aaeb5223f8fdb095d3d078d90b3 | Ms. | CA | 2017-03-30 16:31:57 | Grades 9-12 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | You Can't Do the Required Reading Without the Required Book... | My students come from a city, that just a few years ago, was noted in a local newspaper as being one of the least-educated cities in Southeast Los Angeles. Despite this troubling label, many of my students continue to persevere and are hungry to prove that their education does indeed matter to them. \r\n\r\nPablo Neruda is quoted as saying that \"....a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty\" - and we cannot offer our students passage on this \"ship of thought\" without the very books to fuel the journey. | At the beginning of the year my students were given an extensive reading list and, thus far, they have met the challenge. With little time left in the year, and two novels left to go, we cannot complete this journey without one of the remaining novels (which the school does not have). While I am already extremely proud of their fortitude, I know we will all have an extra sense of pride by meeting our original goal. By donating to this project, you're helping 80 ambitious students add another novel to their pool of knowledge and giving them the opportunity they sincerely deserve. | null | null | My students need novels to help them add to their literary life experience. | 1 | 1 |
73,737 | p074183 | bd0471ffa337879fc4de4cae0845d999 | Mrs. | OK | 2017-03-28 21:59:27 | Grades 3-5 | History & Civics, Music & The Arts | History & Geography, Visual Arts | Weaving Through History! | I teach fifth grade at a suburban school in Oklahoma. My students come from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. They are a diverse and unique bunch. Each day, we strive to do the very best we can. We are a Title I school, and a large percentage of our students qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. \r\n\r\nOur school is a learning community. We try to meet the needs of every student and challenge them to set and reach goals each and every day. | American History is becoming a difficult subject to teach. More and more students fail to connect to the past and see any relevance to their daily lives. Often times lessons consist of textbooks and worksheets. This project will change that. I am requesting a set of 15 weaving looms to incorporate into a unit about colonial trades and crafts. In a previous project, we received a printing press. It has made a huge difference in student engagement. These looms will have a similar affect. Instead of reading about colonial weaving and printing in their textbooks, students will now be able to actively participate in these trades and create a better connection to the colonial past. | null | null | My students need a class set of weaving looms for our unit on colonial life. | 19 | 1 |
269 | p107409 | 4d4e93ff0add83893db4700204936159 | Ms. | MI | 2017-01-16 13:15:44 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports, Special Needs | Health & Wellness, Special Needs | We've Got the Wiggles! | I am a first year teacher teaching special education students in a high poverty school. Many of my students have difficult family lives and are eager to come to school each day. These students come to school eager to learn and make connections despite the difficulties they experience at home. \r\nMaking school a place students look forward to coming to each day is one of my main missions as a teacher. I strive to help these students to learn and feel loved each day they come to school. | \"I can't stop moving\" \"I can't sit still\" \"My body needs to move\" All of these phrases I have heard from students. Kids are naturally wiggly and learn more effectively when they are able to get their wiggles out or transfer them into constructive movement. \r\nWhen students are able to move or fidget when learning they become more productive learners. I want my students to be able to move while they are learning and these products will help them do that. I have watched students focus increase exponentially when they are given something to fidget with or an alternate seating option. I hope to see this happen with my students. | null | null | My students need objects to help them get their wiggles out. | 0 | 1 |
96,642 | p069541 | 6bb2518eae889c4c8f1bc15ad547293b | Mrs. | ID | 2017-04-04 17:45:18 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Bamboo Pads for Differentiated Learning | Our students are incredibly special! Our school services students who are 90% free and reduced lunch, a 55% special education population, and many different ethnicities are represented! These students come from all over the state of Idaho and extend out to Hawaii and Washington, D.C. Our school is an online charter school (K-12) and we have a lab where students can come in and get one on one help when needed. We hold weekly groups where students are required to attend so that we can create a community of learners! | I am a 5th grade teacher at an online charter school. What I've found about this type of teaching is that students have so many different needs when learning online. It is important for schools to have the appropriate tools available for students to use when they need an alternate learning path. Students will work on the computer for many hours every day, diligently dissecting each lesson using the \"snipping tool\" (which allows students to snip images of the screen) to take notes or students try to memorize the information in their heads. While that works for some students, there are many who just don't process the information without writing it down and in turn, don't do well in school. This grant money would be used to purchase Bamboo Pads. These wireless pads would allow students to learn the curriculum in a different way. Students could use these bamboo pads to take notes on the pad and email them to teachers, parents, or themselves! They can refer to these notes when trying to recall information about a certain subject or when studying for an exam. Sometimes I want students to show me how they completed a math problem so I can help them to understand where they are doing something incorrectly. If you've ever tried writing a math measurement problem in an email, it's pretty difficult. Students desire different options for showing what they are learning. \r\n\r\nOne major struggle in the math curriculum, in particular, is getting the students to take notes. Many of our families cannot afford paper, pencils, binder, and backpacks. This affects their success in my classroom! | null | null | My students need bamboo pads to send notes to teachers and themselves. | 0 | 1 |
148,835 | p097187 | dde01de771f34c6abdafaaa2b4d594a4 | Mrs. | IL | 2016-08-02 07:47:29 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | We Want FitBits to Share Please!!!! | I teach 3rd grade in a small neighborhood on the outskirts of a big city. Our students are excited to come to school and learn. They are from low income families and the support and love they get from school really make a difference in their lives. We try to teach them to be good citizens and grow into hard working adults that will contribute to society. Sometimes motivating them to exercise is sometimes the hardest part of our jobs! | The students have requested fitbits to share in our classroom. They want to monitor their steps during the day and while we work out with go-noodle! The kids love to play go-noodle in the morning it helps to wake them up and again afternoon. The music is motivational and we think fitbits will do the same trick. They are always coming up with great ideas and I think this one is absolutely wonderful!\r\nAs a school we are working on healthier lifestyles and making great food choices. Hoping as kids get older they are active and not video-game addictive. Teaching them to be active as young as possible and ENJOY it!!!! | null | null | My students need fitbits to monitor and track their steps during exercise! | 39 | 1 |
16,922 | p081174 | e1fb0ccad75a0442a42750305fefe0f7 | Ms. | PA | 2016-06-20 11:04:20 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness | Physical Education on the Move | I want my students to be physically fit and active. My biggest obstacles in getting them there is time and equipment. I am working to increase their levels of activity through recess programs, PE programs, and school wide brain breaks. \r\n\r\nWe are one of the poorer school districts in Montgomery county.\r\n\r\n80% of our students are on a free or reduced cost lunch program and come from low income households. They do not have many opportunities to experience things outside of their hometown. Our school is trying not only to educate the students academically but also educate them in the real world. Giving them a chance to experience physical education can help them establish themselves as athletes that might help them stay off the streets, learn how to set/achieve goals, learn to be part of team, and possibly receive scholarships that will help them get to college. We are trying to build not only better students but better people who have good character, morals, and values. A big part of this challenge can be accomplished through physical education.\r\n | Your donations with help improve our curriculum because we use poly spots for many of our activities. The students use them as stopping points for movement, as home base to practice loco-motor skills, as guides to know how far apart to be from a object or a partner, and as places to sit during instruction. \r\n\r\nHaving enough equipment in good condition for each student is crucial in any good physical education class. We want the students to know physical education is important and essential for them to be successful students.\r\n\r\nThe students will also use the hula hoops for many curriculum activities. We use them to hula, to learn to jump rope, for doom dome, and for stopping points during bigger group games. | null | null | My students need hula hoops and poly spots in order to complete many of the curriculum goals for physical education. | 8 | 1 |
154,157 | p195303 | 9385f50c91e4df582beacaaf5912292c | Ms. | WI | 2016-08-02 18:51:30 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Health & Sports | Character Education, Health & Wellness | A Carpet: The Heart of Our Classroom Community | La Escuela Fratney is a wonderful K-5 school in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Approximately 75% of our students live in poverty. The 450 elementary age students in our school come from a rich diversity of backgrounds ~ African American, Latino, European, Native American, Saudi Arabian, Asian and Native American. Approximately 30% of our students speak Spanish as their home language. The two founding pillars of our school are: 1) Students will become bilingual/bicultural/biliterate in Spanish and English. 2) Students will engage in a multicultural, anti-bias education and learn critical thinking skills to know there is always something they can do to help make our world a better place. In the 2016-17 school year I will be working with 58 fourth graders per day, 29 students each morning and a different group of 29 students each afternoon. | Fourth graders are so alive and full of energy! Their emotions run the gamut and can change at the drop of a hat. They are intense beings! From my experience as a fourth grade teacher I’ve learned that school goes best for nine and ten-year-olds when the classroom environment is relaxed and light-hearted. Teaching fourth graders is about creating a safe and comfortable classroom climate so that students feel secure enough to relax and take both social/emotional and academic risks.\r\n\r\nTo maintain a classroom of safety where students feel optimally supported, we participate in restorative justice circles (classroom meetings) on a daily basis. Through this process, a strong classroom community is built and maintained. Students learn and practice the skills necessary to build positive relationships with others, as well as the tools to address harm if and when it occurs in the classroom. By experiencing a greater sense of respect and connectedness with one another, as well as a healthy classroom community, the space is created for learners to grow and excel.\r\n\r\nWhen participating in the circle process, the students and myself sit in a circle. Because our classroom has wooden floors and is not furnished with a rug, we sit on the floor during this time. Additionally, when engaged in full-group learning opportunities, the students sit in the same spot as where our circles occur because this spot is nearest to our Smart Board. To make both the circle process and learning activities more comfortable, I am requesting a large carpet for our classroom. Our meeting and learning space on the carpet will most definitely become the heart of our classroom community!\r\n | null | null | My students need a large classroom carpet to sit on to make participation in restorative justice circles, classroom meetings and full-group learning activities more comfortable. | 1 | 1 |
54,881 | p254181 | 63ef80263d37345d6d2512b8a7ecc120 | Mrs. | CT | 2016-11-28 22:42:05 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Organized Manipulatives for My Motivated Mathmeticians | A typical day in my classroom is busy! My classroom is made up of seventeen very different, but awesome first grade students. By the end of this year, I want my students to make progress in math. We have all these math materials to help maximize their learning, but no place to organize and store them. I want my students to be able to easily access these materials throughout the day\r\n\r\nMost of my students are visual-tactile learners meaning they have to see and touch to learn. Through the use of organized math materials this would become a reality in my classroom! | My goal is to set up math centers within my classroom. So, ideally I will teach a lesson whole-group using our math program, then in the 1-2 days following, students will complete related activities in center groups using the math materials and other desired resources. The storage organizer will let my students access their materials easily. Small group learning is the way to go in my classroom and these materials are just what we need to make academic growth!\r\n\r\nThese resources will improve my classroom by allowing my students easy access to hands-on math manipulatives and creating a much more engaging math workshop time.\r\nThese materials will build a foundation of number sense that will last a lifetime. | null | null | My students need a storage organizer for our Math manipulatives to provide easy access to a hands-on, minds on approach to learning. | 35 | 1 |
98,584 | p172216 | 877ca433d3263873602e933876bdc393 | Ms. | NJ | 2016-08-30 19:31:03 | Grades 3-5 | History & Civics | Social Sciences | The Art of Collaborative Working | The students I have are awesome because I always seem to have a group that is eager to learn and not afraid of change or exploration. I introduced the subject of coding to my students. And although there were some difficulties in some of the subject area with coding, my students push through and even assistant each other when completing the assignments and projects. \r\n\r\nSchool is usually an ‘after thought' for some of my students. A number of my students have to deal issues that indicted to me that they do not have a true childhood outside of school. However, when I bring the new idea or engage them in reading something I can always count on them to at least try. I can count on them to be leaders in class discussions in and projects. \r\n\r\nI've made great connections with parents as well the students which is allowed me to help the struggling learners with their issues both in and out of school. I can help them because they trust me, and trust comes because I listen to them.\r\n\r\nI love my students because I am constantly learning from them even though I am the teacher. | I am a science and social studies teacher with limited means and materials. I'm also a project-based teacher who loves giving groups assignments. \r\nRound tables promote inquiry-based, hands-on learning. They support cooperative learning provide spaces for aides and volunteers to work with small groups. \r\nThis project will allow me to convert my class from the traditional \"row of desks\" classroom to a table community classroom. Cooperative learning is an effective teaching strategy that allows small groups, each with students of different ability levels and skill sets, use a variety of learning styles to improve their understanding of a given subject or assignment. | null | null | My students need 60\" round tables to begin creating a cooperative learning classroom. | 1 | 1 |
131,130 | p154580 | b8e3ff502e95568f4bd43d86599006f8 | Mrs. | NC | 2016-09-15 07:30:15 | Grades 9-12 | Music & The Arts | Music | Help Me Teach! | My students mostly come from low income, minority homes. They are good kids that are just looking for people to love them and care about them. They want to learn and want a chance to make life better for themselves. I want to give them every opportunity to see things they have never seen and experience things they have never experienced. I hope I can give them many chances to do just that in the short time that they are my students. | I teach in three different classrooms during the school day. It is very difficult to carry the supplies and items I need to teach with from classroom to classroom. I have been using a bag, but that gets very heavy and I can't fit all the items needed in it. I also need folding music stands so my students and myself don't have to move stands to the different rooms. It would make the transitions to the different spaces easier. This will also save time that could be used for instruction and not a much time on getting organize and set up. | null | null | My students need a items to help their teacher transition to different classrooms. | 25 | 1 |
6,508 | p055224 | ef139914a3068f4766e9d78add0bdcab | Ms. | HI | 2016-06-05 23:50:17 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Mathematics | Kill a Watt Energy | My students are very high energy and loves to learn. In my class we have students who come from very different lifestyles. I have some ELL, Sped and General Ed students in my class. Most of my students come from low income families. \r\n\r\nThe students loves doing projects. They get all excited when they see me pulling all the materials out. I love seeing them engage and having fun all at the same time. They all enjoy doing hands on activities/projects. They even ask if they can take the materials home. Unfortunately, there is not enough for them to do that. | Donations to this project will help my students use the materials more often. They don't have to wait until another class is done to use them. They can just use it whenever we have projects that deal with energy. \r\n\r\nIt will give my students, especially the girls the advantage to use them instead of always having the boys take charge. It will give all students more self confidence in using equipment and have fun all at the same time. \r\n\r\nMy students will use the Whats up! Meter Module to find out how much it will cost if they use the equipment for a year. By looking at how much it will cost for a year, I'm hoping it will make them realize that, it is money being wasted over time. | null | null | My students need a kill a What's Up! Meter Module to find out how much electricity they use in a year. | 1 | 1 |
145,368 | p232956 | ef2bf30b2703dc8cf39ae553251b43ae | Mrs. | OK | 2016-09-11 23:08:07 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Hot Dots for Learning | My students come in each morning with a light in their eyes wondering what we're going to get to do today. I strive to find activities to keep their interest while still maintaining a routine and structure for their day.\r\n\r\nAlthough they may have some challenges at home, they come in with a smile ready to learn everyday.\r\n\r\nI hope that they come back many years from now remembering the fun activities we did, the friends they made, and the things they learned. But most importantly, I hope they know how much they are loved.\r\n | I am constantly on the lookout for interesting and engaging activites for my beginning readers and mathematicians. I know that today's learners need a variety of interactive tools to maintain their interests. \r\n\r\nI strive to find activities that give my students purpose and independence. Educational Insights has created a great system that is perfect for early childhood students who are constantly seeking immediate approval.\r\n\r\nI look forward to using this system with my young students during independent practice, partner learning or small groups. Hot Dots is aesthetically appealing to early learners and very simple to use. This entire system will be a great asset to our classroom. | null | null | My students need the Hot Dots educational system to supplement our reading and math curriculum. | 5 | 0 |
