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75,973 | p053286 | 9535522b26d916050560be10722d014a | Mrs. | MI | 2016-11-18 20:37:30 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Hands-On = Minds-On! | My third grade students are a group of fun-loving, hard working, and eager to learn children, living in a rural community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We have an amazing school district and local community that works hard to supply students with the latest technology and everyday supplies; however, due to budget cuts in education and financial constraints facing public schools today, there is not enough money to facilitate every need at the same time, needs must be prioritized. My students need hands-on math materials that will allow them to have meaningful learning experiences. | I will be able to foster a \"learning by doing\" environment in my classroom by providing my students with hands-on math materials. Acquiring high quality, high interest materials will help me to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all of my students during small group math intervention times. The students will have an alternative to pencil and paper computation, which also plays an important role in mathematics. Having access to math centers, math games, and other math materials that supplement our curriculum will allow the students to explore, manipulate, construct meaning, and problem solve in a fun, engaging way. | null | null | My students need hands-on math materials that will support our curriculum in a fun, engaging way. | 7 | 1 |
30,820 | p099297 | a893a7390f0b1919f9e2759768a58276 | Mrs. | IL | 2017-03-21 11:46:25 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literature & Writing | More Technology Please! | I am an ELL teacher at a wonderful school that has a very high refugee population! Our students come from all over the world. We have very limited funds. We don't have enough computers in the school. We have to share 3 class sets with the entire Pre-K-8th grade.\r\n Our goal is to bring more technology in our classroom and enable our children to learn more about technology! Some of my students have never worked with a computer. This will be a challenging task that requires a lot of support, and you can be a part of that! | We need to incorporate more technology in the classroom, but we don't have the funds or resources to accomplish the task. I would like to use educational apps to help the students achieve their academic goals.\r\n Our classroom needs to replace the 1 chromebook in our classroom! Our school has a very diverse population. Most of our students don't have technology at home, so I try to expose them to technology at school. The problem is that our chromebook needs to be replaced, it would be great to get the computer replaced so that we can start the center again. | null | null | My students need chromebooks. I want to incorporate more technology in my classroom. | 4 | 1 |
54,434 | p223060 | 2d8c383919fdd4abfe8522c902d2f606 | Mrs. | NY | 2016-10-03 12:34:41 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | The more that you read... | My 20 third graders are an incredibly energetic, enthusiastic and passionate group of students. They are very intelligent. They are mostly visual learners and only with a quality lesson presentation will they be able to reach their fullest potential. They come from numerous cultural backgrounds and encounter a variety of challenges in their lives, from financial to social, emotional, and academic difficulties. Yet, my students are dedicated to learning, crave knowledge, and want to achieve more. However, our resources are limited due to insufficient funds for a quality education. | Dr. Seuss once said, \"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.\" The love of reading has been instilled in me from childhood and it is my hope that I can instill the same love for reading in my students.\r\n\r\nMy students are a diverse and enthusiastic group of third graders of mixed ability that continue to impress me each day with their thirst for learning.\r\n\r\nDespite the troubles they may face in their personal lives, they come to school eager to learn on a daily basis. It is their passion that inspires me to be the best educator I can be for them. | null | null | My students need books to read in Guided Reading groups! These books will help them reach their goal in reading higher level books! | 2 | 0 |
152,772 | p180525 | 1ca3921949a8ac2578946f4b9785155c | Mrs. | NV | 2017-01-03 14:14:23 | Grades 3-5 | Music & The Arts | Visual Arts | Painting Supplies for Talented 4th Graders! | We are a small school (one teacher per grade), and there are 19 students in my class. My students are low income, from Spanish speaking homes, but very motivated and well behaved. They devour knowledge and opportunities that they are given. Their enthusiasm is infectious. Everyone who meets them is charmed by them! \r\n\r\nEven though most are below grade level in reading, they work very hard and have great attitudes. I love being their teacher. It is such an honor to watch them grow. | My students love art, and I love to teach it! I am their regular classroom teacher, but we do not have a structured art program at our small school. We have done a lot of work with colored pencils, chalk, charcoal, and markers, but I would like to work with paint with them. We have a class set of canvasses that were donated, but we need brushes and paint!\r\n\r\nMy students are extremely enthusiastic and never waste time or materials. You can rest assured that these art supplies will go to good use! Studies have shown the benefit of art instruction for students; not only does it encourage creativity and lower stress, but they can use the things they learn in academic subjects. Their science diagrams and social studies projects look so much better when they've had basic art instruction! | null | null | My students need paint and paintbrushes. I'm trained to teach painting to my students, but I don't have the materials. We had a box of canvasses donated in November. | 0 | 1 |
92,820 | p121605 | a1e4666c5f43da4c53eefb7279d8442a | Mr. | SC | 2016-08-07 11:31:09 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports, Math & Science | Health & Wellness, Mathematics | Movin' & Groovin' while Workin' (part 2) | My students are active, energized, & excited learners! Every day we enter our classroom and are \"Ready To Learn!\" This means we all keep a positive attitude, are willing to try, and value others' ideas and tries. \r\nMy second graders love to grow as learners and work hard every moment of every day! We create a classroom family and celebrate each other throughout the year! Our classroom is multicultural and represents different languages and countries of origin. Our differences are celebrated! | The joy of childhood is unending energy which drives children to explore, imagine, build ideas. As a teacher, I want to support my students through creating a classroom environment which allows them the opportunity to move, play, and connect with each other. Engagement is directly connected to movement. Children are created to move. This unique and special season of childhood needs to be honored, celebrated, supported, and capitalized on to increase learning!\r\nMy students love to move around to flexible work stations (which supports movement, collaboration, and student engagement) while working on projects in our classroom. My students often wiggle in their hard, plastic chairs. They love to take brain breaks and anytime we can get up and move, they are all for it! My students suggested that we change the seating in our classroom. Could we get rid of our hard chairs? I'm so excited to redesign our classroom to better support my students' developmental needs! Hokki stools will help ensure that my students have a safe classroom environment which allows their energetic bodies to move. We will be able to continue to strengthen our bodies and minds through moving while working around our classroom! | null | null | My students need hokki stools to encourage their active season of childhood...which when capitalized on, boosts student learning! | 5 | 1 |
101,022 | p235273 | ffd7aac39a29b0fb89eccd455e4fd79f | Ms. | AR | 2016-08-18 22:38:40 | Grades 6-8 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness, Nutrition Education | Healthier and Happier Students | The best thing about my class is that there isn't a typical day. EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technology) is a project-based class that gives students the opportunity to explore something that interests them, helps the community, and uses cutting edge technology while making a difference.\r\n\r\nDespite any language or financial barriers, they are eager and love to learn. They especially enjoy project-based activities and working with technology. Our school is a public middle school that works really hard to create a culture of inclusiveness and engagement. | My students would love nothing more than to be able to garden inside and outside of our classroom. We have an unused patio right outside our door and an empty counter top next to windows. These locations would be a perfect place to start an indoor and outdoor garden for students to tend and learn about nutrition and science along the way. After hearing a local expert on food insecurity and health speak, my students begun creating a plan to turn our classroom and patio into engaging learning zones. They have chosen to focus on both indoor and outdoor gardening areas in order to allow this to be a project that knows no seasons!\r\n\r\nMy students are requesting the supplies to set up both an indoor hydroponics garden and an outdoor container garden.\r\nThe supplies we have selected will not only allow them to become more connected to their food, but provide multiple opportunities to learn about science and technology along the way. The students are excited about learning while getting dirty.\r\n\r\nThe grow lights, worm bin and hydroponics system will turn a counter top into a productive garden. Outside on our patio, we would love to have the grow bags, hose, storage bin and more to start a garden right outside our room to learn about healthy nutrition. | null | null | My students need access to these hydropnics and gardening supplies in order to become healthier and happier at school. | 9 | 1 |
126,216 | p007208 | a6d33a4db594e85c487fdb3d74b1d3c8 | Mrs. | SC | 2016-10-19 17:41:00 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Special Needs | College & Career Prep, Special Needs | Watch me Tech...Watch me Learn, Learn! | I am so blessed to teach ten awesome, hard-working, good-hearted third graders! We are a family of learners dedicated to lifting each other up to reach our highest potential. My students qualify for special education services under the category of specific learning disability - some in reading, some in math, some in both areas. \r\n\r\nMy students work on third grade level standards with lessons that are adapted to meet their learning style and ability. Strategies are taught to help them overcome their disabilities and achieve to their utmost ability. My students work so hard to improve their academic skills so that they can achieve their goals. \r\n\r\nBridging the achievement gap for these students can be difficult, but they make teaching fun by giving their all each day! They teach each other, learn from each other, and encourage each other. We work as a TEAM because Together Everyone Achieves More! | Our world is full of technology that is ever-changing. Understanding how to access and use technology is essential. My students will need to be able to use technology as they move on to middle school, high school, college, and careers. Our school is an AVID school, which prepares students to be college and career ready. What better way to do that than give them access to the technology they will need to advance in these areas.\r\n\r\nHaving access to Chromebooks would give my students an opportunity to go beyond just paper and pencil to learn about a world they do not even know exists. My students have recently set up their own Google accounts. This gives us access to so many ways to broaden the horizons of my students. Now, we just need the tools with which to do this! Please help open this broad world up to my students. They are so eager and deserving! | null | null | My students need Chromebooks to increase learning through using technology in the classroom. | 0 | 1 |
12,961 | p006478 | 0d505bd21dffab04e3fdff696be20c2a | Ms. | NY | 2016-07-30 08:09:43 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Supplies for Starting Second Grade | I teach in a city school in Rochester, NY. For my second year of teaching, I am moving from third, to second grade. I couldn't be more excited. Even though it is still summer, I had the pleasure of getting to know some of my students back in the spring. I can already tell I am going to love this bunch!\r\nAbove all else, each of my students is special. These boys and girls are funny, smart, playful, and energetic. This group of students seem to really enjoy reading, and I was very impressed when I had the chance to sit down and read with a few of them. I can tell they are going to love learning, and I can't wait for the opportunity to teach them! | Most important in this project is the durable headphones. In the past, I was purchasing, and re-purcahsing, inexpensive ear-buds. I've recognized how important it is to search for quality headphones that will last for years in my classroom and benefit many students. These headphones will allow my students to work independently on online-learning programs, while I work with students individually on specific skills and content. It will also allow them to be undistracted by their peers as they engage in these activities. \r\nThe additional supplies I selected are resources that support me to implement hands-on instruction. I love teaching math with white boards, so students can practice while they are learning. Clip boards help me accomplish the same goal. With a larger class this year, I am in need of additional supplies! \r\nAll of this supplies will allow me to enhance the learning of my students and continue to provide them a more active role in my classroom. | null | null | My students need headphones for their Chrome Books. I have also found some resources to support hands-on learning experiences. | 1 | 1 |
29,035 | p007926 | b852f9d7f183b4a6a41a6d2a695aa702 | Ms. | NY | 2016-07-21 12:19:28 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Special Needs | Character Education, Special Needs | Let's Get Rid of the Desks! | The school is located in an urban community, with a high rate of poverty. We have up to 30 students in our classroom each year. My goal is that the students become a community of learners and help each other grow. I try to teach my students through many different learning styles. We use hands-on tools, technology, books, videos, and more. We work in partners and small groups regularly, and students really work together to help each other be successful. My students come from a variety of home situations, so they are learning academic and social skills during all subjects. When my students go home, they do not all get the same academic support. This makes it extremely important to do anything I can during the school day to help them foster the love of learning. | I am trying to change my classroom environment to foster teamwork and collaboration. I am getting rid of the desks, and utilizing tables for more teamwork. The tables will help the students to work on projects together, instead of being isolated in their individual desks. \r\n\r\nI am also trying to create more comfortable learning spaces in the room. These tables take up less room than the desks, so it will allow more room for non-traditional work spaces. The students can choose their favorite work space. Some students will work on the carpet, others will sit on a beanbag chair, others will use an exercise ball to sit on, and some will prefer working at a table. \r\n\r\nI want the classroom environment to meet their various learning styles. | null | null | My students need 2 tables to use for teamwork and collaboration. | 80 | 1 |
23,071 | p017625 | 332eeffa6247676bc59f821f023f1ffb | Mr. | TX | 2016-11-14 21:38:01 | Grades 3-5 | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Backpacks for Organized Scholars! | My scholars consist of a wide range of personalities that all have one thing in common, the eagerness to grow as scholars. By supporting my project, I will be able to provide my scholars with resources for success.\r\n\r\nI want to set my 5th graders on a path for college readiness. My scholars are growing up in a low income area that does not predict their educational trajectory. My scholars will work hard to get smart, have fun, and will be college ready! I have a class of 28 brilliant scholars! They are researchers, mathematicians, scientists, authors, historians, etc. My students are the future of Dallas and members of our future society. Every day, they come into my classroom excited to learn and ready to take on the challenges I have set up for them. These youngsters deserve the absolute best education they can get, and they deserve to be supported in every way possible in their most important year of their educational career. | My scholars are in need of some new backpacks to help them stay organized throughout the school year. Most of my scholars have had the same backpacks for a couple of years now and they are starting to fall apart on them. By providing my scholars with new backpacks i'll be able to invest them in their studies more. They will feel excited about staying organized with pride in their new backpacks. \r\n\r\nNew backpacks will invest my scholars to be prepared for the second half of their 5th grade year. The backpacks will not only help them stay organized but also help them carry home Tuesday fruit drops that come to our school. Right now they have to carry out as much as they can with their hands. With a new backpack they will not only stay organized but also help them take home weekend food drops that are delivered to them in class. | null | null | My students need new backpacks to help them stay organized throughout the rest of the school year. My scholars have had the same backpacks now for a couple of years and need a new ones. | 4 | 1 |
81,235 | p238254 | 0533d80a20baae0ca2f4c64e0a66b7ed | Mrs. | PA | 2016-08-10 20:28:21 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness | 1st Graders Move and Groove With Technology! | My students love to move and groove any chance they get. I love to prepare my lessons with opportunities for the students to get out of their seats to have a tangible learning experience. By doing so, they receive a 'brain break.' This allows students to recharge and become engaged for the next learning segment.\r\n\r\n I would love to give my students the freedom to be creative and learn in an environment that encourages ingenuity. \r\n\r\nMy students come from various backgrounds, many of which are not afforded the opportunity to use technology. Using the iPads to participate in a daily fitness segment, my students will benefit from the many rewards of exercise. | Because my students love to move and groove, I have dedicated myself to incorporate movement into my lesson plans throughout the day.\r\n During rotation groups, my students will have the opportunity to complete fitness routines using various apps created for the iPads. \r\n\r\nAttaching the iPads to the tripods, students will be able to be 'hands-free' during the exercise. While using the apps, students will be able to individualize and keep track of their workouts over a period of time. These rotation groups are designed in 10-15 minute increments, which is perfect amount of time to complete a workout, engaging students in physical activity. | null | null | My students need iPads and iPad tripods for my students to utilize during fitness breaks throughout the day. | 2 | 1 |
155,015 | p062909 | b5e60c244c1903f42ba9bff501dfee2d | Mrs. | IA | 2016-08-17 23:21:31 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Literacy Centers 2.0 | Every day my students come into our classroom excited to see what's on the schedule for the day. They particularly love whole group reading, small group reading and reading center time. During small group reading and center time, they get to practice many of the literacy skills that they have been learning about in a way that is engaging, exciting and fun!\r\n\r\nMy students and their families live in smaller towns or rural areas that are part of a growing school district.\r\n | My students are part of a growing school district. With a growing population comes the fact that my classroom doesn't have enough equipment or technology for my students to use during literacy centers. \r\n\r\nBeing able to provide new equipment and technology for my students would help foster their excitement for learning. I would love to have more iPod shuffles so that more of my students can hear great literature being read to them. Another update that my classroom would benefit from is new seating for my computer centers. The new types of \"chairs\" would allow my students to be engaged at the same time they are able to move around and wiggle a little. | null | null | My students need some updates in their literacy centers: better seating for the computer center and iPod shuffles for the listening center. | 3 | 1 |
39,435 | p182031 | d46d3c86f7cfc702f084c631f473365c | Ms. | LA | 2016-09-17 10:28:47 | Grades 3-5 | History & Civics, Literacy & Language | History & Geography, Literature & Writing | Creative and Critical Thinking with Technology: Literacy with Chromebooks | Our students are curious and eager to inspire the world around them. They are quick to question character motives and hungry to use their experiences with literature to solve real world problems. Our diverse 4th grade children collaborate to debate obstacles in and create solutions for our capital city. \r\n\r\nThey are inspired dreamers, empathetic friends, patient listeners, and productive learners. \r\n\r\nIn our classroom, we are committed to a creative and critical thinking growth mindset. Together, we're learning skills and mindsets for a successful future that has yet to be created. | Our students are curious, inquisitive, and motivated to learn! The Chromebooks will allow our class reading clubs to experience the novels they are reading firsthand by exploring virtual settings, researching historical characters, checking facts, and creating projects outside of traditional assessments. We'll integrate themes and characters from literature with concepts found in our history lessons, and then use our understandings to discuss our world's news in today society. \r\n\r\nHaving Chromebooks in the students' hands gives them the power to engage with the digital community and to discover their own research and world interests. \r\n\r\nStudents will use the Chromebooks to supplement their literature readings, find more books that pique their interest, engage in community blogs, work using Google Classroom, and more! They give the students the freedom to share their work with their classmates, to work in flexible seating arrangements in the room, and to experience applied learning in the 21st century. We are excited to increase our literacy and innovation skills with technology in our classroom!\r\n | null | null | My students need Chromebooks for literature circles to take them beyond the words on the page and to experience the world outside of their imaginations. | 0 | 1 |
