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91,627 | p259650 | 8e60cbc6fc85d5e6d6a7009ed7310076 | Ms. | CA | 2016-05-19 13:27:37 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Supplies for the School Year | My English class is typical. We read, we write and learn. However, there are many things that my students need to learn this school year. With the change in curriculum heading towards Common Core, my students need many aids and need to learn academic vocabulary. They also need some motivation.\r\n\r\nMy students are from low income families. About 90% qualify for the free lunch program. Some of them live with grandparents or are in foster homes. That's why I want them to succeed in school. This will lead to them going to college, which in turn will lead to them finding jobs and becoming successful adults.\r\n | The materials I chose are basic items for the upcoming school year. They will do an autobiography and have to write an essay about themselves and put together a collage of their family. I want them to start the year proud of themselves and their families. \r\n\r\nI have students who walked in on the first day with nothing in their hands not even a backpack. I want to make sure that my students have no excuses for why they can not complete their assignments. My students need need paper, pencils, scissors, crayons, markers, glue sticks and a couple pencil boxes. However, I do not have enough supplies for 120 students. | null | null | My students need pencils, scissors, crayons, markers, paints, glue sticks and erasers. | 43 | 1 |
46,303 | p000507 | 18fc76a1ed5a8b1a7e8446108e5fdee8 | Mrs. | OK | 2016-08-11 13:30:52 | Grades PreK-2 | Music & The Arts | Music | Student Instruments | My music students range in age from Pre-K to 2nd grade. Classes receive instruction twice a week for K-2nd and once a week for Pre-K.\r\n We are a large rural school with a high percentage of Native American students. Over half of the students are on free or reduced lunch plans. \r\nOur class sizes have drastically increased due to state budget cuts. Due to these cuts, classroom supplies are in need to ensure each student has the opportunity for a hands on experience. | I need these instruments to add to the collection I have. Because of increasing class size, I do not have enough instruments for each student. \r\nThese instruments will allow every student to have an individual instrument during instruction. Without these, students will have to pair up on an instrument forcing one student to sit and watch while the other plays. This would double the time spent on each activity, requiring the class to do the activity twice thus lessoning the amount of instructional material that would be covered in each class. These instruments would allow hands on discovery for each student. | null | null | My students need instruments to learn rhythms and sounds. Due to increased class sizes, these instruments are essential to allow every student to have an instrument to play during lessons. | 1 | 0 |
55,573 | p119679 | 35cbbcef48a7ad3c067d45f064d93e10 | Mrs. | SC | 2016-08-22 12:49:38 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Magnificent Math | Do you love Math? I do and I want the same for my students! I teach a wonderful group of students at a Title 1 school. Over 64% of the students are Hispanic and learning the English language.\r\n\r\nMy students are eager to learn new things and want to be successful, especially in Math.\r\nDue to the language barrier and other socioeconomic factors, all of my students are not currently working on their grade level. They do not have the necessary prior knowledge or materials at home and have fallen behind their peers in Mathematics. Many of them are not enthusiastic about learning Math because its overwhelming for them. | My math classroom is set up to teach the students in a small group setting based on their academic needs. The items that I have requested, the Math Equivalency puzzles, the Quick Pick Math Activity Cards, and the Tower of Math games, will be used to reinforce math skills with a small group. I requested different types of activities to make sure I am meeting the interests of the students. The ink cartridges will be perfect to print additional materials for my learners. The Number Talk Daily Activity and Math Warm Ups will be used to discuss strategies and number sense using real world Math. The 'Smath Game and 24 Single Digit game will help my students strengthen their skills using the basic operations, while having fun with their friends.\r\n\r\nAll of these resources are crucial for my students' learning of the third grade math skills, and will enable them to build their self confidence and prepare them for the future!\r\n\r\nMost of all, these resources will make learning math more inviting and fun. My students need to see that math is FUN! | null | null | My students need Tower of Math Games, Math Instant Learning centers, and various Math warm ups and activities. | 18 | 1 |
45,897 | p038795 | 774629caa8089c13e6f13a13f24e5efb | Mrs. | AR | 2016-08-17 10:22:40 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Environmental Science | Now Showing...Scientific Minds | My students come from a unique region, the Arkansas Delta. Many of these students live in such poverty that basic needs are barely met, but they share a rich culture and sense of community. \r\n\r\nMy students are eager to learn, and are especially interested in science and technology. Our district has been very fortunate to have funding for some awesome technology hardware, but we lack the \"extras\" such as software and other equipment that make it easy for students to use. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n | Our district is fortunate to have some really great technology devices, however we lack the \"extras\" that help students use technology in their daily routines. My students love to show their learning through video presentations, but need a tripod and iPad mount to use during filming, and we need a digital camera to document learning while working on projects. Also on our list are research materials to help teach information literacy skills that students need to organize and present their ideas and findings.\r\n\r\nThese materials would make a huge impact on student learning. My students come from homes with little technology, if any, but when they come to school they are on an even playing field with students from all over the globe. These materials will aid their learning, making the technology we're so fortunate to have more accessible and student-friendly. | null | null | My students need a tripod and iPad mounts for creating videos, a digital camera, and research materials. | 25 | 1 |
134,875 | p022103 | 3617047a8a28805b24209e149fb95d58 | Mrs. | IL | 2016-08-10 22:12:31 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | Balancing Acts | My Students\r\nYoga is a balancing factor, a substratum across all of your life, so you do not get shifted in one direction or another. You become a stable person. You realize what balance is, what contentment is, what joy is.” Birjoo Mehta\r\nThis quote encapsulates the essence of what I desire for my students- to be in balance so that they can experience true happiness.\r\n Each day, my students come in with challenges that are very stressful. They live in a poverty stricken area with many social ills, such as homelessness, hunger, mental illness and violence.\r\nThese are the same children who rely on government assistance for the necessities of life, from food to utilities to housing. Even though these children come to school at a financial disadvantage, through no fault of their own, they deserve the same sense of balance that is afforded to every human being.\r\nThe urban,neighborhood school that services my students is a Title 1 school that has over 98% of students receiving free lunch. \r\nThe first graders in my class strive to make the best of any situation. They come to school each day with hope for a better day. | My students love when we do yoga inspired moves as a brain break. I show them some of the basic poses that I have learned. They always seem to want more! They love the challenge of getting into the correct position and the extra challenge of holding the pose for a certain amount of time. When we are finished, the students are more calm, relaxed and ready to learn. It helps to balance them!\r\nEven though their young lives can be out of balance because of stress, these items that I am requesting will help them to become more balanced throughout the day. I am requesting tablets, books about yoga and yoga equipment so that the children can practice the art of yoga throughout the day as part of learning centers. They will be able to research and perform yoga positions. In addition to that, they will be able to watch yoga videos and workout along with them. The yoga equipment that I am requesting will also help them develop core strength and balance as they sit and do their work.\r\n | null | null | My students need small tablets and headphones to research and complete yoga routines, and yoga equipment to help develop core strength and balance. | 1 | 1 |
81,662 | p242483 | 807a6a4bda0c96d3cda808f0b5db3840 | Ms. | MA | 2016-07-29 17:34:43 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Applied Learning | ESL, Early Development | Story Acting for ELLs. | I work in an amazing school in the heart of Boston. My classroom is a preschool inclusion classroom serving children from ages 3 to 5. All of my students receive free lunch, and most are English language learners. Because my school is so diverse, all of my students come from varying backgrounds and have a wide range of abilities. It is such a great privilege of mine to be able to watch these children grow and build an important foundation of knowledge. \r\nComing into school this school year, I want to ensure each child in my class has the materials they need to succeed and master our curriculum. We use the OWL Curriculum (Opening the World of Learning) which develops their literacy and integration of content knowledge. For many of my students, this is their first year in school and this curriculum is their first exposure to academic content. | I am requesting 3 fairy tale books (The Three Little Pigs, The Billy Goat Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three bears) and 3 puppet sets to act out the stories. These are classic stories that offer repetition and a predicable sequence for my students who are english language learners. Each year I do Story Telling and Story Acting in my classroom where students dictate a story and the classroom acts it out. These stories and puppets will act as a model and a scaffold for telling oral stories. We will start our year by reading these fairy tales multiple times and using the puppets to act out the stories.\r\nStory Acting is an amazing way to foster enthusiasm towards a text and encourages the child to read and reread until they have mastered it. While rereading the story students will start to develop key comprehension skills such as sequencing, knowledge of story elements and print awareness. This type of modeled, hands on work is absolutely essential for english language learners to expand their vocabulary and receive instruction that is tailored to them. | null | null | My students need 3 classic fairytales: The 3 Little Pigs, The billy Goat Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We also need the the puppet kits that go along with the texts. | 6 | 1 |
3,388 | p140957 | 35afacb789e62a53cea437b6f3031e2d | Mrs. | KS | 2016-08-04 22:57:38 | Grades PreK-2 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | Flexible Seating | My students come from a variety of backgrounds in a low income community. For many students my classroom is the only consistent \"home\" they know! They know at school they will be accepted, loved, forgiven, encouraged and praised every day. I strive to make students successful but that looks different to each student! A variety of tools, techniques, ideas and activities is always needed with my busy little learners. A way to help them move around & be more active is flexible seating! | Flexible seating options are needed to help my busy learners become successful! My students are always asking if they can sit on their knees or on the floor. Moving around keeps their brains more active and focused and they are being healthy by moving too! At 5 & 6 years old my students NEED to move and wiggle. Having them sit at a tables with traditional seating is not in their best interest. In a world full of electronic devices, movies, iPads, etc. they are needing various teaching techniques to help them succeed. Flexible seating allows them to chose where to sit. Children need to move! Flexible seating allows them to do just that! | null | null | My students need flexible seating options to help them because successful! | 0 | 1 |
94,392 | p085586 | d4ac4d73ee50ff94f10e119ce3273cbf | Mrs. | NJ | 2017-03-15 17:28:59 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Comfy Cozy Reading Bags | This project is made to support my amazing students who have been walking into my classroom for the past 6 years, the next school year will be 7! These are very special children from all over the world. My students are mostly Arabic and from many different Arabic countries, such as, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, etc. They are so enthusiastic about school in first grade and LOVE to learn how to read. These students are from the inner city of South Paterson. Some come into my class with not a word of English, it is amazing to watch them grow and even READ by June! \r\n\r\nThrough this project I am asking for a kidney shaped table! This table will help me reach out to all different types of learners in my classroom. I will be able to fit enough students for small group instruction and intervention for my struggling students. | This Donor's Choose project is for 2 comfy cozy reading bean bag chairs as reading incentives for my students. I also have included some items to help my struggling readers. The bean bag chairs will be great incentives for behavior and encourage reading. They students will be so excited to have the opportunity to read in the bean bag chair, instead of just at their desk. Most of my students don't have the opportunity to make reading fun like this at home. These bean bag chairs will not only be comfy but a great way to make reading fun in the mornings. I look forward to seeing my students' smiling faces during independent reading time! | null | null | My students need bean bag chairs and reading intervention supplies to make reading fun & comfy! | 9 | 0 |
91,005 | p058518 | 9437f9f86389272f67dae1d92db6633e | Mrs. | LA | 2016-12-21 12:18:44 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Special Needs | Other, Special Needs | Learning to Overcome Sensory Deficits Through Different Textures. | My students have different learning styles and needs.I have four students in my classroom who have special needs. All four of my students have some level of disabilities which is under the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Each student has their own individual leaning plan to be successful. They are able to be included in a general education classroom with their peers with the help of a Special Education teacher/ assistant.\r\nMy first grade students have a range of attention spans. One student is able to be included a longer time than the other. One student needs more individual instruction to meet the student needs. | My students will learn how to adapt their learning to incorporate sensory activities through playdoh ( such as pressing, feeling) wobble chairs to help student become comfortable seating. Students need to feel, touch different textures to increase their tolerance for sensory.\r\n\r\nThe mats for the floor will allow student to sit on the floor to listen to stories or do activities in a different learning environments. These sensory items will make student increase their sensory deficits. \r\n\r\nResearch states that students learn in many different ways such as by doing or interacting in the activities. The student have experienced baking to incorporate sensory skills such as smell, taste, touch. | null | null | My students need to have many different ways to learn. Each student has some type of sensory deficit due to their disability of Autism. | 2 | 0 |
38,428 | p201915 | 32ca2e51228c7c8da653fa5e78862d08 | Mrs. | FL | 2016-11-28 21:47:28 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences | Hands-On Science For Tiny Hands! | The students in my classroom are amazing! Many come from a background that would surprise most adults. There is a wide variety of economic backgrounds. Our school is a safe place for many, and they love to come every day. Many arrive with no supplies, only the willingness to learn.\r\n\r\nProviding each student with an opportunity to reach their full potential is my main goal. I am able to teach lifelong skills to every person in my class when all students are fully engaged. \r\n | One place my students struggle is access to quality hands-on materials for Science. Their curiosity is strong, but we need help.\r\n\r\nResearch shows that the earlier we guide children's wonder about the world--and thereby identify opportunities for children to acquire foundational STEM skills--the more successful they are.\r\n\r\nThe donations to this project will help to improve my students' understanding of and competency in authentic, meaningful ways. We will use these materials to aide us in the process of becoming life-long scientits. As the teacher, I have done extensive research and reading on STEM in the primary grades. Yet I truly need your support to make this a reality. Thanks! | null | null | My students need opportunities and supplies for hands-on science to enhance their learning experience. | 3 | 0 |
25,872 | p120378 | e566a9d0bb875dd222ff7e3c5518f886 | Mrs. | VA | 2016-10-24 13:40:54 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Ipad Accessories for Multiage! | My students come from every background imaginable. A classroom full of different cultures, abilities, and experiences make each day unique and exciting. They embody the definition of diversity and community. These amazing children are constantly discussing what it means to be a great citizen, supporting each other, and encouraging others to do the same. \r\n\r\nEach day I am inspired by their eagerness to learn, experience, and create. They embrace each others differences with understanding, encouragement, and a drive to learn more about each other and the world around them. | Our classroom received iPads from a previous Donors Choose project. Students have been able to play learning games, read, and expand their learning already! We also received some generous gift cards from other donors. This project will be to provide some accessories for the iPads to utilize the awesome technology we received to it's potential! \r\n\r\nThese items will be used to make and show presentations, learning videos, and type ideas, notes, and new learning concepts. These accessories will aid students in creating with technology and learning that the possibilities with technology are endless. Students will be aided to expand their understanding, show their thinking, and share their ideas with their peers and community. | null | null | My students need these accessories to help utilize the iPads that we have in the classroom. | 1 | 1 |
167,825 | p110202 | 5422bb295e83434ad449cfab510ef9fd | Ms. | UT | 2016-09-01 18:12:07 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Mathematics | Bring Learning to Life | My students are 4th graders at a Title 1 school that are excited to learn and love to work together in the classroom. They come from a wide variety of different backgrounds, bringing in unique, rich funds of knowledge.\r\n\r\nLearning in the classroom is a collaborative experience. All students, their skills, and their opinions are valued in our classroom. Critical thinking, teamwork, and synergy are all important focuses throughout the year. They are highly motivated and greatly enjoy hands-on learning, particularly with science. | My students have 1:1 access to iPads, requiring many additional resources, such as ink, headphones, and keyboards. By being able to print their projects, my students are able to bring their work to life. They are able to envision, create, polish, and then publish their works. Headphones and keyboards allow for greater concentration and greater attention to detail. \r\n\r\nAll of my students enjoy reading and it is crucial that they are able to have as many experiences with literature as possible. Whether they are English Learners or not, all students benefit from curriculum that has been integrated into books. In addition to curriculum, it is valuable to nurture students' love of reading for pleasure. Through the use of graphic novels, I hope to engage a greater number of readers than more traditional literature.\r\n\r\nMath can be a challenging subject to bring to life, but my students will be more deeply engaged if they are able to physically manipulate their tools. Metric measurement can be tricky for US students, but being able to measure for themselves will be invaluable. | null | null | My students need technology resources such as printer ink, headphones, and keyboards to make their learning come to life as well as engaging literature and manipulatives to develop their reading, math, and science skills. | 1 | 1 |
156,308 | p075094 | f9ebee885ee90608749527632acc5a2c | Mrs. | CA | 2016-10-16 01:01:00 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Organize Our Supplies, Please | My young superheroes are eager to learn and grow as scholars and future leaders. We are working so hard to become better readers and writers. \r\n\r\nOur classroom is tiny, but our learning is mighty. More than half of our students qualify for government meal assistance, and bus in from areas where life is less than ideal for a child to thrive in. We have dedicated staff and parents working together to ensure our students have positive experiences and opportunities where resources allow. \r\n\r\n | Have you ever had to rifle through piles of books and papers only to find that you still can't find the one thing you really need right NOW?! \r\nTime is of the essence for learning and wasted time is time lost. We are an active reading and writing classroom, and it frustrates students when they can't quickly find their books or journals in their desks. We are desperate to find a handy and simple solution to access the materials we need for our active, fast-paced learning environment. \r\nChair pockets have been an item that my colleagues have had success with. I feel this is a simple solution for my learners and future learners to utilize in the classroom. | null | null | My students need chair pockets and quicker access to daily use journals and books that get \"lost\" in the black hole of their desks. | 13 | 1 |