137,065 | p092702 | a16a2e1c2a2c2558f929e7904da05259 | Mrs. | MA | 2017-03-02 22:51:57 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science, Special Needs | Mathematics, Special Needs | Math Tools Create Success | I teach in an inner city public school which houses a program for Autistic Impaired Learners. We have a diverse population of students with various Autism Spectrum disorders. My classroom consists of 25 children, 3 of which are on the Autistic Spectrum. All my students are the most kind and hardworking you will ever meet. They are so genuinely thoughtful and selfless. Watching how all students accept one another for their unique and beautiful differences is truly amazing. I am the luckiest teacher on the planet! | My students thrive while using hands-on materials during our MATH lessons. These materials can be used in a whole group mini lesson, a small group teacher group, or with partners. Once I teach a math concept to my students, they need time to work with, play and truly explore the idea. Students will be able to work in pairs and ask each other the math facts using the flashcards. They can also use them individually to help them gain automaticity. The measuring tapes are important so children can measure different parts of our classroom. Using these exciting tools will help my students LOVE mathematics. Working together with the flash cards and measuring tapes will give the students the exposure in math that they need. | null | null | My students need addition and subtraction flash cards and measuring tapes. | 57 | 1 |
139,924 | p159678 | 9be994e2ff1f489a474eed8e5e3a0776 | Ms. | NC | 2016-09-26 17:46:00 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Read Together, Learn Together | We are a Title I, K-2 school in a small rural community. We have about 400 students in our school. I currently have 17 students, 10 girls and 7 boys, of varying ability levels, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. They come from all walks of life! However, one thing that they all have in common is their desire to learn! \r\n\r\nMy students love to learn through music, books, and hands-on activities! My students treat everyday as a new day for learning something new. They love to go home and tell their family members about the most memorable part of their day. Their excitement and curiosity of the world around them fuels my motivation and determination to be the best teacher I can be for them! | The initial exposure to literature for students at a young age is crucial. Students must be engaged in the stories of books in order to appreciate the true meaning of reading. I read a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts to my students on a daily basis. These read alouds help me teach the foundational skills that my students need in order to grow into proficient readers. \r\n\r\nYour generous donation will help my students gain the love of reading!\r\n\r\nThese books will help me teach the North Carolina Common Core Standards in a fun and creative way for my kindergarteners. I will be able to bring the parts of a story (characters, setting, problem, solution, etc.) to life through captivating and artistic pieces of literature. I will also be able to integrate key science and social studies concepts as stated in the North Carolina Essential Standards. | null | null | My students need engaging and stimulating read aloud books to help them learn the parts of a story and about the world around them. | 0 | 1 |
119,529 | p016781 | 62b7777140e99ffa270f60ee6c53dddd | Mrs. | GA | 2016-06-08 16:55:05 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Touch Lives With Touchtronic Technology | My students are the most creative and curious of all learners. Kindergartners all come in are eager to learn and to experience. My school is based in an agricultural community where many are tied locally to their work. This limits my students' abilities to travel and experience things outside our small rural community.\r\n\r\nStudents in my school are even more eager to learn than some because, for them, it might be their only link to a larger world. Students in my class are developmentally ready to explore and experience the world around them. They are beginning to make connections to how they impact the world and how the world can impact them. | Each learner in my room needs to master their letters, letter sounds, and numbers to create the building blocks all other learning is built upon. They will be able to use these new technology tools on a daily basis to help that occur. \r\n\r\nTouchtronic technology allows the youngest learners to interact with letters and numbers to learn in the most engaging way. These sets will be used in small groups and one-on-one learning settings to help my students learn letters, numbers, letter sounds, and begin to read. Kindergarteners like to try new things and can lose focus when given the same tools all the time. The Touchtronic letters and numbers will be a brand-new experience to them that will engage them in learning.\r\n | null | null | My students need 3 sets of Touchtronic letters, numbers, and placeholders for hands-on, interactive technology centers. | 10 | 1 |
48,097 | p168480 | ea922168d0d86a94f44f1ac4156db777 | Mrs. | ME | 2016-06-17 09:48:19 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Sturdy Shelving! | I am excited about getting a new group of Kindergarten Learners in the Fall! I will have a mixed group of girls and boys who have had the opportunity to be in the four year old program or the Pre-Kindergarten program at my school. Every time I interacted with the students they were happy to be at school and enjoyed learning. My incoming learners seem like an amazing group of kids. They are always energetic and smiling. Starting a new year with new students is always exciting. | Currently in my classroom I have three shelves that hold math, reading, science, and social studies materials that are unsteady and unsafe for my learners. The shelves were made safe by putting other furniture behind them and on the side. A student can easily knock the shelves down if they physically grab onto it and pull.\r\n\r\nMy students need good sturdy and safe furniture that is not taller then them. Having lower shelves will allow me to have a better visual of the whole classroom and the students. Creating an emotionally and physically safe environment is extremely important for me as an educator. | null | null | My students need safe and sturdy shelves to keep their learning materials on. The shelves I currently have in my classroom are unsteady and can easily be nocked down :( | 5 | 0 |
1,853 | p199255 | 133f1c69da80b1d3850f61c4039b28b3 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-07-19 19:10:15 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Addition is a way of Life | My students are a sweet group of children who love to learn but do not have the necessary resources to be the best that they can be. They are a great group of students and love to learn. My students will build their math fluency skills and math problem solving skills. With the generous support of people like you, I will be able to help students not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work toward a brighter future in reading. | We have to REACH them to TEACH them! My students come from poverty stricken homes with little to no parental support. With these activities my students will be able to participate in small group and whole group math lessons. My students will also be able to make, create and write complete sentences using sentence building strategies and pictures. My students will also be able to learn the basic math skills such as counting, greater than/less than, comparing numbers and quantities, decomposing numbers, addition and subtraction, word problems, classifying, sorting, and naming shapes. The funding of this project will change my students' lives. | null | null | My students need math operations and independent stations are needed because it will help to develop skills in counting, greater than/less than, comparing numbers and quantities, decomposing numbers, addition and subtraction. | 0 | 1 |
144,302 | p061745 | bb2999688a8605cc1763fa9d2efe071f | Ms. | NE | 2016-09-23 23:36:26 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | Let's calm down and read! | I have a group of students ranging k-2. They all have some type of anxiety disorder, behavior disorder or some type on the autistic spectrum. They are wonderful students just learning to get along. They are the most endearing students with a genuine interest in learning. Most of my students are from low sociology economic areas around the Omaha school district and are with me at a satelight classroom in West Omaha. Our school district is the Omaha Public Schools District. | My students often times get overly anxious when our lights are on and too bright. I need to have the lights often because it is too overwhelming for them to concentrate. Room softening shades and a comfy place to read would help us so much. I previously had shades in my last school and noticed that the softer light helped them feel less anxious and calm. Many times students with autism have sensitivity to the bright humming fluorescent lights and these shades helped them feel less stressed. This helped them be ready to read with friends and enjoy reading time. | null | null | My students need light softening shades and a place to read | 2 | 1 |
4,192 | p013456 | cc2965d3be221e5f4a29240f48070906 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-11-29 15:49:05 | Grades 6-8 | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Burlington backpacks for the win! | My students are an amazing bunch of kids! They are excited about English Language Arts every day, even though as a class we agree that ELA is sort of like \"brussels sprouts.\" Why use this simile to compare ELA to a vegetable? Well, some people like brussels sprouts, but many people do not! The students have all agreed that ELA is good for us, just like brussels sprouts. So they have made a commitment to do their best each and every day. \r\n\r\nMy students are dedicated to continually finding ways to improve their academic performance. These rising stars are scholarly, inquisitive, intellectual. These students are the future leaders we will soon look up to. | My middle school students are advancing via individual determination and are college hopefuls. The need to be organized and keep all of their supplies in one place. If every student had the same backpack in my class, their sense of belonging, school pride, and positive school outlook will improve and provide a much needed boost of energy to their spirits to help them finish their 8th grade year in style. Their backpacks are torn and worn out. I would love to give them this gift that Burlington is offering and show them that kindness truly exists. My students would be so thankful and appreciative of this much- needed generous gift. | null | null | My students need backpacks to support organization and have a positive outlook on preparedness for school. | 4 | 1 |
47,137 | p053043 | b5b0c6671af187efd07df6550eafc475 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-08-01 19:33:34 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports, Literacy & Language | Health & Wellness, Literacy | Wiggle While You Work: Flexible Seating Options | My second graders have learned to work cooperatively within our classroom community and be engaged in their own learning. They are excited to begin a new book, or to begin writing a new story. They are learning to be excited about their education. Each day provides rich, new experiences. \r\n\r\nOur school is home to a very diverse community of young students.\r\nWe are a Title 1 campus, meaning most of our population is from low socioeconomic households. Some of our students do not have books at home to read, and beg me on a daily basis to borrow our classroom books because they are so eager to learn and start an adventure in a new book. Of course I encourage these exploring young readers to read as much as possible. Having the necessary materials and furniture in my classroom is essential to continuing to create this academic growth in each of my students. Our school is a small, but wonderfully close community of supportive teachers and students who help foster a true love of learning and educational curiosity. | In today's classroom, we as teachers cater to many different types of learners. Some students like to sit, some students prefer to stand or lay down. As long as they are working and concentrating on their education, does it really matter if they are still or bouncing on a chair? Studies show that allowing students to bounce on a ball while reading or taking notes allows them to expel energy and concentrate more on the task at hand. Giving students safe, alternative seating options is a healthy way for them to be productive and feel good about learning. Not only do these new seating options allow for better concentration, they allow for students to get more exercise while being in the classroom. Sitting on an exercise ball works the core muscles and standing at your desk instead of sitting burns more calories. The new, flexible seating options in my classroom will allow students to be better behaved in class and be healthier too! With your generous donation, I will be able to purchase stability cushions, balance ball chairs and other flexible seating options. | null | null | My students need flexible seating options that allow all different types of learners to be comfortable in our classroom space. | 5 | 1 |
113,148 | p159369 | c5f03e8f24504fbb87bfae39c4f7b779 | Mr. | MI | 2016-10-06 11:31:43 | Grades PreK-2 | Music & The Arts | Music | Teaching Pitch During the Critical Period for Auditory Development. | I teach music in three schools to students who lead challenging lives in many ways. Many students are ESL, immigrating from the Middle East desperately looking for ways to understand life and make meaning of what has happened. Most of my students excel in music because music is a universal language.\r\n\r\nMany of the students do not speak English as their primary language and some do not speak English at all. Most of the students are free and reduced lunch recipients coming from lower socioeconomic households. The staff is caring, but certain situations are out of our control, such as insufficient funding to provide these students with real experiences that will last a lifetime. The students, however, come from a very diverse, rich background that brightens our lives and our school. The students are great people who need the same opportunities as all other children. Coming to work each day is a joy that can not be expressed in words. | Between the ages of 3-5, humans go through a stage of language development called the Critical Period for Auditory Development. Teaching. During this period, meaningful exposure to individual musical pitches can develop perfect pitch. Perfect pitch is a coveted skill among musicians at the highest levels, though a very small percentage of musicians acquire it.\r\nThrough meaningful exposure using desk bells during this period, students will be able to build a skill that will establish a firm foundation to easily learn any instrument. Research has shown many benefits in learning musical instruments including a happier, more stable person. \r\nTherefore, teaching students these skills early on, when it is the prime time, will make learning an instrument less frustrating and more enjoyable! People that find enjoyment in activities enjoy them for longer periods of time. These desk bells will be the beginning of a long happy life for many kids. | null | null | My students need three sets of desk bells that are color coded so the students will make music through color directions instead of language directions which is ideal for a non-English speaker. | 1 | 1 |
54,747 | p119481 | 8bbff78190e45a10e473ee60791e2309 | Ms. | WA | 2016-09-30 12:46:12 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Science, Technology, and Math...YES PLEASE!! | My students are scientist experimenting with life around them. They are engineers thinking through tough situations handed to them. My third graders are artist creating a beautiful place within their hearts for the diversity in front of them. They are authors, mathematicians, readers, travelers, and for 9 full months, they are my own!\r\n\r\nMy students create, inspire, love, and giggle.\r\nThey come to me from homes where parents work two to three jobs to make ends meet. With over 70% of our students on free and reduced lunch, school breakfast and lunch may be the only meals they are guaranteed. No matter what life has handed them, they still walk into our classroom with smiles on their faces, hugs and stories they want to share, and an eagerness to learn. They are a diverse group coming from all over the world, and I am more than honored to join them on their educational career. | Technology is another amazing tool that we could use to help teach and engage our students in their education. Yet, if you were to walk into my classroom you would see 4 desktop computers that must be shared on a daily basis with 21 third grade students.\r\n\r\nI want to open the doors of education with communication, and STEAM based learning.My students will use the donated technology to create digital books that can be recorded and shared with their parents. They will be able to explain their thinking in math using a digital white board and their recorded voice. Our class will be able to work on binary coding, be able to create 3-D images of bridges, rockets, and buildings, and my third graders will use digital portfolios to keep all their hard work in! Even better, they can share their hard work with their parents easily through specific classroom apps.\r\n\r\nYour generous contribution to our class will help my students become better engineers, computer scientist, mathematicians, writers and artist. What a great way to set them up for real jobs in the future! | null | null | My students need 2 iPad minis to help with programs in math, science, literature, art, and coding. | 0 | 0 |
160,353 | p106532 | b38edf308c0e2696b73ff7be48d28bff | Mrs. | IN | 2016-10-13 15:19:46 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Kindergarten Makeover! | My \"kinder\" friends are very special to me. My students are strong and they have a drive to be great. They need all the support they can get and that's why they are here at Kindezi. \r\n\r\nWe show them that they all can be great! My students have a lot going on outside this building. They manage to come to school everyday and most of them come in with a smile on their face. They come to school to feel safe and secure. They are happy to be here and they deserve the best we have to offer. | These materials will help to create a safe and fun learning environment for the students. They will be able to experience using materials that are new to them and they will be able to learning in fun and engaging ways. This materials will give them a whole new view on school and they will be excited to learn everyday. \r\nThey will come to school wanting to learn and they will be more invested in their own education! We will be able to provide them with something new everyday. This will also help to give students more individualized instruction through centers and games with the teachers. | null | null | My students need materials to help create a safe and fun learning environment. | 0 | 0 |
45,031 | p008631 | 2e53fb51da3b1fe668ae8cc677e843d7 | Mrs. | WV | 2016-09-27 08:11:15 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Balance Discs to Allow Brain's Readiness to Learn | \"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.\" -Benjamin Franklin. My classroom is a hands-on, student-centered environment. Flexible seating will allow for my students to engage in learning when a stationary position is needed.\r\nI have a diverse group of students who all strive to achieve to their fullest potential.\r\nSecond graders range from seven to nine years of age. This age group has an abundant amount of energy. This project will serve as an outlet for students to have an alternative way to release energy, while they are learning. My school is extremely supportive of each child and we do all we can to meet the individual needs of our students. We are not a Title I school; therefore, funding is limited to our fundraisers, staff, parents, and our wonderful community.\r\n | Brain research has proven the power of movement in connection to brain's readiness and ability to learn and retain information. Lessons are delivered to children while they are in a stationary position; however, during independent/group work students may choose where they can most successfully complete their work. My students love that they have this flexible seating option because it allows movement. I have quite a few students who are constantly moving and need an outlet to allow for this movement during stationary seating. This is where the balance discs will come into play. Each student would have access to a disc. The discs mimic the movement and shape of an inflatable yoga ball, but they are more compact and easier to manage.\r\nThe type of movement these discs would provide aligns with the brain research that when movement occurs oxygen to the brain is increased, which in turn enhances its ability to learn.\r\n | null | null | My students need 5 balance discs to allow an outlet for excess energy while learning in a stationary position. | 1 | 1 |