22,898 | p154166 | fb83c4c8464b1ac5ecb85f26fc89e6ba | Mrs. | OH | 2016-10-05 15:48:47 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Ipads Wanted for a Cooperative Learning Environment | My students are in a rural community. They come from all different backgrounds. Some live with their biological parents, some with grandparents, and some with aunts and uncles. A couple of the parents are in jail and the child lives with other family members. The students are energetic and ready to learn. \r\nSeveral of my students are on free or reduced lunch. \r\nThey are looking for ways to learn so that they can achieve their lifetime goals. They are in need of IPads to help to be competitive in the world as they grow up to be our future. | Technology is our future. Our future can be bright with these students. The students are eager to learn and are a natural with technology. Students will work together in groups on the IPads to improve their learning in reading, phonics, comprehension, spelling, math, social studies, and science. \r\nThe IPads will keep them engaged and excited while learning independently or in groups.\r\nMany of my students do not have computers or internet at home and I want to give them every advantage that they deserve to become the doctors, nurses, scientists, vets, etc that they want to do in their lives.\r\n | null | null | My students need an ipads to work in groups for differentiation. | 0 | 1 |
102,978 | p228344 | d164f9675d5fbb439ed9e3d439791a0b | Ms. | MI | 2016-11-06 13:27:34 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts | Literature & Writing, Visual Arts | Puppets & Performance | I have wonderful students that are creative, thoughtful, and excited to learn. They are our future designers, leaders, parents, and workforce.\r\nMy students come from hard working families that want good things for their children. Things their budget and the school budget cannot provide. My small school district has a diverse population with a high level of poverty and homelessness. 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. One third are learning English. Resources at home and school are limited. \r\n\r\n\r\n | My fourth graders want to create puppets, write their own scripts and put on puppet shows. I am partnering with two 4th grade teachers in my school to bring this project to life. \r\nEach student will make a puppet character with air dry clay, dowels and felt fabric. Then they will work with a small group to write a puppet play and perform it. \r\nOur puppet theater has sat idle in our Library for several years. We want to bring it to life. This is a wonderful way to engage students in literacy and creative thinking with deep personal meaning. | null | null | My students need dowels, felt, glue sticks and trim to make puppets, write scripts and perform puppet shows. | 5 | 1 |
149,636 | p051948 | a439c36c53d120cd2aee0238153107e3 | Ms. | VA | 2016-09-01 10:11:24 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Goldilocks Trespasses! Understanding Plot Through Adaptation Examinations | My students are obsessed with social media, and the \"here and now\" of their day-to-day lives, which makes teaching \"traditional\" narratives quite challenging. I often have to find new and creative ways to get the students to simply slow down and stop expecting instant gratification. Reading is, after all, something that takes time and practice.\r\n\r\nMy resilient seventh graders overcome many obstacles at my Title I school which serves a primarily African American and Hispanic/Latino population. I teach students at all ability levels--from exceptional education and English Learners, whose needs are numerous and challenging, to honors students, who bore easily--and most of our resources are outdated and/or \"boring.\" Many of my students' lives are chaotic, and school is often the only consistent thing in their lives. \r\n\r\nIf you are curious about my picture, even though I am a Language Arts teacher, I try to expose my students to as many life experiences as possible, as most of them have very limited experiences outside of their neighborhoods. In the picture, we are on a river trip that required the students to read, write, and give oral presentations. | To tell a story, one must understand how stories are told. Students are very familiar with telling their own stories on social media, but when they encounter \"traditional\" literature, they often don't slow down enough to really comprehend the stories.\r\n\r\nTo help students understand plot, we will use the theory of narratology to break down adaptations of \"The Story of The Three Bears\" into their constants (plot structure and functions) and variables (details/basic story material). Versions of this folktale are relatively short and structurally simple, which makes them perfect texts for students to analyze deeply. Students will work in groups to analyze the constants and variables in the stories in order to both understand plot and ultimately build the foundation upon which they will write their own versions of the folktale.\r\n\r\nOnce students understand how plot works, they can tackle more complex narratives. Truly understanding basic plot elements will carry the students throughout their academic careers and beyond. Furthermore, the plot analyses of these narratives will help increase reading comprehension and even creative writing skills. | null | null | My students need copies of different versions of \"The Story of the Three Bears\" in order to compare and contrast the narratives so that they may gain a deep understanding plot structure. | 3 | 1 |
162,675 | p252424 | 509a6ac7b27eb9cbe446edbb2691ee30 | Ms. | TX | 2016-08-19 10:09:31 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Folder Frenzy | My students are funny, kind, and silly 5 year olds who want to grow up to become police officers, firefighters, singers, teachers, authors and dancers (and some of them still want to be princesses; they are 5 after all!) \r\n Coming from a neighborhood where many of their parents, brothers and sisters did not graduate high school, puts them at a disadvantage for achieving their dreams.\r\n\r\nI work hard all year to make sure that their first experience at school is a good one, so that they can develop a love of learning that will propel them all the way though high school and beyond! Many of my students come into Kindergarten barely speaking English and are from economically disadvantaged homes. We are a small school and have a deaf education program. I teach both the general education students and deaf education students. Most students come to school without any supplies. They are eager to learn but need the basic school supplies necessary to complete assignments and allow for creativity. | My students need supplies such as folders and paper to complete class work and learning projects. These resources and materials will allow students to express their learning and creativity as well as enhance and develop their organizational skills. We will use these supplies in all subjects: reading, writing, phonics, math, science, social studies, as well as art.\r\n\r\n My students need the basic supplies such as folders with pockets and brads and paper.\r\n\r\nThese materials will make a difference in the lives and education of my students by providing them with the resources to complete class work and educational learning projects. These resources will allow my students to have the needed supplies to complete daily classwork and assignments. | null | null | My students need the basic supplies such as folders with pockets and brads and paper to complete daily lessons and school work. | 16 | 1 |
30,813 | p089277 | efbccccaa83d582685925b95750decaa | Mrs. | OH | 2016-10-01 12:09:43 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | A Tidy Area is a Better Area to Learn In | I teach Kindergarten in a inner city school in Columbus, Ohio. Our school is very diverse we have students that are from 38 different countries and are from 5 different continents. These students are coming from low income families that want the best for their kids. We as a staff try to help these kids be better citizens and give them this love for school by making them want to come to school everyday. We are not just their teachers but we play many different roles everyday while they are with us. Our motto is \"who dares win\" we want everyone of our students to be the best they can be. | My students sit four to a table. They tables are pretty small and after you put their crayon boxes on the table it gets pretty crowded. If we are taking a test the students put their boxes on the floor under their table. Some boxes are kicked and supplies go everywhere or they cause kids to trip and fall. If we had seat sacks it would make their table more organized and keep the students safer. We have writing journals and math workbooks that are randelmy placed around the room to store throughout the day. We waste a lot of time getting our journals and math workbooks before we can start our lessons. If we had seat sacks it would save us on class transition time and get more done throughout the day. | null | null | My students need storage at their seats when at school. My classroom does not have alot of storage space in our classrooms. I have four kids to a table and not enough workspace for them. | 1 | 1 |
45,531 | p202036 | a5114776a20d8d96f54e089b9abd95d9 | Ms. | NY | 2016-12-24 10:40:01 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Applied Learning | Literacy, Parent Involvement | Student-Led Conferences | \"My students are a lively and energetic group of first graders who have a lot to say but need increased opportunities to be engaged in learning activities where they can read and write about topics and things that are important to them. Our school is located in the South Bronx, in an area with a very high concentration of poverty. \r\n\r\n\"At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child's success is the positive involvement of the parents.\" \r\n~ Jane D. Hull | What better way to build student engagement than to allow students to play a leadership role in selecting and presenting their classwork to share with their families. Student-led conferences was tried at our school for the very first time this past November with upper grader students during parent-teacher conferences (PTC). Students led the discussions! They shared their classwork with their families, discussed what they were learning, reflected on their progress and discussed the steps needed to prepare for success at the next level. \r\nNeedless to say these student-led conferences were POWERFUL!!!! We want to build on this success for the upcoming PTCs. Students will write letters and use the printer to generate colorful invitations inviting their parents/families to the student-led conferences. My students will use the other resources to create and maintain their very own data notebooks. These data notebooks will not only be used to house their reading and math goals, but also allow them to 'leave tracks in the snow.' These 'tracks' will enable them to make their learning visible so they can SEE, SHOW and ENGAGE their parents discussions about what they are learning, what they have mastered, still need to learn and next steps. \r\nThe goal is to have my students become active participants in their own learning AND to build strong home-school partnerships. These resources will involve parents and families in ways that encourage them to actively participate and contribute to their own child's academic growth and success. It's no secret, STUDENTS LEARN BEST when they and their parents are active participants in their child's learning. Support this project and boost the home-school connection to move the needle on student achievement! | null | null | My students need 2-pocket folders, sheet protectors, a printer and ink, pencils and erasers to foster and promote the home-school connection. | 89 | 1 |
111,460 | p117145 | 02d3dfb78442b1859d6a0b68d551b1af | Mrs. | CA | 2017-01-14 16:22:52 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Share the learning love! | I teach many English language learners, who are anxious to succeed and learn something new each day! We have a dedicated staff of teachers at our school, who bring their best to the class and to each and every lesson they teach.\r\n\r\nSome of my students come from homes that do not have everyday technology, such as home computers or even basic Internet access. \r\n\r\nI teach at a Title I school, where nearly 50% of our students receive free or reduced priced lunch. They are working their hardest to try and learn as much as they can and to develop good study skills. | My students need another iPad in the classroom to allow for video-making and differentiated, blended learning.\r\n\r\nI want my students to be able to share their learning and ideas with their families at home through video making and social sharing!\r\n\r\nStudents spend so much of their day in the classroom and oftentimes parents don't know all that their students learn each day. I have a private class Instagram account where I share photos of the students engaged in activities during the day. Parents feel it helps them participate in their students' learning.\r\n\r\nImagine, however, what it be like if students were the ones doing the sharing? What if students were making and sharing the videos of their learning with their families? Or, better yet, what if students were making videos to teach concepts to students in subsequent years?! I'm excited about the possibility! \r\n | null | null | My students need an iPad Air to make videos of their learning to share with their parents and families at home! We need licensing software to get our devices online. | 22 | 1 |
67,381 | p160556 | c25675e978df84a507b5d2ae2b7ea5b4 | Mr. | IL | 2017-03-08 16:42:58 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Chromebooks for Curious Minds | \"Can we learn more about this?\" This is a question I am often asked by my inquisitive group of 18 4th grade students. When I introduce a new topic to them or we dive into a topic that we are already studying they always amaze me at their thirst for more information. \r\nOur school is in a high poverty, low-income area but has achieved a ton including recognition as a Blue Ribbon School. Despite the the success and accolades, we still lack the amount of resources that we would like to help our students to the best of their abilities. | My students will use these 5 Chromebooks daily as part of center time for both reading and math. There are several great learning resources online, but because of our lack of technology in the classroom, we don't get to access these resources daily as we would like.\r\n\r\nIt's a big challenge for a teacher is to create quality activities to engage the students during small group instruction. Having the Chromebooks in my classroom will create a very engaging center in which students will be able to use some of our online reading/math resources and also research projects they are working on. | null | null | My students need 5 Chromebooks to create a technology center for Math/Literacy. | 1 | 1 |
143,523 | p017957 | 14cdbcf0a83136330db6ea777c15acfd | Ms. | FL | 2017-03-08 12:47:53 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Relaxing Reading Nook | Our school serves Pre-K through 6th grades in a low-income neighborhood. We are a Title 1 school, and all of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. \r\n\r\nWe work hard to build academic confidence in our students in order to help close the achievement gap. Our school aims to help prepare students for their future career and/or college classes by providing access to enriching activities that promote inquiry and deeper connections. We build community partnerships to give our students access to the most possible resources. | Students will be given time during their media resource for independent reading. The bean bag chairs will be placed in a special area as one of five rotating stations. Independent reading is one of the most important activities to help foster improved literacy skills.\r\n\r\nGiving students alternative seating options will make the experience fun and exciting while fostering enjoyment for reading. When students read for pleasure, their literacy rates and engagement in class improves. Furthermore, students who read for pleasure become life-long learners with higher levels of curiosity, innovation, and creativity. This small addition to the library will also help students see reading as an activity they can do to relax. \r\n | null | null | My students need bean bag chairs for a comfortable alternative seating area for independent reading stations. | 0 | 1 |
103,055 | p092356 | 5155e47eea8a5ab9ff56693b03900a74 | Mrs. | CT | 2017-02-15 11:49:58 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literature & Writing, Special Needs | Technology for Research | Our elementary school sits in an inner city district and is still considered a Title 1 school. My students come from a variety of social and economical backgrounds. They have struggles and successes throughout the day. Our classroom is comprised of those that are special ed, bilingual, as well as talented and gifted. The students all have one thing in common, they all want to succeed in third grade and are looking for the stability of a routine oriented classroom. My students want and need a space to become independent learners. | My students need three Chromebooks to support their daily learning! Having Chromebooks in the classroom will allow for students to ask questions and immediately begin the research. It will get them acclimated to the technology that is used when completing standardized testing, and close the learning gap of how computers work.\r\n\r\n Being fortunate enough to have a few Chromebooks in the classroom full time will promote opportunities for my students.\r\n\r\nMy students will use these chrome books to become good digital citizens and give them usage time that they may otherwise not have at home. Having more screen time will help them succeed in third grade. | null | null | My students need t three Chromebooks to support their daily learning! Having Chromebooks in the classroom will allow for students to ask questions and immediately begin the research. It will get them acclimated to the technology | 0 | 1 |
128,916 | p161877 | 2ee4a68d6ece7b33f654dc8a18563b39 | Teacher | CA | 2016-07-12 18:01:59 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Math & Science | Early Development, Environmental Science | Materials For Our \"Learning Centers\" Sound Like A Winner! | They reside within a dilapidated, impoverished community, yet my students learn daily that they are \"special\" and worthy! The challenge is reflecting it (to their parent(s), too) by providing a nurturing, whimsical environment, where equipment/supplies are up to par! I want to make it happen, now! \r\n\r\n My students are a very lively and attractive \"cutie-pie\" bunch of 2 to 4 year old, African-American and Latino children, who are quite verbal and love to boogie! My Early Childhood Education Center is located in a poor, crime-ridden section of South-East Los Angeles, residing on the same grounds as the elementary school. | Many of my students' current supply necessities are either withered, weathered and worn or simply non-existent. There are currently two computers in the classroom and neither are functioning. In the children's desperation in wanting to utilize them, they simply sit at the keyboards and pretend to. \r\n\r\nHaving a computer bestowed upon them would open up a superlative avenue for learning in this technological world, which really is a necessity now. Also, there are families in this community who are unable to afford one, so in the children's primary educational school hours, they would be afforded the opportunity to have access to a computer. \r\n\r\nThe items that I would like to order are pertinent in enhancing and bringing our \"learning centers\" up to par, so that the children will receive the beneficial \"desired results\" of learning; and in alignment with \"Early Childhood\" educational expectations. | null | null | My students need a computer to take in knowledge of the technological world in which they reside and various materials for \"learning centers\". | 1 | 0 |
173,747 | p158573 | 1b7e31f9a486a9f4ba79ae1fc5be7aea | Ms. | NE | 2017-03-29 21:22:09 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Literacy & Language | Health & Life Science, Literature & Writing | Life Cycles Unit: Hatching Chicks | The students in my classroom come from urban neighborhoods. Over 1/3 of my students are refugees, some just coming to the United States as recently as November 2016. This is similar to the demographic of my school as a whole. \r\nStudents in my classroom come to school everyday ready to learn, regardless of their situation at home. My students thrive when working with others, and when they are provided hands on experiences/learning. Most attend before school tutor and Saturday school to be the best student they can be. | These materials will be use during our life cycles unit. Students look at different types of life cycles and how living things change over time. We currently study life cycles by looking at pictures and watching videos. This will provide my students' a hands on, valuable experience.\r\nThe materials will provide hands on opportunities for students to use the scientific method, read about life cycles, and to write about their learning. We will use these materials to make predictions,make observations, graph and record data, and report their findings. We will use the books to read about all different types of life cycles. The egg models will be used with my struggling students to provide a model to go with our discussions to create a deeper understanding of the content. These materials will be used to cover a variety of 3rd grade standards including science, reading, and writing. | null | null | My students need hands on materials for our life cycles unit. These materials will be engaging and will be used to cover a variety of 3rd grade reading, science and writing standards. | 1 | 1 |