141,313 | p210981 | 535d12c91cc0b68ecc7644ac182edde3 | Ms. | NY | 2016-08-31 20:18:03 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Team Sports | Slap Shot Sports! | This year, my students will be from a mix of grades! During physical education, it is their time to shine in a different way in school, through physical activity. Many of my students are from low-income households and live in small spaces. There is not much green space or large safe spaces for them to run around and play in which are also safe. Physical Education class gives them the chance to grow in a way they often could not outside of school. | Students will be using the floor hockey sticks and pucks to emulate real-life hockey games in Phys. Ed. class. Students have never been shown the sport of hockey, and do not have the resources to do so. Trying to teach a gym class with the same old equipment, isn't going to get them excited and invested in playing. Exposing them to a new sport is exciting and challenging all at once. They could be the next Wayne Gretzky, but without these new supplies, they'll never know! \r\n\r\nThis project would significantly help my students' understanding of new sports they can be great at!\r\n\r\nThey would see their potential and learn to try new sports! Students can practice using the proper tecnique in class and excel in something they didn't even know was possible to do! They will be athletes, empowered to take on the new skills of hockey with puck movement, passing and shooting - and even better - they can take their knowledge back home to those people around them! | null | null | My students need floor hockey sticks and pucks so they can be exposed to a sport they have never been given the opportunity to play, being from such a low-income urban neighborhood! | 3 | 1 |
181,363 | p009042 | e4f7fc5f0be8e12bad8119e534e1a38d | Ms. | OR | 2016-06-13 22:38:03 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literacy | Engaging Bilingual Learners and Maximizing Classroom Space | My 4th grade students come from a variety of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, but they share the goal of becoming fully bilingual in English and Spanish. To achieve that goal, they participate in a two-way immersion program, in which they receive instruction in English and Spanish across all subject areas. \r\nDual language education not only challenges my students to think critically in literacy, math, science and social studies; it also expands their world view and helps them to consider their shared humanity. | This year, my students and I will be working in a portable classroom for the first time. While this presents some spatial challenges, I find that it also provides new opportunities for building a tightly-knit classroom community. At the foundation of this community is our morning meeting, a time for us to gather together, share our feelings, and set goals for ourselves. After this strong start, many students feel more comfortable at school and find it easier to get through their day. \r\n\r\nIn our new portable classroom, a durable rug will create a welcoming place for my students and I to gather for our morning meetings. Additionally, it will provide a soft spot for students to sit during mini-lessons, guided reading groups, and partner reading. In this way, the carpet area will become the heart of much of the learning that takes place in our classroom.\r\n\r\nIn addition to a classroom rug, my students and I are also requesting an anchor chart easel with paper and a pocket chart with a stand. These tools will be vital to the work we do each day in all subject areas. We will use the anchor chart easel and paper to create collaborative posters for literacy, math, and science lessons. When students have a role in creating anchor charts, they are more likely to connect to the concept that is being taught. We will use the pocket chart along with sentence strips to build and practice leveled sentences aligned to literacy concepts, emphasizing language forms and functions in English and Spanish. From a spatial perspective, the anchor chart easel and pocket chart will also help to maximize wall space.\r\n\r\nPlease consider donating to our project to help transform our portable classroom into a desirable, comfortable, and engaging environment for hardworking 4th graders. | null | null | My students need a classroom rug for morning meetings, reading mini-lessons and groups. They also need a pocket chart and an anchor chart easel with paper for creating collaborative input charts and sentences. | 1 | 1 |
51,540 | p019263 | 1c0adb98372d053e136e56649dd123c6 | Ms. | CA | 2016-11-20 12:37:51 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Flexible seating for flexible brains | I teach in a dual immersion 4th grade classroom. We teach 50% of the day in English and 50% in Spanish. My classroom is the English model for two classrooms of 30 students. Half of the 4th grade students at my school come to me to learn science, writing, and math in English in the morning, and the other 1/2 come to me in the afternoon to learn the same subjects. Most of my students are English Learners; however, many come to this school speaking English only. This school is a Title I school and is located in a high poverty area where many of the families are farm workers. \r\n\r\nWe continually discuss how to implement the 4 Cs into our lessons: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. We also never forget about the 5th and most important \"C,\" which is CARING! I have a great bunch of students who are enthusiastic about learning and reading. Most importantly, my students are so grateful for any help that we may receive. I really have a great group of kids who are so sweet. | Kids naturally want to move, why do we force them to sit in one place? My students need more flexible seating options such as wobble stools in various sizes. We also need stability balls, wiggle seats, pillows and lap desks. My classroom practices flexible seating and we have a few options. However, the demand for these few items we have is greater than what I can offer. Often, when I release students to go work, they take off running so they can get their favorite chair. I have about 5 chairs they compete for. Others are left to sit on the floor because hardly any students choose the hard plastic chairs and desks that every classroom generally have. We also have two lap desks but again, they are a hot commodity in my classroom and I would like to offer them more. They absolutely love the flexible seating and lap desks. My students gather to work on math and writing projects in the most interesting locations in the classroom. But, they are working and generating great ideas! I have seen a great increase in focusing on work as a result. | null | null | My students need flexible seating options. I would like to offer students more stools, wiggle seats, stability balls and lap desks to help focus. I have a few but they are so popular, we need more! | 16 | 1 |
59,074 | p202744 | 3c6553faa10110a2b5b1e0524423961f | Mrs. | TX | 2016-08-25 14:41:11 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Technology for Today's Learners | My students are a lively bunch! Every single one of them has a unique, fun, sweet personality that makes my whole classroom environment energetic and bubbly! I have 28 students, 20 of which are boys! We are an active group to say the least! \r\n\r\nMy students all come from a very wide range of backgrounds and neighborhoods. Each of their different backgrounds make them even more unique and special and allows our classroom community to have many different perspectives both intellectually and emotionally.\r\n\r\n | By having the Osmo System for the iPads in my classroom, my students will have more opportunities to learn and grow through the use of technology. When working through their reading and math centers, this program can help further their understanding of the different topics we cover throughout the year.\r\n\r\nIn such a 21st century driven community, the Osmo System can only enrich my student's learning capabilities. The Osmo system would be used daily and every student in my class would reap the benefits of this program. Many struggle with the topics the Osmo system games cover and could allow my students to understand and grow at a faster rate. | null | null | My students need 5 Osmo Starter kits for their 5 iPads. | 1 | 1 |
68,959 | p255722 | 13df512bb352062ae3d790c85221c657 | Mrs. | WI | 2016-08-18 12:27:21 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Books Build Brilliant Brains | My students are FLAWED, TRAUMATIZED, and POVERTY STRICKEN. My students are primarily Hispanic, African American and Caucasian. They are products of generational poverty. There is a high number of students in special education also. \r\n\r\nMy students are learning to be RESILIENT, ENGAGED IN LEARNING and responsible individuals. \r\n\r\nThese students come from diverse backgrounds, but share the love of learning. The neighborhood that my students live in is filled with violence, poverty and despair. Despite all of these challenges, our school is working to address physical, mental and academic needs of students and families. My students deserve a fair chance to receive an education. | Having a variety of culturally responsive texts in our library this year will help increase student reading engagement. We need materials to hold our books in to make these texts accessible to students. We also need individual book bins to students can personalize their libraries by storing books that meet their personal needs and interests. \r\n\r\nThis will make a difference because every student will learn through accessing a variety of texts that reflect their culture and academic content. Students will be able to visit our class library to learn through exploration. Students will be able to select books that spark their love of reading and keep them in personal book bins to access as they please. | null | null | My students need book organizers to store all of their new culturally responsive books selections that reflect their students diverse backgrounds in our class library. They also need connect and store book bins to hold books. | 0 | 0 |
157,208 | p149017 | eff6d47368d9c62100e532e719d8e434 | Ms. | UT | 2016-08-15 21:19:02 | Grades 9-12 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | Finding Truth in Fiction | Students at the my school come from diverse backgrounds and economic situations. When presented with engaging books and materials, students are more willing to to express their opinions and learn from others.\r\n\r\nAs class sets of older books have become tattered and fallen apart, I am looking to replace those copies with other books that will allow students to explore ideas and opinions they may never have considered. \r\n\r\nIf possible, I would love to buy enough books to allow each student to checkout their own copy while we are reading the novel. | History can be an intimidating subject that frightens many from studying it. When studied in depth, history provides not only insights into society, but into ourselves as we learn from the mistakes of the past. This is best done by studying the experience of the individual juxtaposed by the political and economic settings of the past. \r\n\r\nHistorical Fiction provides a more accessible way for students to approach history and their relationship to it. Although not every aspect of a historical fiction novel is completely factual, it can excite a reader to want to know more and seek out the facts for themselves. \r\n\r\nThe young adult novel, Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein, is an exciting insight into the less well-known role of women as spies and pilots during World War II. Students will be able to explore history in a way that they may have never considered when just reading a textbook. \r\n\r\nThroughout this unit, students will learn effective research skills that will be used to write informational and argumentative pieces based on how the novel and their own research paints the picture of how the role of women in society changed during World War II. | null | null | My students need 155 copies of \"Code Name Verity\" by Elizabeth Wein to be able to do a portion of their reading as homework and a portion in class. | 0 | 1 |
48,017 | p092444 | 39dfede0fbb2dc79a532e3cd80386a0b | Ms. | NC | 2017-01-18 15:26:40 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Flexible Seating is Working Wonders for my 2nd Graders! | I want my students to be well on their way to becoming 21st century learners. My biggest challenge in getting them there is being in a high impact, Title I school. I believe each child can learn and I wouldn't trade one day in my classroom, with my students, for all the riches in the world..\r\n\r\nI have 22 wonderful students: 12 boys and 10 girls. Each day is a new challenge. My school is situated in a rough neighborhood. We are a Title I, High Impact school. The grades in the school range from PreK to 8th grade. The administration at my school works tirelessly each day to ensure each student is equally challenged. | I introduced flexible seating this year to my awesome second graders. I'am the first in my school to attempt this. I have purchased a lot of seating options on my own, but I need some help. Research shows that scholars work better collaboratively and independently when they are able to choose where and what they sit on. These pillows will allow my students another choice in where to sit and learn comfortably. These pillows will allow something I don't already have; a pillow to prop against the wall to read or complete assignments. I have seen a difference in the way my kids work as a team. | null | null | My students need multiple seating options to maximize their flexible seating experience. | 5 | 1 |
146,270 | p243120 | 9554722d11e34fc22f6188730578dbff | Mrs. | SC | 2017-01-23 13:45:36 | Grades 6-8 | Applied Learning | College & Career Prep, Other | Technology is our Future | Learning about business prepares students for many avenues in life and future careers. My students enjoy learning in different ways. My students are all 8th graders, so making sure I make lessons interesting and differentiated is important. My students attend the best middle school in SC because of the students and staff. Our school is a Title 1 school, so any contributions to supplies that can make students better and more prepared for life and higher education is greatly appreciated. | My students attend a Title 1 school. I teach at a middle school and students are preparing for the High School level. Students in this course must be equipped with keyboarding and computer applications knowledge, such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Access. With these materials from Donor's Choose, my students will be able to perform the objectives being taught and become equipped to be tech savvy when it comes to being high school students. My students, with the right equipment and education, will be able to use technology and computers and help others as well. Thank you for your donations! | null | null | My students need items to create projects for their Computer Applications course of the semester. This course is a lot more face-paced and students require all sorts of materials such as a bigger projector screen. | 5 | 1 |
125,048 | p232715 | fdebec8541274a43e44f3d6a00290e60 | Mrs. | FL | 2017-03-04 09:20:21 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Environmental Science | Chromebooks to Enhance Our Learning! | The students in my class attend a Title I school, meaning that a majority of the students receive free or reduced lunch. Many students lack access to basic technology and at times books. This can make being a student in today's society challenging and is causing my students to fall behind their peers who have regular access to these materials. \r\n\r\nDespite coming from a low income community and lacking basic classroom materials, my students come to school ready and excited to learn everyday! Having grown up together, my students have become one big family and they support each other just like a real family would. It's clear that if these students had consistent access to technology and wider array of books, they would rise above and beyond their full potential. | My students have various learning styles and highly benefit from exposure to various learning tools, including the use of hands-on technological tools. The problem facing my students is the lack of access to technology outside of school. My goal is to integrate technology into my lessons as much as possible through the use of Gizmos and Discovery Education, and have students working on computers as much as possible so that lessons can become more hands-on and meaningful.\r\n\r\nAlthough our grade level has access to a computer cart, we do not have enough for each student to work independently. The two Chromebooks I am requesting, would help achieve my ultimate goal of having one computer per child. | null | null | My students need these Chromebooks to allow them to explore the world outside our classroom walls! | 1 | 1 |
15,579 | p206778 | 0de5b9af44dc5768d3b16f8ef3e5d46a | Mrs. | CA | 2016-11-17 20:38:24 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Health & Life Science | Third Graders Protecting Our Environment ! | My students are all Hispanic. Most of them do not have a computer or other technology at home. They are exposed to violence and socioeconomic limitations like lack of food or resources others take for granted. Our school provides a safe environment away from gangs and other socioeconomic limitations. In my classroom, my students get to dream with the sky as the limit. They've planned future traveling plans, designed their dream homes, and have become celebrated community heroes. The classroom is a safe haven where dreaming big is encouraged. Nothing is impossible when they dream, write, and share their future plans. They will thrive as enthusiastic learners when they are provided with memories that will last a lifetime. They will experience and recollect their memories in a whole new way.\r\n | Many talk and teach about Earth Day & teaching for the planet for few days a year! However, Earth Day should be every day. At my school, my class & I are known as Earth-conscious! We recycle for all classes. Every Monday, I carry out nine to twelve blue recycling bins on the street to be recycled. I want my students to read and learn about the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle. An Apple MacBook Pro laptop would motivate them to read. There are so many reading apps available that I feel would spark their interest in reading about recycling. With a computer, all my students will gravitate toward it, simply because technology will motivate them to read! With a computer, they can also access links that would teach them key concepts like composting, natural resources, alternate energy sources, and elimination of carbon print. Having a laptop would put my students a step ahead of success and, in turn, will help preserve our planet for later generations. We are piloting a project based learning program in which our students do research about different topics that contribute to environmental pollution. All of third grade is recycling and looking for ways that our students and community will reduce trash & reuse recyclable resources. We need a laptop to continue our research. I need your help to teach about the planet and help me fund a computer which will no doubt will enhance my students' research methods. I will make sure that my students are knowledgeable about the three R's: reuse, reduce, and recycle. Furthermore, with this project in place, our whole school and community will benefit from it. Please help us get a computer for our future environmentalists.\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need a Apple MMGG2LL/A MacBook Air 13.3-Inch Laptop (Intel Core i5, 8GB, 256GB,Mac OS X), Silver & Apple Magic Mouse 2 (MLA02LL/A) bundle to do research. | 185 | 1 |
22,120 | p207800 | 125283146dbdfe8ed330f18bcf24f8cc | Mrs. | FL | 2017-04-05 07:32:20 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning | Early Development, Other | Complete Core for Complete Kids | My students are first graders and many of my students have special needs. They are also largely English second language learners. My students use flexible seating and brain breaks to help with focus. We often take breaks to move our bodies and help regain focus. This takes away time from in class learning but is necessary. \r\n My students need a way to improve core strength while getting the wiggles out in order to focus on academics. Core strength directly improves fine motor skills such as handwriting. These discs and wobble stools will help them engage core muscle groups during the school day which also provides additional stimuli for my autistic students helping them to focus on academic tasks. | The seating I am asking for all require my students to use abdominal muscle strength. By engage their core muscles students show improvement in fine motor skills cognitive stamina on academic tasks. The fun seating options also allow my students a sense of control over their environments improving their comfort levels and allowing their brains to focus on learning curriculum. \r\n Improving core strength helps students with fine motor issues such as handwriting to improve these skills. It also engages the nervous system helping students to think clearly and without distraction. These seating options are so much more than places to sit, they will open doors for these children all while they attend to tasks the same way typical 1st graders would but with added perks they greatly need. | null | null | My students need these flexible seating options to help them comfortably engage in classwork and improve core muscle tone. These options also improve attention spans of my young learners. | 10 | 1 |