148,242 | p253461 | 93ea824981f1a98bb0e142981dbf5c79 | Mrs. | SC | 2017-01-30 14:35:27 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | iPad for myClass! | How can we help our children be successful? At my charter school, my students come from many different cities and walks of life. However, the best thing I love about my students is their love and motivation to learn. \r\n My kids walk into my classroom with unique skills that will help them be successful. As a teacher, I will find those skills and build on them to help them to succeed. They all can be successful, some just need a little guidance!\r\n I want to help all my student to grow into the successful citizens that I know they can be! | The possibilities are endless when it comes to the use of technology in the classroom. My plan is to use the iPad for small group instruction in all aspects of my classroom. Students will have an opportunity to listen to stories, practice spelling, complete web quests for research, practice math, and work on writing activities. When I teach…I teach to the strengths of each child. Using technology only exemplifies differentiated instruction in my classroom, giving each child a chance to be successful. In other words, technology is giving each child a chance to reach for the stars.\r\n\r\nMy students will have a chance to work independently on their weaknesses with the help of technology.\r\nStudents will be able to receive a more \"tailored\" lesson that will fit their needs. All students need to be taught where they are...not just what you need to teach them. I want to help my students learn and be successful in all they do! | null | null | My students need an iPad to help them be successful with their academics, and in life. | 4 | 1 |
140,590 | p058892 | 959118932061d9e956838d4b8a783d3d | Mr. | IL | 2017-02-01 11:04:53 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science, Special Needs | Mathematics, Special Needs | Rockin' School Chairs for Students on the Autism Spectrum | \"Every student learns differently\" -Every Education Book Ever Written. This is even more relevant with the explosion of ADHD and developmental disorder diagnoses'. I literally have students who can not sit still. These chairs will allow my students who struggle with hyperactivity way to sit down AND move around.\r\n\r\n My students all have disabilities. The range goes from autism to specific learning disabilities. Although my students struggle with academics, they do not struggle when it comes to quality of life. They laugh, enjoy being with their classmates, and come to school every day ready to work. Many of my students are language learners, living in a primarily Hispanic neighborhood. The students come from predominately low income households so new supplies for school are hard to come by. | \r\nStudents with autism struggle with hyperactivity, impulsive behaviors, and sensory processing. These chairs will allow them to sit down and move around at the same time. These chairs will also be used to help students with diagnoses of autism and sensory processing disorders to self soothe themselves if need. Students are forced to sit down all day long; this is completely unnatural. These chairs will allow me to give students access to movement while still using appropriate behaviors. These chairs should help my students with autism tremendously.\r\n\r\nThese chairs will improve the learning of my students with autism, sensory processing disorders, and ADHD.\r\nThey can finally have a chair that fits their specific needs. The students will no longer need to impulsively get out of their chair. My students will be able fulfill their physical needs without distraction, and without getting in trouble. When my students with more severe disabilities get frustrated or confused. the chairs can be helpful with helping soothe their anxiety. These chairs will make a huge difference. | null | null | My students need these Zuma rocker chairs because many of my diverse students struggle with sensory processing and can be comfortable in traditional chairs. I already have two chairs and the students love them. | 5 | 1 |
13,669 | p110539 | ec225cb7ee770ec66380da2b64e2dd34 | Mrs. | IN | 2016-12-27 20:59:55 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Creating Digital Learners | My kindergarten children are a group of enthusiastic learners! They come to school each day with a smile on their face, a hug for their teacher, and a ready-to-go attitude. Many of these children face unfortunate hardships such as limited food, clothing and your basic needs, however, come to school each day to learn and grow as a young learner.\r\n\r\nThese children have diverse backgrounds and life experiences, and we focus on creating a positive environment in which each child can succeed at their levels and abilities, interests and attitudes, and most importantly through their need for sensory and kinesthetic growth.\r\n\r\nIt is our primary goal to provide our students with a clean, safe and positive learning environment. | Through adding Chromebooks to our classroom, my students will be able to access differentiated learning activities. The Chromebooks can be used to familiarize students with digital learning through interactive stories, apps, and intentional activities. \r\nStudents will be able to create digital experiences such as videos, word documents (through Google Docs), and share their creations with others (the class and their families).\r\nIntegrating technology in learning is crucial to creating a well-rounded student. Additional uses for Chromebooks in our classroom will be giving students access to leveled readers where students read, read aloud sites in which stories are read to the children, videos for teaching sight words and other literary elements, math tools, and so much more! | null | null | My students need four Chromebooks to integrate technology into our daily learning! | 39 | 1 |
23,828 | p060376 | b7b4f07786852ec743ece13086a560e3 | Mrs. | GA | 2016-05-08 18:16:21 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Mrs. Newsome | A typical day in my classroom is full of hands on and small group learning.By the end of the year, I want my students to have been offered as much support as they have needed to reach their highest potential. We are a title one school and have a transient population. | My students are very eager to learn and want to do their best. They really thrive when they are engaged in their learning. We are able to do this through hands-on and small group learning. Our students do not have the proper resources at home , so therefore they are utilized at school. Technology is a resource that the students receive a lot of support from, especially in small groups. We are currently lacking the technology needed to conduct the necessary lessons. | The students will not only be able to practice basic keyboarding skills, but they will also use the Chromebooks for small group instruction and support. More specifically, the students will use them during guided reading and math groups. They will practice various skills learned throughout they year by utilizing different educational websites. | Having the accessibility of Chromebooks is important for my students since many of them do not have access to them at home. They will be able to use technology to extend their learning and grow as first grade students. | My students need four Chromebooks to use for support lessons throughout the day. | 0 | 0 |
120,572 | p055486 | 93b554a82a456fd03d0baa1de81ec013 | Mr. | CA | 2016-08-31 04:13:52 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | Desktop Computers Will Support the Inclusion of Special Education Students | My middle school students are intelligent and sweet children with a hunger to experience life and grow in whatever manner we nurture in them. They dream and aspire, fantasize and set goals--some grounded in pragmatism and some as lofty and wild as their teenage imaginations can stretch. Yet they come to school already disadvantaged even before they cross the threshold of our main entrance.\r\n\r\nAll my students are special needs with mild-to-moderate disabilities such as attention disorders, cognitive delays and emotional disturbances (ED) that impede learning in a mainstream inclusion model. On top of it all our community is primarily composed of a low-income, migrant labor work force plagued with many urban struggles like youth gang violence, drugs, and broken homes--real and ever-pervasive threats to academic achievement which is atypical of higher-achieving, more affluent districts. For most of them, English is a second language and when their home environments present limited opportunities for cultural and linguistic enrichment in the English language, limited access to educational print materials, or limited technology to support their learning in English, they fall behind age- and grade-level norms as well as state and federal standards.\r\n\r\nThese kids need you! | Both formal and informal assessments are the bread and butter of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Progress Monitoring, and Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS). Using assessment software installed on desktop computers, students provide special education staff with valuable data for analysis, which helps develop plans for and modifications to instruction. One form of this includes adaptive reading software, which tailors literary content to the student's current level by identifying instructional and frustration levels. Reputable software applications of this nature are not available on mobile platforms due to computing and storage limitations of mobile formats.\r\n\r\nWith access to networked, touchscreen desktop computers in my classroom (as opposed to WiFi portables) my students benefit from greater storage capacity and computing power for assessment software, multimedia-rich projects, and a more responsive user experience via WYSIWIG interface that combines touch-screen, point-and-click GUI devices, and keyboard data-entry. Entering data on iPads and notebooks without GUI peripherals is often discouraging for students.\r\n\r\nStudents gain access to educational software that supports their learning in mainstream general education classes. They gain flexibility and file security against volatility afforded by cloud-computing with file version histories and automatic saving. Students' projects become portable and transferable with the use of digital formats which they can access from any computer thanks to companies like Google and product lines like Google Drive. With desktop HP computers in the classroom, my students need not limit their work to narrow blocks of time in the computer lab or library, which force them to rush their efforts when many need extended time to establish and maintain focus and complete assignments. | null | null | My students need Hewlett-Packard desktop computers for web-based research, word-processing, and multimedia projects to support their learning in mainstream classes. | 1 | 1 |
12,471 | p167839 | 0066f9d0066c847c22f8b80c3a10ab22 | Mrs. | AR | 2016-08-26 21:13:25 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Music & The Arts | Mathematics, Visual Arts | It's a MATHterpiece! | Have you ever had a cow accidentally escape into your playground? Well, it would have been an extremely eventful day, and definitely front page news worthy in most places- except my students know all about cows, goats, chickens, and deer hunting. Their way of life is different from the hustle and bustle of city life. There are few parks and entertainment for students in this age group. Here, we have some of the most beautiful views of the countryside that very few could even imagine. A morning drive on the bus from home to school gifts these students with exquisite colors that only certain artists can recreate in a landscape. \r\nHowever, as great as these images are, they cannot hide the poverty in which many of our students live. Their lives vary, but we know that most of our students are on free and/or reduced lunch status at school. Many of these students even carry food backpacks home every weekend to ensure they are fed. Despite their struggles at home they come to school willing to learn and to teach us about life and ourselves, | As a math teacher, I am learning that teaching math is less about teaching numbers and more about teaching problem solving and determination in my students. \r\nIt is my hope to engage and motivate student in my classes through the integration of art in mathematics. Just as there is value in numbers, there is value in color. Just as artists use lines to create images, mathematicians use lines in space to make predictions. But best of all, both mathematicians and artists must see the tools at their disposal and the world in a different way. This project can show that. | null | null | My students need an art cart with basic art supplies to express their creativity and knowledge. | 0 | 0 |
31,310 | p014932 | 899d6a17795079f544edc9e22dcf1b7f | Ms. | VA | 2016-09-25 19:40:47 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Special Needs | Other, Special Needs | School-Wide Mindfulness | I am a school counselor looking for help implementing our school-wide mindfulness initiative. My students are from a low-income area, where 75% are English Language Learners and 75% receive free or reduced lunch. My school serves students in grades pre-k through fifth grade.\r\nIn spite of the hardships they experience living in poverty, my students are eager to learn, love to come to school, and are quick to engage in meaningful relationships with their teachers and other staff. The mindfulness techniques they will learn will help them cope with the many stressors that occur in their daily lives. My whole population (500 students) will benefit from this project.\r\n\r\n | Last year, our low-income elementary school implemented a school-wide mindfulness program. Both staff and students felt empowered by learning to control strong emotions and attention. As a school counselor, I would use the materials requested to continue to teach my students the emotional coping mechanisms that can help them conquer the barriers of poverty. Hoberman balls will help teach belly breathing, the singing bowl and rain stick help teach mindful listening, essential oils teach mindful smelling, glitter will create calming jars, and the coloring book will help focus attention. Emotional regulation is a critical skill for my students to achieve. | null | null | My students need hoberman sphere's for breathing, a rain stick and Tibetan singing bowl for mindful listening, essential oils for mindful smelling, and glitter for relaxation jars. | 0 | 1 |
54,608 | p117155 | e0485af4e3f52f6a1abbe39152ad74a9 | Mrs. | TX | 2017-01-08 21:56:20 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Focus on Movement | In a word, my students are AMAZING!!! I work with sixth graders who are caught between the elementary world of little kids and the teenage world of junior high and high school. Most people think they are too old for frivolities such as recess yet they are young at heart and in need of movement.\r\n\r\nMy students work very hard. They aim to please me every single day. Most of my students are English Language Learners who speak two languages. To me, this means they do twice as much work as the English speaking population. I am proud of them every day for the effort they put forth in order to learn. Sixth grade is a difficult time in the life of most children but my students handle it well. | My students need to be able to move but are expected to sit still for ninety minute classes. Sixth graders are still young enough to need to get the wiggles out from time to time. Recess has been eliminated from many schools, even at the elementary level. Sixth graders are often considered too old for recess. \r\n\r\nI would like to bring recess to my students. Offering different seating options should empower for them to choose how they learn the best. The seating options chosen will allow students to either stand or sit. If they sit, they can choose to sit in chairs or on the floor. \r\n\r\nMy students also have vision problems. Providing different seating levels will allow for easy line of sight to the screen at the front of the room. | null | null | My students need to be able to move while they learn in order to focus on the material being taught. | 0 | 0 |
54,479 | p163908 | 91071e888ab60f9c2abafc9f0e590376 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-08-11 10:11:17 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | Kinesthetic Kinders Like to Move It, Move It!\r\n\r\n | My kids love to take chances and try new things. They dream big and can be anything they want to be. They are the future of our country!\r\n\r\nMy students are energetic kindergartners who are full of life.\r\nThey are sweet, smart, and incredibly ready to learn! They are like little sponges coming in each day ready to grow and understand even more about their world! My students are hard workers who love the arts. I want to inspire them to be more creative and to take more risks.\r\n | Kindergarten students are so full of energy that it can be very difficult for them to sit still. Over the years, I have learned that the best learning takes place when students are able to move. I talked with my students about how we can stay active while continuing to learn. As kindergarteners, they came up with all sorts of wonderful ideas, one being, \"Let's ride bikes and learn outside!\" \r\n\r\n We discussed why we can not do that, then as a class we talked about other ways we could do our work and get our wiggles out! We researched flexible seating options, and found the perfect \"kid-inspired\" idea to being able to stay active while learning and doing our work, deskcycles and Bouncy Bands!\r\n\r\nDeskcycles are the perfect way to help my very active Kindergartners work while staying active for more than 60 minutes a day! | null | null | My students need flexible seating options including DeskCycle Exercise bike pedal exercisers and Bouncy Bands so that they can keep their bodies actively engaged and stay focused on their learning during the long school day. | 11 | 1 |
33,580 | p029941 | fa37511ec8325fb5a3c295acebaaabc2 | Mrs. | AL | 2016-09-01 00:09:06 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Plant the Seed to Read | My students attend a Title 1 school, which means many of them come from low- income/ poverty households. My students face challenges both in and out of the classroom. As their teacher, I try to provide them with as many positive experiences as I can. I encourage them to do this by cultivating their interest in reading.\r\n My students come to me every year eager to learn and I try to provide a classroom environment that encourages creativity and imagination. | Reading is a focal point of my classroom activities. My students tend to have varied intersts and these materials will provide them with books to choose from that they are interested in.My studenhts come to me with a variety of interests. I want to be able to offer each students books that they will enjoy reading.\r\n I need storage bins to organize my reading center and make it easier for my students to find the books that they like. \r\n Our allocation is not enough to provide the amount of materials that we need. This donation would allow me to provide a variety of resources to \"Plant the Seed to Read\". | null | null | My students need a varity of readers to spike interest and encourage reading. | 3 | 0 |