13,394 | p132364 | a0c917e34a9d98a04c2f278bd317e0db | Mrs. | SD | 2016-09-17 21:29:40 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | We Rhyme, We Repeat, We Learn to Read! | My kindergarten students have grown up in a world that is saturated with technology. They have been playing with tablets and smart phones since they were able to hold the technology in their hands. Because of the easy access to technology, many of today's kindergartners have not been exposed to poems and rhymes that ultimately help them develop an \"ear\" for the English language. \r\n\r\nMy kindergarten students are so eager to learn how to read! They love to be read to, and they love to \"pretend\" to read all by themselves. When they are exposed to a poem or a repetitive story, they love to help me read along during \"shared reading\" sessions. As they hear poems and stories which include rhyme and rhythm, they build memory capabilities that help them learn how a book works. While they are developing an understanding of sounds and syllables, they are enhancing their phonemic awareness, which ultimately leads to greater reading success.\r\n\r\n | My students will use the individual CD players in centers. I already have several books and CD's of nursery rhymes and poems, and I want them to be able to use these CD's and books to individualize their learning. They need to be able to choose their own comfortable spot within the classroom, and they need to have the opportunity to begin their listening journey with their favorite poem. \r\n\r\nResearch shows that children benefit from hearing poems, rhymes, and repeated readings before they are taught how to read. As students look at pictures and listen to poems and rhymes, they are treated to a full visual and auditory experience. | null | null | My students need individual CD players so that they are able to listen to poems and nursery rhymes while they follow along in a book. | 1 | 1 |
68,788 | p049991 | c5579732ce81e1538864586ffec22c10 | Ms. | CA | 2016-06-18 14:48:56 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Literacy & Language | Character Education, ESL | Organization for Collaborative Space | As an educator, I am passionate about social justice and helping my students to become active learners and critical thinkers who are engaged in their education and in their community. \r\n\r\nThe students in my class live in a high poverty neighborhood, but have learned to have a voice in our classroom as they work collaboratively while thinking independently to solve problems. \r\nThey are developing agency towards their education, and have learned to demand the same educational experiences that students receive in schools in high socioeconomic areas. | This year, I exchanged my individual student desks (and the notion of assigned seats) for larger tables so that my students would have the space to collaborate, discuss, and learn from one another. This has been a wonderful change, and I am seeing my class of English Language Learners become active and engaged in their learning. However, I now have to find another way to organize student materials, as there is no desk storage. \r\n\r\nThese sturdy bins will help my students to learn organization and responsibility for their materials while giving them space to work in groups and to share their thinking with one another. These will help our classroom to be organized so that each student has his/her own dedicated space for materials, while still enjoying the flexibility of tables for work space. And what's more, these bins will last for years to come! | null | null | My students need sturdy bins to organize their materials so that they can work collaboratively and efficiently in groups while learning to be responsible and care for their things. | 0 | 1 |
134,076 | p094283 | b6bf453b001623c9ca82fb167f4ea2f5 | Ms. | PA | 2016-08-16 10:59:07 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Dear Diary, help my students express themselves! | I teach a unique group of students that seem to have a hard exterior but a huge-hearted, loving interior. My students live in a title I inner-city neighborhood in Philadelphia; many do not know their actual family members or moved around from family to family throughout their whole childhood lives. What makes my students so incredible is that they have the ability to leave all of their chaotic, matured problems at the door when entering the classroom. They have the talent of hiding their frowns and adding a smile in replacement.\r\n\r\n My students don't always receive the help and love that they deserve. Whether helping a child with a family issue or just providing a notebook when one was unable to be provided, teachers at our school play many more roles than just a teacher. With help, my students will be able to receive the supplies their families are unable to afford, the education that each child is striving for, and the love that every student is searching for. Helping hands are all that are needed to break that hard exterior and reach the interior that each learning student beholds. \r\n | One area that my students struggle in is writing. Although many students believe they are unable to get their words on the paper, it is usually due to not feeling comfortable or prepared. One way I like to help students learn who they are as a writer is by having each student have a specific notebook for themselves all year. This notebook will be used for free writes, journal entries, or even as a diary whenever one is feeling creative. Having the notebooks and pencils available for each student will ultimately eliminate troubles for specific students who have a difficult time gathering resources.\r\n\r\n Crayons are not only useful for art, but for writing as well; my students need to start adding some color to their creative writing! Having a notebook shouldn't just be for writing because sometimes its easier to express one's self in form of color rather than words. By helping me build a classroom with an array of supplies, we will be helping each student learn who they are as a 7th grader as well as a growing writer. These simple supplies will go a long way to a student who is not used to having his or her own possessions. \r\n\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need notebooks & pencils. These types of supplies seem simple, but they go a long way. Students excel at writing when they have a personal notebook to express themselves freely! | 0 | 1 |
28,713 | p018929 | ba5e143800447ef7f2c17b8905d4607e | Ms. | MA | 2016-12-21 17:33:28 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Project Read part 2 | My students are in a substantially separate program in a low socioeconomic district. Many students do not have the ability to use technology outside of school. Often times it is difficult to use the technology shared among the school. My kiddos love to work independently on material at their ability level. All of my students read at least 3 grades below grade level. It is difficult to get texts at their ability level. \r\n\r\nMy students are extremely caring and appreciative young children. They get excited when it is time to use technology. They ask every day. Unfortunately, it is not always possible. | In my classroom we have a wide variety of grade levels. Students can use the IPad to go on the application RAZ kids. This program is individual to the student's reading level. I would like my students to get exposure to more books and stories at their level. I have already seen the success students are having when they use the website during their computer tech class. BUT why not have the program available within our classroom?\r\nMy students deserve the chance to enhance their skills.\r\nWith ipads they can learn how to use technology in every day life. They are learning to research and understand what information to believe. My hope is that with technology my students will meet their educational goals. | null | null | My students need iPads in order to enhance their independent reading. | 1 | 1 |
23,212 | p038871 | b357af898fe06944813be328a2e1335a | Mr. | NY | 2016-11-24 22:04:39 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Chromebook for Math | My students come from one of the poorest districts in the country. What they lack for in resources, they make up for in passion and a zest for learning. They yearn to learn, and I want to be able to make math come to life for them. \r\n\r\nI want them to see how math can change their lives. Many are interested in careers in technology and engineering. I want to give them the resources to excel to the best of their abilities. | We don't have much in terms of technology. A laptop Chromebook would help students tremendously, by opening up new avenues of teaching mathematics to these inner city students. They need the ability to access the Internet in the classroom and utilize web resources while they receive math instruction. The Chromebook will help them work on individual projects, and study things they are interested in. I can use the resources available on the internet and project the lessons through a projector. Lessons will become more interactive and engaging. Many of my students want to learn computer programming, and pursue computer science and engineering in college. | null | null | My students need a Chromebook laptop to help them engage in their mathematics. | 114 | 1 |
55,984 | p043809 | 8b2583e36b8fefc45022465a8f2b42d0 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-09-01 00:00:17 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science, Literacy & Language | Applied Sciences, Literature & Writing | Bridging the Technology Gap | \r\nI am a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, whose students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to help them move forward in a technological world, and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\nMy students are creative, clever and very spontaneous.\r\nThey like to create, and they love to learn new things. Many of them receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Many students do not have access to computers or the internet at home. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as \"typical\". From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire all our learners to continue on a path of academic excellence.\r\n | My students will be able to get experience using Chromebooks so that by the time testing comes around, they will feel more comfortable using the Chromebooks. \r\n\r\n My students will be using the four Asus Chromebooks to practice writing, editing, and publishing their essays; researching ancient civilizations and science topics for projects. They will be using math websites such as Kahoot, to learn and practice math strategies. Students will be able to use the website RAZ KIDS and Reading A to Z to practice reading using Guided Reading levels.\r\n\r\n We are also trying to put enough Chromebooks together to create a cart of 35, so that each student will have a computer to work on. | null | null | My students need four Asus Chromebooks to bridge the gap between the schools that have technology and those that don't. | 3 | 1 |
101,531 | p161964 | c1f54eb089efaaed0a3fa167354ca799 | Mrs. | FL | 2016-10-26 14:58:10 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Applied Learning | ESL, Early Development | Technology for Kindergarten!! | My class is full of sweet, caring, and energetic Kindergarteners. Each day when they arrive they are excited about learning. They are problem solvers, helpful classroom citizens, and future leaders. I have a very diverse group of students. I have every level from beginning readers to those who read on a higher grade level. They are growing and learning in the same small, tight-knit, community that inspired me to be a teacher. I love to see the look of pure joy as they grow and change in front of my eyes every day. | Our world is powered by technology. Today's students need to be able to use technology to keep up. Having Kindle Fires in the classroom will allow the students to learn with the use of technology. I have five student computers in the classroom. By having Kindles, half of my class can be engaged at one time.\r\n\r\nMy students would use the Kindles during literacy block to read books on their level and practice spelling and grammar.\r\n\r\nDuring math centers, they would be able to play games that reinforce Kindergarten math concepts. Please help my students reach their highest potential and rise toward the future by donating to Mrs. Hooker's class!\r\n | null | null | My students need the Fire Kids Edition Tablet, 7\" Display, wi-fi | 0 | 1 |
99,672 | p061544 | 917a9317dbeeccc8192879ea3b37fa49 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-11-16 09:44:31 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Crazy for Kindles! | Our classroom is full of books, different types of technology, flexible seating, and music. Students are able to switch seats and complete their work all over the classroom...wherever and however they are most successful. \r\n\r\nMy students are a great group of students who love to move, create, learn, ask questions, and occasionally make a mess in the classroom. Whether they are listening to a read aloud or working on an interactive notebook entry, they are always putting their best feet forward. They love being active, whether it's playing games in the classroom, going out to recess, or at PE.\r\n | We are looking to add the last 5 Kindles to our classroom set so each student is able to use one to complete assignments, conduct research, read books, and use educational apps. \r\n\r\nTechnology has become a great addition to our classroom. My students love using the Kindles that we have in our room for all sorts of activities. If they have a question, I can tell them to grab a Kindle and find out for themselves. If somebody needs a little extra help on a math topic, I can have them use one of our many educational apps to get one-on-one assistance. If the weather doesn't allow for recess, we can use them for indoor recess. | null | null | My students need Kindles so we are a one-to-one technology classroom. | 27 | 1 |
114,643 | p202900 | 6cf72189fe7c80d79caeaad5fa1edb02 | Mrs. | MO | 2017-02-09 11:47:41 | Grades 3-5 | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Keeping Our Teeth Clean and Our Stomachs Full! | As a nurse in an elementary school I have different responsibilities than a teacher. Of the three hundred and forty-three students in my building, I see roughly forty students a day. I manage the health for all the students and staff in my building and I am the only medical professional here. Healthy students make better learners and my job is to keep our kids healthy and learning. \r\nMy day consists of medication that is given daily, asthma checks, assisting students with special needs, students that get sick, and even students that just need a little care and attention. A lot of my day consists of caring for students with special needs. My day also consists of a lot of charting and parent communication. \r\nMultiple times a year I must check every student for head lice. I do vision and hearing screenings which might entail referring students to the appropriate doctor and helping parents find funds if they do not have insurance. I also keep track of the height and weight of my entire student body. \r\n | Living in a poverty stricken area can be very challenging. Often times my students do not have the resources that may people take for granite. Things as common as shampoo, conditioner, body soap, toothbrush, and toothpaste can be hard to come by. Many families have to choose between these items and food. \r\nPoor dental hygiene is a problem we face that affects our students on a daily basis. Poor hygiene can cause students to feel bad about themselves and become the target of bullies. Low self esteem can affect a child for a lifetime. \r\nIn some cases poor dental hygiene can lead to physical or medical conditions. Conditions such as gingivitis, gum disease, cavities, or abscess teeth. Parents that already have a hard time making ends meet have a hard time affording dental care. \r\nIn addition to dental hygiene items I am asking for snack items to give students. Hunger can impede learning and not all children get the food that they need\r\n | null | null | My students need toothbrushes and toothpaste. They also need snack to keep them full | 2 | 1 |
122,841 | p249008 | ac63173678968f33c5d4aee53e382de8 | Ms. | LA | 2016-12-20 12:24:31 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Cubbies Please! | My third grade students are lovable, energetic children, who are always eager to learn new things. They look forward to school each day because they are provided with inquiry-based learning. \r\n\r\nOur school is a pre-K through Third grade student body. We are a Title I school in a rural community. Our goal is to provide the most enriching, challenging education possible for all of our students. Our beautiful classroom is a warm, caring environment, conducive to all types of wonderful learning experiences. | Reading great and exciting literature is the best thing a teacher can share with her students. I am fortunate to have over 500 titles of books in my classroom available for students to read. We need an organization space for these books. We the funding of this project, the cubbies will hold the books organized into different genres. As third graders they are given free choice when choosing and reading books. For our formal lessons and activities, students are required to complete reading projects according to specific genres. Any donations to this project will be much appreciated and valued in the years to come. | null | null | My students need a cubicle shelf in order to organize their books. | 41 | 1 |
89,465 | p182714 | 5df4fbaf506df8e2c73e4dab530ab29a | Mrs. | TX | 2016-10-04 20:00:21 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Music & The Arts | College & Career Prep, Music | Piano Project for Producing Proud Performers | Our school serves a very low socio-economic neighborhood in south-west Dallas, TX. Many of our students do not know where their next meal will come from. Our school provides 2 meals a day to all students and also offers a take home meal for kids after school. But despite these huge challenges, our students push themselves to grow and want to learn! \r\n\r\nThe kids love our school, we love our students and we are the hub for the community! In spite of their financial and social challenges at home, we want to do all we can to bring technology to them; helping to prepare and empower them to one day go to college. This will show them that they can achieve, no matter where they came from. | Learning the piano will help to develop a variety of skills in these students. Many of these students have no access to private music lessons, which develops study and lifelong learning skills. This will give them an opportunity to learn to push themselves musically, and later academically, through the use of differentiated instruction gauged at their skill level. \r\n\r\nNeurological pathways are connected while playing the piano that can then be utilized in other disciplines, such as mathematics, science and engineering. Numerous scientific studies have shown that producing music stimulates the brain in ways that almost every other activity cannot. \r\n\r\nWith the push in STEM learning, this would combine both music and technology and help to provide the cross-curricular ties into math and the sciences. Lastly, this would give the students a creative outlet and provide a medium by which they can express the,selves in a positive manner and gain confidence in front of others, which is crucial to employment at many levels! | null | null | My students need MIDI USB keyboards so they can learn to play the piano and gain the scientifically-proven benefits to their STEM development. | 0 | 1 |
165,529 | p010464 | 73c01727e67ef4a069ba3c9ce058dbe9 | Mrs. | CO | 2016-08-31 23:08:43 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Digital Magazine | Welcome to our team! This year I am blessed to teach 15 boys and 10 girls in a suburb of Denver. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and experiences- divorced parents, bilingual families, adopted, and special needs-physical and emotional. We celebrate our differences and understand that all these experiences make us a unique part of a puzzle that becomes a team. We are excited to learn from one another!\r\n\r\nOur goal is to \"Think Different\" and approach problem solving in unique ways. Students are free to sit where they choose as long as they are doing high quality work. They are encourage to take risks and fail. That's how we learn! We are all responsibility for our choices and are learning self control. It is my privilege to help educate these young minds in all facets of their lives! | Students love learning how to navigate in the cyber world at school because many do not have the opportunity at home. My students crave computer time! Each hour they ask...when are we using the computers? \r\n\r\nHaving access to an online magazine will expose them to ideas, cultures, and news from around the world. They will have choice in what they read and can create projects based on their learning. Perhaps an article will spark an idea or motivate a student to think differently about something in their world. It's these sparks we need to ignite and see how they can help make the world a better place. The opportunity to read and write online will help them meet the 21 Century standards they are expected to learn. | null | null | My students need experiences reading and responding online. Many students do not have access to computers or online materials. This digital magazine will provide students with a variety of opportunities to engage in nonfiction text. | 0 | 1 |