119,046 | p019809 | 4d7381b8e3ff78ddb297e301be2dfd6e | Mrs. | WA | 2016-05-17 16:14:24 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Early Chapter Books and More! | Every day in our kindergarten classroom is busy busy busy! There's so much to do each day and so many new things to learn. We pack Math, Science, RULER, Handwriting, Reading, Writing, PE, and Art into all of our days.\r\n Kindergartners are thirsty for knowledge, have a passion for learning, and are always discovering new things. \r\nThey especially love reading now that they are getting so good at it! They are even more motivated when the books are of high interest to them. | The reading levels in my kindergarten class have exploded! This has made me realize that I really don't have any beginning chapter books to help foster their reading. My students are excited to begin reading chapter books in the classroom, but I just don't have very many. We read a few Mercy Watson books online and they just gobbled them up. Now, they'd like to read them themselves! They also tell me that they enjoy Piggie, Pigeon, and Elephant books as well as Ivy and Bean and Nate the Great. I want my students to continue to love reading and to do that I need more books that will help them to continue to grow in their reading. These books will also help them find out what books they like to that I can encourage them to check books out from the public library this summer! | null | null | My students need more books that interest them to get them more excited about reading to themselves. | 5 | 1 |
128,512 | p174575 | 8635d498871d73fececdb176fb59806d | Mrs. | CT | 2016-06-27 14:08:54 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Kinders Class Needs Safe Place for Technology! Part 2 | Our classroom has limited storage. Currently all of our technology is stuffed into a drawer of a filing cabinet. We previously received a large storage cabinet, but it doesn't fit in our space and had to be re-purposed as storage for grade level reading materials.\r\n\r\nI teach in a K-5 magnet school, and I have twenty-two enthusiastic, fun-loving, Kindergarten students this year.\r\n\r\nThe students, at my school, come from a wide range of family dynamics. Some live in traditional households, while others live with single parents, or with extended family. My students' economic situations are just as varied as their family dynamics, and more than sixty percent of our school qualifies for free lunch. A large percentage of our school population are also English Language Learners. Regardless of these factors, every one of my students, always, possesses a passion for learning, exploring, and creating! | We are very fortunate that, in our classroom, we have several types of educational technology that are available for students to use on a daily basis. We have OSMOs, school issued iPads, iPad minis, Tag Readers, and Kindles that we've acquired through DonorsChoose. This growing collection, no longer fits safely in the top drawer of a file cabinet. We need a place to store these valuables, and other valuable non-technological tools, in the classroom. A locking Sandusky® Elite Storage Cabinet will provide a safe place to store our classroom technology. It has ample space to store new technology as we get it, it will fit in the area designated for it, and is mobile and easy to move, either by myself, or with the custodial staff. This new storage unit also means that all technology will be in the same place, and it will be easy to access what we need.\r\n\r\n Thank you for taking the time to learn more about our Sandusky storage cabinet project.\r\n\r\nA donation to this project will allow my students, and myself, a safe place to store our growing collection of educational technology. | null | null | My students need a storage cabinet for safe keeping of our technology. | 46 | 1 |
166,120 | p112243 | a9fb7cc182cb2c3abfb08cc8d0c0c1f4 | Mr. | CA | 2016-08-12 18:25:28 | Grades 9-12 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Team Sports | Please Help Our Students Fulfill Their Need For Speed | The students of our school are poor. There really isn’t another way to put it. Most of our students come home to empty houses due to the fact that their parents are working 1-2 jobs just to keep a roof over their kid’s heads and food on the table. A vast majority of my student (90%) receive free and reduced lunch at school. For the most part, those free meals they get at school are the only meals that they will eat for that day. \r\n\r\nMany of our students do not get the opportunity to be young and have fun during the summer vacation, because they are sent out to work with their families in order to help bring in extra money. Most of our students do not get to participate in sports because they cannot afford the required equipment. \r\n\r\nMoney at our school is very short especially for sports. Being able to provide our students with the best equipment is always a struggle. | Our students love football. They love being out there competing and being with their teammates. The problem is that we do not have enough equipment to go around for everyone to be active at one time so kids have to stand in line and wait their turn. This can make practices drag on and lose their fun.\r\nA couple of our players came to me and asked if we could get more footballs to help keep practices moving and stay upbeat.\r\nMoney is always an issue in our community, especially in schools for items outside of the classroom. That is when one of our students suggested something that he had heard about in one of his other classes called Donorschoose.\r\nThis project would allow us to have 2-3 more football dummies per group which would mean 2-3 more players would have the opportunity to be active and participating and not standing there waiting in line. We believe that is would help keep practices more fun and upbeat and keep the students interested.\r\n | null | null | My students need 3 half round dummies and 3 step over dummies to help increase their speed and agility | 6 | 1 |
2,705 | p232148 | 8271d3834f4eab51f1c419911a4f46c3 | Mrs. | KY | 2017-01-20 08:54:14 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | The Last Lecture: Middle School Mantras | CCMS has the best kiddos a teacher could dream of. They are respectful, willing to learn, and ready for new adventures. This particular class that we have this year is exceptional. They are well behaved and extremely inquisitive. It is amazing the activities that we have already been able to do this year that I could not have dreamed of achieving with 7th graders. \r\n\r\nWhat makes these students tug at my heartstrings is their love for learning. They love to be at school, they love to interact with us, and most importantly, they love to do their best with whatever activity we throw their way. I am so excited to see where this journey will lead us this year because these kiddos really are the future of our community. | Twice a week, our school has a LEAD time where we break into testing teams and spend an hour covering things that normally happen in homeroom. However, we also have a character class that happens during these times. After re-reading The Last Lecture, I felt led to purchase them for my students to have their hands on and read. Randy Pausch's outlooks and advice would hit home with so many of my seventh graders. \r\n\r\nI truly feel that this is a piece of literature that can reach students on all reading levels and maturity levels that we see in the middle school. | null | null | My students need a class set of the book The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch for their LEAD time. | 3 | 1 |
40,949 | p133383 | 2d7419ced20d52f71eff3c857d180903 | Mrs. | SC | 2016-08-09 13:28:27 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Fostering a Love for Literature | Students come into our classroom excited and ready to learn at their own pace and level. We are a personalized learning classroom and school that focuses on individual needs. If you walk into our classes you will observe students working independently, students using technology to enhance their learning and students working in small groups with the teacher.\r\n\r\nMany students have difficult home lives and school and can be a safe escape for them. Our school has a focus on personal mastery in all subjects but we still have state standards that need to be met! | The books we are asking for will help students become lifelong readers. They are engaging and meet the language arts standards we teach in the classroom. Research has shown that students need exposure to literature to expand their vocabulary. Many students are exposed to read aloud's at home but most of our students miss this opportunity. Our goal is to close this gap. \r\n\r\nOur classes are very diverse with a variety of reading levels. Class read aloud's provide all students access to higher-level thinking books. Each student having their own text will allow all students to gain comprehension skills despite reading levels. | null | null | My students need class sets of nonfiction books, realistic fiction books, historical fiction books and traditional literature. | 1 | 1 |
168,484 | p223120 | 07812d970f7e1605a236d9618bc25a33 | Teacher | FL | 2017-01-05 15:55:22 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Making reading exciting through TECHNOLOGY! | My students attend a Title 1 school where the majority of students are disadvantaged. Many of them come from homes that are in need of resources. They are struggling readers that are performing below in their grade level. Due to their proficiency levels, some lack the confidence in reading and, at times, lose interest . Despite the struggles they face on a daily basis, these children attend school carrying big smiles. They come to school with the desire to become successful readers. | The tablets will allow students to experience the learning of reading in an exciting way (new way for some students). They will use phonics games on the tablets to improve decoding skills and make learning to read fun! They will use them to read leveled text as they apply reading strategies and improve their comprehension skills. Learning gains are easier to achieve when children are engaged and motivated. At the same time, they will gain the experience and ability to use modern technology. Students will be able to take the knowledge gained from this experience and apply it in their general classroom. | null | null | My students need 5 iPads ( with protective case) in their classroom to engage them and get excited about reading through the use of technology. | 0 | 1 |
101,649 | p024926 | 54606a75891be0c4cf5755a62427c813 | Mrs. | NJ | 2017-01-19 12:16:44 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Flexible Seating for First Graders | Our class this year is made up of nineteen fun-loving first graders eager to learn! We have a variety of learners with a wide range of interests. They love to collaborate when working on classroom assignments and are always ready for new challenges.\r\n\r\nOur group of children love to get up and move around. They are most productive when they get to choose their working space. We encourage this whenever we can! We strive to work hard and have fun. | Our first graders like to move around while learning! We have started to offer them flexible seating options throughout the day, which has given them the power of choice while learning. When our students are comfortable where they are working, they tend to focus more and give their best effort.\r\n\r\nWhen the students were given flexible seating options, they were so excited! We allowed them to work on large pillows and bean bag chairs, as well as other locations around the room. They felt empowered when they took charge of their learning. The work they produced showed they put forward their best effort. We are looking forward to adding more options to our classroom. | null | null | My students need flexible seating options while working in the classroom. | 4 | 0 |
46,798 | p118090 | 1a10d9da03c831c048395414bf445fe0 | Teacher | SC | 2017-02-09 22:10:43 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | ESL, Literacy | Seamlessly Integrating Technology into our ESOL Curriculum | My students are learning to speak English as their second language. Some of my students have just come to this country and have no literacy skills in English. \r\n\r\nMany students do not have the luxury of having a computer of their own at home; so often, school is the only place and time that students get exposure to computers and technology.\r\nMost of my students come from very hard working families that struggle to make enough to live on. However, our kids don't use their circumstances to hold them back. These children show me every day how they can make a difference, whether it be helping others in our building or in the neighborhood and our community.\r\n\r\nMy ESOL students are motivated to change the world. My students attend a Foreign Language magnet school which has an emphasis on Languages and social change, we do everything in our power to help these students see that they can make a difference. Most students choose to come to school here and are entered in a pool. There is a waiting list to get into our school.\r\n | The integration of technology is becoming an integral part of teaching all subjects\r\n\r\n I teach wonderful, energetic, and enthusiastic E.S.O.L (English as a Second or Other Language) students in grades Kindergarten – Fifth. Our educational goal is to reach all 4 language domain areas including: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, while tying the content to our South Carolina Educational standards. \r\nMy students come to school each morning excited about learning new things. They love read and become engaged through technology. This is difficult because our computers are old, have technical problems, very slow, have limited memory, incompatible with current software and educational programs.\r\n\r\nThese laptops will help my students to learn individually as well as while in a group setting. Student learning can be differentiated for my ESOL students using these computers by providing them with apps that will adjust with their level of learning of the English language. My students can also use the laptops to do Rosetta Stone, and online resources such as Reading A to Z and Reading Eggs. The stories they read on Reading A to Z will help them to build their vocabulary, background knowledge and fluency.\r\nBy providing technology for their ESOL classes, we will be working together to arm them with a powerful voice that is unique and all their own.\r\n | null | null | My students need two laptops. The integration of technology is becoming an integral part of teaching all subjects. | 0 | 1 |
118,263 | p249405 | 95553d45a82f46cca385492d8dc2e1b2 | Mrs. | CA | 2016-10-23 11:05:37 | Grades PreK-2 | Music & The Arts | Visual Arts | Start Right With Art | My students are energetic, inquisitive and enthusiastic. They enjoy learning through hands-on experiences. I have twenty-four students in my kindergarten class in a charter school that opened last year. Our school has a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) focus. \r\n\r\nMy students come from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and many are learning English as a second language. The majority of my students speak either Spanish or Punjabi at home. Many of my students have limited English vocabulary and would benefit from the opportunity to broaden their background knowledge and vocabulary through appreciating and creating art. | Art is a very important element in my kindergarten classroom. I teach a weekly formal art lesson during which children learn the elements of beginning drawing and art appreciation. In addition, I provide students with materials for them to use in planning and implementing their own projects during our afternoon choice time. I also use art to enrich instruction in other subject areas such as math and science. For instance, children might use art materials to create counting books when learning about numbers, or clay and toothpicks to make buildings when learning about shapes in geometry. Children develop their fine motor skills while creating with fuse beads. They become better writers when they use art materials to make cards for friends and family. Young children enjoy art and so art can become a very effective bridge to learning in other subjects.\r\n\r\nA strong kindergarten art program allows students to develop fine motor skills, explore concepts in other subjects areas and develop self confidence while creating and learning about art. Children benefit from having access to a variety of art materials so that they can experiment with different media. The materials I have requested for this project will help me provide the kind of dynamic, engaging and effective art program my students deserve. | null | null | My students need a variety of art materials including watercolors, markers, beads, clay and collage items to use to create interesting art with many types of media. | 5 | 1 |
73,035 | p216081 | 70e549e33b2c34e0e7e40eda77c55a81 | Ms. | TX | 2017-04-24 13:06:32 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Book Tastings and Book Clubs | A majority of my students come from low-income households, a wide range of ethnicities, and a dual language program. Even though they come from hard backgrounds, everyday they enter the classroom energized, eager, and full of wonder.\r\n They are dreamers, believers, inquirers, debaters; they are the future. They know more than they realize and already I know they will go far. Scientists, doctors, lawyers, teachers, they each hold a special quality within them that will take them far in life. I find everyday that they are the ones inspiring me. | Our classroom library is in need of a makeover. Students are not wanting to read a lot of amazing books because they have already seen the movies. My goal is to introduce students to new and amazing books with classroom book tastings and reintroduce other books, for book clubs, like the, Harry Potter series, to help them see how much they are missing by not reading the books.\r\n\r\nOne must always be careful with books, and what's inside them, for words have the power to change us. Book tastings will help students get a feel of various genres and choice. They will be able to converse with classmates and hear their thoughts and views of the particular books being presented at the tasting. This will help students not only get a feel of a new book, but create new conversations with classmates they may have not had before.\r\n\r\nBook clubs are a way to help students see how they have something in common. When reading a great book, you always want to share how you're feeling with another, and book club is a great place to help stir up those conversations and opinions of characters, settings, inferences throughout the text, and so much more. \r\n\r\nBook tastings and book clubs will help introduce students to new genres, spark a love of reading, and create new conversations with their classmates. | null | null | My students need a variety of books for our classroom library. | 5 | 1 |
139,315 | p165666 | 7be924847593f594eee8c0cb54e4c2e8 | Mrs. | WY | 2017-02-25 14:50:28 | Grades PreK-2 | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Warmth, Care & Hunger | Essential Snack For Hungry Learners | Wyoming's economy, like many places, has plummeted. Our educational system is taking a budget cut of $91 million dollars. Not only are we losing any classroom budgets we might have had, we are increasing class sizes, taking pay cuts, losing school budgets, losing essential food and snack programs, etc. Teaching is looking very bleak in Wyoming.\r\n\r\nMy students come from homes are filled with love, but not money to fully support their children.\r\nI serve a population of under privileged students who live in homes you would not want to live in, some are not even homes. Lots of our parents rely on the school to help feed their children two meals and a healthy morning snack every day. Our district is a school of choice district meaning the students choose what school to go to. They can choose from over twenty elementary schools to go to, but our school is they school they choose. Less than 10% of our student population is within walking distance. A vast number of our students are bussed to and from school every day but to their parents it is worth it because they love our school. | When our students come to school they are eager to learn and will do anything to please the adults around them. They work all day long to earn the teacher's respect through hard work and determinations. We work hard at our school to teach the students not only educational concepts but also manners, kindness, empathy, compassion, and all of those qualities that go with being a good human being. Every day after we say the pledge each classroom takes time to remind the students of what year they will graduate in. It is not an option to graduate from high school as far as we are concerned, they are going to graduate from high school. So, even though they are in preschool or second grade or whatever grade, they learn what year they will graduate. Their parents may have never graduated, but we are taking them on a different path and telling them they can and will do it. \r\nOur parents have chosen our school for a reason, which means riding the bus sometimes for over two hours after school. Imagine not having anything to eat since noon and then not getting home until after 5 pm. Some students will not get another meal until they come to school for breakfast. Some students will get dinner but not until late because their parents are working two jobs. We try to provide our students with an after school snack if we have leftover fruit from lunch. However, usually there is not enough left because the students are hungry and eat it all. We need snacks that the student can eat before they can get on the bus that will fill them up. We are asking for snacks to give to our bus students to eat before they get on the bus. | null | null | My students need snacks to make the long bus ride home after school. Sometimes it's their last meal till school breakfast. | 5 | 1 |