172,833 | p083010 | 3f7429b8772b48f570487336f206153f | Ms. | AL | 2016-11-14 23:48:34 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Nutrition Education | Backpacks for Class | God-loving, humble, and eager to learn are a few of the ways I can describe my students. I never imagined that I would be blessed with the opportunity to work at a school with such amazing students, parents, peer, teachers, and administrators. Each day, I am greeted with smiles and warm hugs. My students live and attend school in a high-poverty rural area, but the lack of finances does not hinder their eagerness to learn new and exciting things. \r\n\r\nI try to make sure that they are reassured each and every day, that they are special, loved, and important to those responsible for providing them with a great education. | This project is written so that my students that currently do not have backpacks, will have the ability to have their very own backpack. Some of my students would love to have a backpack, but sometimes, financial circumstances don't allow wishes to come true. This project will help underserved students receive backpack. \r\n\r\nStanding out sometimes happens when you don't have all the essential supplies that your peers may have. Some of my students definitely stand out, but for reasons beyond their control. Not having a school supply as big as a backpack is something that many of my students wish for, but don't have the resources to get on their own. \r\n\r\nI will use these backpacks as a tool to help motivate them to be responsible while helping to show them their worth. One backpack = one blessing. Let's help bless a child today. | null | null | My students need backpacks to transport books, notebooks, planners, and other materials safely from home to school. | 7 | 1 |
173,552 | p008394 | eabc644feda152db6ff25784e66684bf | Mrs. | MO | 2016-06-21 12:50:58 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Technology Today, Transcendence Tomorrow! | Working for a Title 1 school comes with its everyday challenges. The surrounding areas are low income families with high crime rates. The teachers and staff work hard each year to make sure our students feel safe and welcomed in our building. \r\nWith the diversity surrounding our students, we are lucky enough to have kids a with positive outlook and ready to take on the world. My students are kind, inquisitive and are constantly wanting to learn something new everyday. They come to school each week with a smile on their face and ready for what the day has to offer! | As our tablets and laptops multiply, charging and storing dozens of valuable devices with limited space can turn into a big headache and an even larger security risk. Between all the third grade teachers, we have 25 tablets and 12 laptops. This comes out to around $8,000 worth of technology that we aren't able to properly lock up. My students love using our technology every single day but it's a challenge when it comes to getting them out, charging them, and storing them securely at night.\r\n\r\nThis charging station will allow all of our technology to be secured safely while also allowing room for other teachers to store their technology, as well. This charging station is able to charge up to 48 tablets or 32 laptops. As our technology continues to grow, we will be able to store all our devices without worrying about their safety.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Common Core Standards initiative, third grade students should be learning technological skills to support core subjects. Donations for this project will allow our third graders to continue using our technology for many years to come! | null | null | My students need a secure charging station for their tablets and laptops. | 5 | 1 |
110,108 | p244830 | dfa674a8c6a551cd519c8958c5d14d04 | Mrs. | NV | 2016-10-16 20:10:32 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Supplies Needed for Growing Minds | My students bounce into the classroom everyday eager to learn and are full of enthusiasm. They are especially eager to learn how to read. Each time they pick up a book in the classroom they absorb the pages and develop their own stories in their own minds by studying the illustrations. It is so cute to see them \"read\" to each other.\r\n\r\nMany of my students say that story time is their favorite time of the day! \r\n\r\nWe would also benefit from manipulatives used in mathematical learning. Studies show that students learn best from hands on activities.\r\n | These books and materials will enhance the students' learning process. Adding a variety of reading materials nurtures their natural curiosity of reading. Fostering a love of reading at an early age also creates great writers. \r\n\r\nKindergarteners are full of energy and learn best by utilizing tangible objects to understand the curriculum. Interesting learning games and manipulatives make learning fun. When the student's are more interested they are more willing to learn, participate, and work together with their peers. For example, when I could provide puzzles for my students last year, I experienced their curiosity pique and their scores slightly improve. | null | null | My students need books and classroom supplies such as table top activities and floor puzzles. | 0 | 1 |
138,785 | p233301 | cc4bc7933e9bda1ffe6f672e634b353b | Mrs. | GA | 2016-08-20 13:47:15 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Flexible Seating Project | My first grade students are very special. Our county is very small and family oriented. I would like for my students to have active seating options. Wobble chairs promote movement for the students.I would like for them to have lap trays to provide flexible working areas.I believe making a classroom inviting and kid friendly environment makes students feel more comfortabe.it is my goal for all students to love learning and to make their education fun!thank you for all your help! | Students will love not having to sit in a desk all day long. sitting all day long is not realistic for small students.flexible seating will allow movement and apromote more welcoming atmosphere for students .student engagement is a vital part of children learning.getting students to enjoy learning and have fun at school will instill a love for learning that will last a life time.thanks so much for being involved in the lives of children and education. The students we teach today will be the leaders of tomorrow.we must invest in their future and ensure their success for the rest of their lives. | null | null | My students need flexible seating to allow them to be more engaged in learning. | 0 | 0 |
40,637 | p106172 | 15e69d0d18b8050bed903c90aacee5ad | Ms. | CA | 2016-07-11 19:35:09 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning | Other | Help, Our Room Got Flooded! | My 48 pre-k students are eager and ready to come to school every day. They are energetic and cannot wait to enter the classroom and begin learning. What makes my children's situation challenging is that we are in an economically depressed area, so they don't always have access to the same things as typically developing children. What we are trying to do is create a clean learning environment that will excite them, and encourage them not only for their time in preschool, but their educational future. | We will be using the new carpet to help create learning area where we invite students, and encourage them to participate. Our students often use floor space to work and explore with manipulatives. Having the carpet will allow them to do so on a softer and gentler surface.\r\nYour donation will make it possible to create an environment that is inviting and comfortable for the students.\r\nIt encourages participation by making it a place the students want to be. It also helps by making it easier to do something as simple as sitting and standing for a longer period of time.\r\n | null | null | My students need a new carpet and a new kitchen due to a water break. | 0 | 1 |
177,203 | p233572 | 6192f2e1e6128660fc8261f9a55583aa | Ms. | AZ | 2016-07-20 17:10:25 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Mathematics | Creative and Comfortable STEM Projects | I have the privilege of working with so many sprouting minds in my class.\r\nMy 3rd grade English language learners arrive each day striving to improve their readiness for 4th grade. Our K-5 elementary school welcomes students throughout the surrounding neighborhoods; 97% of which qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Many come to school having faced countless difficulties, but this does not stop their determination in the classroom. Here, they can blossom, grow, and achieve whatever they set their minds to. \r\nI have the opportunity to help them explore and enjoy new worlds and ideas, even if theirs is less than perfect. \r\n\r\n\r\n | This STEM bundle will give my students the chance to build and create real-life problem solving scenarios that involve the environment. These materials can span all subject areas, which will make it easier for even the most reluctant learner to make a connection. The addition of the 9' x 12' rug will foster a safe, creative space for students to meet and work on these projects successfully. \r\nThis STEM bundle and meeting rug will prepare my students for thinking that requires them work independently and collaboratively with confidence.\r\nWith the funding of this project, it will make learning time engaging and safe. When they feel confident about their learning, students will begin to see their own potential in the areas of science, technology, engineering, math, and reading! | null | null | My students need a Stem Bundle Grades 2-3 in order to increase their real-world problem solving in an imaginative way. They will also need a 9' X 12' rug to allow a creative space for all! | 1 | 1 |
147,160 | p224162 | 249454cedd4dba0c805ba4216a32c974 | Mrs. | MI | 2017-01-17 12:37:27 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Extra! Extra! READ All About It! \r\n Reading In Kindergarten! | When you walk in to the Care Bear Kindergarten Class, you will see thirty little ones that are engaged and ready to learn! Our class motto is \"Yes We Can!\" and it applies to everything we do, academically and socially! It is amazing what these little minds can do when goals are set and they have the tools to grow as learners!\r\nOur Kindergarten Class is made up of mixed abilities, needs and backgrounds. The classroom centers its learning around hands-on, differentiated lessons that help each learner reach his/her individualized goals. We are constantly working on being the \"Best We Can Be\" and setting achievement goals.\r\nIn our classroom, we work on academic and social skill objectives. With academics, we use a variety of teaching styles to reach our many little learners; we love to explore and be engaged in our learning through movement, song, tactile activities, and technology!\r\nVoyager Elementary is a wonderful learning environment, one that is full of active families and engaged staff that are continuously growing as learners themselves! It is exciting to see and try the many new ways we can foster a love of learning with our little ones! | Part of a successful reading program at the kindergarten level, is the opportunity for reading practice! This practice allows the students to practice their reading decoding and comprehension skills at an individualized, independent reading level. Practice occurs in the classroom and at home. In order to provide this opportunity, many books are needed to guide and support the learning of these various reading skills.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, students practice reading through a variety of avenues using leveled readers. These leveled books are used in guided reading groups, to fill the students' individualized browse boxes that are used during Daily Five, and to fill their nightly at-home reading bags! These special leveled books, help to teach specific decoding and comprehension skills.\r\n\r\nIt is so very important to have a print-rich classroom! A love of reading begins at this very early stage of these little one's educational experience! Having a variety of texts that meet the children's interests and levels is important in getting them excited about reading! It is crucial that we have a variety of levels, so that students are able to practice reading at easy, independent and challenge levels! Having a complete classroom leveled library gives us the opportunity to have at-home practice that connects learning from inside our classroom to the home! \r\n\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need a variety of leveled books in our classroom to fill their individual browse boxes and to take home for nightly, leveled reading practice. | 1 | 1 |
109,050 | p074891 | 7c4b1cb03fb75a38686bdb939ad0bf8b | Ms. | MD | 2016-09-06 18:04:13 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literature & Writing | Highlight This! | My third grade students love technology. They want to use it each and everyday in our classroom. Some students do and do not have access to technology when not in school. This is a disadvantage for them because our word is constantly growing in technology and they need to be up to par for success.\r\n\r\nMany are from low income families. In addition, majority of them are ELL learners with English being their second language. They enjoy reading many different types of materials (books, magazines, newspapers, online articles). They are also active in technology. Each student has access to Chromebook in our 3rd grade community, however at all times they may or may not work. Within our school, all of the students receive a free breakfast each and everyday. They also have plenty of after school activities for students to join and be apart of. There is even a club for parents to help them get jobs, learn English. | Our new third graders are having difficulty locating information from the text or even recalling information. They are also trying to become more fluent readers. \r\nThe use of these highlighters and gel pens is so that they can become more hands on with the text add notes, underlining, creating questions, and so forth about the text they have just read. \r\n\r\nThe assortment of writing utensils should engage all of my readers and encourage them to read even further than what is being assigned in class that day. \r\n\r\nWith your help, this can be achieved and therefore allow students to be more accountable for their learning and discovering information from a text. | null | null | My students need highlighters and gel pens to better understand the text they are reading. | 23 | 1 |
2,638 | p177728 | 127f7ec6bfbbce00ee3794bdf7d01e20 | Mrs. | MI | 2017-02-24 09:05:58 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science | Look at Me Grow! | My adorable little people are energetic, investigative, curious, and want to learn as much as possible. The neighborhood is inner city and some parts are being rebuilt. The school was rebuilt and a great place for children to learn. I want to add to their experience by providing them with extras that books and pencils just can't teach.\r\nI like to have a colorful, inviting environment where children can explore and grow.\r\nMy students and classroom need those extras that just make learning fun. | This project has different components for growing plants. Some are herbs in a dome greenhouse. Some start from seeds and even some seeds sprout and the students can view the roots as they grow in the dirt. The students will plants their seeds in soil watch them grow and transplant them into larger pots. \r\nGrowing your own food or herbs isn't something most inner city children experience. food comes from the Grocery store not the garden. So experiencing growing from start to finish is important for the students. The students seeing the sprouts and getting excited over the sprouts. Then seeing the different leaves on the plants. Culminating in the ability to eat some of what they grew from herbs to roots vegetables is an experience they rarely have access. | null | null | My students need this equipment so they experience seeing plants grow from start to finish. Enjoy the plants to taste and take flowers home for Mother's Day to their Moms and Grandmas. | 40 | 0 |
127,530 | p201981 | b26bef320de82f01e724f74ffa49344e | Mrs. | TX | 2016-10-05 23:26:29 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Building Student Knowledge With Geometric Shape Building Sets | I have the best job in the world! I get to spend every day with a fantastic group of 7 and 8 year olds. These kids love to learn, despite the challenges they face on a daily basis. Some of those challenges include being raised by a single parent or a family member other than a parent, poverty, language barriers, and focus issues.\r\nThese challenges do not prevent my students from showing up at school every day, ready to learn and grow. There are gaps, but when I look at the potential and possibility in their faces, I know that with the right tools and motivation, they will make great progress this year! I can ensure that their classroom experiences are engaging and meaningful while making sure they have the strong foundation they need to grow by leaps and bounds. | Many students have difficulty understanding the attributes of three-dimensional shapes on paper. They are typically unable to compose or decompose these shapes without any hands-on exploration of the faces, edges, and vertices. Having a strong foundation in Geometry will help my students later in life. Fields ranging from architecture, landscaping, construction, and more, require proficient skills in spatial visualization and orientation.\r\n\r\nThese building sets will provide my students with the hands-on experiences they need to develop spatial awareness. They will also have a significant impact on my students' understanding of the relationship between two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional solids. Concrete building materials will make will bring these abstract concepts to life. | null | null | My students need concrete, engaging math manipulatives to ensure students' understanding. | 0 | 1 |
91,994 | p021011 | 8e88e595faf915e5167319085840cbb1 | Mrs. | WA | 2016-06-09 00:39:56 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | An Organized Classroom is a Happy Classroom | My students are an enthusiastic yet diverse group of learners. Some of my little friends are reading above the third grade level, yet some cannot read the word \"the\" consistently. Despite our differences, we are a STRONG TEAM!\r\n\r\nOur once small sleepy community is rapidly growing into a more dynamic and vibrant one.\r\n\r\nStudents are excited to learn and often have parent support at home. All teachers in my school are dedicated to helping their students reach their full potential. Families are also a vital component of our community. We all know it takes a village. | The materials I am requesting for my classroom would create a more comfortable and organized learning environment for my students.\r\n\r\n It takes many tools and materials to successfully run a dynamic and engaging first grade classroom. First graders have a lot of materials to keep track of! Pencil Boxes, science journals, free write journals, leveled readers, word work and poetry journals are just a few items my students must keep track of throughout the school day. The chair pocket organizers would be huge in helping these little learners stay organized. Organization is a skill first graders develop over the year. If all of their materials 'have a home', which is actually AT their seat, this would reduce the stress which arrises when papers, pencils or books get lost. Reducing the amount of needless 'classroom travel' would also create a more peaceful environment for students to learn and focus. \r\n\r\nThe materials I am requesting are of high quality and will last for years. This project will positively impact the first graders in my classroom for years to come. | null | null | My students need materials to better organize their classroom with limited space and storage opportunities. | 2 | 0 |
43,884 | p081430 | 9b7b2fde57f0d0f6be30cf88f1670c80 | Mrs. | MA | 2016-08-06 06:51:53 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Music & The Arts | Early Development, Visual Arts | Help Immerse Our Art Class in Watercolors! | This is my first year in a high poverty, urban school in Springfield, MA. I serve a diverse group of students from Kindergarten through fifth grade. \r\n My art room is a safe haven where students can feel free to take creative risks and express their emotions. Students in my school typically don't have access to art supplies at home. They are bright, creative and eager. They would all really benifit from your support with materials and mediums which they don't get to use except in our art classroom. | The ease and simplicity of Watercolors is the gateway to getting them excited about painting, color theory, value and depth of perception. With these supplies we can create stunning, creative projects that stretch their imaginations and also reinforce their knowledge of art methods. My students will have a great assortment of supplies to get us through the upcoming school year and beyond. \r\nI can't wait to see what they do to rise to the creative problem-solving challenges in drawing and painting with Watercolors and pen & ink. We will gain so much through exploring & creating with these new artistic mediums. | null | null | My students need a dozen crayola watercolor pan sets, a selection of liquid watercolor bottles, a canister of watercolor brushes, bamboo pens and India ink | 98 | 0 |