138,060 | p229006 | b11248a6e3ec06e91fed51c7432dcc52 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-08-20 17:20:48 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences | Starting the Year Off on the Right Foot | I work at the largest high school in Southern California with over 4,000 students on the senior campus alone. My classes consist of low-income students of color who come from very diverse backgrounds, and have a lot of pride in their heritage and their community. They are consistently striving to do great things not only on campus, but also in their community. \r\n\r\nMy students have a lot of spunk and creativity, and solve problems by thinking outside the box. They are passionate about their interests and bring with them a different angle of looking at chemistry. I truly see a brighter future whenever I step into my classroom with them! | I am an AVID support teacher and will be implementing many AVID teaching and studying strategies. Basic classroom supplies, such as high lighters, will allow students to color code their Cornell notes as well as annotate readings. Items like glitter glue will add life, as well as lots of pride, to student projects such as posters. And a new toner cartridge for my classroom printer will allow students to print pictures for projects or business letters and essays for class without having to pay to use the printers in the library. I am excited to be implementing more hands-on and inquiry-based lessons this year, but I need basic class supplies to do so. | null | null | My students need basic class supplies in order to utilize the AVID learning and studying methods I will be teaching them to make chemistry more accessible. | 3 | 1 |
90,269 | p253947 | 899b36a6ec9df74f79f2925d7d428375 | Ms. | OH | 2017-03-28 19:13:28 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Leaders in Techchology | Our students come from a low-income area, with nearly 100% qualifying for free and reduced-price lunches.\r\nThis environment can produce certain obstacles to education, such as an inability to meet a child's basic needs, working parents who may lack the time or resources to provide academic supports, and a whole slew of other difficulties.\r\nWhile these challenges exist, they do not deter our students from striving towards goals and succeeding in endeavors.\r\nThrough our commitment to developing relationships, building supports, and creating a positive learning environment, I continue to see the gap lessen. Our school does everything it can to support the needs of our children both academically and socially. Our children continue to show scholarship, purpose, and grit, and need a classroom that will continue to foster their growth.\r\n | We live in a world of technology. My students use technology on a daily basis. However, technology is still lacking in the classroom. We use technology for every subject in our classroom. Students write on Google Docs, they learn through interactive lessons, research many interesting topics, and they can even read books on technology! Because of the limited amount of technology within our school, our students will miss some of these interactive activities.\r\nTechnology is one of the best ways to get students engaged and excited to learn!\r\nOur students have entered a twenty-first century learning world. One in which technology is essential for their learning. Everything is changing over to technology, why shouldn't our classroom as well? This is why we are requesting Chromebooks.\r\n | null | null | My students need 3 Chromebooks to enhance technology in our classroom! | 0 | 1 |
88,183 | p233900 | a2c4ddf1cd69a2b86c97b3df9c991e26 | Teacher | GA | 2016-08-09 22:21:37 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Reading the Classics Today! | My school and classroom have a very diverse population. Many backgrounds coming together is always inspiring. That being said, many of the students lack the necessary resources for school supplies, and are on free or reduced lunch. We just can't have that hindering young minds being molded. They are our future and I want them to enjoy school so they will be life long learners. Any way to change up their day and add a little fun goes a long way! | Read, read, read! That is what we always tell parents. Reading is key in all students' education. Not only can reading inspire, but it can teach lessons in school and life. One aspect that really helps to engage and support students' learning is to have the book in-hand. That is why I am working to help get a couple classics in my students' hands. We all remember reading at least one of these classics, if not both! Think of the accomplishment and joy you felt completing your first chapter book; that is what we are going to share with my students! I am asking for 5 extra copies, because accidents always happen. | null | null | My students need a class set of books, that way everyone has a book in hand. | 1 | 0 |
29,404 | p204150 | 0f3a568cd1568230e940772acf61a4cc | Mrs. | CA | 2016-09-14 18:26:10 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Digitalize My Classroom! :) | Our school is an arts school located in one of the lowest socioeconomic cities in California, yet my students are some of the most creative and talented people that I have ever met.\r\n\r\nMy students are fun, hard working, full of life, and well simply amazing! They love to learn and work hard to achieve their goals. They are passionate about what they do. Even though I am the teacher, I learn something new from them every single day! They will make you smile, laugh, and never let you have a bad day.\r\n | We live in a world where we are surrounded by technology so why should a classroom be any different? Students are able to relate better to things that they are familiar with. This increases their focus and attention, and ultimately their academic achievement.\r\n\r\nChromebooks will allow students to create projects, collaborate with one another, code, and do research for various activities. My students learn statistics, and I would like to teach them how to use Excel to collect, manage, and sort data. They will also use Chromebooks for other various projects throughout the year, that requires them to do research and coding. Chromebooks will also save paper as most of my assessments can be taken digitally. Chromebooks will be a wonderful addition to my classroom. :) | null | null | My students need at least 10 Chromebooks for use in the classroom! :) | 0 | 1 |
97,200 | p225132 | 653aaf34fe1e0e04e50b9c6e0493f4a4 | Mrs. | NJ | 2016-06-28 09:50:08 | Grades 6-8 | History & Civics, Literacy & Language | Civics & Government, Literacy | Helping My Students Become \"Upfront\" Learners | I have been in education for over 15 years. I've taught in middle school, high school, and even college. However, I have never met students more determined and more thirsty for knowledge than my students. Right now, we are on summer break; however, many of my students asked for more books to read this summer. And I gave them books and assignments to complete while the school gears up for next year. \r\n\r\nMy students want to go to Princeton, Harvard, and University of Pennsylvania, and I will do everything for them to help them achieve admission to their dream schools. | It is said that in a 24 hour period, we read more informational text than we do fictional text. However, when you look at classrooms, the focus is always on reading fiction. \r\n\r\nI am looking to increase the amount of informational text my students are exposed to by requesting the Scholastic Upfront Magazine. \r\n\r\nAfter speaking with the Scholastic representative, I know this magazine is the right choice for my students because this magazine will reach them at their advanced lexlie level and provide them with new and unbiased information on the many current events happening in the world around them. | null | null | My students need to increase their informational text reading and this Upfront Magazine will give them an opportunity to work with current issues while increasing their informational text reading. | 3 | 1 |
139,200 | p084605 | 3e8a3e9901e2ca433032be2d1e8b7739 | Ms. | NY | 2016-08-31 11:13:07 | Grades 3-5 | Music & The Arts | Visual Arts | Let's Connect with STEAM | My students are from inner city, low income homes.\r\nTheir parents are immigrants and new to the language. They spend many hours in the school building and at after school centers. Art is one of the only subjects that lets them explore themselves and communicate in a way that language isn't an issue. Learning about other cultures and ways of life of people in our society and our past will help my students become better citizens. By learning about others through art my students will get a clear idea of what being a part of community is. Being exposed to as much as possible is so important. | For this project I've asked for supplies such as need American dream catchers, totem pole craft activities and double-sided card stock that will help in any projects that we need to connect our science and social studies curriculum to the art classroom. I have also asked for some math and science connections that have to do with string art materials. These art supplies will help my students in many ways to bring a cross curriculum connection and help my students understand the cultural background to the folk art at the native Americans created. I think once the student see the importance and impact these real life projects enhance the lives of Native Americans they will want to create them themselves. | null | null | My students need supplies to create art associated with the social studies and stem curriculum of the fourth and fifth grades. | 49 | 1 |
67,686 | p173315 | 7bc3ffecb7bb4d0a996cadc8f60a8b4b | Ms. | NC | 2017-04-26 11:44:46 | Grades 6-8 | Music & The Arts | Visual Arts | Identity: The Self-Portrait | My students are amazing artists! I would like to spark their creativity by using new and exciting materials in the classroom. Unfortunately, I am limited to using basic materials such as markers and crayons for most of our projects, which can be monotonous. \r\n\r\nMy art students are from low income families and have very limited access to luxuries that you and I often take for granted.\r\n\r\nMy students and their families don't always have the essentials such as food and clothing. My students do not have access to museums and travel where learning about culture and art is rooted.\r\n | Middle School is a time of self exploration and finding oneself. Students are figuring out who they are, who they want to be, and how they are going to get there. It is a pivotal time to teach concepts about identity and to guide students to embrace themselves.\r\n\r\nSelf-Portraits are a vehicle that artists have used to reveal their ideas, character, and souls.\r\nStudents will understand and analyze how he or she can achieve this in their own self-portrait drawing. I currently do not have the basic drawing materials to lay a strong foundation of success. My students are amazing artists, but they need a mirror to assist in our self-portrait project. | null | null | My students need drawing mirrors to help create self- portraits that will show their inner-self. | 8 | 1 |
159,175 | p215216 | 5719621b36321ef1c7e89139e7d08b42 | Mrs. | IL | 2016-06-01 20:44:52 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | ESL | A is for Apple | A typical day in my classroom starts out with greeting my 30 wonderful students. They come in ready and eager to learn. For many of them, English is their second language. My goal is to get them as ready as I can for their futures. \r\n\r\nI teach 30 bilingual students in an inner city school.\r\n\r\nThey are some of the sweetest and hard-working students I have ever had. I work in an inner city school. The majority of my students come from low income homes. We are very underfunded and it has become extremely difficult to provide my students with even the bare necessities that they need an deserve.\r\n | These alphabet stamps and letter chart will be an essential staple in my Kindergarten class. Everyday I can teach a letter to my students and they can practice identifying, reading and writing the letters of the alphabet. My English language learners will benefit greatly from the visual and tactical experience these supplies will give them. \r\n\r\nEducation is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world- Nelson Mandela\r\nThe first step in becoming a fluent and avid reader is by learning the alphabet. My students will be excited to learn each letter and expand their knowledge of the English language! | null | null | My students need manipulatives and visuals to learn their letters and sounds! | 31 | 1 |
162,878 | p248578 | 24a2d7d285ce70db1daf35654da05cef | Mrs. | AL | 2016-08-26 16:10:32 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Special Needs | Early Development, Special Needs | The Touch, The Feel...Shapes the Learning for Our Lives | My students love to share their accomplishments with others and also enjoy colorful, fun hands-on activities...what kid doesn't? I teach 18 smart, funny, and lively kindergartners, including a few students with special needs, at a Title I school.\r\n\r\n Most of my students have never stepped foot in a school before they come to my class in August. Close to 85% of our students also come from a low socioeconomic background. However, these \"obstacles\" do not stop me from challenging my students or keep them from being excited about learning! | This project requests several sensory items for fun, hands-on learning experiences. These sensory items can be used in so many ways. I plan on using the sensory bin and different types of \"filler\" every week during center time. Students can search for letters, numbers, words, and so many other things while also accessing different senses. I would love to eventually create scented filler so as to access the sense of smell (which is often linked with memory and in turn could help students remember things such as sight words or numbers). Using the sensory bin is a sure way to engage student in hands-on learning. Many of the sensory items can also be used to calm or redirect certain students, just by focusing on the feel of the different items. I have a number of students who would benefit greatly from this!\r\n\r\n Thank you so much for considering donating to our classroom. These sensory items will help my students learn through sensory exploration. They will have so much fun that they won't even know that they are learning! Again, thank you! | null | null | My students need an economy sand & water table with top, washable sensory play materials, and sensory tubs. | 8 | 1 |
71,067 | p019558 | f3405261ae2a595def9896067f906fe6 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-06-14 23:54:01 | Grades 6-8 | Applied Learning | College & Career Prep | 21st Century Skills and Technology Optimized to Improve OUR World!!! | Many of my students are low-income, migrant students, and our district is about 86% free/reduced lunches. In spite of these obstacles, my students are excelling in technology. I'm teaching summer school again this year, so I'm realizing the need for teachers to meet the needs of kids who don't otherwise get access to technology.\r\n\r\n Today, while giving an introduction to coding, a student with limited English proficiency was struggling, and then I showed him the translation option, and he ended up being one of the fastest, most successful coders!!! He went from full frustration to exhilaration!!! Using STEAM as a model, kids are learning cross-curriculum ideas that they can apply to the workforce.\r\n\r\n My ultimate goal for technology in the classroom is to make my students employable and successful. They have social skills, as well as drive and passion, and of course, work ethic, and with 21st century technology opportunities, I know they will be able to make an employer proud, and make a positive and lasting difference in the world. A group of students in my Inquiry class invented something that is truly innovative, and now are getting a patent! They are our future, and the best investment! | Students will use Lego robotics and K'NEX to learn how to program, and about science and technology at the same time! They'll learn physics, kinesiology, motion, programming, coding, all while being responsible digital citizens.\r\n\r\n The Lego robots will help students problem solve and use communication and collaboration to problem solve in real life situations that they will be able to use in careers in technology. They will use critical thinking to solve problems posed, and then use listening and speaking standards to present their findings.\r\n\r\n Every day these kids are faced with what they can't do, whether it is from a language or financial barrier, and in spite of those things, they come back and overcome those obstacles. They are starving for opportunities, and excel when they receive them. If you invest in THESE kids, you are investing in YOUR future. | null | null | My students need robotics to be on a level playing field. | 0 | 1 |
44,254 | p041568 | 0824120ceab6df5be31b5f19ad89ff8f | Mr. | TX | 2016-10-09 17:07:31 | Grades 6-8 | History & Civics | History & Geography | The Alamo Supplemental Reading | I am a Title 1 teacher. Being a Tile 1 school most of our students come from low income households. The unfortunately do not get much support from home, as some of their parents simply cannot help them. We are located in Alvin, Texas.\r\n\r\nMy students lack basic reading skills. A good portion of them are on a 4th grade reading level or lower. My goal is to help use supplemental reading to help build those skills. While also keeping them engaged in the Texas History content. | These books will help build the basic reading skills of my students. This will allow for extra book studies and classroom discussions about what they have read. This is something the parents can read as well, that way they can have more discussion at home about what the student is learning.\r\n\r\nThese books will help engage my students about the Alamo. My students love learning about this subject, so any extra reading will help them to dive deeper in the material, as well as help build up even more reading skills. This will also allow for students to come into tutorials to help comprehend what they are reading.\r\n | null | null | My students need these books as a way to help keep them engaged in the content. As well as help build their basic reading skills. | 0 | 0 |
37,978 | p184700 | e9111cc8a1142a2443d23b67ffd558bd | Mrs. | NC | 2017-04-05 17:14:47 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Health & Life Science | The Future of Health and Medicine | My students are all interested in health and medical careers. Our school curriculum, and my classes specifically, besides offering all classes required for graduation, caters to electives for the health and medical fields such as anatomy and physiology, sports medicine, genetics, biotechnology, and health science. \r\n\r\nWe are committed to excellence in teaching and use many resources from hands-on labs, to virtual lab experiences, to field trips and beyond, to help expose our students to health and medical opportunities they would otherwise miss out on. They follow a 4 year guided path to learning about health and medical careers with our community partners, and end their school experience senior year with one-on-one internships with a health or medical professional in their identified field of interest. | Many of my students do not have access to technology resources at home and must use the ones at school to fulfill their academic assignments. Our school is very small and does not have enough laptops to go around to all the classrooms that wish to use them.\r\n\r\nOur students will use these laptops to gain experience and knowledge in topics relating to health and medicine. They will have virtual lab experiences such as a cardiology lab where they can diagnose cardiac patients using EKGs, family histories, and ultrasounds of the heart in a virtual doctor's office. They will learn how to do PCR and analyze DNA in a virtual laboratory. They will be able to research health and medial careers and learn about leaders in their fields of interest.\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need laptops for virtual lab experiences and research and to do all the things that will make them successful in this 21st century learning environment | 1 | 1 |
124,725 | p203429 | 3808ed3f57ba723da1b4e006c54099a5 | Mrs. | VA | 2016-05-11 15:03:00 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Music & The Arts | Mathematics, Visual Arts | Empowering Students Through Art by Moving Full STEAM Ahead | As an educator there are two questions that run through my head constantly. First, have my students left me feeling excited about returning to learn more. Secondly, are my students prepared to face a world with challenges that aren't even conceived at this point. | I travel between three different schools in a small rural area. Although each school is very different one thing remains the same. When I walk in the door of the building they are all eagerly wanting to hear about what is in store for them during the computer lab instruction of the day. All are rural schools where students struggle academically due to generational poverty. In fact, over 80% of my students receive free or reduced priced lunch. As a technology teacher I work with all grades from Preschool through Fifth grade. By the time they have reached fifth grade my students know that there are real differences between them and students in nearby \"richer\" schools. What I want is to move my students from a traditional computer lab to one with opportunities for them to explore and learn by research, design, and building. However, our rural division does not have the funds to invest in a STEAM lab, something that my students deserve and need in order to move them to better future. | \"Teach to THE TEST!\" It seems that this is the life of a teacher these days and students are no longer allowed to be learners. In order to learn a child must be given both a chance to fail and an opportunity to explore a better way to earn success. STEAM is the acronym which stands for the fusion of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math to engage the whole child and foster high achievement in all subject areas. It provides children with the means to truly learn by discovery, inquiry, and the exploration of process. What I envision with these materials is the creation of a lab devoted to allowing students to explore, design, and build. There will be computers for research, recording, or designing. Building materials such as Lego's and planks will be included. Cameras will be a must to document their process. A makerspace will include robotics as well as DIY spaces where students students engage in creative and critical thinking that supports 21st century learning. | The role of education is to prepare today's students to fill tomorrow's workforce needs. This project has the potential to make significant long term changes in the lives of my students. By providing a STEAM lab where students can explore the integration of technology into a plethora of arts and sciences, they may develop an interest in a career that will take them out of poverty. On a smaller level, students will develop problem solving skills that will be of benefit across the curriculum. | My students need 14 chromebooks and various other items to start a STEAM lab. | 4 | 1 |