169,727 | p234632 | eac57915f910aae756080cf9e019f623 | Ms. | VA | 2016-08-10 18:57:24 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | Plop Down and Read | My students range in age from Kindegarten to Second Grade. They are students with Specified Learning Disabilities, many suffer from Dyslexia, ADHD and Autism. My students are eager to conquer thier fears and tackle obstacles that they are presented with. They are a reslient group of kids that truly loved to be engaged in learning\r\n\r\nElementary Aged Students of Military Parents. All students are a dependent of an active duty military personnel. Many of my students have parents that are deployed throughout the school year thus adding to the stress in their lives. | These items provide already challenged students a comfortable place to work on reading and math. My students will be able to sit down and enjoy books in a relaxed reading area. They will be able to carry a pillow to the math center and work on a variety of math games and problems. \r\n\r\nMany students are not comfortable sitting in the stadard desk and chair. Alternative seating permits students to be able to stretch out and relax. They learn in the environment that makes them feel the most comfortable. I can't wait for to see them in the new learning environment. | null | null | My students need items that give them a variety of places to be able to grow. The reading pillows will provide students with a comfortable space to read. The indoor pillows can be used throughout. | 1 | 1 |
138,652 | p151820 | 8874dd8c6999b49ce1162fc452f312ed | Mr. | OK | 2016-08-14 00:34:31 | Grades 6-8 | Music & The Arts | Music, Performing Arts | All That Jazz! | Music is part of everyday life, yet it seems to be the subject that gets cut first when funding runs low. Thankfully, our school understands the benefit of an arts-infused curriculum and this year we are chartering our very own Jazz Band!\r\n\r\nOur students are very hard workers.\r\nOur school is 98% free and reduced lunch and 25% special education. But you wouldn't know it by walking through our halls. We are just getting ready to begin our 5th year as a charter school serving this community, and we are excited for what the future holds for our scholars! | Our amazing school is starting a Jazz Band! The students are so excited and can't wait to get started. The only problem is....we need more instruments! So many students signed up for the band that we've run out of instruments for them all!\r\nMusic is powerful. It's an outlet for many. Research has shown the many advantages of learning to play an instrument at a young age. The benefits will stay with our scholars for a lifetime. Our Jazz Band will work together and play together. We've already been invited to many events in our community this school year. We're excited to make this Jazz Band something to talk about! | null | null | My students need two tenor saxophones to help make our Jazz Band complete. | 2 | 1 |
2,056 | p254717 | 26ad2ac641ad02855aff0a793ad96ba2 | Mrs. | MI | 2016-12-29 22:31:21 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences | Coding Fun! Part 1 | My students walk into class daily knowing that they are in a safe learning environment. Where they will be challenged, accepted, and encouraged. Where they are free to explore and express themselves. \r\n\r\nMy students are loving and caring 5 year old students who are EXCITED and ready to learn. They are in an all day program where they need active and hands on learning to help keep them engaged during a long day. \r\n\r\nThey are in a Title I school with around 400 students. | These materials will help teach my students how to code in a fun and exciting way. They will see first hand how it works and how just changing one simple thing can change the outcome. \r\n\r\nTeaching through play is so important at a young age. My students need hands on materials to be able to see first hand how coding is so important. The code-a-pillar and Ozbots will be used by my students in whole group activities and at center time. The Code and Go game will be used in small groups. \r\n\r\nThese materials will make it possible to teach coding to my students in a hands on way and not just through a computer game. \r\n | null | null | My students need coding resources such as Code-a-pillar, Ozobots, and code and go robot mouse activity set. | 19 | 0 |
149,589 | p176194 | be36b6b0c44c4f4d631dca646b30c326 | Mrs. | AK | 2016-09-11 16:49:17 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Listening To Books Helps Us Learn & Understand!! | I work in a Title I school with a very high native Alaskan and English Language Learner population in Anchorage, Alaska. Many of my students speak in their Native language. \r\n\r\nAs a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.\r\n\r\n\r\nMy students are creative, clever and very spontaneous.\r\nThey like to move, they love to read and love lots of positive attention. Due to their socioeconomic status all of my students receive free breakfast and lunch. 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 that my students will succeed in life despite their circumstances.\r\n | Having the set of white boards, word work activities and books on CDs will allow for different structures of learning in my classroom. On way they will be used is as a reading and writing centers. My ELL students will be able to follow along with stories while listening to the words, which help them learn and understand how to say, read, and spell the words. This will help the reading fluency of my students. The word work activities and white boards will allow my students to work in small groups to complete language activities and build their language and writing skills. \r\n\r\nMy project will make a difference because, as I said before, these students are English Language Learners.\r\n\r\nOur classrooms do have the time allocated to provide the necessary time to meet their needs as English Language learners. This grant will help to close that gap just a little bit more. | null | null | My students need individual white boards word work activities and books with CDs for reading centers. Being ELL my students will benefit from listening to books on CD and hands on word work activities. | 0 | 0 |
50,360 | p235417 | 235a2357da0af6c0c032c9a72f3f1b2b | Ms. | NV | 2016-11-17 18:01:22 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Magazines to assist in fluency and comprehension. | My students choose to come to my school. They drive, walk, and take the city bus from all over the Reno and Sparks area. Most of my students come from low income neighborhoods and are very excited for the family oriented atmosphere of SNACS. My school serves students from daycare/preschool up til 8th grade. We have 11 teachers from kindergarten to 8th grade and several daycare/preschool teachers. We are a very tight knit school that would love help getting materials for our students. | Having the magazine subscriptions will help my students with reading strategies. These magazines will help in small groups as well as whole group. This could help my students in fluency, phonics, and comprehension strategies.\r\n\r\nThese magazines will be something the students can take home with them, which will give them some ownership. Many times students do not have the funds needed for books at home so they are unable to read unless they are at school. These magazines will be something that can go home with them so they can teach their families about current events they learned at school. | null | null | My students need these magazines to help build fluency, phonics, and comprehension strategies. | 7 | 1 |
102,373 | p040977 | c81f3baaecfce2793151b4c29e8f161a | Ms. | AZ | 2016-07-11 16:52:21 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Readers Live a Thousand Lives!: Turing 5th Graders Into Bookworms! | As a teacher in a low income school, my students come from a variety of different backgrounds and have faced many challenges in their short lives. Many of them receive free or reduced lunch at school. The challenges they face in their day to day lives have made it difficult, if not impossible for them to have the opportunities that many people would consider commonplace. My goal this year is simple: to provide them with quality books to read and an inviting place to read them. I want to turn my students into avid readers, who read not only because it is a required part of school and adulthood, but because they want to. \"Readers live a thousand lives.\" I want my students to experience the thrill of escaping reality with a good book while strengthening their confidence and reading skills simultaneously. | I will be doing the 40 book challenge in my classroom this year. This challenge asks students to read and discuss 40 books of their choosing during the course of the school year. Since this process allows the students to choose the books that they are reading, my classroom library needs to expand to support their growing love of books and various interests! The lofty goal of 40 books is a worthwhile step in building life-long learners! The books and arm pillows will allow my students to relax and enjoy independent reading time during the school day. My students deserve a classroom library as diverse and amazing as they are :). | null | null | My students need more books and a comfortable place to read them during independent reading time. | 0 | 1 |
179,526 | p185905 | 6a1c52772fed1151b68b55acd8a7d7ee | Mrs. | WA | 2017-03-10 16:54:51 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Picture Books That Pop! | I believe it is my duty to provide a learning environment that gets my students excited about reading and technology.\r\n\r\nOur classrooms are full of students from a variety of backgrounds, but we all come together as one big family at school. My students live in a small rural community of about five thousand people. Approximately 41.5 percent of students at our school are living at, or below, the poverty level. Most of their families consist of blue-collar workers living paycheck to paycheck. | The Olalla Library is desperately underfunded and lacking in the newest books that kids want to read. Students visit the library once a week to check out books. Oftentimes, the dreary state of the books, many of which are decades old, is a turnoff for children.\r\nThis project features \"PICTURE BOOKS THAT POP\" - that will draw even the most reluctant of readers into the magical world of books.\r\nPete the Cat, Pinkalicious, Elephant and Piggy, Scaredy Squirrel are just some of the loveable characters that will have kids coming back for more.\r\n\r\n“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller | null | null | My students need an infusion of new and appealing picture books. | 14 | 1 |
38,488 | p036899 | 2e7da1f93bb32905342db19f2697261e | Mrs. | NC | 2016-08-17 00:03:29 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | A Place to Learn and Grow | Everything is new to a kindergartner- new friends, a new teacher, and all the possibilities of a bright future. At my school, my students come from diverse backgrounds. They have unique needs and families. Coming to school to learn is a way for them to grow as little individuals. My students are eager to learn and see what the world has to offer. They will make huge gains this year in literacy, math, writing, and social skills. They are our future! | Kindergartners need a space to go to feel like a family. They need a place to meet so that they can read, play games, and communicate. A classroom rug that is big enough for all my students would help them feel comfortable. Students will use our classroom rug as they read a good book, play a math game with a partner, or even put together a puzzle to develop fine motor skills. A classroom rug brings us together. This space would be used every moment of our day and will be a space where we can grow together this school year! | null | null | My students need a comfortable place to sit while they learn. | 2 | 1 |
105,362 | p096214 | 1de6e0995e04002c1950432124a129fc | Mrs. | TX | 2017-01-04 11:32:44 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Learning to be a Better Reader with iPads | My class is full of first graders who are very smart and have a bright future. They love reading, and they are eager to learn. We live in a small town outside of Austin, Texas that is experiencing a lot of growth. We want our students to be prepared for a future in technology.\r\n\r\nMy first grade students are eager for technology. They love working on the iPad and creating projects. When using technology, my students are engaged and well behaved. Working with technology gives the students a chance to show their knowledge of a topic in unique ways. \r\n\r\n | Technology is our future, and I want to prepare my students to be successful. My students need to have technology available to them in the classroom at all times. The iPad will benefit students in all subject areas. \r\n\r\nTechnology can enhance instruction in reading. Reading is more than being able to read the words on the page. Reading is also about being able to understand what you are reading. With the iPad, students will create meaningful projects that display what they are thinking when they read books.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, the iPad will be used to enhance instruction in the classroom in many subject areas. The iPad will be used with Osmo Genius Kits to improve math and phonics skills. We will use the iPad to take pictures around the school to make collaborative books. The iPad will also be used as an intervention for students who are struggling as well as an incentive to reward students who are making good choices. | null | null | My students need an iPad in the classroom to create meaningful projects that help them think about reading. | 4 | 1 |
386 | p239300 | 9dc800b92d6c3d48ac4315a0d876f63a | Ms. | MO | 2016-06-07 15:55:18 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Teaching Social Justice Through Read Alouds | I'm surrounded daily by beautiful, creative, outgoing inner city children who have a passion and desire to learn and better themselves. The scholars we serve strive to be better than the world tells them that they can be and they do so through hands-on projects where they are able to guide their own learning and make growth in the way that best suits their needs and desires. Our children live in the urban parts of the city and often don't have the same opportunities, access to materials, and ability to learn outside of their home or school as I was once used to, but none of those obstacles ever get in the way of our children trying to be the best they can be. Our school is over 90% free and reduced and located in the heart of the city. | My students come from many different backgrounds and cultures but yet many of them don't know the history about where their families came from or the roots of their being. My students need to be given the tools and knowledge about how to be an activist within their communities and how to create a better world through their actions, words, and commitments to their school, family, community, and future. Teaching social justice through a variety of rich texts with characters who look like our students will provide a meaningful connection for students as they find themselves relating to the characters in the books. \r\n\r\n\"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter,\" -Martin Luther King Jr. Within our school community we want to give our students a voice and the knowledge that will ensure they are never silent about the things that matter in their lives and to always pursue justice, success, and the pursuit of their own happiness and education. | null | null | My students need rich texts that reflect who they are, where they came from, and what they are capable of becoming. My students need texts that teach them about social justice and activism. | 1 | 1 |
68,855 | p221148 | 9221342b06eb0d04d27b2688a391309b | Mrs. | WA | 2016-05-02 10:49:56 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Increasing Engagement with Technology | Everywhere you go you see iPads, iPhones, and computers. My students always ask to use and interact with technology. However, integrating technology in the classroom becomes a challenge with our large student population where access to technology is not readily available. My students deserve more! | At my school, 44% of students receive free or reduced lunch. We are a large school with 650 students that focuses on engagement and collaboration. I am very fortunate to teach 22 wonderful students in a general education classroom. Each student in my classroom is special and unique and has his or her own gifts to bring to our environment. Some students are visual learners while others are more hands on. All my students come in with different skills and needs, but one thing they have in common is the love of technology! | Many of my students do not have access to technology at home. I am trying to increase the amount of technology in our classroom so my students can benefit from the resources available to help them be successful in the classroom and in their future. My students will use the iPad Mini and case daily during small group instruction and individual implementation. Students will be able to use apps where they can write, narrate, and create their own books to share with their peers. In small reading groups, students will be able to read books, record themselves reading, and collaborate with peers to create reader's theater movies. Students will also be able to read books or listen to reading to improve fluency and comprehension. My students will be able to engage in research projects for enrichment activities, as well as play games to practice math fact fluency. | By supporting our classroom project, you will be helping my second graders by providing them with a tool to engage them in their learning and enhance their learning experience. With an iPad Mini and iPad Mini case, the opportunities for my students to gain skills for academic success as well as increase their engagement in the classroom are truly endless. They will have access to technology on a daily basis! | My students need an iPad Mini and a case to use apps for math, reading, writing, art and social studies. | 1 | 1 |
87,019 | p234500 | 1f7505b47e35f43571ce045f64b84f97 | Mr. | AR | 2016-09-20 13:22:06 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science | Health & Life Science | We Need Bullfrogs to Dissect! Please, ARCF/SIMS | Many people have told me that a virtual dissection is just as good as a real one. I do not buy that! Neither do my students. They are looking forward to dissecting these real frogs, and were so disappointed when I told them we may not be able to afford them.\r\n\r\nMy 7th grade students this year are so inquisitive and curious about so many things.\r\n\r\nThey make teaching easier for me. We have been dissecting frogs in 7th grade science for many years. The accounts of dissections from previous years have reached them and they are really looking forward to this event. As a rural Arkansas middle school, too many of my students do not have the financial ability to pay for lab supplies, and they should not have to. This year, we are struggling to get our frogs, due to the enormous cost and restricted budget. Our students love being at school, and sometimes are difficult to get out of the building! Our community supports our schools better than any other of which I am aware. It breaks my heart to think these kids may not get to do this lesson simply because of a lack of funds.\r\n | Our lab budget has not changed for a long time, but the price of supplies seems to always increase every year. These frogs are more than worth every cent when you see the students light up as they find all the specific organs and learn how they work, and how similar they are to human organ systems. Students will find out how the respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems work in harmony as they find the individual organs and see how each one leads to the next. The frog dissection puts real items in their hands that they have studied in advance in the textbook. It makes it real for them and helps them see it as it really is. These dissections are just the precursor to more intricate procedures as my students move up through the educational ladder through college. We may never know how many future doctors may be influenced to pursue that profession because of a simple hands-on project such as this. The very future of medical science is in their hands.\r\n\r\nAnyone could say, \"They are young and resilient, and will get over it if they do not get to do the dissection.\" \r\n\r\nBut that would not be entirely true.\r\nThese kids want to do the dissection. It matters to them because they know how much better their learning will be by doing the hands-on lab. How often do you hear that these days? Students want to do school work. I surely do not want to see their faces if I have to tell them we cannot do the dissection because we cannot afford the frogs. Would you?\r\n | null | null | My students need these 74 frogs to gain hands-on experience comparing human organ systems to that of amphibians, and to learn life science concepts for a lifetime. | 5 | 1 |
149,036 | p256954 | 92e1d7534f97b4f08243e6cc344382e9 | Mrs. | OK | 2017-01-30 11:39:57 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Reading Essentials | I teach at an arts integration school very near downtown Oklahoma City. I strive to incorporate as much of the arts into my lessons as I can. Just this week, we had three drama integrated lessons and one visual arts integrated lesson. The students are talented beyond belief. I am blown away by their talent daily.\r\nAt the school, there is an eclectic mix of students. Even though the students are from entirely different socio-economic backgrounds, they are all so kind and thoughtful towards each other. But, not only are the students kind, they are also incredibly eager to learn. They are excited to learn new vocabulary and to find creative ways to solve problems. They work hard and seldom complain when given a challenging assignment. | These materials will make a difference in my students' learning because they will help me to work in small groups with students. While I'm working with small groups, individuals will have headphones to listen to books on myon.com. I am particularly excited about the Scholastic Magazines because they feature articles that really engage the students. Some students have a hard time getting comfortable during independent reading time, so the pillows will be very welcome. I also like the fact that they are plastic, therefore easy to clean. Overall, the supplies that I am purchasing will make my classroom a more reading friendly environment. | null | null | My students need a table that we can work together in small groups, some comfortable pillows to use during individual reading time and Scholastic Magazines to have relevant and interesting reading materials. | 1 | 1 |