84,818 | p189504 | 67b29a2ee1dcf1b5653f4119fb8dcca4 | Mrs. | FL | 2016-06-05 18:11:18 | Grades 3-5 | Music & The Arts | Music, Performing Arts | Multiple Mallet Mania | Our school is 87% free and reduced lunch and 67% of our students are considered minority. We have recently transformed into a uniform school, where some students wear the same uniform every day. Many students walk to school and many students ride the bus as their only means of transportation. \r\nOur students are eager and excited learners who try their very best when they feel a connection to the people around them. We have been working extremely hard to develop long lasting, meaningful relationships with each student. As a result, we have seen tremendous gains and growth in our standardized testing results. \r\nThe students are growing everyday in their musical ability and they are super eager to learn more. They visit the music room one time a week during their regular schedule. If they are interested, they can join the chorus and/or instrumental groups. Their deep understanding of music history, theory, and appreciation stems primarily from their base at school. With this said, music has only been in our school for 4 years, consistently. Due to a lack of financial support and a limit of extra-curricular opportunities, our students are not generally exposed to music outside of school. | Multiple Mallet Mania is a project needed for my students to successfully and effectively play the ORFF instruments that are available at school. Currently our mallets are falling apart, some of the yarn mallets are basically hanging on by a thread, literally. \r\n\r\nWith the correct mallets and curriculum to support the instruments, my students will be able to successfully achieve a greater performance ability. My students will develop a better understanding of why the correct mallet is important and understand how different mallet can create different sounds depending upon the desired product. The students at my school are excited to play our barred instruments but are unable to properly play them with the handful of mallets available.\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need mallets for the ORFF instruments at our school. | 1 | 1 |
173,871 | p199271 | 1f34f95433f7e65cc56d3c727f8c2971 | Ms. | MA | 2016-11-19 21:57:54 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science, Applied Learning | Applied Sciences, College & Career Prep | Robotics and 3D Printing for Our Urban MAKERSPACE Classroom | While living in a high poverty area might put my sixth grade students at an economical disadvantage, don't tell them that! Statistically, we are 70% English Language Learners, 82% High Needs, and 100% committed to high achievement! Kids are incredibly resilient, and even those that have faced harsh times in their lives are eager for the challenges and experiences that school provides... and once they reach middle school, this means much more than just academics. Enrichment opportunities need to address skills students need in order to be successful in the 21st century. | Nobody questions whether or not hands-on activities are beneficial for students... we know that learning by DOING is key for both student engagement and academic understanding. As a middle school science teacher, I know lots of little tricks and strategies that can get my students excited about each of our units of study! But there's so much more to be done... \r\n\r\nThe curriculum covers what students are required to learn - but what about the things they might not even know they are capable of? For the past several years my classes have participated in the online Hour of Code initiative every December, and the pride and excitement that they experience when they see their progress from that point throughout the rest of the year has been pretty impressive. We have limited access to technology, and even though there have been improvements in the past year there's no wiggle room in a school budget for things like robotics and 3D printing, no matter how much the students would benefit from more access to STEM opportunities! \r\n\r\nThis year, I am committed to creating an ongoing MAKERSPACE in my classroom that students access at least one day a week. So far students have created plastic bag parachutes for falling eggs, roller coasters with loopy inversions, and plastic bottle cars powered by balloons. Being able to add the technology from this project to our MAKERSPACE would be a leap forward for students that are already impressing each other with their creativity and initiative. | null | null | My students need programmable robotics, 3Doodler Pens, and engineering kits to help them engage more in hands-on STEM projects! | 11 | 0 |
87,034 | p135496 | 4c1e05ac9eac544dc3fc2045a95b1efb | Ms. | CA | 2017-01-13 14:19:44 | Grades 6-8 | Applied Learning, Special Needs | Parent Involvement, Special Needs | Family Engagement in STEM | My students come from various backgrounds. Their socioeconomic status varies. My students are curious learners. Our school is a Title I school with limited resources for our very special population of students.\r\n\r\nMy students have intellectual disabilities but that does not stop them from trying their best and learning as much as they can. They are capable of understanding their surroundings, and they constantly want to explore their world. They enjoy learning and work so hard every single day. They are inspiring. | My project revolves around the idea that parents and their children should be involved in STEM activities at home. Many of the parents of my students are English learners, and reading is not easy for them. STEm activities with English and Spanish directions will help parents become more involved in Stem activities. I want to have STEM packets that my students can work on at school with their peers and then take home to read with their families.\r\n\r\nIt is my hope that by providing STEM packets for my students to work on at home, their parents will become more involved with STEM activities with their child. \r\nMany of the parents need extra help with their reading skills. By having packets available in Spanish, they will also have the opportunity to do STEM activities with their child. They can spend time learning with their child and hopefully this will encourage STEM skills growth in the students. | null | null | My students need STEM family engagement packs to encourage Family involvement in school STEM lessons. | 30 | 1 |
40,417 | p118661 | f2535d6a38ea8bcf8c6d4320872c0f3f | Mrs. | NC | 2016-08-29 12:09:31 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Media Center Makeover: Bringing the School Library Inviting to Students. | We are a 6-8 middle school in a quickly growing community. Although we are not a Title I school we are around 50% free & reduced lunch. Many teachers in our school use Google Classroom to provide instruction to our students which provides an efficient and paperless environment. \r\nThe students in our school experience collaborative learning, targeted intervention, digital learning environments, and personalized learning opportunities. Our school library is committed to helping students focus on learning by providing a space for students to collaborate with others, read independently, and work on assignments. \r\n | My students need seating in the library that will allow for group collaboration with laptops and iPads, as well as seating that allows for individual work. With 4 collaborating benches students would be able to move their bench to any corner of the library to optimize group or individual work. \r\nStudents need to feel that the School Library is a place for collaboration. No longer are the days of a librarian \"shushing\" students. Students should be actively participating in group collaboration, working individually, reading silently, or working one on one with the librarian for a class assignment. \r\nStudents have access to laptops, desktops, and over 15,000 books in the school library. However, there is no place to work other than the large rectangular tables at the front of the library. These tables are too large, heavy, and are falling apart, which makes it difficult to move to other places in the library. We also need them in one area to accommodate whole class lessons. This does not allow for groups to separate and have their own discussions, nor is it ideal for individual student learning. \r\n4 collaboration benches provides the opportunity for students to easily create a space in the library that works best for their needs. | null | null | My students need 4 Collaboration Seating Benches to allow for student collaboration. | 0 | 1 |
179,569 | p218779 | 0be76047ef896de092744346ebcd575c | Mrs. | AL | 2016-07-28 15:22:55 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Make Learning Permanent | This year I will be teaching kindergartners how to do a lot of things for the first time. I know they will have a rocky start trying to figure out what their teacher means when she says, \"walk in a line,\" but I know each of them will each hold a very special place in my heart. I am excited and I want to be able to give them the best first year of school. I want them to be excited about learning. Thank you for helping me make education fun, exciting, and an important part of their lives. | The laminating film at our school is very thin and does not last, it does not stick and peels off very easily. This makes it difficult to create games and resources to use in the classroom. I need to be able to use my time to create new games and resources for my class rather than to recreate the same activities over and over again. The students will be able to use the laminated papers as dry erase pages, and their games will be more durable. The laminating pouches will also help me keep my printed anchor charts from becoming damaged and wasting ink, paper, and time to reprint them. | null | null | My students need a laminator and laminating pouches for teacher made games | 9 | 1 |
96,394 | p037667 | 6a35a7514005c04f8520e5d8f7657d91 | Mrs. | ID | 2016-08-20 09:20:23 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | Stand-Up and Swing to Success! | My students are dreamers, problem solvers, and likely the most creative little people you will ever meet. \r\n\r\nThey are a happy group of first graders that love school, and they love to learn. 100% of our school qualifies for free breakfast and lunch, yet they don't let hardships stand in their way of learning. My students' economic situations are just as varied as are their family dynamics. We have military families, with a local National Guard Unit in our area and Hill Air Force Base close by. We aim to take good care of our military families. Our district includes an Indian Reservation and we have a high population of Hispanic students, many of whom have family members that work in the agricultural industry. | My students have asked to try stand up desks this year. They are inspired to ask for things that will help them learn and move at the same time. I am looking forward to the best school year ever this fall. This project will keep my students moving and active while they learn. \r\n\r\n\"It is impossible to educate the mind without involving the body; learning is thinking and movement integrated.\"-unknown. My students inspired me to write a project for Stand-Up desks. There are always some students that either ask to stand or I just find them standing at their desks. Unfortunately, our desks are small and they are hunched over. Together, we have decided to embark on getting some alternative seating that will offer them what they need. It is thrilling to see that my students feel inspired to ask for the things that will keep them moving and learning in our classroom. The Wobble Cushions are another way the children can move while sitting on the floor or a chair. I want to provide them with a variety of ways to sit, stand, and learn. Having these desks will give students more than 60 minutes of movement a day. Plus, studies have shown that children who can move doing their school work, tend to focus better. Thank you for helping us incorporate movement in our classroom! | null | null | My students need Stand-Up Desks and Wobble Cushions to keep them moving and focused throughout the day! | 137 | 1 |
96,554 | p235525 | 721ef88813cec0cad44dabc37e6c2b25 | Mrs. | AL | 2016-08-28 22:42:41 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning | Early Development | Tiles are not too comfy | My students are part of a pilot year at a STEM school. Starting out, we have the basics. Our parents and students have put themselves out of their comfort zone to jump on board with our new school. If student's physical needs are not met, their learning takes a backseat.\r\n\r\nOur students come from many different backgrounds and we are 40% free and reduced lunch. They are an amazing group of students and I hope you will considering donating to make their engineering dreams come true. | In our classroom, we have tile floor. When it gets cold, students will not want to sit on the tile for morning meeting. We will use these carpet squares for morning meetings and flexible seating. My kindergarten class likes to move around so these will be a much more appropriate option rather than one large carpet. Carpet squares will keep us organized during morning meeting, more awareness of personal space and the chance to match up letters!\r\n\r\nPlease consider donating to help my class with more flexible seating options. Their little legs will appreciate it when it gets cold too. | null | null | My students need carpet squares for flexible seating and to keep their little legs off of the cold tile floor. | 3 | 1 |
131,069 | p057222 | 5e3e129661017d237a7629d844e6f8cc | Mr. | IL | 2016-12-19 20:08:44 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Special Needs | Mathematics, Special Needs | Vivid Visuals for Math and Reading | My students have diverse learning needs and receive much of their reading and mathematics instruction outside of their general education rooms. While reading and mathematics have been challenging for most of my students, they have regularly met their target goals for progress.\r\n\r\nBuilding responsibility and confidence makes a huge difference for my students. We have rotations for math and reading to practice different skills and to build independence. It is difficult for my students at the beginning of the year, but by December, they can usually work for a full 30 minutes without teacher intervention during their independent work time. | This television will be used with computers at our small group instruction table. Math and Reading lessons will be supplemented with video, presentations, and charts that can be individualized for the students I will be working with. This will allow a great deal of flexibility with document cameras, slideshow presentations, word lists, and to focus on a much larger format image of the pages we will be using.\r\n\r\nHaving this resource in our room means materials can be shifted instantly, electronically, while students transition from group to group. We can send images wirelessly from computers to our Apple TV for display, and we can quickly review past learning from the day before. | null | null | My students need a Vizio 40\" LED HDTV for small group instruction visuals and activities. | 50 | 1 |
35,316 | p017640 | 7caf89dcb06e6cabc4e609a432cce537 | Ms. | CA | 2017-03-01 18:09:50 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences | Full STEAM Ahead | My kindergarten students start each day with the school pledge which includes the words \"Today I pledge to believe in me.\" As their teacher, I see them leaving their home and family problems at the door and walking in to become readers, writers, engineers, mathematicians, scientists, and artists. \r\n\r\nMy kindergarteners engage in science and math rotations daily, including participating in Project Lead The Way, a hands-on science and engineering program. My 24 kindergarteners are a diverse population, including Special Education students, students who have never been to pre-school or TK, and English Language Learners. | My students are learning to be engineers and scientists and to question the world around them. As I teach them daily science lessons, I see a great need for materials and centers to help reinforce the concepts they are learning about structure and function.\r\nMost of my students do not have access at home to scientific or educational toys.\r\nOur school provides each student, TK-5th grade, with a laptop for home and school use. However, my kindergarteners need less screen time and more time using hands-on models. \r\nUsing Lego bricks, Magnatiles, and other building material, I can teach my students to make structures that have different functions. Can they build a structure with a bridge? Or one that will hold a water bottle? Access to hands-on building material is key to reinforcing the concepts they are learning in the classroom.\r\n | null | null | My students need Magna-Tiles and LEGO sets to offer hands-on reinforcement of lessons on structure and function. | 2 | 1 |
140,982 | p224717 | fd7d4ec3fc8de0293d2dd2bf71b4dd4a | Mrs. | VA | 2016-12-01 17:01:59 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Teaching Triumphantly with Tablets | As a teacher in a high poverty urban school, I have students who face many challenges in and out of school. Our school has 100% of students on free lunch. Despite the many challenges that they face, I try to provide a positive classroom where each child reaches their full potential.\r\nEvery school day, I try to make each student feel important and special. Most of my students come from single parent households, and many are being raised by their grandparents. I hope to inspire my student to rise above many adversities they face to believe in themselves so that they can reach their full potential. By creating this project, I am hoping to inspire my early learners to be successful. | My students need a variety of tools to enhance their learning. I believe tablets will generate interest and excitement to learn. There are many available apps that promote literacy and math. There are also many e-books that are available which will help promote the love of reading. Many of my students do not have access to technology outside of the school day. \r\nBy donating to our project, you will not only help to increase and improve student achievement but you also will help to instill the love of learning. I truly believe tablets will create enthusiasm and eagerness to learn with new technology.\r\n | null | null | My students need tablets to enhance learning with a variety of beginning reading and math skills programs. | 0 | 1 |
162,458 | p152058 | 8433bb5d7f8a30a8b1cf28a934dbee7b | Ms. | GA | 2016-11-29 12:13:21 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | Raved Readers | I have a great group of students! They are hard workers and truly enjoy school. We are in a kindergarten through third, Special Ed resource classroom, working on reading, math, language arts, social studies, and science. So. I do a lot of teaching on many different grade levels! \r\n\r\nThough my students may have autism, sensory issues, or developmental delays, they don't let anything hold them back!\r\n\r\n I expect a lot out of them and I can always count on them to give it their all! | These leveled reading books match my students' reading levels and where I aspire for them to be by the end of the school year. Though some of them struggle with reading, they have a passion to learn and read on their own \"like the big kids\". These level readers will give them the independence to read independently and increase their comprehension skills. I've asked for fiction and non fiction texts so that they will be familiar with both types and able to excel in the future with any type of literature put into their hands. The organizational bins will help us take good care of our books for years to come. | null | null | My students need books to match their reading abilities to create independent readers. | 20 | 1 |
6,842 | p069251 | bf40db50c3c898abe7a49d792b067c74 | Ms. | AK | 2016-08-05 17:14:37 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Middle School Supplies and Smiles | I have a group of amazing, unique, and creative middle school students. The town that we live in is a very small rural town in Alaska. It is very hard to get school supplies, yet try to get them to town. The prices are very high. The only way into or our of our town in by boat or plane. \r\n\r\nAs we are a small community, we are more like a family rather than a class. we have all developed close relationships, as well as family ties. All of my students, although unique in their own ways, are close, and have great friendships that have developed over the years. \r\n\r\nI am proud to be the middle school teacher, and have the chance to help my students succeed. Please help the cause :) | Living in a small-secluded town makes it hard to collect the supplies that students need to be successful. With your help, we can collect what we need, and succeed. \r\n\r\nWith your help, we can make sure that children in middle school have what they need to feel successful. Feeling good, and having new supplies helps to make school fun and comfortable. There are several families out there that cannot contribute due to family circumstances. I would like to alleviate these frustrations, and set our kids up for a great year!\r\n\r\nWe appreciate you taking your time to read, and donate if you can.\r\n\r\nMiddle School Class\r\n | null | null | My students need new books at several different reading level, paper, binders, art supplies, and a little bit of encouragement :) | 0 | 0 |