71,368 | p010251 | eec09f1f55ae765f2faad76e4c32a620 | Mrs. | NJ | 2016-12-20 11:16:24 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science, Music & The Arts | Applied Sciences, Visual Arts | Learning Photography at an Early Age | Since I have a math and science background it enables me to implement STEM-enriched learning where the students would not usually be exposed to it. I teach 30 different classes throughout the school, I am highly recognized in the hallway, but I wouldn't change any of that- my students make me feel like I am a rock-star! They are always ready to \"play\" on the computers. Most of the time they don't even realize that the \"playing\" that they're doing is actually learning. | I would love to introduce my students to digital photography!\r\nPhotography will allow my students to see the beauty in our school and community.\r\n Our school does not have any picture taking devices which I feel is a travesty to the students. \r\nI would love to offer a photography class after school for students in grades 1st through 4th. \r\nStudents will use the camera and Chromebook to make works of art for our school and the yearbook. They will use the Chromecast to display their work at events throughout the school but also allow for their peers to critique their work. \r\nPhotography is an art form that these students have little exposure to. I have a background in photography and would love my students to have the same passion for taking pictures as I do. With my background knowledge and their eagerness to learn we will have great success.\r\n | null | null | My students need a Chromebook, Chromecast and a Nikon camera to explore digital photography. | 32 | 1 |
4,479 | p195279 | 3b38133565fa5635ee24ba59cfc50f31 | Ms. | CA | 2017-04-29 00:38:05 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Happiness is seeing and hearing my students read | My students come into the classroom with a variety of skills and knowledge. They are eager learners from diverse backgrounds. Our school offers free breakfast and lunch for all students, because most of the students come from a low socioeconomic household, but that doesn't stop them from being confident in spirit and developing skills and academic habits, everything is still possible. The students are ready and eager to learn, so that they will be ready for the next grade level with enough skills and habits to continue their education as the years roll by. | The big book center will make reading big books at the students' level of reading. I have the big books but nowhere to store and display them so the students can use them during our center times. The students would be able to independently pull out a big book to read using a pointer as others can listen. Then store it back into the big book storage center.\r\n\r\nThe students will be able to use the center to read big books and can also use the magnetic white board part of the big book storage center to write on or use with magnetic alphabet letters to create words, so it serves two purposes.\r\n\r\nMy classroom has no kindergarten furniture in it. I had to add a few pieces I bought at the Goodwill company. | null | null | My students need a reading center that includes big books. The big book center is perfect for my kindergarten students. | 16 | 1 |
73,513 | p019623 | 9d4dad9a5905f0bbb4d823c02d61d55d | Mrs. | FL | 2016-09-03 14:58:34 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science | 4th graders need to understand the importance of enviromental science | My students are creative, active, and have positive attitudes towards learning! Our class is a mixture of regular education and gifted students, most who have an interest in STEM based activities.\r\n They enjoy learning and incorporating a variety of hands on STEM based activities to enhance their understanding of how the world works.\r\n Each child brings a diverse background to the group. We are a school in a district that is economically disadvantaged with a very diverse group of students who truly enjoy coming to school every day. | Science has always been one of my favorite topics because studying plants can easily be hands-on. Looking at real life plants allows students to see, touch, and smell what they are learning about. Introducing enviromental science at an early age will impact the way that they think about the world and sustainability for the rest of their lives. \r\n\r\nWhen students take part in their learning, such as planting the seeds, providing necessary care, and watching things grow, they become invested in the process.\r\nEvery year I hear the 'oohs' and 'ahs' as students see the changes happening in front of them as the seeds begin to grow. Having the necessary tools and kits for each science class makes this learning process possible for each and every student | null | null | My students need 2 plant development kits in order to understand the process of germination and growth and, therfore, the importance of plants on enviromental science. | 3 | 0 |
98,480 | p083293 | 1f3cef8c1b8bb93ab6d64774cb1c9a95 | Ms. | CA | 2017-03-11 00:35:06 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Environmental Science | Scientist Need Journals | My students are energetic and very curious. They enjoy school and learning using all their senses. They are all learning English as second language. My students attend school in the inner-city. The school is nestled among railroad tracks and factories. All of my students qualify for federally funded lunches. They have very limited resources yet are the most generous. \r\n\r\nMy students are thirsty for knowledge. They love to feel like scientists. They're fascinated with the life cycle of animals and plants. They are always ready to learn and despite their shortcomings they always try their very best. | I am requesting both white paper and astrobright paper to make students science journals. As scientist they will use these journals to sketch observations, take note, collect data, and monitor growth of their seedlings.\r\nThe astrobright paper will be also used to publish graphs and findings. Students will need journals to compare how environment effects the the growth of plants. \r\nStudents need paper both white and astrobright to use to make diagrams of their seedlings as well as labeling each part and noting times and date just like a real Scientist would do. The most important things is for students to compile data in a way that they can share with class. | null | null | My students need white paper and astrobright paper to create booklets for Science Journals. | 115 | 1 |
8,043 | p005521 | 27f2b59673faa798b8c620d70b3d315c | Mrs. | TX | 2016-07-25 22:51:24 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Books Ahoy! | I am at a school of students who are from all walks of life. I try to encourage and foster a want to improve. My students are eager and energetic learners.\r\nWe like to be able to get up and move in order to get our wiggles out so when we are involved in learning we are more focused at our task. \r\nFrom the moment my students walk in my class to the moment they leave they at the end of the year they will continue on their goal of being academic scholars! | In my classroom I have a goal to help all students realize that reading is fun! I know that at younger ages that can be hard because a lot of times there are not options in children's interest areas. My hopes is to create an in classroom library that will help students find that passion and joy.\r\nWe enjoy having opportunities to discuss and share our books with friends to encourage an ongoing relationship with reading.\r\nIn addition, I hope to have enough books at varying levels to boost reading growth so students may continue to challenge themselves and harness their reading skills. | null | null | My students need access to a variety of fiction and nonfiction books to encourage a passion for reading. | 1 | 1 |
55,673 | p080200 | 897088ead72deae7ba7b69afb22aa237 | Mrs. | PA | 2016-12-17 08:05:54 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Music & The Arts | Literature & Writing, Visual Arts | Blue Seat Sacks for Engaging Books in the ESOL Classroom! | My ESOL students have a special request! At the beginning of the year, we asked what type of books they would like to read. They said that they want to read about dogs, Spider-man, dinosaurs, bats, and Despicable Me! My classroom of fourth grade ESOL students come from countries such as Algeria and Cambodia. There are 15 different language groups in my school. We celebrate the rich diversity of our school community.\r\n\r\nMy students love to read and explore various genres of books. This project will provide our classroom library with books that interest them! My students come to school eager to learn and explore! Our school community works hard to provide the best possible education for our students! For many of my students, this is their first experience with English. In my school of over 500 students, almost 40% of the students are English Language Learners. | My students love to read a good book! They love listening to stories and exploring non-fiction and fantasy texts. As an ELL teacher, it is my joy to share fun and engaging books with my students. We are requesting books such as Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villain and National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs. These stories will be featured as the weekly book in our Reading Center. The stories will be read to students, then they will be available for students to read with a partner. My students will record facts and draw pictures of what they learned using the Crayola markers. My students will store their books and artwork in their seat sacks.\r\n\r\nYour donation to this project will ignite the joy of reading in my ELL students!\r\nYour donation to this project will help my ESOL students combine art and literature. They will be able to make connections to the text, while listening to a good story. Your donation will help my students find the joy in a good book! | null | null | My students need fun and engaging texts, markers and seat sacks to enjoy their favorite books in the ESOL classroom! | 86 | 1 |
89,552 | p089803 | e731a0fa74588f7095a57c02d99092b6 | Mr. | ID | 2016-12-01 18:17:53 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Tools for Success! | My students are a mix between special needs and ELL students. Most of them live near the poverty line or are refugees from war torn countries. For many, English is a second or even third language. It is often a necessity for my students to work a full time job after school so that they can help support their families. \r\n\r\nEven with all of the hardships that my students endure, they still show up every day eager to learn. I do my best to ensure that each student has the materials that they need to participate in class because most cannot afford event the most basic supplies. | My students need classroom tools to make the material more accessible. They have as much ambition and drive as any students I have ever seen, they are just limited by the worn out supplies that have been handed down from one class to the next. \r\n\r\nWe are not asking for a lot, just the tools that would make the learning process a little easier. We currently have two options when it comes time to sharpen pencils, the single blade hand sharpener that looks like it came free with the purchase of a stick of bubble gum and a worn out electric sharpener that is so loud and takes so long that we have to take a five minute break from instruction every time someone uses it. Our colored pencil supply is down to about 15, and ten of those are either black, grey, or white... \r\n\r\nA significant portion of our class focuses on using geometric tools. At this point we are down to 10 compasses for a class of 30, and the ones we still have tend to move while you are using them. Drawing simple circles and arcs is a test of patience as much as anything else. Our protractor situation is similar. The few that we still have, have been used so much that the markings have all but worn completely off. Most of the time I have to tell students that they need to estimate what number should be there... \r\n\r\n. | null | null | My students need geometry supplies to help them succeed in real world situations! | 1 | 1 |
122,085 | p209122 | 44f90276608af96d7e87da4679a86ac2 | Ms. | SC | 2016-09-28 23:26:48 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle...and Learn! | I teach first grade in a Title I school in South Carolina, but I certainly do not let that slow my students down. The students at my school receive both free breakfast and lunch. My students work hard to succeed and I do my best to ensure that they get to learn in a fun and creative environment. I am teaching students to become respectful, responsible, and to be life-long learners. \r\n\r\nMy students like to dance, sing, and be hands-on with their learning. Our room is bustling with music and movement. At the end of the day, I want my classroom to be a home and a safe place for them to be. | Our classroom is slowly transforming into a complete flexible seating classroom. Another student let us borrow her ball chairs and my students were in love! They have begged me for some of our own! These chairs will keep the balls from rolling around the classroom but will still allow the students to get in the movement that they need to concentrate. \r\nI love to see my students excited about learning and that is exactly what flexible seating has brought to our room. The kids are so excited about being able to move but they just keep telling me that we need more! They have requested Hokki stools because they allow for the students to wobble back and forth without me having to ask them to \"keep all the legs on the ground.\" I can only do my best to help provide what they are yearning for! | null | null | My students need Hokki stools and balance ball chairs to help them get their wiggles out | 14 | 1 |
49,400 | p246167 | 711167ea7bfcae20127f2eb90c22fbda | Ms. | HI | 2017-01-17 00:41:23 | Grades 6-8 | History & Civics, Math & Science | History & Geography, Mathematics | Seeking Knowledge Through Technology! | A typical day in my classroom is full of interactive learning with math, group work, and U.S. History, as well as incorporating Hawaiian culture and language into our daily routines. Students are actively engaged in their daily lessons while also enjoying the social aspects of middle school.\r\n\r\nStudents in my classroom are studying math and U.S. History. We also have silent and oral reading opportunities in our advisory/homeroom class. At our school, students participate in Hawaiian cultural activities such as hula and studying the Hawaiian language. They love to be outdoors and enjoy participating in athletics. They are creative, artistic, musical, and smart. Each day in my classroom is an adventure full of learning, laughs, music, and fun. I feel honored to work with this amazing group of students. | My students LOVE technology! They are actively engaged in my classroom at the mention of using iPads or computers for assignments and projects! They love to do everything from look up random words, practice their typing, explore new countries and states using maps, competing in Math games, and looking up song chords and lyrics to practice their musical talents. Their thirst for knowledge is endless! I am slowly working towards having a 1:1 technology ratio in my classroom. I believe if we want to keep the interest of our students as well as develop relevant skills for today's adolescents we must have a healthy balance of technology in the classroom. Having this iPad will help my students feel connected to the fast pace and every changing world we live in. As students on a small island they are curious about other places and topics. I love to see them research and get excited about concepts we are studying in our Math and U.S. History classes. With this iPad they will feel the freedom to explore! Thanks for supporting our project! | null | null | My students need an iPad Mini with protective case to conduct research, practice Math skills, investigate U.S. History topics, create music, and access a plethora of information to broaden their knowledge and interests. | 31 | 1 |
12,933 | p243291 | 2dab32a0f1c154873d689199cac90000 | Mrs. | MN | 2016-08-22 21:13:09 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | Let's Hit the Target of Being Active in the Classroom! | Imagine a classroom where students become as close as siblings! That's what happens after two years of being in the same classroom with the same teacher and same peers. Our class of 27 students is entering the second year of our \"loop\" which makes us a little more unique than traditional public school classes. My students work together, learn together and collaborate, which builds their relationships. Of course, learning is our main objective, but seeing the outcome of these long lasting friendships is equally fulfilling for me as a teacher! | My students are requesting items for our classroom that promote movement and activity while they are learning. Last year, they were interested in using alternative seating choices like Wobble stools and cushions, so I purchased a few of them and the students LOVED it! One of my students commented that he felt like he could learn better when he was able to \"wiggle\" around on the stool! I'm lucky enough to have those same students again this year because of the first and second grade looping program we have at our school. \r\nDuring a class meeting, my students brought up the idea of having more flexible seating options for our classroom so that we have enough choices for more students in our room. They particularly want more Wobble Stools, ball chairs and recliners. As young as my students are, they have already started to make a connection between movement and learning. Research has shown a strong correlation between academics and being active.\r\nAt my school, students are given about 25 minutes of physical education 3-4 times per week and also a daily recess time of about 20 minutes. Doing the math, we come up with a maximum of 45 minutes each day, which does not achieve the 60 minute goal. While some of my students are active outside of the classroom, some do not have those same experiences. When you take into account Minnesota weather, there are many days when the children are not able to be outside. I incorporate movement into my lessons and do brain breaks as much as possible, but these seating choices will allow the students even more of an opportunity towards reaching the recommended amount of 60 minutes of activity each day. My students would be beyond grateful for your support! | null | null | My students need 4 Gaiam Balance Ball Chairs, 2 Kore Wobble Stools, 2 recliners and 4 Bouncy Bands for our classroom to help them work towards their daily goal of being active for 60 minutes. | 7 | 1 |
124,911 | p038882 | 89d577c39f9ce910aa62b7caae672ac9 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-09-01 13:26:20 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, History & Civics | Literature & Writing, Social Sciences | Reads from Around the World | I work in a Title I school, which makes it really hard for students to get what they need to be successful. All my students get free and reduce lunch due to their economical situation. This also limits my students with the type of experiences they encounter, their families can't afford to take them places that will enrich their knowledge and will provide them with opportunities to grow. Many of my students live in a unsafe neighborhood, and some live in single parent homes, this makes it harder for the parents to provide my students with what they need. My students need many materials that will help them achieve their goals. | Using Engaging reading materials will allow my students to experience different points of view from the world. The Little Prince will help them to continue to create and not to stop believing in their dreams and aspirations. They will not only learn new vocabulary, and reinforce the skills learned in the class, but it will also help them learn more about themselves and others. \r\nThe Diary of Ann Frank, will allow my students understand not only the hardships of war, but also how one needs to be kind to all people in order to avoid conflicts and keep peace. \r\nI want my students to become more sympathetic, I also want them to embrace all cultures and races equally | null | null | My students need engaging reading materials that will provided them with a different point of view of the world. | 0 | 1 |
127,073 | p005197 | 9e2a640efb90dc71249c449ea7ae7c8e | Ms. | TX | 2017-01-30 10:24:26 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literacy | Learning Through Technology! | Mt students come in from all walks of life. My students all have their own individual personalities, but know how to work well with one another. They are high in energy and show a true interest in learning new things. \r\n\r\nAlthough we are in an \"underprivileged\" area , my students come in everyday ready to learn, with bright smiles on their faces. There is a huge dynamic in my classroom, some who are English Language Learners, some with Learning Disabilities, some who struggle, some who are on target, and some who go above and beyond to shoot for the stars! All of them matter when they enter into my classroom!\r\n | Children learn through all sorts of ways, technology just happens to be one of them. There are many educational websites and applications that my students will benefit from such as IStation, Zearn, Starfall, ABCYA...just to name a few. Having the chromebooks will ensure that students are given the opportunity to not only work technology but learn as well. I believe that technology is one of the ways students learn as the world is becoming more tech savvy. I have ELL students who will benefit for applications such as imagine learning, which speaks to the student in their language, all while helping them learn English. Technology is part of our every day lives, and I would love to be able to incorporate it in my classroom! | null | null | My students need 5 Chromebooks , as we use them for various learning opportunities, and testing. | 0 | 1 |