96,758 | p242742 | fa9f95e6da3f1c8eece143bbabe19386 | Mrs. | WA | 2016-06-13 00:22:07 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning | Other | Equitable Access to Collaborate and Communicate with Chromebooks | Have you ever seen someone and known just what tools they needed to be successful in the area they were most hungry? Teaching a self-motivated group of 2nd and 3rd grade learners capable of working independently while meeting all their learning needs is an opportunity I embrace ecstatically! While exploring how to best meet their needs, the standards, and provide them with the resources needed it became clear, we need greater access to the world around us - what better way to achieve this goal than to have the tools to access the Internet. \r\nWe’ve worked towards the goal of one device per student as our needs have become more specific. Twenty-six languages are represented in our school. In our class I have two students who have recently moved to America. One of these students uses Google Translate frequently during the school day and will often walk up to me with a device asking a question. Technology has proven to provide access for more equitable communication. It is my goal for every student in our class to have a device in which to work on collaborative projects and be able to communicate with each other. \r\n | Thanks to a funded project from a couple of years ago, our classroom has a little more than a 1 device to every 2 students ratio, which is fantastic! As we become more technologically competent I continue to strive to provide my students with the tools to be computer literate. Students are eager to communicate with one another regardless of their first language. While taking turns is a great life skill I can teach that with another resource. I do not want them to line up for these devices any longer, or keep track of which day students get to use the tool they find most engaging when it comes to supporting their claims with evidence and collaborating with one another. \r\nHaving more devices students will be able to jump online communicate with Google Translate and Collaborate with Google Classroom, instead of waiting in line to use a device. \r\n\r\nWith more students recently joining our team and some for whom English is not their first language, students have been lining up to use computers more than ever! With additional devices, almost every student will have a device to communicate.\r\n | null | null | My students need these chromebooks so that they may communicate and collaborate with one another regardless of their first language. | 3 | 1 |
68,156 | p225881 | fc700ebdacc6bfefce4cd24d3a954463 | Mr. | TX | 2016-11-06 10:34:47 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Centers Needed for Pre-k! | My students are second language learners and are in the dual language program. Our school is a Title I school and the majority of my students are on the free/reduced priced lunch program.\r\nI teach three dual language Pre-K classes made up of 67 students with 50% of the time taught in English and 50% of the time in Spanish. \r\n\r\nMy students are a happy bunch of kids hungry to learn and with donations made to our classroom they will be able to accomplish this. | Phonemic awareness has been shown to be so important to learning how to read and comprehend that we introduce it to kids in pre-k now. The phonemic awareness center will give the kids a hands-on opportunity to practice phonemic awareness skills. \r\nThe marble run will test students' engineering skills by allowing the kids to make different pathways and then testing them to see if the marble finishes at the end of their project.\r\nThe dot markers work in many centers including art and letter identification work stations. The match-up puzzles let them add up the shapes and numbers to the picture that goes with each word. | null | null | My students need a dot painters, math match-ups, a marble run, and a beginning phonemic awareness center. | 33 | 1 |
50,327 | p131686 | 5576eefba93237a6f8e001b3ce1361bd | Mrs. | GA | 2017-02-05 06:31:10 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Mathematics | 21st Century Learners Need Chromebooks | I teach at a Title I school where over eighty percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Many of my students receive backpack food donations for the weekend so that they will not be hungry. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day. They love the stability of the school day. | Technology is an integral part of everyday life. In order for my students to be prepared for the future, they need to have access to technology in the classroom. Currently, my students do not have access to the technology they need to create their project-based learning products. \r\n A typical day with my students includes working with a partner or small group to research, debate, and problem solve through various STEM projects. In order for this type of group work to be successful every group needs at least one Chromebook. With Chromebooks my students will be able to research and problem solve in the classroom rather than having to wait until I can schedule a time in the school's computer lab. | null | null | My students need chromebooks so that we can integrate technology more efficiently in our classroom. | 2 | 1 |
88,436 | p077124 | 1d0ec30dcaec7a40fa78de3edc0dca88 | Mrs. | WI | 2016-11-16 13:52:58 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | 1, 2, 3 Eyes on Me | Education is not filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire. -William Butler Yeats\r\n\r\nThe students in our public school come from various backgrounds, races, languages and economic diversity.\r\n\r\nOur school is located in Wisconsin. I have 26 kindergartners in my classroom who are energetic and ready to learn. I am hoping to add a magnetic easel with a white board for teaching my whole group lessons. This will allow better engagement for the learners in my classroom. | With the use of the magnetic easel the learners will be able to see, participate and become more engaged in our lessons. The use of the white board will allow myself and learners the opportunity to share in work we do together in the class. The magnetic part will allow us to put magnetic math materials up so all learners can see and manipulate with me. The easel will also allow us to share big books and charts for reading and sight word practice together. It also allows for the ability to share learner work for the whole class to easily see. | null | null | My students need a magnetic easel so they can better see and engage during whole group lessons. | 3 | 1 |
85,950 | p221195 | 9e410f2597563dba1c7c9256da736159 | Mrs. | NY | 2016-09-27 12:17:11 | Grades 6-8 | Health & Sports | Team Sports | Lady Lancers Basketball | Our student athletes come from a variety of economic and cultural backgrounds, but have one thing in common, their love for basketball! \r\n\r\nOur girls strive for excellence on and off the basketball court! In class they are the leaders and role models for other students to follow. Out of class they are athletes who work hard every day in practice.\r\n\r\nMany of our girls have never played basketball before the 7th grade, but they show up to practice every day with a positive attitude and the will to improve their skills. While we may not be the best team in our league we play with the most heart! | New Basketballs will be used every day for girls modified basketball practice and on game days. After the modified basketball season is over we also run an after school basketball program for 4th-6th grade boys and girls. The balls will be used for this as well.\r\n\r\nThere is no better feeling than holding a new basketball in your hands. The used basketballs we practice with do not hold air and they are very slippery to hang on to. Our practices will be enhanced with new basketballs.\r\n\r\nWe are trying to build girls basketball in Lafayette and new basketballs will be a step in the right direction. | null | null | My students need basketballs for practice and games. We currently use old basketballs that have been used extensively by the varsity and junior varsity teams. | 0 | 1 |
96,493 | p064010 | 9f4d0a39b55f33c15f028736a8f086f1 | Teacher | NE | 2017-01-02 18:59:12 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Everyday Counts Especially in Math | My school is a low income school. Every student in the school is on free and reduced lunch program. We are lowest paid teachers in the panhandle of Nebraska. My students come from a variety of backgrounds, single parent homes, both parent homes, many of my parents do not speak English we have a high number of ESL students. We have one classroom per grade. My students are fun and eager to learn but the school has a limited budget to help them do this. | Everyday Counts Calendar Math is directly aligned with the Math in Focus program that my school uses. We just made the switch this year to Math in Focus and it is a HUGE change for both teachers and students. Before making the switch we use Saxon Math. Saxon provides a calendar program that works with their curriculum, Everyday Counts Calendar Math is the same for Math in Focus. Unfortunately it did not come with the program when we purchased it like the Saxon math calendar did. I have been using the Saxon calendar for my students for calendar time however it is not supporting what they need to know or what they have learned in previous chapters. I am too the point right now where I am making up the calendar activities as we go. Even doing that I am not sure they are getting all they should be out of calendar time. It is a great time for one on one help and a great time to practice their skills and I would really hate to have to get rid of it because it is not doing what it should and right now that may be what happens. :( Help my students succeed in this difficult change in their learning! | null | null | My students need Everyday Counts Calendar Math to succeed in Math. | 1 | 0 |
127,924 | p059870 | f2dcca7c8de7c5d42cc1dd7c05a6a313 | Mrs. | FL | 2016-10-06 15:04:44 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | Expanding the Learning! | My students are amazing! I work in a Renaissance School where 93% of our students receive free or reduced priced lunch. A typical day in my classroom is filled with excitement to learn and explore. My students are always striving to achieve even when they face hardships outside of school. Their love for learning is what will help them to become the successful men and women of the future! I am overly excited to help get them on their way. | My students would be able to utilize the two requested iPads throughout reading, math and science lessons. Because most of my students do not have computers or tablets at home, I can't assign a technology based assignment for homework. We have to complete activities surrounding technology in the classroom. I want to provide my students with the advantages technology can bring to their educational journey. My students would be able to utilize the iPads to conduct research, explore educational websites, and have access to educational programs in the classroom. Having the iPads would help my students connect their visual learning style with the interactivity of having technology in the palm of their hand. Having technology in the classroom would give them that opportunity to go the extra mile and achieve great things. It will allow them to continue to love learning. | null | null | My students need two apple iPad minis to help reach success. | 9 | 1 |
70,042 | p044859 | b554290a9701473f7184e7a56698bd5c | Mrs. | AZ | 2016-05-23 19:40:56 | Grades 3-5 | Applied Learning, Literacy & Language | College & Career Prep, Literature & Writing | iPads in the Library Media Center Part II | \r\nMy K-5 library students come from diverse backgrounds. They live in a busy metropolitan area and are part of a school district where many families are struggling financially and participate in the free and reduced lunch program. Even though our school of 500 students is a warm and loving place to be, many students still find it challenging to meet expectations for their age and grade level. Technology is a powerful tool that can help students find new ways to learn and express themselves. It has always been my goal to help my students excel in all areas and feel proud of who they are. | I love working with curious children who ask lots of questions. Improving access to technology in the library will provide them with the opportunity to show what they know by using educational apps on the iPads. In small groups, they can respond to the lesson and share their knowledge. \r\n\r\nAlthough, computers and devices are always changing, students who are familiar with technology learn how to transition as the changes come along. \r\n\r\nTech experienced students have extra tools at their fingertips to solve problems and can collaborate with their peers in exciting ways.\r\nUltimately, I hope to have seven iPads, one for each group at a table during our lessons. iPads are an awesome way to showcase new skills. | null | null | My students need 3 more ipad mini's and cases to increase our class use of technology in library lessons. | 1 | 1 |
22,373 | p138325 | 7c9eb664b6e19f1e1e44832615e130aa | Ms. | KY | 2016-11-23 15:21:48 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Touch-Screen Tablets for Computer Science and Mathematics | My students are wonderful kids growing up in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in impoverished Eastern Kentucky.\r\n\r\nMany of my students have pasts much more difficult that most of us could imagine, yet they are the most resilient, bright, and kind-hearted young adults one could dream of. Many of their parents are or were miners and are now suffering from the economic and/and health side effects of the mining industry. My students want to learn, and they work hard; most understand that their educations can deliver them from the cycle of poverty that has such a powerful grip over much of the area. | My students have no touch-capacitive devices to use in class. We do have keyboard-based technology, but using is math can often cause tremendous hurdles for students rather than make learning easier. (Imagine trying to find the angle symbol for geometry, the perpendicular symbol, parallel symbol, or graphing with a keyboard. It's a nightmare for me, much less, my students.) \r\nWe would so appreciate having these tablets for math, as they can easily draw graphs, equations, etc without having to search endlessly for symbols or struggle to correctly graph a function. My kids have very little technology at home, so it's important that their interactions at school are meaningful and helpful. We also plan to use these tablets to help students learn computer programming and program apps for the tablets. We very much appreciate your support of our classroom. | null | null | My students need a classroom set of tablets to help them interact with math and technology. We will use them to learn computer programming, do math tasks, and graph. | 10 | 1 |
110,594 | p207235 | 16981ab1bd6f36eca40f4d1c895fb786 | Mrs. | NC | 2016-12-30 20:45:29 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Health & Life Science | Shine a Light on Biology! | My class consists of lecture and hands-on activities. I would like for my students to be better prepared for college, in that they will be familiar with lab safety, equipment and technique. We do a lab once a week that reflects information presented for that week. \r\n\r\nWe are located in a military town and therefore my students are from very diverse backgrounds. 75% of the students are on free and reduced-price lunches and may be the first to go to college in their families; others are from professional families. With your support, you will be helping to make these students' dreams come true. \r\n | This project will give my AP Biology students the two fluorescent light assemblies they need to successfully master the objectives and concepts that are needed for them to successfully pass the AP Biology exam. These lights will give the students the ability to grow our various plants for inspection, learning about genetics of plants, and how plants reproduce. My students will also be using this kit to express their learning through art such as with creating 3D models, videos and drawings. Art is such a huge aspect of learning and it gives students endless opportunities to express their true understanding of the objectives. These students are an amazing group, as they always strive to do their best both in the classroom and outside. My students come from a variety of diverse backgrounds including poverty and military families. My students dream of attending college after high school and for a lot of them, they will be the first in their family to attend. AP Biology helps to prepare these students for their AP exam along with preparing them for college since they can earn college credit for the course after passing the exam. I strive everyday to make sure that I help to prepare these students to reach their goals and dreams, and having these lab kits will take us one step closer to making this happen. Without the support of amazing donors like yourself, my students will not have access to such lab kits which has such a huge impact on their learning ability. Thank you for considering to help these students make their dreams come true. | null | null | My students need two fluorescent light assemblies for use with our growing stations. | 16 | 1 |
71,362 | p216590 | 484afe9fb410490f74de8f51e5308de0 | Ms. | CA | 2016-10-12 20:17:52 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Mathematics | To Mars in 2030 | Hello, Hola, xin chào, Hallå, Kamusta, سلام, and welcome to this Chevron-inspired STEM proposal that supports the physical education of energetic and enthusiastic first graders who represent five languages.\r\n\r\nThese loving children attend a high poverty, inland school in a state that is #1 in prison spending and #49 in education spending. Though we have neither counselors nor teachers for art, music, P.E., the library, or computers, our students benefit from an attentive, caring staff, and a \"village\" of generous supporters. | During math and engineering station time, students will explore, design, and create with pegboards, Geo D-Stix and Magformers (stored in the requested plastic boxes); engage social and cognitive skills with Make a Splash, Sum Swamp, Code Master, and other board games; and practice focused attention and problem solving with single player games, such as Balance Beans and Shell Logic. Fine motor ability, attention to detail, pattern development, independence, and social awareness are all skills important for STEM careers and for life on Mars. The Tibetan singing bowl will remind us when it's time to practice mindfulness and the pandeiro will get us up and moving. \r\n\r\nThank you for reading this proposal for STEM manipulatives, mindful materials, and a musical instrument, and if funded, please join us for an afternoon of constructive play. | null | null | My students need Magformers and activity book, pegboards, Geo D-Stix, board and solitaire games, Tibetan singing bowl, a pandeiro, and plastic boxes. | 223 | 1 |
89,925 | p005903 | 4c13a983957447c9ba0c34876841912d | Ms. | IL | 2016-06-03 14:46:47 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy | Reading is Fun! | My students are excited to learn! We need to have the resources through to make sure that we are able to learn like many other schools and towns around us. We are a high poverty area in Northern Illinois. My class is very high energy and it takes a lot to get them interested in a subject. Once they do through they want to know as much as they can about the subject as possible. My students are also extremely hard workers. They want to do as much as they can throughout the day so they need to have resources available to them. | My students need copies of the series of books Diary of a Wimpy Kid so that they can read these as a class. Every year the 4th and 5th grade at our school reads a book by a specific author and then uses technology to create something that they can present to others about the book. This year we would like to read the Diary of Wimpy Kid series. These books are easy and fun for the students to read and I know that they will be excited to read them!\r\n\r\nDiary of a Wimpy Kid books are so much fun for the students to read! For years I have seen students want to read more when they pick up these books. I always want to see my students enjoy what they are reading so that they are able to fall in love with reading! \r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need copies of the series of books Diary of a Wimpy Kid. | 20 | 1 |
84,452 | p250698 | e4426ac7373a3eebf14eb56f1e2bb687 | Mrs. | KY | 2016-08-05 10:24:55 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning | Early Development, Other | Seating Success for Super Heroes | In my classroom I truly believe it is important to keep my focus on what's really important: the students. The students in my classroom come from various backgrounds and a wide range of knowledge. As their teacher, I strive to keep my students engaged and to instill in them a love of learning. \r\n\r\nIn order to keep my students motivated and engaged in their learning, it is important for myself as a teacher to adapt along with my students in our classroom. \r\n\r\nBy allowing students a choice in a flexible seating classroom, my students will be in an environment that will allow for open collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. This cannot be done when kids are stationary all day. | With the donation of flexible seating items: 4 balance ball chairs, 4 wobble chair stools and 6 stability wobble cushions my students will be given multiple options to choose a seat that allows them to stay focus and engaged in their learning. \r\n\r\nYour generous support and donation toward the purchases of the flexible seating items will allow my students to be empowered by the opportunity to have choices in their seating and environment that helps them learn best. \r\n\r\nSome health benefits for students of a flexible seating classroom include burning more calories each day, higher metabolism, better oxygen flow to the brain, improved core strength and appropriate posture. | null | null | My students need a variety of flexible seating options in our classroom. | 0 | 1 |