131 | p239997 | 63e0911f8dae043544fc52cba6559817 | Mrs. | CA | 2017-03-21 12:53:53 | Grades 9-12 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Variety is the Spice of Literature | My students are primarily the children of hard working parents who are described by the media as the \"working poor.\" Since we are trying to prepare them for jobs in the Bay Area, it is important that they learn to use the Internet and technology as a tool for both school and work, not just as entertainment. Our school is a Title I school, which means most of the students are on Free or Reduced Price Lunch.\r\n\r\nMy students are also very kind, helpful, and a genuine delight to be around. They don't see themselves as worthy of good things, and I want to change that. They are scholars, thinkers, and dreamers. Help me encourage them! | I purchased a class set of e-Readers for my students out of my own pocket, but I need some to lend to students who need extra time with the material. This grant will allow me to buy school owned and registered tablets that can travel home with students with special needs.\r\n\r\nThese tablets will also allow me to give specially adapted books, books in the students' primary languages, as well as other supports to help them access the classics of literature. This grant is designed to help ALL students achieve at the highest levels.\r\n\r\nAny help you can provide can literally change a student's life by giving them access to the literature that our poor district cannot afford to give them. | null | null | My students need e-Readers so we can have a wider variety of books to read without the cost of buying hard copies, including special versions for our Special Education students. | 5 | 1 |
31,746 | p211178 | a06b3e9a7ce82cf1151f8dfe2ce37feb | Mrs. | TX | 2016-05-12 16:18:58 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Book Boxes and Clipboards for Mrs. Chen! | If you were waltzing into my classroom one day, you would see my students moving around constantly, discussing their learning, using their hands to express their understanding and students motivated to doing their personal best. | To give a brief description, my classroom consists of 22 students. My Kindergartners are almost all 6 years old now. We have a diverse group of students -Indian, Hispanic, Caucasian, and Asian. Most of their first language is not English. As an ESL teacher and a teacher who has gone through the same process of learning English, I believe that my students have so much to offer but may not be able to express their understanding. It is up to me to provide a safe environment for them to have multiple ways of helping them to express themselves. | My students will use book boxes to help hold their books. We use book boxes daily during our reading workshop. It helps my students take ownership of their own learning and it makes them feel like they have a place to put their things in the classroom. | My project will make a difference because it gives my students a way to take ownership of their learning. It provides the materials needed to encourage flexible seating as well as a way to express their understanding. I believe that with the necessary materials, I can push my students to be confident self learners. | My students need durable book boxes to hold their books. They also need clipboards in order to enhance their learning and use for flexible seating! | 0 | 0 |
141,858 | p241547 | 1beaf02b81e71d1615b55082593c18c1 | Ms. | UT | 2016-10-09 14:04:10 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Discovering the Phantom Language in The Phantom Tollbooth | Our classroom is engaging and creative! My students are always pushing at the boundaries of their education. Each day my students experience language arts, math, science and history. Additional time throughout the week is spent understanding art, music, physical education, and theater.\r\n\r\nI encourage discussions beyond the textbook and into real world applications. Knowing how their education affects their futures creates more engagement in the learning process. A little Star Wars trivia and Minecraft parodies don't hurt either! Always shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.\r\n | Students in my language arts class are working on their writing skills. Through reading The Phantom Tollbooth we will discover the use of implied meaning, metaphors, homophones, and an action adventure perfect for any age. We will explore how the writing process can be fun, not just a chore to do in order to obtain a grade.\r\n The excitement of The Phantom Tollbooth is something one must read to experience. Simply hearing the story isn't enough to fully appreciate the imagery in the details of the novel. A full class set will allow us to delve deeper into the story for a complete understanding of the novel. | null | null | My students need a classroom set of The Phantom Tollbooth to study the many literary techniques expertly used in this novel. | 1 | 0 |
12,913 | p155952 | 2ad8d218c05707eee2239d9d5346707f | Ms. | FL | 2016-12-10 20:04:20 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literacy | Extra! Extra!\r\nStorage, That Is! | I have SUPER second graders! They are mostly of Guatemalan heritage, with the others being Honduran, Salvadoran, and Mexican. They work hard to learn English in our Dual Language Program. Some students are learning English as a third language! The school is Title 1, with most receiving free breakfast and lunch. My super second graders deserve a fabulous classroom, which should include plenty of books and magazines to read to be able to open new worlds for them, which they may not encounter if not for said reading materials. | Our classroom library has accumulated many different kinds of books, be it from donations, scholastic book orders or freebies, or trips to thrift stores. However, the library lacks the storage for all of these books, so many sit in the closet in boxes. The requested bookshelves will allow all of the books to be available so that my 38 students can choose enough books for their \"in-class\" and \"take-home\" book baggies. Currently, each student has only a few books in each bag, as it is difficult to pull out the boxes from the closet each week when they do their \"book shopping.\" More bookshelves would be convenient and allow each student to have access to a proper collection. | null | null | My students need more storage for all of the books our library has accumulated. | 0 | 1 |
110,477 | p202657 | cd29d835cc83212784e94d2c8fe1bf69 | Mr. | MO | 2017-04-30 11:29:14 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Health & Life Science | Scientific Calculators for Science | I work with a diverse set of students with various needs and backgrounds. The school is located in semi-rural area and has a free and reduced lunch rate above the state average. The region has recently seen a population increase, but still is largely rural. Overall students tend to be motivated to use education as a tool for success. \r\n\r\nIn the science classroom these students work to understand large concepts and apply them to problem in the classroom and in the world. As eager learners they are inquisitive students that enjoy hands on activities. | This project is to get a class set of scientific calculators to use in my science classroom. As a teacher of chemistry and physics much of our coursework requires the use of a calculator and sometimes the needs of a scientific calculators. For many students their phone is the only option available. I created this project with the hope of getting a classroom set of calculator so that students have a quality calculator to use when completing coursework. With students all having the same type of calculator available it will students that currently struggle with math then have trouble use and manipulating the calculator found on their phone. \r\n\r\nA class set of calculator will improve student learning and confidence in the classroom. Students who are comfortable and confident in the calculator they are using can focus on the problems they encounter in their coursework. | null | null | My students need scientific calculators to use in science classes with high math needs. | 0 | 1 |
91,520 | p151169 | d11fa9568c3d5b485469b1c80f43835d | Mrs. | SD | 2016-08-20 18:31:20 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Literacy & Language | Environmental Science, Literature & Writing | \"Charging Our Chrome\" | Hello, I am Mrs. Zeeb, I teach third grade at an Elementary school. Our classroom is a self-contained classroom made up of regular education and special education students. We are a smaller school district in rural South Dakota. Donor's Choose is an amazing way to help us receive items that our district cannot fund. \r\n I am in need of a Chrome Book Charging Cart and a few other classroom supplies. Donors like you are ways in which I can make this dream happen. My goal is to meet the needs of all students in the classroom. I have multiple learning strategies that I use to reach the children. Our school was able to purchase Chrome Books for my classroom. This technology in the hands of young children is a great way for our classroom to grow and explore outside of the classroom walls. We are now in need of a charging cart for our Chrome Books. Please, take a look into our project. | Technology plays a huge part in our daily lives. The teaching and instructional strategies of today are also changing. We use paper and pencils, but add technology to our daily lessons to further there understanding. \r\n\r\nCharging our new Chrome Books is a necessary part of using technology in our daily work. Our classroom has one to one Chrome Books for the first time this school year. The learning tools will be easily available for all the students. We use a variety of learning sites and research to complete instruction in our classroom. We need to be able to store the technology safely. With a charging cart we will be able to safely store them and be able to move through out our building. We have classes in different rooms and it would be great if we can roll the cart down the hall, instead of relying on the students to transport them. The charging cart would also help us keep the technology safe. The cart has a great latch the can be locked. | null | null | My students need a 30 slot Chrome Book Charging Station for the classroom. | 3 | 1 |
111,638 | p208184 | 4b003a23ccdddbb56baa38214047509b | Mrs. | FL | 2016-06-24 22:54:00 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Getting comfy and cozy on the reading rug! | My students walk into our classroom each day full of life and ready to learn. I teach first grade at a Title I school where many students recieve free lunch. Even with the hardships these children face they try their best each day. Our school teaches life skills by using positive behavior support. Positive behavior support allows the teachers to focus on good things these kids are doing and reward them. I hope to build classroom community for my students that is warm and inviting. I know this rug will help. | With a classroom rug students will have the ability to sit together but also have their own assigned place to sit. They will have a certain spot marked with a letter that they will be able to sit on each day as a class and learn. This will help my students to establish relationships and build our classroom community. On the classroom rug a lot of learning takes place. The class will complete whole group activities such as calendar math, phonics and other important reading skills. Students will also use the rug during small group center time to complete activities. | null | null | My students need a classroom rug so we can sit together and have a place of our own that is not overcrowded. | 0 | 1 |
129,061 | p202424 | b8d39cb48e0393acf609f58fb122999b | Mrs. | CO | 2016-07-19 00:43:45 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Harnessing Wiggles With Hokki Stools | Sabin is a public International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program school. Serving more than 700 students, Sabin students represent a diverse urban neighborhood with more than 70% of our students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. I believe that the enthusiasm that my 1st graders bring to their learning should be embraced to best encourage their continued spirit of excitement and perseverance. Creating a physically-friendly, supportive environment that meets the needs of each student allows her/his talents to shine and produces more confident, independent learners. | This year I am redesigning my classroom to provide better spaces for students to make effective seating choices for working collaboratively, independently, and during instructional time. \r\n\r\nPersonalizing a classroom to meet the needs of each student, is not only about the academic learning, but also making accommodations to the physical environment. Hokki Stools will be one choice that will provide a safe, active release for physical energy. \r\n\r\nI plan to introduce the Hokki Stools during small group instruction time, when students may be expected to remain seated for 20-30 minutes and focus on reading/math instruction. For six/seven year olds, Hokki Stools will support their need for movement and allow them to better focus on their learning. \r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need Hokki Stools as part of their learning environment. Hokki Stools will allow students to harness their natural energy and maintain better focus on learning. | 0 | 1 |
105,723 | p099699 | e338c40f1079d6f2ce96639ad09929d7 | Ms. | CO | 2016-07-06 16:19:08 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literature & Writing, Special Needs | We Like to Move It, Move It! | My new classroom is full of bright, multi-lingual students. I am excited to meet them. They come from many backgrounds and some have very special needs. \r\nSpecial Needs children have often been taken out of the classroom in order to learn, but I would like to combat this. Many children who are special needs or not quite special needs simply need other outlets to let them learn. I hope to increase the choices of seating in my classroom in order to increase learning! This past year I installed standing desks in my classroom. Each student was able to choose where he or she stood or sat that would optimize his or her learning. They blossomed. The students who chose to sit, did so correctly: good posture, no tipping, feet flat, and mind attentive. Those who chose to stand were able to wiggle, or squat, or kneel, whatever their body needed. Test scores increased, attention and participation increased as well. My classroom started to run itself! The kids were engaged in their learning! All because of flexible seating. Help me add more to my classroom to help all students be successful in my classroom. | Students crave movement! Keeping students still and calm in classrooms is no easy feat, and, honestly, shouldn't happen as often as it does. Children's bodies are not meant to stay still for longer than 15 minutes, yet we ask them to sit and take standardized tests that last longer than 30 or 40 minutes! These kiddos need to MOVE! These stools will allow students to move in a discreet way that allows learning to continue. Moving around stimulates blood flow and increases brain activity. Students who have special needs, like Autism or ADHD, are more inclined to \"act out\" if they are not stimulated enough in the classroom. These stools will help alleviate their need to move! Even the students who aren't classified as Special Needs, need movement. 1 in 5 children have a Sensory Processing Disorder. These students are more likely to act out in class. They need more stimulation, or less stimulation, to get through the day. These stools help these students with the stimulation they need, or don't need. | null | null | My students need these stools to help increase movement into the classroom. These stools will help students who crave movement to move in a controlled way without disrupting teaching, or other students. | 0 | 1 |
82,771 | p029244 | b46629abcbb2c9b5b510bcde98f8eb53 | Mrs. | SC | 2016-11-19 13:03:42 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Literacy & Language | Applied Sciences, Literacy | STEMing Ahead With Folktales! | Our school is a small, Title I, rural school. My students come from a tight-knit community made up of a variety of economic backgrounds. Many of these students grow up together while attending 4K through 8th grade at our school. \r\nEven though many of the students may not have an abundance of material items, or the best homes, they have huge hearts and eager minds! They get excited to try new things and explore new ideas in a safe environment. \r\n | The STEM Folktales kit will allow students to delve into literacy, science, technology, engineering, and math skills! Students will read popular folk tales and use the stories to solve STEM related problems. \r\nStudents will need to use a variety of skills in order to come with innovative ideas to solve STEM related problems. I believe students will become so fully engaged with solving the problems presented within this kit that they will not even realize they are doing \"work\" to learn! The skills that students will learn through these kits are valuable skills that are necessary in competing in today's work force. These kits do a great job of incorporating literacy with STEM!\r\nThe nonfiction STEM related books, will further advance student interests in STEM areas. These books include topics with wonderful pictures that are fascinating to my students. | null | null | My students need a Folk Tales Problem Solving STEM kit and STEM nonfiction book set! | 15 | 1 |
146,750 | p064969 | 196b6ae042c9b7c7c292d6774e80685b | Ms. | VA | 2016-08-25 10:01:12 | Grades 9-12 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | ACT Books | Many of my students are lacking basic school supplies. They come in every day and ask for paper, pens, pencils, etc. I teach at a very low income school and some of them just can't afford the basics that we take for granted. I want to take that roadblock away so they can focus on the important things.\r\n\r\nThe supplies would allow me to have up-to-date resources for my students. My students are always appreciative when I can supply them with paper and pens, but unfortunately, I cannot do it by myself. | The students in my SAT/ACT prep class need up-to-date books to help them succeed. I'm requesting 20 copies of The Real ACT book for my students. It's the best ACT test prep book. It has actual ACT tests that my students can use as practice for the real thing.\r\n\r\nThe Real ACT test prep book will allow my students to take an actual ACT and find their strengths and weaknesses. It will allow them to hone their skills before the actual test and give them more confidence going into it. I want them to be as prepared as possible and this will give them that chance. | null | null | My students need ACT books to help them ace the test. | 6 | 1 |
21,774 | p173414 | 69ee503fdfa56537901f868cebab8715 | Mrs. | FL | 2016-12-28 13:24:53 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Chromebooks in the Classroom | My students come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many students benefit from the free or reduced lunch program. Some of my students do not come to school with all the necessary supplies. Although that is true, my students are hard workers and they do not let anything get in the way of their leaning. They try their best in all that they do. Our class motto is \"Work hard. Be kind.\" They always stick to the motto as best they can. | Technology for Intervention\r\n\r\nMy students need two classroom laptops, Chromebooks, to support small group learning through the use of technology.\r\nMy Students love to learn! The use of technology will help them achieve the goal which they have been setting.\r\nMy students are a group of second graders from Miami, FL who are a fun group of boys and girls.\r\nThey love to learn, and I would love to provide them with the ability to learn through the use of technology. This will provide more excitement for learning! Classrooms in the 21st century should model the real world in the sense of technology. | null | null | My students need two classroom Chromebooks, to support small group learning through the use of technology. | 3 | 1 |