134,105 | p243997 | 91c773098908a229577832604bc2e458 | Mrs. | OK | 2016-09-21 10:10:42 | Grades 9-12 | History & Civics, Literacy & Language | Civics & Government, Literature & Writing | Never underestimate the importance of having enough room to work. | We are a Charter School offering all Advanced Placement Classes to a wide variety of students, many of whom will be first in their families to attend college. Our students tend to be economically challenged, but highly motivated. \r\n\r\nThe students here are highly dedicated to going and completing a four year university. They are chosen by a lottery to attend. We are the best high school in Oklahoma. They are motivated and spend countless hours in the library. Not having a library budget, new items cannot be purchased. | During the summer, one of the most used tables in the Media Center collapsed. The students were very upset upon returning this fall, as that table was used for group projects. Group projects are an essential learning objective included in the Advanced Placement curriculum. Currently, we are using the floor. \r\n\r\nBeing a Charter school, we do not have a budget to replace furniture. The furniture currently in use is around 30 years old. Our smaller tables are not compatible for the larger group projects required in our Advanced Placement curriculum. Also, in the spring all AP and End of Course exams are taken in the library. Since the table collapsed, we are now ten seats short of having enough room for everyone. | null | null | My students need a rectangle table to work on projects in the Media Center | 3 | 1 |
42,286 | p214488 | 498858f07cdf98a1d8d493e9cee59b99 | Mrs. | NY | 2016-08-30 22:21:17 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Extra, Extra- \r\nThird Graders Read All About It! | My class is a family- a family of 27 diverse students from various backgrounds. Many of my children come to school each day with unfinished homework, hungry bellies and a desire to learn. As a teacher I want my third grade students to have every possibility available for them. I work hard and supply my students with all the resources they need to meet every standard for the year. \r\n\r\nWorking in a title one school it is not uncommon for students to come to school late, come to school with no supplies and come to school already below grade level. My school has limited supplies and resources which they give each teacher but sometimes each class needs more for their students needs. My integrated co teaching class is made up of 60% general education students and 40% special needs children. Each student in my class needs different attention and resources. I believe that every students should have the same opportunities to learn and achieve greatness. | \"The more that you read, the more that you know\" - Dr. Seuss Reading at any age is the most important thing a student can do. having a abundance of book especially new ones really encourage students to want to read. As a new third grade teacher building a new library that is full of rich and exciting texts can be the hardest job of the school year. \r\nReading can take students to far away places or teach young students things they didn't know. Possibilities are limitless when you open a book and read! When children pick a book and read, they are enhancing there minds and bodies. Help me build my library so my students can become well rounded students that are reading on grade level. \r\n | null | null | My students need books, books, books! \r\nWe are in immediate need of new leveled books for hardworking students for the new school year! | 6 | 1 |
110,914 | p202540 | 2c0ac50940fe5d8e59d7d7b1a340b0f6 | Ms. | WA | 2016-11-06 20:01:56 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Osmo can save the day! | My students come from hardworking families. This is the second year of a new STEM school in our part of the district. They are not only responsible for learning reading, writing, math, and social studies, but they also complete engineering challenges. \r\n\r\nThis is my third year as a teacher at a STEM school, so we are all working together on this amazing journey. Some of my students don't have access to computers or any extra activities outside of the school day. Teaching them how to use the materials in this project will be a great way to get them excited about school and learning! | The use of the Osmo system will be beneficial for all students in the classroom. It will help my students with academic intervention, it will help my students who want to learn how to code. It will bring a new way of learning into the classroom. \r\n\r\nThe use of this new system in the classroom will bring my STEM journey even closer. Students will be able to code, learn math, work with letters, and be creative all in the same learning space. This project will make a difference in my classroom by bring even more learning opportunities to my students! | null | null | My students need the Osmo wonder kit and Osmo coding kit. | 24 | 1 |
128,816 | p166613 | 9e6be4eeed173c08b23d9b33714eccc6 | Ms. | WI | 2016-11-26 16:24:16 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science, Special Needs | Mathematics, Special Needs | Math Mania -\r\n Learn Math for a Better Path! | Our classroom is 4 year old kindergarten inclusion classroom - a combination of regular education students and special education students. In addition to the variety of needs our students have, they come from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds. For many of our students it is the first time they have been in school and are so excited to meet new friends and learn.\r\n\r\nGiven the diversity in our classroom, it is very important to create a variety of learning opportunities to enhance the learning and development for all the children.\r\n | The students in our classroom need engaging math centers and materials to build a strong foundation in mathematics education. We will use the math materials during center time where the children can have fun while naturally exploring and experimenting with math concepts. Math in our 4 year old kindergarten classroom is not just number games, they will be exploring early concepts of geometry, measurement, and spatial relationships. Moreover, the students will be strengthening their number sense like the number 5 represents five objects and building their language of math (more than, less than, equal to).\r\n\r\nYour generous donation and support of our 4 year old inclusion kindergarten classroom will help develop strong mathematicians and truly ensure success in our students' academic futures.\r\n | null | null | My students need fun math centers and materials to build a firm math foundation in 4K for future academic success. | 1 | 0 |
133,661 | p102547 | 88dc93490d1181970e88bedccb2cbf5c | Ms. | CA | 2016-09-01 00:00:08 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Future Mathematicians and Scientists! | My students come from a very rough neighborhood and often look forward to coming to school to learn while having fun! We are a Title 1 school with over a 96% poverty rate in a neighborhood with the highest rate of crime in our city. They come to school excited every day and having a fun and safe environment is a key factor! \r\nI work hard to make our classroom a fun environment where they have many opportunities to learn and I constantly encourage them to think into the future about what they might want to be when they grow up! I am hopeful that by adding more Math and Science activities I will be able to produce some future mathematicians and scientists! | Having additional supplies and learning materials in our classroom will really help to motivate my students to want to come to school and learn EVERY DAY! It is extremely important to incorporate math and science activities and experiments into our classroom lessons to encourage students' minds to think outside the box! \r\nThe Math Talk conversations cards will help engage my students in meaningful collaborative conversations about math! I can just imagine how excited about math they will be when they are able to learn how fun it really is even from such a young age! Here's to our future mathematicians and scientists! | null | null | My students need additional tools to help them succeed and be motivated to become future mathematicians and scientists! | 2 | 0 |
148,565 | p082541 | 309884cba49c768eb0ad0d71008d1c1b | Mrs. | OR | 2016-05-26 17:59:04 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Reading Chairs | We are a high poverty school with 100% free and reduced lunch. Some of my students are going through hard times in their lives-some of them struggle to read. We have a very diverse population of students. There are 7 different languages in my class. My students are eager to learn and work hard to do their best. We are a year round school which is beneficial to our students as they thrive on stability. I'm working to established a well organized classroom for them. | These chairs will help improve the appearance of my library corner. They will provide a comfortable place for children to grow their love for reading. A chair and desk does not work for every child so I would like different seating options for those that need it. I see these chairs also being a quiet place for students to relax if they need to take a moment before joining the class. They are sturdy chairs that will last a long time and benefit many students. These chairs will help give my classroom a more cozy feeling and provide a nice place for my students. | null | null | My students need reading chairs for flexible seating. | 0 | 1 |
89,877 | p095239 | a32b25e1dc9686ef4bdfd31c7dcad0db | Ms. | MD | 2017-03-29 18:39:02 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Weighty Word Wizards | Imagine moving to a new country. You haven't learned yet to read or write and you have this smiling teacher talking to you in a language you don't understand. These are some of the students I teach every day. I teach in a middle school that services a wide variety of students, including recent immigrants. We also have a high level of students who are a part of the free breakfast and lunch program.\r\n\r\nDespite hardships, most of my students are excited and eager to learn. My curriculum doesn't just include reading and writing; we also look at relevant world and community events. My students work toward being productive and compassionate citizens of this technological age.\r\n | \r\nMy students need a variety of games to make our classroom inviting and fun. I have just moved to a new school after teaching in one place for 18 years. I had to leave a lot of things behind, and don't want my students to suffer.\r\n\r\nI plan to use the learning games to enhance instruction.\r\nThey will be used to reinforce some of the concepts we will be learning in small group setting. Kids today sometimes rely on their phones to entertain and educate them. i want to show students that they can do these things without technology as well. The more options kids have to learn the better!\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need a variety of old school brain games like word games, vocabulary puzzles, and linguistic delights. | 32 | 0 |
39,234 | p112042 | 98cf2c0111aab102efbe9651f05f419e | Ms. | NY | 2016-05-24 19:02:20 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Applied Learning | Literacy, Other | Flexible Seating Classroom = Flexible Minds in Control | I'm interested in closing the learning gap, meeting student needs, increasing communication, collaboration and motivation within my blended classroom of English language learners and students with varied physical and learning needs. Classroom approaches involving more teacher to student coaching, peer coaching, and small group interactions are the answer, but require totally different seating and classroom organization than the traditional student desk and chair design model. I want to create kid friendly flexible seating and work zones to organize, inspire, and create improved focus.\r\n | I want to convert to seating which research shows benefits many with ADD and OT issues, which lends itself to group work and doesn't stay stationary. I want to offer choice to students in grade 2 to help them learn how they best learn. \r\nA flower shaped table allows many to sit together as a group, and the balls and wobble chairs will move with students. Less, but more effective seating will be required than in a traditional classroom. These are options which will compliment mats, stand up and carpet work areas, and a Node desk already in my classroom.\r\n | null | null | My students need a flower shaped table for collaborative groups, and ball seating and wobble chairs to aid with attention at learning centers. | 0 | 1 |
138,613 | p206673 | 19cf787b73e9ed66a4a5de3f2d3899e0 | Mrs. | CO | 2016-08-12 21:33:08 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | I Like to Move it Move it | My students love to move. They are an active group of kids who come to school excited to learn each day. About one-third of my students are on free and reduced lunch. \r\nMy school is also an Intensive Learning Center for Students with Autism. Children with autism are an important part of our classroom community and have needs that can be different than peers. Although every child in my classroom is different, they all love to run, climb, swing and play.\r\n | The sunny weather and incredible landscape of Colorado motivates our community to get outside and be active. My students spend their free time hiking, biking and practicing their Ninja moves on playground equipment. \r\nIn the classroom, children also need to move. To increase movement, I started bringing in different types of seating allowing children to wiggle such stand-up desks, stability balls, rocking chairs, but the favorite is the Hokki stool. \r\nCurrently, we have 1 stool. Each day we rotate it to a different student and my my students continue to ask for more. Some have even written persuasive pieces asking for more Hokkis. They understand the stools are not only fun to sit on, but help them be more successful in the classroom! | null | null | My students need 5 Hokki stools so they can wiggle while they work. These stools allow students to rock, tilt, lean while using their core muscles. With these stools, kids can move AND engage in school. | 1 | 1 |
27,046 | p235072 | 196760eaf915d54c3020baec0af58517 | Mrs. | WI | 2016-11-21 10:45:00 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Making a Makerspace\r\nPart Two | Kids love hands on learning! They learn by building, creating, investigating, taking things apart. Kinesthetic activities make learning more fun and, for some students, easier to understand. I have already started a Makerspace in our school library and the kids are begging for more materials and activities.\r\n\r\nWe foster an environment where students feel safe to take academic risks and find success. Enhancing our current Makerspace program will help these motivated kids to take these risks, problem solve, collaborate and create!\r\n\r\nThere are about 350 students in our school. Our learning community has a mixture of learning levels and English proficiency levels throughout each classroom. My students often do not get exposed to a lot of technology or learning experiences outside of school. However, they are extremely bright and motivated to learn. I want to help them explore their interests in math, science, and technology in an environment where they feel safe to try new ideas and experiment with different ways of thinking without the pressures they might face in the classroom. | These materials will make a difference in my student's lives by providing them with educational opportunities within the school day that they might not otherwise get to experience. Giving students the ability to construct with Keva Blocks and Code with The Go Mouse are invaluable experiences that build confidence.\r\nThese types of hands on activities allow students to see their creativity, understand the power of collaboration, and utilize communication skills.\r\nI have already seen drastic improvements with my student's ability to work together and persevere through the challenge that a Makerspace activity can provide. I would love to keep the momentum going with new materials. \r\n | null | null | My students need Keva Connects, Brain Builders, Maker Studio and K'Nex to design and develop beginning engineering skills. My students also need a Code and Go Robot Mouse to learn basic coding concepts. | 5 | 1 |
121,697 | p107890 | 917328ae3f8b03bd03f92c928ed0203e | Ms. | NY | 2016-08-10 08:56:44 | Grades 6-8 | History & Civics, Literacy & Language | Civics & Government, Literacy | Extra! Extra! Read All About It: Social Justice Readers | I teach 6th grade at an all girls school in Queens, NY. My students come from a variety of different economic backgrounds, with 85% receiving free or reduced lunch. My classroom includes students who have special learning needs such as learning disabilities, speech impairments, or attention deficit disorders. \r\n\r\nAlthough some of my students struggle to meet grade level competencies in literacy, they are all passionate and motivated to read and write about social justice issues. As a result, my students are deeply engaged by the news. They care about social issues affecting Americans and people all across the globe. They come into class with probing questions about the election, the environment, and the latest discoveries related to disease prevention. \r\n\r\n | Students will be reading scholastic news magazines and doing round table discussions about topics they choose. There will also be a classroom \"Story Tracker\" where we follow up on major events or issues to see how they have played out over time. These activities will increase their skills at evaluating the organizational structures of non-fiction, the evidence provided in support of a central point, and any potential biases. \r\n\r\nBy donating to this project you are helping my students explore the issues facing society and their individual power to make a difference. This will change student lives for the better because it will support their growth as civic-minded citizens.\r\n | null | null | My students need access to news that is appropriate for their age and reading level. In addition to print materials, Scholastic offers digital tools, like the text-to-speech audio, that supports struggling readers. | 0 | 1 |
13,092 | p026618 | 8a8e494697db56d4e3e23bf571b4334b | Ms. | FL | 2016-12-01 20:32:20 | Grades 3-5 | Special Needs, Music & The Arts | Special Needs, Visual Arts | Classroom Supplies Needed! | My students attend a charter school that specializes in teaching children with autism. The school is also a Title One school. Being a charter school, we depend on private grants and donations to enhance the learning environment and experiences that the children are able to have. My students travel from numerous parts of our county, in Florida, to attend this specialized school.\r\n\r\nOur school gives students as many hands-on activties as possible. These activities include: music class, art class, cooking, field trips, science projects, and gardening. | These materials will help my students be creative. The paint, paint brushes, clay, and clay tools will be used during art time. The paper will be used to make copies. The dry erase markers and pencils will be used by both the teachers and the students to write. The dry erase markers will also be used for the students to practice their spelling.\r\n\r\nThese materials will be used to improve and enhance the learning environment in the classroom. My students love new materials and they love to express themselves through different mediums. These supplies will help my students reach their potential. | null | null | My students need art supplies, pencils, dry erase markers, and paper to learn to their potential. | 11 | 1 |
5,190 | p017675 | 175dee5ca15f289af13593941447505b | Teacher | MO | 2016-11-27 01:22:18 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Foreign Languages | \r\n\r\n\r\nThrough the Eyes of the Doc Cam! | Think of a baby who says his/her first words. Then think of all the excitement others are expressing around that baby to encourage and motivate the process of language acquisition. This is similar to my classroom.\r\n\r\nAs a middle school teacher of students from low income families, and in many cases single-parent homes, it is rare for my students to ever have the opportunity to travel and experience the world around them. \r\n\r\nTherefore, I thrive on giving my students that cultural opportunity, which opens students' minds to the world around us. I enjoy seeing students become more culturally sensitive and hearing them say their very first words in a foreign language! They are like babies filled with excitement, realizing there is a whole new world they never knew existed or thought they would ever have the opportunity to enter!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n | I teach a great deal of vocabulary. It is important to use realia as much as possible when doing so. Rarely is my item large enough to be easily seen by all the class at once. A document camera would allow my to show the item enlarged for all to see at once. In addition, I could find pictures to use as realia and save it. \r\n\r\nA document camera would making teaching easier, more efficient, and more meanwhile.\r\n\r\nWhen learning grammar, we can edit a document together through the document camera. Then I can save it. With seven classes and two different courses, this doc cam would free me to focus on students, not the board. It would allow me to save info from the board. Then I could easily access it instead of re-writing it on the board every hour. \r\n\r\nThere are many useful uses of a document camera. Here are a few:\r\nPlace a timer under the document camera to help with time management.\r\nDisplaying student work.\r\nModel sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation and grammar editing.\r\nWorksheets such as study guides or daily assignments. Fill out the sheet with the students.\r\nComplete graphic organizers as a whole class.\r\nProject a test for grading; students follow with their eyes and not just their ears.\r\nDaily Oral Language - can be saved from year to year without writing it on the board each day.\r\n\r\nThese items show I can use a document camera for numerous ways to enhance education in my classroom.\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need a document camera. I can use it to teach grammatical structures and editing in Spanish. To teach vocabulary and make it more relevant, I can show actual Latin American items through it. | 2 | 1 |