51,171 | p116915 | 3ecf6e4a48272107d346991dd7891282 | Ms. | CT | 2016-08-01 16:58:15 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Health & Wellness | Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds | I teach in a wonderfully diverse, urban community that serves students from various socioeconomic backgrounds and with a wide range of learning styles. Each year, class sizes range from between 18 to 25 students. My students are my world. While their own worlds may be busy and unpredictable, I try to create a learning environment that is calm, safe, engaging, and motivating.\r\n\r\nIt is my hope to inspire my students to strive for greatness and believe that they can conquer any challenge they may face. \r\nOur school is an expanded learning time school, which means my students attend school for an additional 100 minutes per day. Despite the longer day, they arrive each morning with such energy and enthusiasm. They have an incredible work ethic and a genuine desire to learn. I want to provide my students with the best experiences and opportunities so that they can be successful now and in the future. The sky is the limit! | It's no secret that kids love to move. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is crucial to student success in and out of the classroom. In our increasingly technology-rich society, students are enjoying more screen time and less active play time. \r\n\r\nI believe it is necessary to get kids moving because a healthy body equals a healthy mind. My students enjoy 20 minutes of recess daily, but in our 8 hour school day I know they would benefit from more frequent opportunities for movement. By including a standing desk in my flexible seating classroom students could choose to work while standing, allowing for more movement compared to their traditional desk and chair. The addition of Stay-N-Play Balance Balls will allow students to engage and strengthen their core to improve their overall health as well as focus. Having these options will give my students the freedom to be active throughout the day! | null | null | My students need to be able to move while they work! A standing desk and Stay-N-Play balance balls will give them the freedom to move throughout the day. | 2 | 1 |
101,625 | p201244 | 65363b71446d46d151ff2bef218481c0 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-11-17 08:27:46 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Mathematics | Engineering in Kindergarten | My students are embarking on their very first year of elementary school. Each day, they come to school eager to learn and experience new and exciting things. My classroom is full of enthusiastic learners with skills that continually astound me. I feel it is my obligation to continually strive to challenge my students and engage them. I want them to be challenged academically and at their individual level. \r\n \r\nEach child will achieve great things when they know someone believes in them. I do believe in my students and I take very seriously the trust their families put in me to help their child achieve! | My students are crazy for our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) bins. Currently, they are filled with classroom and craft items. I would like to add to these bins by providing more materials to promote their natural curiosity, creativity, and problem solving. \r\n\r\nStudents are problem solvers and critical thinkers. With these materials, the students are given specific challenges and encouraged to select the materials that would best fit their plan to meet the challenge. This process promotes resiliency because students learn to fail and try again. They are independent, self motivated, and achieve far beyond what adults imagine! The possibilities are endless. \r\n\r\nWith both, the K'NEX and ZOOB kits, students will explore and discover new ways of solving problems. These tools naturally lend themselves to both individual work and teamwork. It is my desire for my students to learn to trust themselves and others when solving problems. Learning all of these skills through hands on materials is ideal for the kindergarten classroom! | null | null | My students need building materials to enhance our STEM bins in our classroom. | 8 | 1 |
170,041 | p175663 | a0c21c099fb58ef3b024d7cd22ce4660 | Ms. | GA | 2017-03-17 16:03:38 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science | Environmental Science | Chromebooks for 21st Century Classroom | Our middle school is a public school, that serves a diverse population of approximately 1,100 students in 6th-8th grade. The urban midtown location brings together a wide range of socio-economic, racial and cultural backgrounds. We have students at all performance levels, necessitating differentiated instruction — as well as a large number of students served by Special Ed. Despite having the largest number of students living in transitional housing of any middle school within our system, we have lost Title 1 funding. This is a significant financial loss to the school’s operating budget, making it more difficult to fund even the most basic resources like copy paper, ink and school supplies. However, even with all of our challenges, our dedicated staff and hardworking students consistently produce outstanding work, in both academics and in extracurricular activities.We are proud to be the highest scoring middle school in our system.\r\nMy science classroom is a safe and loving environment that challenges each student at their level. They are challenged to think on their own and share their perspectives. They are taught to listen to various viewpoints and help each other discover new things. | My students will be able to dig deeper into their content, as well as connect with professional Scientists throughout the whole world. In addition, with more technology they will be able to refine their research skills.\r\n\r\nAccess to these Chromebooks will help meet the needs of diverse students and various needs.\r\nMany students lack technology at home and this will help the students keep up with the constantly advancing technology world. Other students are ready for more challenging Science activities and technology will allow them to go beyond the textbook. Last, students will be able to follow current patterns daily occurring in Science.\r\n\r\nHaving Chromebooks in my classroom will allow us to have stations within our Science labs. Students will be able to research astronomy as we incorporate hands-on simulations. Also, students will be able to follow the weather daily and weekly when we study Meteorology. We are working with an online weather app currently, but for students to have access to this app and not just me will enable them to dig deeper as learn at their own pace. | null | null | My students need 5 Chromebooks for accessibility to technology in the classroom. | 3 | 1 |
56,867 | p022656 | f505e79ff1cbe783ab8df0367ccf85d8 | Mrs. | IL | 2016-07-20 09:53:41 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science, History & Civics | Applied Sciences, History & Geography | Virtual Field Trips for KG Kids | Our students are amazing learners, curious about the local and global community and love hands-on, real-world curriculum connections and supplements. Our kids don't want to just \"think outside the box\" -- they want to \"create a new box\". Our district faculty and parents/guardians are wonderfully supportive of our kids -- and collaborate to find ways to consistently enhance educational services for our learners. We make daily investments to empower kids to become life-long learners and future leaders. It's how we roll! | When Google came to the Kelvin Grove Learning Resource Center this past spring and brought classroom sets of Google Cardboard, our kids went ga-ga for Google Expeditions virtual reality field trips. D91 students could \"go global\" and supplement learning through this immersive technology tool. Learning about Ancient Greece? Let's GO there. Discover the undersea world of sharks and reefs? Google Expeditions Educational programs (free to use) would let Kelvin students have hands-on, virtual reality experiences that enhance curriculum & learning standards. KG teaching staff would \"check out\" viewers and Expedition sets from the KG LRC. Dream. Think. Create. Immerse. Discover. KG LRC. | null | null | My students need Google Expeditions virtual reality kits powered by Best Buy® Education retailing for $9,900 for 30 kids. To begin, we will marry donated used iPhones with these 5 360fly VR viewers. | 1 | 0 |
71,407 | p176078 | 58f83967e8fa96ab19a2eb8d35a0fce9 | Ms. | TX | 2016-12-07 07:20:54 | Grades 6-8 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Creating Lifelong Readers, Learners and Thinkers | My 6th graders are hungry for books. They love to read but unfortunately do not have enough novels to continue this spark. They are intelligent, hilarious, caring, and eager to learn and continue learning throughout their lives.\r\nThey want to make the world a better place which they can do by educating themselves with the books that we're requesting. We want to thank you in advance for your generosity as I know this will help transform our entire school into a culture of readers, thinkers and learners. | My students LOVE to read. Unfortunately, our school does neot have the funds to purchase Young Adult novels that they need to keep this spark going.\r\nMany of my students are making significant gains in their reading level by reading books that interest them. We want to mak sure they keep improving and we keep this momentum going throughout the rest of the school year. We know that the best way to do this is to provide a variety of books from them to choose from, empowering them to make their own choice when it comes to reading different genres. | null | null | My students need high interest Young Adult novels for our classroom library. | 22 | 1 |
85,749 | p101550 | 09e1ddfacb08d57656566b8d64907407 | Ms. | WA | 2016-09-30 17:06:43 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Health & Life Science | Technology For All and The Stars Are The Limit! | We are a Title One school with a wonderfully diverse community. Our school is located in the center of the our small city. We represent a multitude of cultures and speak many different languages. Many of our students face significant economic challenges. Almost sixty percent of our students receive free or reduced priced lunch and almost twenty percent qualify for the McKinney-Vento Homeless program. With so many needs, technology has been limited in our students lives. \r\n\r\nIn today's world, access to technology in the classroom is vital to students' futures and levels the playing field for students impoverished families. When students work on things like math, science, and reading using Kindle tablets they are able to work at their own pace and at their own level. Kindles allow students to access learning in a variety of ways. They are able to create, research and explore the world using this technology. \r\n\r\nOur school currently has just a few kindles available to all students. However, when a student is given the chance to use a Kindle to research new topics, practice reading skills or take pictures of new discoveries, they show great excitement and engagement in their learning.\r\n | The Kindles I have requested will be a tool each and every student at my school will have access to. We will use them for a variety of things, such as researching, reading, or learning math skills. A whole classroom will be able to take them to explore and learn. We are specifically planning to have students connect them with science. Students will be able to take them along to the forest, seashore, and school garden as they get opportunities to explore the world around them and engage in meaningful science activities. Since Kindles are so portable (and will be in protective cases) they can take them along as they make observation and take pictures or videos. Then students will be able to label their findings and make notes about observations all by simply using the tablets. Older students can document entire experiments or labs with pictures and videos. \r\n\r\nThese tablets will help bring scientific thinking into the modern age for students and increase student interest and engagement. Having students use cameras to upload pictures, and typing the notes requires multiple devices that are much more challenging to share as a school. Tablets are portable and shared within the school. Putting these easy to use, low cost tools in student hands create endless possibilities for learning and creating. | null | null | My students need a classroom set of Kindle tablets to be scientist, researchers, and explorers. | 0 | 1 |
98,704 | p046069 | f8fb36f4f939c1e555a2ec20183d9c5a | Ms. | CA | 2016-08-11 20:39:42 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | Staying Indoor Active With GoNoodle | My students are AMAZING fourth graders, who deserve the very best! They are fun, energetic and creative, and I love to showcase their spectacular talents. The school where I teach is considered \"high poverty,\" so some students do not have the same opportunities as others. Everyone qualifies for free lunch in the Title 1 program. \r\nAlthough my students are not diverse in race and background, they are all creative by nature and very different in the way they learn. Our urban school is located in a community that supports the arts, STEM, and extracurricular activities. Many students come into school looking forward to simple things like taking a photo, singing a song, or getting a hello from a friend. For some of them, this interaction is the only positive part of their day. | Weather and air quality are constant roadblocks in our mission to stay active in the outdoors. Students are locked in because of extreme heat, torrential rain, and constant smog. My students brainstormed ideas regarding indoor fitness for at least 60 minutes per day and unanimously agreed that GONOODLE.COM is a great solution.\r\n\r\nThis is one kid inspired idea that benefits everyone because this exercise website gets every student, at every fitness level, up out of their seats to move, move, move!\r\n\r\nThere are tons of free videos on the site that teach dance, encourage high energy movement, and focus on stability, balance, and core strength. My students say that GoNoodle.com videos are fun and that means more participation. All of this is accomplished while also integrating academic knowledge of science, math, health, and geography.\r\n\r\nNow all they need is a television with a Roku streaming stick to enable us to wirelessly access the GoNoodle.com site and broadcast the exercise videos for the whole class. The scarves, batons, and rubber balls keep our hands constantly busy and moving so we can break a sweat to the beat of the GoNoodle music videos. My students are also requesting resistance bands to stretch everyday. This will keep them warmed up, safe from injury, and ready to move when all that GoNoodle fun erupts.\r\n\r\nThank you TARGET for this opportunity. My students are very grateful. Rainy, hot, smoggy days may no longer be a roadblock to our physical education fun. We will be ready! | null | null | My students need a television with Roku, a variety of scarves and balls, batons, and loop bands to actively watch GoNoodle.com exercise music videos and reach our goal of moving for 60 minutes a day. | 28 | 1 |
94,089 | p151650 | 617d4deeca5ca5c602f7ff0b1fec20ce | Mrs. | NC | 2016-12-06 10:32:19 | Grades 9-12 | Special Needs | Special Needs | Lego Work | My students come from all different backgrounds. Their ability levels range from intellectually disabled to learning disabilities. All of my students learn best from hands on experiences. We are a charter school that focuses on environmental and international studies. Our school is a public charter school which means we accept any student that comes up on our list. We have many students that come to us with some form of disability. Parents look to find a different learning experience for their children and we go above and beyond to reach every student. \r\n | My students struggle with depth perception as well as fine motor skills. They also struggle with following directions. Lego projects give them the opportunity to do all of these things in a fun and interesting way. Unfortunately it takes high interest activities for my students to want to work on fine motor skills, following directions and more. I have found that if my students feel as though they are playing a game or getting to participate in a fun activity they are much more likely be willing to participate and they will not get near as frustrated as quickly! These types of activities are very engaging for my group of students. | null | null | My students need help with working on their fine motor skills! | 5 | 1 |
178,078 | p003907 | fa82a24785dd6a2811330f246394092f | Mrs. | CA | 2017-04-03 01:20:30 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science | Applied Sciences, Mathematics | Project: Leopard Cub Coding Club Part IV | My students are hardworking, bright, young individuals. They attend school each and every day, ready to learn and meet all high expectations. My students love challenges and face difficulties each and every day, with smiles on their faces, no less.\r\n\r\nMy students come from a Title I school with a high population of English learners. Most come from a low income household and have limited resources and experiences. To many of my students, their only chance of life-enriching activities are at school. They love school and I want to make this place the most enriching place for them! | Coding has now become the 4th literacy. Our students need to not only use a computer, but to read, write, and program computer codes. I want my students to know that STEM, creativity, and problem-solving is exactly what they need to launch into higher education and careers!\r\n\r\nMy students will be fully submerged in inventing, creating, programming, and coding our Arduino Circuit boards with this Powerful MacBook Air. Using this MacBook Air, my students cab research things they'd like to make. They'll also be able to code using the Arduino IDE software that their Chromebook cannot download. My students will be motivated to invent and create, and think outside the box!\r\n\r\nI want to create our first-ever Coding Club for our Leopard Cubs! Students will dive into their plans, build, code, troubleshoot, work through problems with different teachers in a smaller group setting. Parents will also be invited to build and code with us! Achieving success with parents is a crucial component to establish students' interest in future STEM education and career!\r\n\r\nThrough this journey, I want students to make the connection that science, technology, engineering, and math is infused in our daily lives. I want them to understand that their projects are just a small step toward a future in STEM and that everyone can be a scientist! | null | null | My students need a powerful MacBook Air to code and program for our first ever after-school Leopard Cub Coding Club! | 34 | 1 |
103,148 | p179480 | cea24dd6a67712e01b1c1070f0225da1 | Mrs. | VA | 2016-08-10 15:17:42 | Grades 3-5 | History & Civics, Literacy & Language | Civics & Government, Literacy | Wired for Sound | Opening a new school is challenge that will set this year apart. How exciting to be among the inaugural year's teachers, students and families! We have the unique opportunity to set the culture of the school for years to come. What we do this year will shape traditions and practices for thousands of students, current and future.\r\nWhen the doors to our school open for the first time this fall, we will welcome many students new to the community and many more who have been reassigned to this new school, leaving behind the familiar faces and routines they know. To kick off the year, I want to inspire students to be a part of building this new school community. | It is amazing to watch my shy third graders at the beginning of the year develop into engaging, confident speakers by the last day of school. Students develop writing and speaking skills as they put content into their own words through class presentations and videos they produce.\r\nThese voice amplifiers and microphones will ensure every student's voice is heard. Some students are naturally soft spoken and even those with louder voices often have trouble being heard in the back of the classroom. The focus shifts from content to \"we can't hear you\". With voice amplifiers students will be able to have their voices heard and that in turn will build their speaking skills rather than making them dread public speaking. \r\nMy class loves to make videos! They produce videos in every subject. We also Skype with experts and authors bringing another perspective to the classroom. Microphones for our laptops will greatly improve our online meetings and will provide for much better sound quality in our videos. The kids value the technology and feel so proud of their final products. These tools will be utilized on a near daily basis and help build confident speakers.\r\n | null | null | My students need two voice amplifiers for classroom presentations and microphones for laptops to produce narrated videos and to Skype with experts outside the classroom. | 1 | 1 |