102,067 | p150404 | c7c83b694b7c830a3d2be5b439b0352a | Ms. | IA | 2017-01-18 16:47:34 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | We are crazy for coding! | I work at a public school that is in a lower socio economic area of town. Many of my first graders have challenges that they need to overcome before the academic learning begins each day. Some struggle coming to school on time everyday, others don't have the proper clothing for the winter weather that we experience. Thankfully, we live in a very giving community that helps provide extra clothing and a backpack program that goes home with some students every Friday to feed them for the weekend. \r\n\r\nMy students are incredibly special, social, and bright. I have many that need an extra challenge during the school day and I also have many that need a lot of extra help during the day. It is a very wide range of abilities, but I love each and every one of them! I am still amazed each day as to how creative and thoughtful they can be. | Our students in this day and age are already literate with everything digital. I could hand a student an iPad and they would know exactly what buttons to push to get the iPad to do whatever they wanted. My goal as a teacher is to help my students become ready for the digital world when they graduate out of high school. Coding has become a valuable skill that is already becoming a necessity in the 21st Century. \r\n\r\nMy kids need to be challenged and this is the perfect way to get them thinking outside of the box. \r\n\r\nCoding teaches logic and problem solving skills.\r\nTangram fosters spatial relational skills.\r\nWords teaches spelling and critical thinking skills.\r\nNewton fosters creative problem solving skills.\r\nMasterpiece teaches drawing and creative confidence.\r\nNumbers teaches counting, addition and multiplication.\r\nPizza Co. teaches math, money, fractions and nonverbal communication. | null | null | My students need the Osmo. It fosters learning in key areas such as: creative problem solving, art, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and common core. | 0 | 0 |
55,793 | p205593 | 6b846d42dab6125b28cdfc075612ee01 | Ms. | WV | 2016-08-27 14:05:37 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Controlling Robots-One Code at a Time! | As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty area, the students that I work with face several challenges both in and out of the classroom. We are located in a coal mining area where most miners have lost their jobs. This has put a huge strain on the families of our children. The students face many challenges everyday so I am providing these children with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nThe students at my school are very creative and love to complete hands-on activities. The students work hard and deserve the best. While they are at school they will be shown their full potential. They will know they can do anything they set their minds on. We are putting them on a path of academic excellence and lifetime achievement. | We are going to be incorporating a STEAM curriculum in every classroom. By having three sets of Dot & Dash Wonder Packs the students will be able to learn about computer coding. This will help the students to learn new skills, and help students to learn about different job opportunities. The students will collaborate with one another and come up with new ways to code their robots. \r\n\r\nThis project will make a difference in many lives of children by giving high poverty students access to new technology. These robots will show the students world they do not usually have access to. Not only will the students learn about STEAm but it will enrich their lives forever. | null | null | My students need 3 Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot Robot Wonder Packs to explore engineering and be successful in their learning environment. | 1 | 1 |
38,435 | p128018 | db23be9c5ef124391a8affd148ff4267 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-10-05 20:23:02 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literature & Writing, Special Needs | Starbucks Classroom | I teach 5th grade English Language Arts at a Title 1 school. I have students from all socioeconomic classes as well as abilities.\r\n\r\n Our class is composed of a diverse mix of races and learning styles. About 30% of these students have learning disabilities, 30% are gifted and talented, and 100% are fabulous!\r\n\r\nIt is a constant challenge to find things that will help them ALL succeed on their level. Many of them have little to no support or help at home. | \"Think about when you go to Starbucks to complete some work. Why do you choose to work there? Where do you choose to sit? I usually gravitate towards the comfy seating choices like the couches and big chairs, and yet, I see people choose the tables and chairs over and over again. Regardless, when you walk into Starbucks, you have choice. You get to choose where you sit. No one checks you in and directs you to a spot, telling you that you must sit there for the remainder of the day to do your work. If you need to get up, walk around, or choose a different seat, you are free to do so\" -Kayla Delzer (Columnist from EdSurge.com)\r\n\r\nThe flexible seating options I am requesting for my students will give them the choice to learn in the style that best fits their individual developmental needs.\r\n\r\nI am requesting a low table, cushions, wobble chairs, and lap desks to help accommodate students that choose to not sit at a desk. | null | null | My students need flexible, alternative seating arrangements to help them learn in their best individual learning environment. | 0 | 1 |
124,207 | p164078 | cf58e23fb8eaff5b74674f47fe4deb46 | Ms. | PA | 2016-06-10 15:36:37 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Empowering Students Through Art: Creativity Comes Alive | My energetic group of kindergartners thrive on the creative process. My students are not only hungry, but they are hungry to learn and create on a daily basis. We live in an inner city school where basic needs are difficult to meet and therefore, finding time to explore creativity is excessively difficult as well. As a class we need so much and need let our creative juices flow. \r\n\r\nMy students come from a very economically-challenged area in the city. In our Title One school, all of the students qualify for free breakfast and lunches. Many parents work multiple jobs and some families live in shelters. A majority of my class can't even afford basic school supplies for their children. Despite these challenges, they are eager and ready to learn. One thing my students really love it to make hands-on activities and crafts that relate to what they are learning in class. I believe it is important to Empower Students Through Art because it allows them to express themselves and to show how and what they are learning. Creativity is a great way to keep students engaged in lessons and to make lasting memories that will help them recall information. | Writing, drawing, printing....it all spells creativity. Each and every day the children need to use colored pencils, markers, glue, scissors, and construction paper in order to boost their creativity levels. When the children are retelling a story, they use the colored pencils and markers to illustrate their retelling. Glue is needed for a variety of projects and worksheets that students need to cut the pieces and glue to the appropriate spots. I would love to create projects that my students could use the paint for such as creating symmetry projects, Mother's Day cards, and many more. Our classroom and the Art class does not have any paint for my students to use to be creative with their work. They could create number stories by painting pictures and writing sentences to explain their story. Scissors are always needed in Literacy and Math class for various assignments that help my students practice skills such as letter matching, sight words, rhyming words, and many more. \r\n\r\nI feel that it is crucial for young students to be able to express themselves creatively and to use the arts in cross-curricular ways. All students have different learning styles which need to be met by using different resources and teaching strategies. Empowering students though art will help them to make connections while also creating a love for art! | null | null | My students need copy paper, paints, construction paper, pencils and sharpeners, and various other Art supplies in order to Empower Students Through Art in Literacy and Math. | 0 | 1 |
26,458 | p173494 | b4818e835d1eb620895dfe74c37f8bca | Ms. | CA | 2016-11-09 00:37:32 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science, Music & The Arts | Mathematics, Visual Arts | Check Out Playosmo.com | My students come from a variety of SES backgrounds, experiences, family units (students being raised in foster care, by grandparents, older siblings, guardians, etc.) and educational challenges. The ability of my 2nd grade students ranges from kindergarten to beginning 3rd grade. \r\nThose functioning well below grade level are Dyslexic (mostly) and have other issues (focus and attention) but are fairly bright kiddos. They are talented artists, mathematicians, scientists, etc. They have a lot to offer.\r\nI always say that I have a bunch of smartie, Artie, ohs. Every student is unique and has his/her own style of learning. But trying to come up with engaging materials for all of them on a shoestring budget is no picnic in the park. We work with what we have but we could do so much more with additional funds. | These materials will tap into the creativity and multiple intelligences found within my classroom. The games interface with the iPads and are a total blast to play. The students won't even realize they are learning!\r\nFor example, one of the games shows students how to draw various objects. Another game utilizes plane shapes to create origami type objects shown on the IPad screen. The word game teaches spelling concepts and relates the words to the pictures being shown on the IPad but the students will have letters in front of them to physically manipulate. They can make their own connections which enriches the learning ten-fold. | null | null | My students need hands-on creative thinking activities that can be adapted to meet the needs of all learners. | 0 | 1 |
61,005 | p183046 | df26bbecb198ce0717e68e818b931114 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-10-14 11:15:00 | Grades 6-8 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness, Nutrition Education | FOOD for the SOUL | Our students at our school are diverse and unique; they work hard towards their goals and as staff and faculty we encourage them to reach as far as possible. The population at our school are predominantly Hispanic and have difficulty communicating with others, which makes it even more difficult for them to succeed.\r\nOur community is as diverse as our school and the parents work hard to provide for their children but they have problems providing food and basic needs which places them at risk of failing or dropping out of school. | Ma'am do you have anything to eat? This is a question I hear all day every day. The students are coming to school hungry and many do not have supplies or extra food at home so when they come to school they eat in the cafeteria and it is usually not enough food for them or they do not like what they have or they don't feel well and if they ate the cafeteria food it would make them feel worse. \r\nWe try to provide as much as possible for the students and most of it comes out of our pockets. It is nice to have a program that will help contribute supplies and snacks. | null | null | My students need food and snacks while working on their projects. They come to school hungry and it seems they never get full. | 3 | 0 |
1,589 | p203197 | df6cbc4ddd2ece792783610bf9256ebd | Teacher | UT | 2016-08-28 16:01:58 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning | Character Education, Other | Miss Luce's Classroom Mailbox | My students come from mostly a lower to middle class neighborhood. They are energetic, creative, sharp and full of personality. Everything I bring to my classroom is to enhance learning, and create more excitement about the lessons. \r\nI want to bring real life examples to my classroom to enhance the depth of my students' learning. They love Science and Social Studies! They love thinking outside the box! I am teaching them to be individuals and think and act creatively. \r\nPlease help my classroom be the best space for my students!! | A sturdy classroom mailbox center will help our class be more organized! We will use this mailbox to keep office notes, and all corrected work. Students tend to be more accountable for their paperwork, if they have their own storage place. It also gives us a chance to assign a class job to monitor and organize all paperwork. Less papers will be lost or forgotten. Parents can also visit the classroom and know where their child's work will be. It's a win win project for parents, students, and especially me, the teacher. Thanks for your support in funding this project. | null | null | My students need a great mailbox system to receive take home notes and corrected assignments. I am trying to help them be organized and responsible this year, as well as assigning office assistants to help. | 0 | 1 |
144,644 | p032954 | 68dca1f248931f1acdf4e33329d1fedd | Mrs. | AL | 2016-08-02 14:27:48 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | Never Too Young To Be Healthy! | My kindergarten students are typical 4, 5, and 6 year olds. They love learning playing and having fun with their friends. Most of my students WANT to come to school and are excited to see what their teacher has in store for them every day. \r\nMy students bring such a joy to my life on a daily basis and I love each of them as if they were my own. We are a family and they will forever be 'one' of my kids. | Many of my students talk about playing video games or on their tablets all the time. They also talk about getting the latest toys with their kids meal. I want to change their way of thinking, moving and eating to help them grow into healthy adults.\r\nBy modeling good exercise and healthy eating habits, I can show my students that healthy living can be fun and delicious. There are many times during the day that provide opportunities for a brain break and get our bodies moving. \r\nAdditionally, many of my students do not know what comprises a healthy meal. By using the play food, my students can create a nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner. | null | null | My students need resources to encourage a healthy lifestyle. We need a CD player for our music and movement times. We also need play food to model what a healthy meal looks like. | 1 | 0 |
181,866 | p147457 | d354e5bfcc5a024f1ae5915f56730769 | Ms. | IL | 2017-03-26 14:13:39 | Grades PreK-2 | Special Needs | Special Needs | In Living Color 🎨 | \"Engagement isn't A thing, it's the ONLY thing...\" -Christopher Lehman\r\n\r\nMy students are a unique, inspiring, and eager group of scholars who persevere and take pride in their learning.\r\n\r\nI provided special education services to diverse learners in grades k-4 in Literacy and Math. My students have a wide range of abilities and learning needs but all share the same motivation for learning. Our school is located in a underserved, high-poverty community of a large urban city where 99% of students receive free/reduced lunch. | A color copier and scanner will help produce engaging activities in all subject areas. Students like mine, who have diverse learning needs, benefit from activities that use multiple sensory modalities to solidify their learning. As the teacher I will be able to create various independent learning centers and lesson activities that are visually engaging and hands on. \r\n\r\nA Color Copier and Scanner would promote student engagement in various learning tasks and independent activities by bringing learning to life. Your generous donation to our classroom will make a visible change to the way student learn and interact with learning resources and materials. \r\n | null | null | My students need a Color Scanner/Printer and Ink that will produce engaging literacy and math activities. | 3 | 0 |
50,722 | p086304 | bd55a06ef32798fa5eb9256d1979e729 | Mrs. | SC | 2016-07-19 18:55:47 | Grades 6-8 | Music & The Arts | Music, Performing Arts | Keep the Music Alive! | The North Augusta Middle School Band has 220 students in grades 6-8. We are a Title I school located in North Augusta, South Carolina. The students at NAMS go above and beyond normal classroom expectations. We have students who successfully compete on a local, regional, and state level with music. NAMS band students also support our school and community through a variety of performances each year. \r\n\r\nThe NAMS band has students of all ability levels and learning styles as well as students from a variety of ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. In band, every student has the chance to participate and become part of a team. | The band program at North Augusta Middle School has outgrown our current equipment. Currently, we do not have enough music stands for students to use in class or for performances. Students usually share two students per one music stand, but we are often sharing 3-4 students per music stand in class and sometimes more than that for performances. \r\n\r\nWe have approximately 50 music stands for 220 students. Some of the music stands we do have are in rough shape and collapse while students are trying to use them. Our new stands would ensure that students have access to sturdy music stands and enough stands to use in class and for performances. The storage carts also allows us to store and transport the stands from the downstairs band room upstairs to the gym where we have our performances. | null | null | My students need more music stands to outfit our growing band program. | 0 | 1 |
66,173 | p073293 | a2c3dc34788bca0a5ab2748e8d8f4845 | Mrs. | LA | 2017-01-20 17:10:04 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Chromebooks in the Classroom! | \r\nMy third grade class is a place of reading, exploring, and learning. Students spend this year learning the foundations of reading to learn new information and applying it to all subjects. Students are constantly learning through different technology resources. All students have access to Google accounts and use Google Chromebooks weekly. Students also take their weekly test on Chromebooks. Chromebooks are a huge need in our classroom! They will be able to work together on task assignments which will allow them to become more proficient with technology and peer interaction. | Third grade is a year where students go from perfecting their reading skills to using their reading skills to learn new information. Students will use Chromebooks on a weekly basis to access Google Classroom and complete independent tasks. Each week my students take their weekly assessment on Chromebooks, which is great preparation for the upcoming shift of online state testing. My students will also be using websites to read, and complete writing tasks that align with the standards. They will become proficient at using the internet to find articles that go with the novels we read and they will be able to learn even more about what we are reading. Chromebooks in the classroom will make this a lot easier because they will be able to complete these tasks at their desk. | null | null | My students need a class set of Chromebooks to continue their independent learning.. | 1 | 1 |