40,899 | p085345 | 09ed0a1f064be56af7c2ca0c23dff342 | Mrs. | WA | 2017-03-06 18:45:42 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Listen to Learn! | My students are amazing! They love coming to school each day! School represents stability, food, caring, and developing a love of learning. Together we are building a community of learners where each person's contributions are valued and we count on each other.\r\n\r\nMy second graders are full of energy and excitement to learn. Many of my students live in single parent households. Over 80% of my students receive free school lunch. Several are homeless. Many are from immigrant households. Their families are hard working and counting on school to provide opportunities for their children. Many of my students do not have technology available at home, so using technology at school is special and exciting!\r\n\r\n | We need headphones to use while working on math using DreamBox and reading using an online library. The district provided headphones are very expensive and are no longer working. They have not provided new ones as needed. \r\n\r\nWe have only five pairs of headphones for my class of 24 students. Currently, students are turning the volume off or way down so as not to interfere with the learning of their neighbors. \r\n\r\nMany of my studenta are learning english and so hearing the instructions or having a book read aloud to them allows them to access the learning more completely. I will send the headphones on to their third grade treacher next year so they will continue to have access to them. | null | null | My students need headphones to be able to listen to the instructions and prompts on their netbook programs for math and reading. | 7 | 1 |
108,339 | p119289 | ba80cded5aa302027c35810dfd745eb0 | Ms. | MS | 2016-08-14 01:45:59 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | Yoga as Exercise! | My students are active and love to freely move around our classroom to find a good fit spot! We love to wiggle, move and be creative with our class room learning time. Our school is 100% free and reduced lunch (title 1) and my children come from a high poverty background. Many of my students come to school anxious, upset, sad and worried. I try to make my classroom a safe haven for them to be children and nothing more. | We love adding yoga into transitions throughout our day. Last week a student walked up to me and asked, \"Ms. Smith can we start doing a yoga class? I would love to do yoga outside but we would need yoga mats!\" With that an idea was born. She was right, doing yoga outside would be fun but to work on the dirt we would need mats. Right after she suggested this a little boy came up to me begging;\r\n\r\n\"Ms Smith, Yoga is so much fun! Do you think we could do it outside?!\"\r\n\r\nWell then, you would think the same question twice would be enough for me, but I am grateful for the persistence of children. Even after being asked twice I told my class that I didn't think it would be an option because we don't have the money for so many mats. And with that the third child raised their hand and said, \"BUT we could ask that donor website! Maybe they would like to help us!\"\r\n\r\nWell golly, maybe they would like to help us! My students have asked specifically for yoga mats so that we can do yoga outside. This practice is wonderful for their development and is a proven way to increase mindfulness and academic performance. It will allow my students to increase the amount of activity in their day. My students have also asked for yoga cards and books so that they can learn new poses to practice both on their own and in class. I am so excited to facilitate this new experience for my students! | null | null | My students need at least 60 minutes of activity a day! My students have asked specifically that we request yoga mats so we can begin doing yoga both outdoors and indoors. | 21 | 1 |
62,097 | p163176 | e8c7d55aa1c071da0bdef3109d919885 | Ms. | MO | 2017-04-28 18:20:36 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Help Us Hear Our Tasks! | Our students come from backgrounds where education is not always at the forefront and they come to school lacking in experiences. They have a passion for discovery and personalized learning.\r\nThis year has been our first year as 1:1 with Chromebooks and students are loving the independence it gives them to learn about what drives them. Our students are eager to learn and thrilled when given the opportunity to choose their own path when it comes to learning and advancing their lives. | Every one of our 80 fifth graders uses differentiated adaptive software each day to help them succeed in both math and reading. When our students don't have working headphones, they miss out on crucial instruction and activities provided by these programs. Our fifth graders are departmentalized and rotate to three different classes each day. Providing a classroom set of headphones would allow students the opportunity to have a working pair of headphones each and every time they log in to work on these projects to help further their literacy learning and allow them to work independently at their own level. | null | null | My students need working headphones to allow them to get the most out of our1:1 technology! | 0 | 1 |
78,624 | p181497 | a88dfd397dc55953bd43b57473359e35 | Mrs. | PA | 2016-08-24 01:01:16 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports, Literacy & Language | Health & Wellness, Literacy | Basic Needs to Keep 3rd Graders Healthy and Organized! | Our enthusiastic 3rd graders attend a Title I school in the inner city of Philadelphia. \r\nOur wonderful students want to succeed academically and realize the dreams that they have for a bright future! \r\nIn order to do so, they need a healthy and organized classroom environment. We must have a clean and inviting learning space that will foster student engagement. We also need to build a sense of community by working together to make our classroom the best it can be.\r\n | We need to take responsibility for ourselves and our classroom! \r\n We are asking for basic cleaning supplies to ensure that we have a healthy learning environment. Our room can get very dusty and dirty. We need a vacuum cleaner to reduce dust and other pathogens in our room. We need disinfecting wipes and paper towels in order to clean up after ourselves. We need Kleenex for runny noses and sneezes.\r\nWe also need a library cart to organize essential reading materials. If we are organized, we will spend more time on task and engaged in the reading process. The more time we spend reading the better readers we will become! | null | null | My students need a Leveled Library Mobile Storage Cart (and bins), \r\nClorox Disinfecting Wipes, Bounty paper towels, a vacuum cleaner, and other cleaning supplies to help keep our classroom organized and clean. | 106 | 1 |
10,927 | p254590 | 39d3f531622c1a30b41b42d0d4797ee4 | Ms. | NE | 2016-07-26 00:00:15 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Literacy & Language | Early Development, Literacy | Technology for Tubergen's Tigers! | Hi all! I'll be teaching 1st grade this year in a brand new state and school district! My classroom here does not come with computers or a SmartBoard and I really want to get more technology in the kiddos hands! \r\n\r\nI will have around 25 kiddos this year. The school is very diverse with a lot of English language learners and higher poverty rates than other schools in the area. These students don't get opportunities to be engaged with tehnology on a regular basis so it is my goal to bring it to them in our classroom! | In my school, there are no SmartBoards or computers for students to have access to daily. I firmly believe that technology is a vital part of education in the classrooms of today. \r\n\r\nWith access to more technology like the requested Kindle Fires, my students will have more opportunities to learn in different ways. After all, not all students learn the same way so this gives them another outlet to help everything sink in! \r\n\r\nI plan to use the Kindle Fires for small groups, center time, and interventions. There are a number of different educational applications with skills like phonics, sight words, word building activities, and eBooks that I plan to download on the Kindle Fires. Again, these will give my students a fun, engaging way to review different standards of learning. | null | null | My students need access to technology! By providing 5 Kindle Fires for my classroom, students will be able to listen to eBooks, play different academic games through apps and so much more! | 0 | 1 |
92,930 | p101835 | 301c691afddb41b656a8ec7b476d486a | Mrs. | CA | 2017-02-10 16:32:51 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Math & Science | Early Development, Mathematics | I CAN do it! | Hello! I am a TK-1st grade teacher in a Special Education class. My students are mostly Autistic, four are non verbal, and two with special medical needs. They are very precious and very curious! I want to use this opportunity to encourage my students with no language to use communication skills and my Autistic children engage in cooperative play and conversation. \r\nI am in need of hands-on learning games and materials. My little ones have a difficult time accessing traditional curriculum. They love the creative games that reinforce learning and while meeting their sensory needs. They are able to achieve this with creative, hands-on educational materials and art supplies to supplement what they learned. With some of these materials they will have the opportunity to explore, learn and create! | I have several game type learning materials to help supplement the math that is offered in the classroom. My students are always trying their best to make people happy and it becomes so discouraging when they are not able to advance in academics. They almost feel as if they are letting us down and much as themselves. With these diverse learning tools they will be sure to receive the extra reinforcement that they need to parallel closer to the regular education classes. My students WANT to learn, and yes, with extra support and the right tools, they CAN do it! | null | null | My students need creative ways to learn number sense and addition. My students need to use diverse modalities to help them learn and retain information. | 12 | 0 |
109,885 | p055204 | 7df687f0a9340dfb455d4de1c86316ec | Ms. | PA | 2016-09-16 11:31:41 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literature & Writing, Special Needs | White Boards and Supplies for Students With Special Needs | I work with students in South Philadelphia in grades K-5 who have special needs or are struggling academically. They are all diverse learners with different cultural backgrounds. With this amount of diversity, comes opportunity. I want to celebrate every student individually. They all have so much to offer if given the chance. \r\n\r\nMy students want to learn and grow up to be successful adults. When in the classroom, my students are giving their all and then some. They amaze me everyday. | My students are diagnosed with multiple disabilities. It is important I have a way to allow them to express themselves and participate in each aspect of the lesson. By giving each student their own white board and marker, they can do just that. \r\n\r\nI am at a new school where I don't have a white board or chalk board to use when teaching my students. I need the white board easel so when I am teaching in small groups, I can quickly write things on the board and not waste paper. I would like to use the colorful bins to hold the markers and erasers the students will be using on the easel so the students have easy access to the materials. I also would like to have the apple timer so I can adhere that to the board so it does not cause a problem among my students. My students and I would greatly appreciate your generous donations so we can continue to learn and grow. | null | null | My students need a way to write down things quickly and express themselves effectively, all the while being aware of the impact we have on the environment. | 5 | 1 |
149,580 | p237321 | 577e91599e702d86104aa712f31cfb46 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-10-22 11:14:49 | Grades PreK-2 | Music & The Arts, Warmth, Care & Hunger | Visual Arts, Warmth, Care & Hunger | Calligraphy with No Agenda | I teach in a very high poverty school in the middle of Silicon Valley, East Palo Alto, California. Ninety-nine percent of my students receive free or reduced lunch.\r\nA starling number of my students are considered homeless due to living conditions particularly because many families share housing units. My students describe how they manage their sleeping spaces by having to share floor space to sleep on, sometimes as many as a family of five rent a room in a house. Families, often times, rent garage space for their families as well. | A few weeks ago I started a Calligraphy center in my classroom just for fun J. We started out with an old Calligraphy book that I had from years ago, some regular markers, and scratch paper. The next day I purchased a Calligraphy book for children and bought some chisel tipped markers because of the overwhelming response that I got from the students that wanted to participate. \r\n\r\nIt so happened that a colleague at my school was reaching out because a former student of mine was having a really difficult time and we wanted to create a safe space for the child. This student in particular has had so many challenges. Her father, the lone nurturer in her life has been battling cancer for many years. I suggested that she come to my classroom once a day to learn Calligraphy. \r\n\r\nWe don't know what will come of this but then again there are so many things in our students' lives that we cannot control as well. My heart is telling me that sometimes we just need a way to sit together and just connect. No agenda. The Calligraphy center is a start.\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need s supplies for learning the Art of Calligraphy | 7 | 0 |
42,435 | p232458 | d36c26cbaf9d9ec9de20d3268f25d086 | Ms. | VA | 2017-04-19 13:03:15 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences | Fly us to the Moon - Astronomy Lab Supplies | My students are a group of rural students who have spent almost their whole lives in the county. Approximately 30% of our students are economically disadvantaged and many of them barely miss this marker. Most of my students rarely travel to the nearest city and have limited experiences with other areas of the world. \r\n\r\nDespite their limited world experiences, these students have lots to bring to the table. They are enthusiastic to learn new things. They always share their own knowledge and try to help each other to understand new things. In my classroom we learn about new things while bringing in each child's unique background knowledge to create a learning that is both personal and applicable to real life.\r\n | Our students are excited to begin a new course next year that has not been previously offered at our school. The students will begin an Astronomy course to further their STEM knowledge. Students will be involved in hands-on project-based learning throughout the course. \r\n\r\nLab materials allow students to explore outer space from the comfort of the classroom. Students will create their own telescopes, make models of the planets and sun and explore the stars and galaxies. Having these hands-on materials will allow students to better understand the topics of the course and will supplement reading and writing activities done in class. \r\n\r\nScience is an exploration and explanation of the universe around us. Lab materials will allow students more chances to explore and a more complete explanation of the universe than simply reading or talking about these topics. | null | null | My students need lab supplies for a new astronomy course. The lab supplies include models and simulations that will allow them to explore outer space from the classroom. | 0 | 1 |
128,507 | p211565 | 91e12003ca7727dcad6b3a3d7ea525f3 | Mrs. | CA | 2017-01-28 20:46:17 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | It Would Be Nice To See! | I have 24 happy and eager 2nd grade students. Our school is so close to the Silicon Valley but we do not have enough technology tools needed to learn and explore in the 21st century. My students are excited to learn, play and collaborate with each other. They come from a wide variety of cultural and economic backgrounds. \r\n\r\nMy 2nd grade students are creative and eager to learn using technology. They are drawn to it and it needs to be part of their education in order to grow and thrive in our ever-changing world. \r\n\r\n\r\n | Second grade students are very visual learners. They want to see what each other are doing and examples of new learning concepts. This is why we need a new projector for our classroom. \r\n\r\nI hear students say countless times a day, \"I can't see!\" I need a working projector for my teaching. We are struggling in my classroom right now because our current projector is on its last leg.\r\n\r\nA new projector will help us in so many ways. Students will be able to see things clearly, and in the correct color! They will be able to share their work with the entire class. It will help us in our math lessons, as we just got a new adoption which is full of games that need to be introduced as a whole class. It would be great to not have to crowd around one desk or a small spot on the carpet. \r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need a new document camera. The one we have is currently over 10 years old and on its way out. They are constantly complaining that they can't see. | 3 | 1 |
118,623 | p249884 | 8d0477bb838be2c35401dc0b3ef2c3a1 | Mrs. | AR | 2016-06-18 19:20:01 | Grades 9-12 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | Survival, Resilience, Redemption | Many of my students fall into one or two of these categories: CPS custody, undocumented immigrant, single family, a parent themselves, homeless, on probation, live in poverty. Despite their situations, they are skilled, capable and knowledgeable in many different things. They want to improve.\r\n\r\nMy students are served in a self-contained environment in a 1:15 setting. The areas of most difficulty lie in reading, written expression and math calculation. They love hands-on activities. Most are interested in mechanics, art, welding and cosmetology. | My students love technology. They know how to maneuver and I feel this is what will help them not just right here and right now, but after graduation. The focus first semester will be the book, \"Unbroken\" by Laura Hillenbrand. We've covered terms and events during World War II. Their participation during this time was incredible; the products produced were incredible. \r\n\r\nMore than one-half of the parents are themselves illiterate or non-English speaking. My students have taught me what helps them best. Some scan English text to translate into Spanish. Others speak into their cells to spell words. But ALL enjoy researching and using their electronics devices for assignments. | null | null | My students need electronic devices to assist them with translation, research, spelling and speech-to-text projects. | 0 | 1 |
176,131 | p152743 | d7c1d03e884788e334ceafe6045f011a | Mrs. | OH | 2017-04-19 14:06:52 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Literacy & Language | Environmental Science, Literacy | STEM Inspiration Through Literature! | My students are from highly impoverished African-American neighborhoods. Many students come from single-parent homes in which the parent is struggling to make ends meet. 90% of our families are on free lunch. The large majority of our parents have not gone to college, but encourage their children to do well and school and hope that they will have the opportunity to go to school.\r\n\r\nContrary to these difficult circumstances, these students are intelligent and are very eager to learn. However, without the assistance of teachers and mentors to guide them into learning, they will not be able to receive the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in today's fast past society.\r\n\r\nMy students lack math and science skills. They are in need of nurturing, modeling and opportunities to practice and learn how to apply math and science in real-life situations. Through this project, I hope to provide them with opportunities to grow and develop into future STEM leaders. I hope they will love to learn. | My students need to see that what they are learning at school has a real life application. Through the use of rich literature, I hope to inspire them to be creative, problem solvers that can make a significant impact in the world in which we live.\r\n\r\nThese children are incredibly bright and eager to learn especially when they comprehend the real life implication of what they are learning in school. \r\n\r\nThese books will provide a rich literature base to then spring board them into creative ways in which they could solve the problems that the people are facing. Additionally, these books will be a wonderful tool to improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary. | null | null | My students need books that contain high interest stories and a use of rich vocabulary that correlate real life application of science through the use of STEM education. | 2 | 1 |
95,917 | p056571 | b5bbd52a2abf51d309a5f87bda2f5cc3 | Mr. | CA | 2017-04-23 18:38:56 | Grades 9-12 | Music & The Arts | Performing Arts | Come Along and Listen To... \r\nThe Lullaby of East LA\r\n | My students are a dynamic, creative, restless bunch of teenagers. Their interests range from fashion, to sports, to politics and film.\r\n\r\nThey come from a neighborhood that struggles with poverty, gangs, and drugs. Many of these kids will be the first in their families to enter college after they graduate from high school.\r\n\r\nThe kids who need your donations are theatre artists and and future professional actors and stage techs. Their passion and dedication are truly inspiring. Invest in them and, believe me, they will flourish. | For the past three years, me and my students have been putting on plays for Garfield High School. What started out as a class project turned into an after-school club. Since then, because of our work, Garfield now has a Theatre program!\r\n\r\nOur past shows were performed in a small Blackbox theatre. Our sets and costumes were made out of construction paper. The actors projected their voices to audiences of 99 people. \r\n\r\nThis year, with brand new Theatre classes being offered at Garfield, and a student ensemble with talent that is professional level, we are putting on a show in a 1,300 seat theatre. \r\n\r\nHelp us out! These actors need to be heard. That's why we need these microphones. | null | null | My students need wireless lavalier microphones for the Spring play. This technology is going to take our young theatre program to a whole new level. | 2 | 1 |