26,722 | p251977 | 5bec5f5f4b211835411e8d56f2b5b4bb | Mrs. | IL | 2017-04-17 14:55:59 | Grades 9-12 | Health & Sports, Special Needs | Health & Wellness, Special Needs | Fidget Cubes for the Fidgety | All of my students have special needs. They have a moderate learning disability, ADHD, attention and focus concerns, or health impairments. In our instructional math class, my students need to be on-task and focused on the skills we are working on.\r\n\r\nI have been investigating the use of fidget cubes and spinners as a way for my students to reduce their need to move, click pens, tap the table, etc. I am hoping to try some fidget 'toys' to help these students without distracting others. With a better ability to focus, I am hoping for a higher success rate in class. | My goal is to help my students who struggle to stay focused because of ADHD be able to have something to keep their hands busy while class is in progress. There are 6 different buttons, clickers, etc. on the sides of the cubes than can quietly take the place of taping pencil or of clicking pens, among other distracting things.\r\n\r\nFidget Cubes are the new thing out there that is to help students with anxiety and ADHD focus more in class. I am hoping these fidget cubes will help. We have used alternative seating which has helped some but I am looking for more things to try. | null | null | My students need something to help keep them focused and then a place to store the fidget cubes. | 1 | 1 |
117,280 | p173960 | 3255913ac1c83500bec3e219aee1c3ef | Mrs. | AR | 2016-11-30 15:11:10 | Grades PreK-2 | History & Civics | Economics, Financial Literacy | Economics: To Market, To Market, To Learn About Our Economy! | As a gifted and talented facilitator, I work with K-1 enrichment students. The lifelong impacts of the study of Economics are astounding. It is important that I find ways to reach all students concerning all aspects if life. My enrichment students have a variety of academic and socioeconomic needs. My enrichment students also have a plethora of intellectual and affective needs. My students need to be given methods to face their challenges in the future. By providing my students with a wide variety of economic games and supplies, they will be taught about the Economic concepts that are often even difficult for adults. \r\nBy providing my students with various Economic Games and Supplies, they will be taught many valuable lifelong Economic lessons. \r\nHow better to provide students with an understanding of Economics than through age appropriate games and resources? | Many see the study of Economics as too much for K-1 students; however, I feel it is a perfect time to introduce many difficult concepts. Through playing games, such as those included in the Exploring Economy Hands-On Activities, the students will be able to see a supply chain in action. They will also be able to grasp terms such as producer and a consumer through the Economy Instant Learning Center. When children are just presented with the vocabulary terms without the opportunity to experience it, they have a greater difficulty understanding. \r\nBy providing my students with the Hands-On Games and Books, they will be able to Experience Economic Concepts! Through the study of the various books, such as Economic Systems and Eye on Economics, my students will be given further background knowledge in the area of Economics. \r\n | null | null | My students need the Economic Games and Books in order to Experience Economics! | 26 | 1 |
140,969 | p006546 | 33a1b070646f706cc550cea94968933a | Ms. | NC | 2016-06-13 18:46:48 | Grades 6-8 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Hands-on Math Redesign | My students are special because they attend a school in which environmental education is of upmost importance and experiential learning in at the core of everything we do. At Evergreen students learn the importance the individual has on his or her community and how to make everyone feel welcomed and cared for. In 7th grade we focus on global citizenship and what it means to be human around the world. In 8th grade we study our Appalachain culture in an effort to appreciate our history. Students come to Evergreen from all types of family backgrounds and socioeconomic situations. | The donations for this project will be used directly by each student daily in a rotation basis for group and independent math work. I am moving classrooms for the 2016-2017 school year and took this opportunity to ask my students what would make math more enjoyable and the classroom environment more conducive to learning . They were very excited to add their voice to the classroom redesign. They measured my new room and submitted a scale drawing of their redesign in groups of 4-5. All groups seemed to agree that a carpet area with more comfortable chairs would be a great place to do hands-on math. | null | null | My students need a comfortable place to do hands-on math in a group setting. They have designed their classroom with an area learning rug and comfortable bungee chairs, clip boards, and math manipulatives. | 0 | 0 |
7,340 | p223036 | bfc8e8601dcd06c072bf938787f6a026 | Mrs. | MD | 2016-09-11 22:34:34 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science | Environmental Science, Mathematics | Technology Sets Us Free | We are two groups of third grade math students in southeast Baltimore, Maryland. As third graders we have a lot of energy and love to learn. Our focus in our room is primarily math and we work hard each day to tackle the challenging Common Core demands.\r\n\r\nFunding is not always available to us and that can be very difficult with the amount of the tough demands we need to meet each day. My students are always engaged and look to be the very best so they are college and career ready. | The use of technology is a must for my students to soar in science and math and my students do not have even one computer to use in our classroom. \r\nGiving my students technology from a low income school district is an investment not only in their future but the future of our country as well. \r\nMy students start out with so many disadvantages and not having computers hurts them even more. They lack experience with technology but are asked to take state assessments on devices we can't afford. How are my students going to be able to be successful if they are not starting on the same playing field? Consider giving my students that fair chance they deserve. | null | null | My students need a good desktop computer in order for them to complete projects and soar into the future with proper Tecnology. | 8 | 0 |
2,348 | p078018 | fa6792bc72b9424398efb36a11685771 | Ms. | NY | 2017-04-04 13:54:20 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning | Extracurricular, Other | Technology in Pre-K! | I am the teacher to 18 wonderful Pre-K students at our Pre-K center. What makes my students special is that they are all coming from different cultures and backgrounds. Many of my students are English Language Learners. Working, learning and playing together in the classroom is what bonds all my students and I together! \r\n\r\nMany of my students come from low income households and the classroom is the only place where they will get to explore different learning materials and to gain a variety of learning experiences. | We are striving to incorporate technology in our class! By funding our project to get a printer, students can print their work from the computers in the classroom. Students who produced their creative work on the Promethean software can use the printers to print their creation and share their work with their friends and families. Students can print our stories and books from learning websites such as ABC Mouse and Starfall. \r\n\r\nBy funding our project to get a printer, teachers can also have easy access to print resources and materials that will provide more opportunities for the students to learn. | null | null | My students need a printer to print out projects from the computer in the classroom. The printer can also be used for the teachers to print out materials to facilitate the students' learning. | 3 | 1 |
50,922 | p067587 | 9c3dd2ec1998b5a1aad7aba459291eaa | Ms. | IL | 2017-03-22 16:34:44 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Ipad Literacy and Math Stations | I teach a multi-age group of 32 amazing kids. All of them are Hispanic English Language Learners. They come from low-income families and most of them do not have internet services at home. My class is a multi-grade one and students work independently for at least half of the time.\r\nThey work really hard to learn English and I want to help them as much as I can to fulfill their potential. School can make a difference in their lives.\r\n | When I work with a group of students for literacy, the rest of the class is working in literacy stations. One of the literacy stations is the technology one, in which students work with educational literacy software, such as Mobymax. I teach a multi-grade, so during math, when I am teaching the new math concept to one grade, the other grade is working in math stations. One of the math stations is the technology one, in which students work educational math programs, such as zearn or frontrowed. Right now I only have 2 ipads in my classroom, so my students desperately need more technology. \r\nThanks to this technology, students will be able to work independently according to their literacy and math needs. | null | null | My students need ipads to work independently during our Literacy Block and our Math block. | 0 | 1 |
152,587 | p244583 | 51002a8db0fb50847241e4d4ceae24b4 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-06-27 18:26:18 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | A seat for one, a seat for all! | These incredible students fill my heart with joy each and every day. They love to learn in a collaborative setting, which always them to help one another. They are all from different cultural and economic backgrounds, yet always come together to help one another.\r\n\r\nThey are the most caring kids, and are always willing to go the extra mile to help a friend. My students are very active, and need a classroom environment that can be a portrait of who they are. | By helping fund this project you will give students the opportunity to create their own workspaces. Students need to be able to express themselves, especially in the environment they are learning in. By offering students alternate work areas they are more excited about what they are working, and they take more ownership of their work. \r\n\r\nAlternate seating gives students the opportunity to work collaboratively without any space constraints.\r\n It doesn't get better than being able to work where you need to work. By giving students the opportunity to choose their own work space they become more excited about learning and are more willing to work collaboratively with their peers. | null | null | My students need alternate seating options in the classroom. By having access to alternate seating, students will be more excited to learn! | 0 | 1 |
9,137 | p141301 | 4237fd5e3c63d2805ff55f8d9699e736 | Mrs. | KS | 2016-07-06 12:41:02 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Mathematics | Creative Coding | My students are energetic and ready to learn. They look forward to each new project or concept we tackle. I try to engage them with innovative classroom design and special projects. \r\n\r\nMy students greet me with a smile every day and make my job fun! In return, I want to make their learning educational and enjoyable! I do this by giving them lots of small group instruction, cutting edge technology, hands on games, and instruction based on research-based curriculum or best practices.\r\n\r\n | Last year, my school participated in the Hour of Code challenge from Code.org. Before this project, coding was a mystery (and pretty intimidating) to both me and my students. After completing our hour of code, my students were so in love with coding that we continued to practice coding every week as a fun Friday activity! I am so excited to prepare my students for this heavily needed career area!\r\nUsing OSMO coding with my students will give me a concrete, hands-on approach to introduce my class to the exciting world of coding! I already use OSMO numbers and tangrams and words so this will seamlessly work into my technology center.\r\n | null | null | My students need OSMO coding to prepare them for careers in the twenty-first century. This will be a great hands-on approach to create a love of coding and prepare them for a possible future career! | 3 | 1 |
143,195 | p167760 | 57a23512f7cd18f65f86f26316b3c046 | Ms. | NJ | 2017-01-03 14:12:46 | Grades 3-5 | Math & Science, Special Needs | Mathematics, Special Needs | Project me high! | \"Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.\" Nelson Mandela. \r\n\r\nMost students in my class do not have Internet or the technology to access all parts of our math curriculum from home, so I would like to provide more opportunities in my classroom.We are working hard but do not have all the supplies we need. I am hoping to give my students tools to help them change the world. My students come in every morning ready to work and ready to learn.\r\nMy class is full of visual learners who love technology! They would love a color printer for our classroom. This would allow them to use technology and visual aids to increase their depth of understanding of new material. | With these 2 Chromebooks and a projector screen, my students will be able to gain access to the wide world of technology that is not available to them at their homes. Our school just purchased i-Ready, a computer program that offers additional educational support. I see that my students enjoy working on it and I would love to give my students access to the program so that they may continue individualized learning and assessments. This program provides personalized learning by meeting them with them on their ability level. It allows students to get in some authentic, quality learning while I am working with their peers in small groups. With a few Chromebooks in the room, the possibilities are \r\nendless! This project would allow the flexibility for more students to obtain this goal and gain more confidence in their math skills. | null | null | My students need a projector screen and two Chromebooks to enhance their mathematics learning. | 14 | 1 |
170,053 | p211612 | 291b44f076062d811fa28430bba7b0fa | Ms. | CA | 2016-09-30 18:58:25 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language | Literacy, Literature & Writing | Today's readers are tomorrow's leaders! | My students come ready to learn on time and everyday! We are 100% English Learners. We have students that came from El Salvador, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. We are in a low-income/high poverty area and have very supportive parents. My students are growing a love for reading and writing. Students are eager for new experiences and motivated to try new things. Starting up a new classroom takes lots of energy, time, and money. Your support is appreciated for a successful school year and building our leaders of tomorrow! | With the implementation of Readers Workshop, we have a high need for leveling books. The reading furniture will help organize books by levels, making it easier for students the choose books that are just right. Books will be clearly labeled and save time when students are \"shopping\" for books to take home to read. The listening center will allow struggling readers to hear wonderful stories. Audio books will help them hear stories that they normally would not hear. Our students are English Learners and most of our parents do not read in English, with the help of audio books kids will hear great models of what reading sounds like. | null | null | My students need supplies that will support their love for reading! | 0 | 1 |
141,960 | p052266 | 9babd1f4aed2b19ec51561861fe14de1 | Mrs. | CA | 2017-03-08 18:58:18 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science | Environmental Science | Bee Aware for the Environment. | My students are excited to come to school each day and to learn from one another. They enjoy working in collaborative groups and sharing their knowledge with each other. They enjoy using their critical thinking skills to evaluate new information and integrating the arts to show their learning. They get very excited any time we can use technology in the classroom and they aren't afraid to try something new.\r\n\r\nJane Goodall once said, \"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.\" With this quote in mind, I want to help my students become aware of the impact they are having on the world around them. | I am requesting a Bee Bot starter kit along with 3 additional Bee Bots and docking stations so that my students can learn the basics of coding and programming and take their learning to the next level. Students will program the Bee Bot and then watch their code come to life as the Bee Bot acts out the program written by students.\r\n\r\nMany of our environmental issues are begin solved by today's programmers and engineers.\r\nThis project will lay the ground work for my students to learn the skills necessary to become the engineers of tomorrow by teaching them the basic programming and coding skills that are needed for them to be successful.\r\n\r\nI am also requesting a class set of the National Geographic reader Bees. This book will teach students about the role that real bees play in our environment. Through this book, my students will learn the buzz on how these remarkable insects work together to create honey. As an art project, we will create our own bees and hive.\r\n\r\nThese resources will help me bring science and robotics to life in my classroom and make a difference in students' learning and technology integration. My students will understand how robotics can make a difference in environmental issues. My students will be learning about technology that can truly improve our quality of life, while enhancing innovation. | null | null | My students need a Bee Bot starter pack along with 3 additional Bee Bots and docking stations and a class set of the National Geographic reader Bees. | 89 | 1 |
56,200 | p201118 | 0a3562d7bf764282558848cf7474bb25 | Ms. | FL | 2016-10-25 15:45:10 | Grades 9-12 | Applied Learning | Character Education | Beautiful You Project | My students walk into our school dealing with a variety of social emotional disabilities and issues. Our students come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. As the community turns to the schools to take on the task of raising our youth, we have decided to be that guiding light and support them as they journey to adulthood. \r\n Many of our students are raising themselves and are longing for someone they can depend on or something they can believe in. They suffer from low self esteem and self worth. They struggle with having positive relationships and lack role models to help lead their way. \r\nSince they are high school students this is our last chance to help them find their purpose and directions before they become adults in a constantly changing world. \r\n | These text materials will enable and expose students to uplifting and inspiring stories of overcoming challenges in the face of diversity. Students will learn through others personal testimonies and experiences of how to persevere through adversities. \r\nThis project will give students a safe place to express themselves without judgement as they learn and grow as young adults.\r\nStudent journals will allow students to express their feelings in a confidential environment that will nurture student's social/emotional health and welfare. \r\nIt is my desire that students will gain the knowledge of how to use promoted strategies to help them be successful in today's society. | null | null | My students need Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul and related book club materials to help build self-esteem and to help promote positive social interactions between peers and adults. | 1 | 1 |
32,458 | p158876 | 36a644207f40bc681be3aa7af5c393d9 | Ms. | OH | 2016-09-16 19:04:51 | Grades PreK-2 | Math & Science, Literacy & Language | Health & Life Science, Literature & Writing | A New Home for a Growing Turbo | Sherman Elementary is a K-3 building with close to 600 students. Over 85% of our students are free or reduced lunch . We are an urban school with a high poverty rate. Many of my students receive Blessings in a Backpack snacks for the weekend.\r\nI teach in an inclusion based Kindergarten classroom with typical and special need students. \r\nBecause our students typically do not interact with animals, I have always had a classroom pet as a way to involve students in math, writing, and science. \r\n | The materials and supplies I am requesting are going be used to help our classroom pet, Turbo, the bearded dragon. We have had Turbo since he was two months old. Turbo is now two years old and has begun to outgrow his present tank and is in need of more room. Unfortunately, because of this, he moves around quite a bit more and has become a distraction at times when the students should be focused.\r\n Each year I incorporate the classroom pet in my Language Art, Math and Science lessons as well as using him for some behavior/reward goals for my students.\r\n We are currently writing a class book about him during Writers' Workshop as we learn about letters and sounds, what authors do, and living and non-living things. This is a great, high interest way to integrate Science and Language Arts. Many of the students are already attempting to write about him during their independent time. By funding this project you will not only be helping Turbo but also my kindergarten students as we continue to learn and grow together.\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n | null | null | My students need a larger tank to be able to better interact with our pet lizard. | 0 | 1 |