170,401 | p217131 | 9aaeeeabfa43bb5bd86599a4b4c0f6fb | Ms. | MA | 2017-01-31 08:42:45 | Grades 6-8 | Music & The Arts | Music, Performing Arts | Hear the Music, See the Music! | My name is Rebecca Welke and I'm a first year teacher at an urban middle school in Massachusetts. My district is one of the largest low-income cities in the state and the majority of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The music program is fairly new, and we're aiming to build our resources so students can create, perform, and respond to music in rich and meaningful ways. \r\n\r\nMy students are filled with energy, creativity, and a deep commitment to community. School is a safe and creative place for my students where they can express themselves and experience acceptance. I have noticed that my students have a huge capacity to be musically innovative, and respond to musical experiences far more intuitively than I ever expected they would. New tools and instruments would simply enrich and enliven their musical experiences.\r\n\r\nI would be so honored and grateful if you would join me in this bold project and support my students in receiving a valuable and engaging music education. | Currently, I am sharing a broken projector with the physical education teacher at my school. While it is extremely generous of him to lend it to me, I would like to be able to consistently provide my students with high-quality technological materials in order to enrich their learning.\r\n\r\nI believe that music is an audio-visual experience, and I make sure my students understand this, as well! In my classroom, we master all three artistic processes by creating, performing, and responding to music. I have found that the best way for students to be able to respond to their performances is by both hearing and seeing themselves on a screen. This way, students can reflect on musicality, stage presence, and overall performance atmosphere. In assessing all of these elements of performance, my students are not only growing as musicians but also as presenters and performers. While I see shy, timid performances at the beginning of each cycle of students, we are able to move rapidly into more confident self-representations once we see ourselves perform. | null | null | My students need to experience visual representations of music, because it helps them grow in their confidence as performers and teaches them that music can be so much more than just organized sound. | 1 | 1 |
162,509 | p003915 | 2a9748c991e70ae6f107327bdd7211fb | Mrs. | NC | 2016-10-19 15:54:24 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | First Grade Is Full \"STEAM\" Ahead! | Our first grade classes are made up of curious, creative, and motivated students. Our population is very diverse, both economically and academically. We would like to provide more lessons for academic vocabulary development and using receptive and expressive language skills.\r\n We are changing our more traditional ways of teaching by incorporating the 4Cs- Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Collaboration!\r\n The students love cooperative, hands-on learning opportunities. These types of lessons make them even stronger 21st century learners and provide the basis for level 4 development! | Our students love hands-on activities which allow them to explore, estimate, and create. They enjoy learning new methods and strategies to solve problems. Our team plans on using Legos, dominoes, base ten blocks, and other materials to create interactive \"STEAM\" tubs. These tubs will allow students to be creative and think critically while collaborating and communicating with their peers. \r\n These materials allow the students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Our main goal is to nurture critical thinking through active learning. \r\n This project supports Wake County and Briarcliff initiatives. Our hope is to inspire our students to further their learning both in and out of the classroom. \r\n | null | null | My students need Legos, dominoes, and base ten blocks to participate in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,Art, Mathematics) activities. | 5 | 1 |
140,536 | p020534 | fb806a94b8b0de0fa506ee960bc165b4 | Ms. | CA | 2017-01-31 18:17:00 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Chromebooks for My Third Grade Class | Technology is a big deal for students in the 21st century. As a teacher, I am trying to keep up with this trend by providing my students with lessons that are interesting and challenging.\r\n\r\n All the children are motivated to learn and to be prepared to move onto the next grade. Our school is located in the heart of Los Angeles. Most of the students at our school are from low income families. Our school has been struggling financially with the budget cuts throughout our state and nationwide. My hope is to create the best classroom environment that allows each student to learn at his or her own pace. | Students will use the computer during school hours. Our school has already purchased two extremely effective computer learning programs - one for reading and one for math. Unfortunately, our class is only allowed about 45 minutes in the computer lab each week. In our classroom, there are only two working desktop computers for 25 students. Having these Chromebook computers in the classroom will enable each student to have more computer time to utilize our existing computer learning programs. Everyone will be able to maximize time efficiently with this new chromebooks. Please help my students to excel in their learning with Chromebooks in the classroom. | null | null | My students need 5 mobile, easy to use Chromebook computers as an incentive for my students who need the enrichment and the reinforcement skills in our class. | 59 | 1 |
24,844 | p099472 | 4740970666f20861a8a3f84db6d5eb8c | Mr. | NY | 2016-08-31 23:34:13 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science, Music & The Arts | Health & Life Science, Visual Arts | In Living Color (and Digital Too)!!!!! | My students attend a very unique school in New York. We have a diverse population representing many ethnic backgrounds as well as abilities and interests. The school attracts many applicants from all around the borough of Queens, New York. The makeup of the school is reflective of the wonderful differences which make Queens so special.\r\n\r\nBringing together a group of culturally diverse children, our school's mission is to help them grow academically, emotionally, physically, and socially in a caring and nurturing environment. | Color in a classroom has typically been referenced in regards to furniture or classroom decor. Color plays an integral part in my class. Students are encouraged to illustrate or color code their notes. Highlighting and underlining works in conjunction with complete note taking or assigned readings. Students are often asked to perceive, pay attention, remember, think, and understand the lessons. Color is a strategy to help motivate students to learn and profit from their educational experiences.\r\n\r\nColor evokes feelings which can enhance memory performance and attention. Color not only makes projects, assignments, and presentations look appealing, but can also help in the encoding, retaining, and retrieval of information. How often do we remember things that have been vivid in its presentation as opposed to ones that have no color?\r\n\r\nIn addition to assisting students with visual learning and retention, my classroom often employs technology as opposed to traditional stagnant and often dated textbooks. With technology, my students can access a plethora of directed information in various media. Often, students are asked to create projects or presentations on tangential topics, but technology has come with a price. My students love working together, but problems arise with shared computers: i) storage on the drive is easily lost or erased, ii) school computers crash and often need to be reformatted or entirely rebooted, iii) students bringing their own drives may inadvertently bring viruses to the school computers, iv) sending files home via email often fails due to poor internet connection or slow internet connection, v) the student who brings the drive is absent and then chaos and confusion befalls middle school students. Thus, a class set of thumb drives eliminate many, if not all, of these problems. | null | null | My students need supplies to bring their projects and presentations to life with vivid colors and digital artistry. | 1 | 1 |
62,909 | p135806 | c9a76229865ee9ddd49cb6cc1fa09d4f | Mrs. | VA | 2016-10-12 14:08:33 | Grades 3-5 | Music & The Arts | Music, Performing Arts | CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW????? | I am the music teacher for 485 children in grades K-5. We are a Title 1 school. This year, approximately 45% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch. We have an increasing population of homeless children as well as an increasing number of students for whom English is not their first language. \r\n\r\nWe are very fortunate in our school division that every child has one 45 minute music class every week, but for many of these children, that music class is their only exposure to \"real\" musical instruments. I don't have a budget to purchase classroom instruments, but thanks to Donors Choose and other grants I have written, I am able to make wonderful instruments available for my students to use when they come to their weekly music class.\r\n\r\nIf you visited my music classroom, the first thing you might notice is that there is very little furniture, because my students need room to dance and play instruments, as well as sing and listen. It is so important that students are able to make music, thereby becoming musicians themselves!\r\n\r\n | I CAN'T HEAR YOU! SPEAK UP!!! Have you ever been in front of an audience and either not had a microphone to use, or else the microphone was not doing a very good job of amplifying your voice?Imagine being an elementary school-age child and having that happen. That can devastate a child!\r\n\r\n We have a wonderful tradition of having every child perform at some point during the school year, in a grade level program for the parents and student body. These performances are the highlight of the school year and are eagerly anticipated, not only by the performers but by the student body audience and faculty and staff. \r\n\r\nThe grade level performances give the parents an opportunity to see what their children are learning in their weekly music class. \r\n\r\nIt takes so much courage for a little child to even want to sing a solo, or in a small group, in front of an audience.It is discouraging when the microphone is unreliable or doesn't properly amplify his/her voice. These two new microphones are a good quality and will solve this problem, so that every solo and every speaking part in a grade level performance can be clearly heard by everyone. These microphones will serve us for a very long time and will bring so much pleasure to our school. | null | null | My students need 2 wireless microphones to use in their grade level and chorus performances. | 68 | 1 |
57,415 | p250490 | fbdc383b6d787ef1c9283e47a3dbc5bc | Mrs. | SC | 2016-10-29 21:36:47 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | 1,2...Books From You....3,4....We Thank You Even More! | We have a class of 20 students that come from a Title 1 School. \r\n\r\nMy students are energetic and inquisitive! They come to school with a range of emotions and backgrounds. Everyday is unique and I would not change it for anything! They are fascinated with hands-on, playful lessons. They are gaining independence everyday. I see them growing and learning each moment, each day, each week, and it is amazing how much curiosity can be bundled up into one small package. | What is a great way to help students learn new concepts in math, social studies, and science? \r\n\r\nBooks, Books, Books!!\r\n\r\nIn our class we love listening to book, reading books as a small group and independently, and discussing books. \r\n\r\nIf we are able to receive these books for our class, then we will be able to have a visual, auditory, and more often than not, hands-on learning experience to learn new math concepts. \r\nWe will be able to read these books over and over so that we can have multiple chances to ask questions and learn these new concepts. \r\n\r\nWe love reading in school! | null | null | My students need books to help them learn new math concepts. | 2 | 1 |
100,822 | p052398 | a41fa4912e127f0ff6562a63a63b8f12 | Ms. | CA | 2016-09-02 21:06:55 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | 3D Printer for Young Designers and Innovators | Physics is how the world works around us, so my students get active in their community and DO physics on a daily basis. Project based learning is the core of my teaching style and students are constantly challenged with building and creating models using their physics knowledge. \r\nThe students in my class are curious and creative. \r\nOur schools focus is a Design focus so my students love creating and building projects in class. Students very often complete projects for more than one class and connect many interdisciplinary subjects together in one big assignment. My students come from a varied background and many commute in from some of the low socioeconomic neighborhoods in the area. Our diverse population allows us to access many different communities in the area and get students to actively make their community a better place. | The students at Da Vinci Design are constantly engaging in projects that are pushing their creativity and innovative thoughts. In the effort to make their projects higher stakes and more real world this 3D printer would allow students to use better quality materials when creating their designs. This will also give students the opportunity to learn how to create drafts and sketches digitally so it can easily translate to their 3D printed components. This 3D printer will be used on various projects to make components such as specially designed wheels for mousetrap powered cars, support structures for marble roller coasters and various components for their house models that they make to learn about energy efficiency. | null | null | My students need a 3D printer to bring their projects into the 21st century. | 2 | 1 |
142,676 | p196891 | ef43b999e7bb410f469364947c9f5a91 | Mrs. | CA | 2017-02-01 17:57:46 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Special Needs | Mathematics, Special Needs | Show Me Why Money Matters | My students are AMAZING! Most often then not, people will tell me that I'm an angel for working with my special kiddos but it's the other way around. They touch my heart in ways that no one else can. Their determination and constant trying despite the odds they are up against is so inspiring. \r\n\r\nMy students who have significant physical and cognitive disabilities see the world differently and it motivates me to make knowledge come alive for them. Every year my students with IEP's have a set of goals that we focus on, as they get older, the goals become more centered on independence and self care at whatever stage of development they are in. With your help, I can equip my classroom with the right resources to make sure they reach their goals. | In preparing my students for the outside world, we will be embarking on an ongoing journey of understanding money, its values, its purpose and how it affects our world. They will learn how to balance their accounts by earning class cash, saving it and getting a chance to spend it in the classroom store. \r\nStudents will experience real world money problems through books, board games and interactions with their peers. We will explore all the different ways we see money in the world, at restaurants, at grocery stores and even in our bank accounts. Students will learn valuable lifetime skills. | null | null | My students need visuals and engaging materials to understand real world money concepts. | 0 | 0 |
92,948 | p254597 | 14728fe2520aa9d5482bbe7ffbe659a4 | Mrs. | PA | 2017-01-03 19:01:09 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literacy | We want to learn English! | My students are special kids! They are coming to me never having been in school before. This is their first real school experience and it is my job to help them be successful. \r\nThe neighborhood where our school is located is very urban. All of my students walk to and from school and receive free breakfast and lunch. My students are coming to me with very little background knowledge of how school operates, and I want to show them that school is a great place to be! \r\nMy kids deserve to have a great school year! | These materials will provide my non-English speakers with concrete objects to provide the English vocabulary word that matches them. I have a large population on ESL students in my classroom and in that group I have 5 students who are struggling to grasp our language. \r\nI want to give my students the English words they need to break through and hopefully speak English is my goal. These students are refugees and have never been in American schools they are starting to grasp our daily life and my goal is give them environmental words to be able to speak on topics in our classroom. | null | null | My students need alphabet sounds teaching tubs, the storage rac to hold the tubs, farms theme box, and food & nutrition theme box. | 19 | 0 |
86,610 | p182003 | f4c8449d2cce1ddf4717e9b6f2b2462a | Mrs. | CA | 2017-02-25 15:24:35 | Grades 6-8 | Health & Sports, Special Needs | Health & Wellness, Special Needs | Reaching for New Goals in Fitness and Mindfulness | My students are very active; on weekends they may be helping their families harvest, caring for farm animals, or riding dirt bikes. As a result of this, they sometimes come in with aches and injuries. At times, they can not verbalize where it hurts or how intense the pain is. I feel that adding slower paced stretching and body awareness practice will increase their health and help prevent injuries. \r\n\r\nOur class is full of energy and they absolutely love learning. I teach multiple subjects to 23 sixth graders and lead enrichment classes with all middle school students. They want to be in school, and they work extremely hard. We are a designated Title I school, located 25 minutes outside of Paso Robles. My students come to school with smiles on their faces, despite any issues going on at home. Some of my students have autism, depression, anxiety, emotional disturbance, and attention disorders. Their struggles sometimes result in misbehavior, stress, or absences from school. \r\n\r\nAttendance is an important measure in determining our school's success. By focusing on their own health and overall well-being, my students will attend school more regularly, self-monitor their behavior, and improve their emotions. | Funding for this project will be used for yoga mats, Swiss balls, support blocks, yoga straps, resistance bands, a speaker for audio, and curriculum materials. First, I will designate a P.E. unit to yoga, where I will teach them basic poses, stretching, and equipment safety. Next, I will integrate calming exercises into our schedule before tests to relieve anxiety. I will also implement exercises before and after holiday breaks since this is a time of high stress for many students who fall out of their routines. The flexibility within the curriculum, using audio lessons, sequence cards, partner poses, and yoga stories, will allow me to designate student leaders for lessons in the future. While they guide a lesson, I can walk around to assist students with their poses. My final goal will be to utilize this equipment for students who need a sensory break. Whether it's for my students who have frequent breaks designated as part of their learning plan, or students who feel the need for calming or a mind reset, these practices can be carried throughout their lives.\r\n\r\nThis project idea came to me when I saw how well they received yoga cards I presented during a brain break. I began implementing calming exercises and yoga poses more often. Their attention and focus improved. They were more mindful, and their energy was balanced. \r\n\r\nUnfortunately, we do not have the materials and equipment at the school to facilitate safe practices. I would like to order equipment that provides them with stability. Challenging themselves is important, but I do want them to do so safely.\r\n\r\nTo benefit our school community, this equipment may also be used by teachers and other classes when they need to build strength, relax their bodies, and calm their minds. | null | null | My students need fitness/physical therapy equipment to aid in improving their health, emotional regulation, and body awareness. | 0 | 0 |
88,323 | p212704 | 90f6bf06931706922234a0ac8c8397a2 | Ms. | NJ | 2017-02-23 12:14:56 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Environmental Science | Science Is So Much Fun !! | Who knew what a challenging question this could be? How do you summarize the personalities of a class of 4 and 5 year old students? Some of the most important traits of all of them is their eagerness to please, learn and have fun. That is what keeps me going back to the classroom. When I stand back and look at my class when they are playing or working the joy and love I feel towards them is almost indescribable. | Every Friday we set up a science project for the class to work on together. We use science vocabulary and science equipment and make the time spent learning meaningful and fun. Each week they want to take the supplies home or have us share the list with their families so they can replicate the experience. \r\nWe want to continue their joy of science by having more equipment available on a day to day basis. With the order we have placed this can be made more possible. We want our children to enjoy science daily. Thank You to all who are reading this. | null | null | My students need equipment to explore and learn about science on a daily basis. | 4 | 0 |
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