65,646 | p196668 | b9b345dbbcdd8120c593d0aa0a1c86a0 | Ms. | OH | 2017-03-24 22:12:02 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Literacy & Language | Early Development, Literacy | Listening Center Extraordinaire | We are a preschool classroom inside of our districts elementary building. However, because we are special education, we do not receive the funding that other preschool programs receive such as HeadStart. This means that any \"extras\" we need in the classroom are not likely to be purchased by the school district and in the end the teachers donate their own money to purchase these materials. \r\n\r\nMy students are adorable and friendly. They LOVE to be at school and just like any other preschoolers; they love exploring the world around them and learning new things. It is just a little more difficult for my students since they don't have typical language skills and need hands-on materials to help them understand spoken language. | Reading is one of the most important things you can do with a child. My students love to listen to stories. I would love to create a cozy corner for them to be able to go and listen to their favorite stories. I have been buying lots of books and the CD's to go with them but now need a place for the kids to enjoy them. \r\nThis listening center corner unit is just what our classroom needs. It gives them the chance to be comfy while enjoying a good book. This unit also allows them to be more independent in the classroom. They won't have to wait for a teacher to read them their favorite book, they will be able to take responsibility of their own learning. And that is something I really try to teach my students. | null | null | My students need a cozy place to get lost in the wonderful world of books. | 6 | 1 |
38,048 | p071924 | e8b24ac0f3d9a77389b01309f274ccc2 | Mrs. | NV | 2016-12-27 20:25:15 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Environmental Science | Bees, Flowers and Planets Yippee! | \"That's where our food comes from?\" a student said when I pulled a carrot out of the garden. Many of our students never knew what fresh garden grown carrots looked like before they came to the outdoor classroom. These are the experiences our students need to learn about to eat healthier. We are a Title I School and all of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. They are excited to learn about the outdoor classroom and grow their dreams! | These materials will help the students learn about plants and bugs in our outdoor classroom. We have a garden area where we are able to explore different bugs and plants. These materials will help me teach about different parts of flowers, and the bee life cycle. The magnets will help me to give the students a hands on manipulation of the planet's and the plants life cycle. These students love to see realia and use hands on materials. I teach a science class to K-5 students. With your donation the students will be given the chance to learn more about life cycles of bugs and plants. | null | null | My students need science realia and hands on experiences in order to cement their science knowledge! | 4 | 0 |
1,688 | p060347 | e0a1a5c6ae5d209d49d289ccc82eb926 | Ms. | PA | 2017-02-08 14:17:58 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Ipads for Titus' Talented Team | My class, or TEAM as we refer to ourselves, is a diverse classroom which includes children with many different learning needs. But no matter what their specific learning need is they all share some common attributes. My team of students are all active learners who enjoy engaging in any and all types of hands-on activities. Ninety-five percent of my students came to me this year reading below grade level, but you wouldn't know it. They LOVE reading and learning and exploring and talking. Boy do they love talking! \r\n\r\n As a brand new teacher they have taught me more than I could ever teach them. They have taught me what it means to have grit and how to persevere through any situation. They have taught me what it means to never give up. They inspire me to become a better teacher and hopefully by the end of the year I will inspire in some way or another. | There are a few students in my class who are not yet able to read own their own yet. Therefore during Independent reading time these students often feel frustrated and embarrassed. Having Ipads will enable these students to have books read to them aloud during our independent reading time. Giving the students this additional reading support will build their confidence and motivate them to strive to become better readers.\r\n\r\nThe ipads will also enable me to individualize my word study instruction. There are many apps that are available to my students in which I can assign specific word study strategies for them to work on. This individualized practice will enable the skills to move forward as a reader at a faster pace because the word study activities that I will assign can target their specific needs. | null | null | My students need Ipads so they can play individualized learning games and listen to stories read aloud to them. | 0 | 1 |
166,889 | p020989 | 5ff0da0374ea1a6323b3c202a1538204 | Ms. | TX | 2016-08-10 12:21:00 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science, Applied Learning | Applied Sciences, Early Development | Initiate iPads | This classroom is digitally driven and children seek out engaging activities through technology to help them understand information in their environment. The challenge is having enough technology tools for students to access consistently. \r\n Students are natural digital natives and quickly learn with the sufficient implementation of technology tools across all content areas including in centers. \r\n The goal is to progress student understanding and utilization of technology to help them learn in a rapidly advancing technological era. Students are successful with technology! | Children will receive engaging visual support through stimulating educational apps, software and academically geared websites on the iPads. Kindergartners will be able to reinforce their individual learning needs with tactile manipulation in response to academically geared comprehension and differentiation. \r\n iPads will also improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination for young learners developing these muscles. Students will access a variety of specific resources to heighten engaged learning. Whether it is science, math, social studies, language arts, social skills, centers or tech integration, learners will have resources specifically designated for their academic and developmental levels, readily available for them on the tablets. | null | null | My students need iPads to enhance their awareness of technology. Learners will be able to navigate, log in, and manipulate a variety of learning resources. Headphones will keep their learning individualized without distracting others. | 3 | 1 |
43,948 | p092996 | 4c9fb0be9107af49b58d7540f39e260d | Mr. | HI | 2016-09-21 18:35:40 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Applied Learning | Applied Sciences, Extracurricular | 3D Printing for our Innovation Lab | Our students come from a complex of schools that is emphasizing STEM Education as an articulated K-12 program and are learn through the Engineering Design and Scientific inquiry process. \r\nThis proposed project will target students from rural disadvantaged communities where resources and experiences such as those that will be provided may not be available. Students in these areas have limited opportunities and experiences that reinforce and enrich their academic learning and general well being.\r\nStudents in our schools are provided with a comprehensive, standards based education and are encouraged to collaborate across the K-12 continuum. The assessment data has shown continuous improvement over the last 3 years as we are expanding learning opportunities through the implementation of STEM practices and the development of problem solving, critical thinking and observational skills through authentic place based learning. As we implement our STEM programs our students will be empowered with the skills and knowledge that will allow them to be successful life long learners. | In discussing the constructivist theory on learning, noted education researcher Jean Piaget stated that \"to understand is to invent\". When students have the opportunity to construct their own understanding through scientific inquiry and engineering design, they are more likely to be engaged in their learning, therefore our schools are focusing on STEM competencies. The creation of STEM Maker Spaces such as the Waimea Elementary Innovation Lab will allow students to take control of their own learning. Motivated through relevant emerging technologies and an atmosphere of innovation there will be no limit as to what our students will achieve. Students in the lab use applications such as computer aided design (CAD) to create models and solutions to engineering challenges. The addition of a 3D printer will allow them to bring their ideas and solutions to reality.\r\n\r\nThe Innovation Lab is an open lab before/after school and during recess times. Teachers could opt to take their classes to the Innovation Lab during class time during which the project(s) would be tied to an integrated STEM project. When classes the Innovation Lab would also be open lab time during which students could pursue their own learning and inventions. | null | null | My students need a Makerbot 3D printer to create their models created in their maker space at school | 2 | 1 |
39,108 | p242842 | 5817d5ee5c71c738df2d7d9ae9d9b0f0 | Ms. | NC | 2016-10-31 09:37:50 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Listening and Working (Wiping) Away in Workshop! | My students are faced with many challenges inside and outside the classroom due to their socioeconomic status. Our school is a Title 1 school where over 90% of our students receive free or reduced meals. The majority of my students are also faced with the challenge of learning English as their second language. Despite the many challenges that my students face, they are capable of so much and I know they can be successful. \r\nI want to create an environment for my students that is inviting, engaging, and meaningful. My classroom is a safe place where learning is fun. Thanks to your donations I will continue to be able to do whatever I can to help my students succeed. \r\n | In our class, we do a lot of learning during our reading and math workshop. We are fortunate enough to have a Chrome Book for each student. Many of the online resources that we use have listening capabilities, which is great for students in which English is their second language. The addition of headphones to our classroom would make it possible for students to use these features on the websites. \r\nWorkshop provides my students with opportunities to practice skills that have not yet been mastered. This time is very important to their learning. While students are working independently during our reading and math workshop, I pull small groups of students to reteach skills that students need additional help in. In an effort to save paper, we use dry erase page pockets and dry erase markers to practice our skills. The amount of these materials I have available is limited so adding more to our supply will make a huge difference in what we are able to do in our small groups. | null | null | My students need headphones and dry erase materials for our workshop time in reading and math workshop. | 1 | 1 |
18,185 | p230074 | 49567c45ab7682017abac3e3e2acb095 | Mrs. | AL | 2017-01-14 23:25:11 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Technology for Reading Please! | I am now the proud teacher of 5 and 6 year old Kindergarten students. Due to just being moved this year, I do not have many resources to start a new Kindergarten classroom. My new students come from homes that do not have the resources that they need and deserve. They come to school ready and eager to learn. I feel it is my place to make sure they have all the materials they need to help them become successful Kindergartners. | This iPad Mini and case will benefit my students in many different ways. My students, who do not have access to technology at home, will now be able to have the technology that they deserve and need every day in the classroom, to help them grow and become successful students. My students will be able to use this iPad Mini as a reading center during our Reading Block. There are also several programs that my students have access to at school and will now have more opportunities in the classroom to explore them.\r\n\r\nYour donation will extremely benefit my impoverished students and allow them to have the exposure to technology that they would not normally receive.\r\nIt is my goal to help them become confident learners, and I will do my best to help make this year a positive experience for each and every one of my students. | null | null | My students need an iPad mini and a case for the iPad mini, as a tool to use during our Reading Block! | 18 | 1 |
140,310 | p150546 | d7f5d0bb86a3f8230581d126375815ee | Mrs. | NE | 2016-10-09 21:45:17 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | Recess Relief | I know that after a long hard day at work, my body needs help to unwind. My wonderful class of 21 hard working students is busy every day working their brains. At recess, they need that extra something to relax and play with.\r\n\r\nAt recess, my class is usually able to play outside, but living in the Midwest, the weather is often too cold or rainy making it impossible to go outside.\r\nMy class needs the opportunity to play and interact with each other. My students are the best around, but not all of them have the chance or the financial ability to obtain toys for their own homes. | My students would love the opportunity to play with all sorts of different toys. We are asking for a wide assortment so everyone has a chance to participate and have fun...lots of hot wheel cars, several barbie dolls and clothes to go with them, various transformers, board games, and a wide assortment of little pet shop toys. In using these things, the students would be given the chance to burn their energy stored up from all their hard brain-building work in the classroom. These toys would also help encourage socialization, stretch their imaginations, build friendships, promote sharing and taking turns, and foster creativity when the weather outside is too harsh for play on the playground. | null | null | My students need indoor recess toys such as transformers, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars, board games, and pet shop toys to play with after working hard in the classroom when the weather isn't cooperating outside. | 64 | 1 |
1,438 | p151296 | c558ec0f5e961b36ad97dc642f434a11 | Ms. | TX | 2016-07-26 14:06:09 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | A kidney table for small group instruction | My students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. They attend a Title I school, low-income/high poverty school district, where they face many challenges. A few of my students receive backpack food on the weekend. Despite so many hardships, my students want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day. \r\n\r\nMy students are eager and ready to learn. \r\nI am always surprised by the level of awareness they have to certain situation and learning topics. Often times they impress me with the questions and comments they formulate in their smart little heads. | A kidney-shaped table would be very beneficial for the students in my classroom. I teach 1st grade at an elementary school, and many of the students in my classroom are struggling readers.\r\n\r\nReading is an essential part of everyday life. Students cannot afford to be struggling in an area such as reading because if a student is struggling in reading it is most likely that the student is also struggling in other subject areas. I spend a lot of time with my students in reading intervention, in which small group instruction is a necessity. Since we don't have a kidney table it is often times difficult for the students to focus and stay on task on their own individual table. It is hard to gather a group of 5 to 6 students in their own desk, which makes improving students' reading skills more difficult.\r\n\r\nA kidney-shaped table would help with problem. This type of table is very beneficial in that the teacher is within an arm's reach of each student. Children are more focused when they are in close proximity to the teacher, and when children are focused, they are able to make greater strides in gaining the reading skills in which they are lacking.\r\n\r\nYour help will ensure that my students are given every available advantage in gaining the reading skills needed to become successful readers. | null | null | My students need a kidney shaped activity table for small group instruction. | 3 | 1 |
122,408 | p107415 | acc1bb98b293b87a855b1ee4bb2af3e5 | Ms. | TX | 2016-12-02 17:17:08 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports, Literacy & Language | Health & Wellness, Literacy | Bouncing Off the Walls in First Grade! | My students are very kind and eager to learn. This group has TONS of energy. Most of the students live below the poverty line and are given free or reduced lunch. In addition to being in a low income area, a majority of my students are minorities, and a large percentage of my students are English language learners. \r\n\r\nIn my classroom I have students from several different countries and backgrounds and they all have a couple things in common- a love for learning and a need to move around! They love dancing, recess, PE and any other time that they can be moving instead of sitting still. There are lots of wiggles in a classroom full of twenty- something six and seven year olds! | Research has shown that movement helps get oxygen to children's brains which in turn helps them to learn better. My hope is that my students will be able to work at their seats longer and be happier and healthier with the use of these stability balls. \r\n I believe that many of the children can benefit from using their core muscles more, and practically every 6 year old enjoys a little extra movement! I already utilize brain breaks and allow students who cannot sit still to stand up and move around while we work, and see the impact it has on all students. Instead of only providing this accommodation for my students who obviously need extra movement my goal is to provide this opportunity to all of my student so that all can benefit.\r\n | null | null | My students need stability balls in order to be able to move around even when our lessons involve them sitting in their seats. | 0 | 1 |
100,065 | p167367 | 015c50bdb7662cdce2dbd7ae8b72abf9 | Mrs. | SC | 2016-08-05 08:22:04 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports, Literacy & Language | Health & Wellness, Literacy | Leap to Learn! | I have the honor of teaching the most intelligent, enthusiastic, and knowledge-thirsty students in the world! I teach in a STEAM school, so my students are taught to be problem solvers and they enter my classroom each day excited and ready to learn new concepts. \r\n\r\nMy classroom is a melting pot of cultures, socio-economic backgrounds and ability levels; but all of those differences are left at the door. When my students enter my classroom, we are a family and we find ways to overcome the differences and help each other succeed. They are a very active and energetic bunch that love to participate in activities that allow them to move!\r\n | Video games have become very popular in recent years. Most of them however are promoting students to just sit and play. No movement is involved. My students love to play video games and they are constantly asking to play various games on our devices we have at school but I was concerned about the educational value of of the games. I was also concerned about them sitting too much while playing these games in the classroom. Then I heard about LeapFrog TV!\r\n\r\nLeapFrog TV is a kid-friendly and educational video game that allows the students to practice math, reading and problem solving skills while requiring them to get up move while they play. This is perfect for my classroom! This gaming system along with the accompanying games will meet the needs of my students in allowing them to play video games and will also meet my needs as a teacher as the games are educational and gives the students the exercise they need throughout the day. We will need a rug while playing the game so that no one slips and falls on the slick floor. These games will be played during reading and math center time as well during inside recess due to inclement weather. \r\n\r\nMy students think it will be fun to play these games but also track how much they are really moving while playing compared to doing other things throughout the day. The LeapFrog LeapBands will help my students to keep track and compare their movement throughout the day.\r\n\r\nPlease help my students to Leap in to learning with these innovative, educational tools. | null | null | My students need a LeapFrog Leap TV gaming system, LeapFrog TV educational games, and a classroom rug for them to play the games on. LeapFrog LeapBands are also needed to track their movement throughout the day. | 33 | 1 |
113,802 | p210934 | e6a88ffa3429242b4b69d34711eb0f02 | Mr. | CA | 2016-08-18 17:32:02 | Grades 6-8 | Health & Sports, Math & Science | Health & Wellness, Mathematics | Stand and Deliver | As a teacher in a low-income school, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to provide my students with a deep and rich school experience that will cultivate their young creative minds. \r\nThey approach what they do with creativity and spirit. Given the opportunity to imagine and create in a space that is non-traditional, I hope to engage them in meaningful mathematics projects. From the time they walk on campus and through my classroom door, we focus on their potential and growth. While I may not be able to control their home lives, I can certainly impact their school experience. By doing this in a thoughtful and positive way, I hope to inspire all of our learners to continue on the path of academic excellence. | We love doing group work, but also need some time to stretch our legs and our minds during our independent practice time. The idea of having a space where our students can go and work without the constraint of a typical desk was a request that students were constantly making. The students were getting tired of sitting and their backs were hurting. Their solution, standing desks, inspired this project. \r\nMiddle schoolers just want to move. We are focused on health and fitness at our school and sitting for prolonged periods takes away from this focus. Our students want to get up and move and this will allow them to do this while still engaging in learning. | null | null | My students need standing desks for alternative seat choices in the classroom. | 1 | 1 |
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