16,857 | p232091 | 815f39f4be86ebdad71c8d74e0648e89 | Mrs. | NJ | 2016-10-01 12:11:54 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literacy, Mathematics | Kindle Excitement | My students go to school in a high-poverty area. They have special needs and therefore we are always trying to come up with new ways to help them learn. Using technology allows the students to participate in a lesson that is challenging yet enjoyable. \r\nAs a teacher, I need to come up with creative ways to keep the students engaged instead of using traditional textbook lessons. My students have special needs, so they sometimes have difficulty focusing on a lesson. \r\nWhen students are using technology, it gives them the support they need to be able to learn more challenging material. \r\n | Technology is best motivator, especially for visual learners. These Kindles can be used in the classroom in so many ways. Students love to use and learn about technology. This will make them more prepared for high school and beyond. Also, the lessons will be better because the students will be more engaged. \r\nThis use of this technology in the classroom has endless possibilities. First, we can use the Kindles so than children can participate in a lesson by answering questions through an app like Socrative. The students get to see the results in real time and it creates great classroom discussions. Second, we can use the Kindles for research such as a social studies project about the 50 states. Third, they can use the Kindles for math and reading educational apps to strengthen basic skills and each students can have customized assignments. fourth, the students will have access to e-readers so they will be able to read many books at their individual reading levels. The list goes on and on.\r\n | null | null | My students need 10 Kindles and 10 covers to protect the Kindles. | 6 | 1 |
99,366 | p253651 | c756287d35a74e333a818c714069ab9d | Mrs. | WA | 2016-12-07 11:24:37 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness | We Want an Omnikin Ball! | I am a Physical Education teacher in rural Washington State. Our school has a high migrant population, and all of our students receive free lunch. The students come from a variety of backgrounds and situations, yet each and every day they come to school with a smile on their faces and joy in their hearts.\r\n\r\nI greatly appreciate your generosity towards our physical education department and can never thank you enough for your efforts to make sure each student can and will find success both inside and outside the classroom. | My students are requesting new materials to help them get up and get active during PE time. Every day we talk about the importance of being active for 60 minutes a day. It gets difficult to keep their attention when our equipment is old and outdated. There are so many great things out there to help children with balance, team sports, agility and so much more.\r\n\r\nAt the end of the year, my students came up with a \"dream list\", a list of items that they would love to have in our PE class.\r\nThe most requested item was a giant, light weight ball called an Omnikin ball. The omnikin ball will help to develop teamwork skills, cooperative skills but also let the kids have fun at the same time. The children at my school like to have fun while developing skills. For the younger kids they will just love to stand in a circle and get to move the ball around. We cam also develop literacy and numeracy skills. e,g they can count how many times we push it back and forth across a circle. We can spell out words as we push the ball. The younger children can also try to run under the ball as it is bounced high in the air. Another game for the older kids is conveyor belt where they lie on their backs and using their hands and feet see how far they can keep it going. The possibilities are endless with this versatile PE tool. Thank you in advance for making this dream a reality! | null | null | My students need an Ominkin Ball to develop their cooperative skills and have fun at the same time. | 10 | 1 |
115,509 | p068877 | 1595bed777c2b56ac46b45034fc3c7a1 | Mrs. | NC | 2016-08-02 12:58:21 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness, Health & Wellness | Shaping Up for the New Year! | My students are some of the sweetest and most intelligent young people I have ever interacted with. They are young, vibrant learners, who come from low income areas in our large urban city, in North Carolina. However, being underprivileged is not what makes them so special. Their strength, perseverance, and willingness to be great, makes them the best young minds around. We are dealing with serious budget constraints, because our numbers are lower than normal, but my students still need high quality resources to keep learning alive in our classroom.\r\n\r\n | \"Energy and persistence conquer all things.\"\r\nBenjamin Franklin\r\n\r\nMy students attend a struggling Title One school where 100% of the students receive free breakfast and lunch. Because their neighborhoods are unsafe for play after school hours I want to help them learn more about yoga. When students exercise on a daily basis they learn to love it and they make the choice to do it on their own. Having a few mats added to our busy classroom will assist with teaching these techniques in small groups and the Clorox wipes will allow us to clean up quick and easy for the next group. These relaxing techniques will stretch their bodies and their minds as they learn and grow. With your support of this project you can help my students experience a new form of healthy living! | null | null | My students need Zenzation Deluxe Yoga kit, yoga mats, yoga instructional books and cards as well as Clorox wipes for healthy learning in the classroom. | 32 | 1 |
47,616 | p006553 | e437ed6e1ff5dc9a69abe328d9fd22b3 | Mrs. | CT | 2017-03-28 22:34:13 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literature & Writing, Special Needs | Flexible Seating | \"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.\" This quote by Ignacio Estrada is so very true in being an effective teacher. \r\n\r\nMy 5th graders are students who are eager to learn daily. Not only do they absorb the information from me but also from their classmates. They all attend an inner city school where 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Due to my students coming from different situations and backgrounds, I do my best to supply my students with the necessary tools and comfort they need for learning. \r\n | As a teacher I model what is expected of my students. Positive examples of behavior, attendance, and learning is modeled daily. By moving around the room and getting up to stretch, I am not confined to my chair all day. Since I don't sit in a chair all day, my students also shouldn't have to sit in a chair all day long. Students should be allowed and even encouraged to stand, bounce, shift, twist and wiggle if needed. These 4 Hokki stools would provide an alternative seating to our basic school chair and help my students who move in their seat while still learning.\r\nThe funding of this project will help support the natural urge to move around in a productive way. This project will also help provide my classroom with another form of alternative seating within my classroom. These 4 Hokki stools will allow my students an additional choice of seating. Thank you in advance for being part of our classroom. | null | null | My students need these four stools to add additional choices of seating in the classroom. | 9 | 1 |
18,343 | p063299 | d39de80d700e4ef69c21652cf939e02f | Ms. | GA | 2016-08-11 19:26:33 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Gym & Fitness | No \"Weighting\" For Fitness | Our Title I school is blessed with a culturally rich, diverse population. As a physical education instructor I strive to bring critical resources to develop their wellness and ensure healthy habits for a lifetime. Sean Junkins' quote, \"So often you find that the students you're trying to INSPIRE are the ones that end up inspiring you,\" applies to my classroom every day.\r\n\r\nOur students have generous hearts that will change the world if they are given opportunities to share their passions and learning with others. They will inspire you, as they inspire me each day. | My students have discussed the needs of the fitness room and kettle bells and weighted fitness bars were ideas the students had. They felt that it would help them reach their fitness goals. We are limited in space and the fitness room mainly has weights, not ideal for all students. \r\nStrength bars would meet every students needs and allow students to reach their activity goals on a daily basis.\r\n Developing the fitness room has been a goal of the students since I was hired at the school. The student body has given me several goals they wish to accomplish in the development of the fitness center to make it accessible and appealing to all students in the school. The bars are easily used by students regardless of their strength level or ability. Being able to use kettle bells will be a great help and add critical resources to our gym and fitness routine. | null | null | My students need vinyl kettle bells and work out bars to increase upper body strength and fitness. | 2 | 1 |
4,326 | p186918 | 6c2d363e6b5f96140b18b441383dfebb | Mr. | TX | 2016-11-03 15:57:19 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports | Team Sports | Start of something great! | We are a new Charter School trying to provide a project based learning environment for Texas students, in White Settlement. As a new school we have faced many challenges including how to fund programs with small amounts of funding. \r\n\r\nA misconception of Charter schools is that we are private and flush with cash, this is FAR from the truth. We receive state funding, but receive NO local funding. This is why Charter school teachers are paid much less than public school teachers. This also severely restricts our budgets on starting and running programs. \r\n\r\nWe have awesome kids! They deserve the best, and we are working tirelessly on providing them the opportunities to make them great leaders in this world. Please help us build the next generation of great Americans!\r\n | As a new program that is starting in an area that has an established league. We are going to be fighting an uphill battle against teams that have experience. We are young and hungry to grow. Please help us start building young athletes as prepare for the rigors of the season. \r\nThese supplies will help my boys grow as they build strength and agility so they can dodge, drive and score! As players develop the skills needed to succeed they also need the physical tools that go with them. These supplies have been picked to develop those tools.\r\nThe speed chutes and drag bags are to build explosiveness so the players can get to loose balls which are possessions in the game of lacrosse. The cones, ladders and hurdles develop the agility needed to cut and pivot so they can deliver on both sides of the ball. Lacrosse is now a game of power and agility and these supplies will allow us to compete. | null | null | My students need equipment to start to build strength as they start to excel in the game of lacrosse. | 0 | 1 |
30,314 | p005496 | 7592bdb294779ec59b2484898a44a89b | Mrs. | TN | 2016-08-12 08:17:21 | Grades 3-5 | Health & Sports, Literacy & Language | Health & Wellness, Literacy | Excited About Active Learning! | \"Sit still.\" Many children hear this statement on a daily basis. However, it goes against our very human nature. Kids need to move, shake, wiggle, and play. My students are active learners and they thrive on any activity that involves movement. They are intrigued by the chance to be busy.\r\n\r\nMy students are creative, curious, and talented. My students are amazing. They are from a neighborhood that is diverse. There are many students where English is a second language yet they thrive and excel. | Students will move shake and wiggle in the wobble cushions. They will stay active and not have to sit still for hours on end. Research shows that children need to be hands-on learning. The Wobble chairs will allow students to also get wiggles out during seat work and lessons. The stability chairs will allow them to move, bounce, or fidget.\r\nStudents will learn better because they will have a direct impact how they learn. It is flexible and it is inspired by how kids learn. They will have the choice in which seating works best. Choice increases motivation which increases achievement. | null | null | My students need wobble cushions, wobble chairs, and stability chairs to have flexible seating options. It is kid-inspired. They can have a choice in how they learn. They choose what works best for them. | 4 | 1 |
86,878 | p051956 | 8d17b7725b8c09424da1136fac8a2bf5 | Mrs. | LA | 2016-09-19 09:41:51 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language | Literature & Writing | iLEARN with iPADS, too! | I teach 24 energetic 2nd graders who range from high achieving to limited English (ELL) students. No matter the academic or ability level, all of my students have different learning styles that I try to meet every day! I have a bright, welcoming classroom that my students make their home each day as we learn and play through hands-on activities and technology. We work hard to build on knowledge we have gained and expand our minds to new learning inside and outside the classroom! | As technology continues to become a huge part of learning in the classroom, it is important to utilize it to enhance the students learning further. iPads will allow the students to use the computer programs provided by our parish and school, as well as play learning games through apps and websites that allow students more practice on skills that have been taught.\r\n\r\niPads are mobile and will allow the students to move about the room to work in small groups and also individually at their seat.\r\nWhile we do have 6 desktop computers available, they are old, and tend to have problems daily that interrupt progress! Using iPads will allow the students to use the most current technology, while expanding on their daily learning skills. | null | null | My students need iPads with protective cases to enhance learning in small groups and individually! | 1 | 1 |
179,018 | p047806 | b064d560e6714237f75e97cfbd87db10 | Mrs. | PA | 2016-09-08 15:34:45 | Grades PreK-2 | Special Needs | Special Needs | Hands on Learning Through Technology | My students range from Kindergarten to 5th grade and have a wide range of physical and intellectual disabilities. They have many needs that include physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech. The majority of the class and school are from low income, high need areas. We are an inner city school with a decreasing budget so we at times have had to adapt classroom supplies to meet our students' needs. While my students struggle with everyday activities they are always trying to help and cheer each other on. My students work hard and try their hardest every day to exceed everyone's expectations but to continue in our success we need more functionally appropriate supplies. | The iPads and accessories will provide new learning experiences for my students. They will allow my students to learn in a way that is more comfortable and meaningful to them. They will give them the ability to access information in a way that is easier to navigate due to their many different disabilities. \r\nThis amazing technology will open new horizons and adventures in learning for my students who have had limited experiences due to their disabilities and status in a low income school. Due to their disabilities my students have difficulty using computers, books and other traditional supplies within the classroom. They need the use of a touch screen for navigating web sites and learning activities. \r\nWe as a class use my personal iPad to go on virtual field trips, research new information, learn new concepts and practice basic skills. | null | null | My students need this new technology to help them be successful in their academics. They use many programs that include iPad apps but do not have access to the iPads to use these educational apps. | 3 | 1 |
149,724 | p024203 | e43a03bfe67839a45bb4bf726bad79f6 | Ms. | VA | 2016-09-11 18:13:51 | Grades 9-12 | Math & Science, Music & The Arts | Environmental Science, Visual Arts | GoPro Cameras for Going Green: Environmental Filmmaking | Our school district is urban and high-poverty; every student in my school is qualified for the federal free lunch program. Our district and school lack many of the tools and opportunities that wealthier schools take for granted: textbooks for every child, working lab equipment, computers and Internet access for all students, transportation when trying to attend afterschool tutoring... yet, we somehow still find ways to make the best of our limited resources! \r\n\r\nMy students are motivated and WANT to learn - most of them will be the first in their family to go to college, and many of them will even be the first to finish high school. These kids have risen to the challenges that life presents them, and I am determined to help them meet their academic challenges, too. | We're an inner-city school; most of my students don't have any experience in the outdoors. In fact, some of them are quite apprehensive and uncomfortable with the idea of doing anything outside in the \"wilderness.\" Luckily, our school is next to a small ephemeral creek and bottomland habitat where my Ecology, Environmental Science, and Biology classes all get do field studies such as plant IDs, water quality testing, and wildlife surveys. My students began to lose their fears when they were exposed to the natural world through their environmental studies! Students have truly taken ownership of this once-scary, neglected habitat next to the school. They have conducted cleanups, removed invasive species, and recorded the recovery of the stream ecosystem after construction severely damaged the streambed. They love to take photos in the field with my old digital camera, and they have used these photos to create presentations of their studies. \r\n\r\nWith GoPro action cameras, my students will be able to create documentaries about their environmental projects, and use them to inform and intrigue the school and community alike. They will record their cleanups, studies, and explorations, and use their videos and photography to create digital stories about the importance of healthy ecosystems. If this project is funded, student documentaries will be shown to the school at large, and be hosted on the school and neighborhood social media accounts. My students will be able to share their sense of wonder and their environmental stewardship with the larger world - and maybe change some other child's mind about the \"wilderness.\"\r\n | null | null | My students need GoPro cameras to turn their environmental projects into environmental documentaries! | 1 | 1 |
63,550 | p123638 | 4578a1a8e969d7a318a7ad85e58c4465 | Ms. | CA | 2016-08-17 14:49:42 | Grades 9-12 | Special Needs | Special Needs | Growing Garden | As a special education teacher, I strive to create a thriving hands on environment for my students. My program is designed to serve students with disabilities from ages 18 to 22. Our community-based instruction curriculum incorporates vocational training and life skills, functional academics, community awareness, independent living skills, and recreation and leisure learning. Together we work to establish solid transitions and a gateway toward a successful adult life.\r\n\r\n With help from our community, we can grow the school’s garden and use it to teach and utilize the skills our program offers.This program would not exist if it were not for the generosity of people like you. We are asking for donations that will allow for this program to continue providing the necessary resources to allow our students to be successful. The program creates opportunities through various life skills oriented activities in areas such as culinary, gardening or visits to various community businesses. \r\n Our garden provides an environment for social interactions such as conversation, as well as a variety of vocational skills. The donations will assist in allowing our students to learn hands-on through our garden. Everyone can learn by doing. \r\n\r\n | Our garden provides an environment for social interactions such as conversation, as well as a variety of vocational skills. Social skills can be a huge struggle for students with disabilities. The donations will assist in allowing our students to learn hands-on through our garden. Everyone can learn by doing. Having the proper tools to maintain a school garden will teach my students independent life skills. It will also teach them skills that can transfer over into a job. \r\nReal life experiences, such as maintaining a school garden allow students to learn new skills and have a sense of responsibility and ownership. | null | null | My students need shovels,pots, ground cover, and small supplies to help create and sustain a beautiful school garden. | 0 | 1 |
135,363 | p065587 | 8aab91bbc57adecafa1b0f6568a82afe | Mrs. | MI | 2017-04-22 18:46:26 | Grades PreK-2 | Applied Learning, Math & Science | Early Development, Mathematics | KINDERGARTEN LEARNERS ON IPADS | My kindergarten children are energetic and enthusiastic learners. They come from a middle class, mostly rural community. They love coming to school and love learning. Our classroom comes together as a community of learners. We begin our day welcoming each other back because we share our love for each other and our love for learning. We really have become a family that cares about one another and each others success in the classroom. We spend a lot of time learning through technology. We utilize iPads in our classroom to further our knowledge of literacy and math concepts. The children love working on these devices, and do not realize that they are extending their learning of reading, writing and math. iPads in the classroom are an amazing addition that we have mostly gained through DonorsChoose.org, and generous supporters of education like yourself. We utilize our iPads every day in our classroom. Currently we have 6 iPads that we have just for our classroom. We would love to add additional iPads to our classroom so more children can utilize this great learning technology. | Kindergarten children learn through play! When they interact with the learning applications on the iPads, they are playing and learning at the same time. Adding additional iPads to our classroom would give the opportunity for learning through technology to more students. My kindergarten students can not wait until they can have a turn with the iPads we currently have in our classroom. It would be so beneficial to have additional iPads available for more of my little learners. The learning applications available to the students on the iPads enrich and extend the students learning in an interactive and fun way. | null | null | My students need additional iPads to play learning games that enhance their reading, math and phonemic awareness skills. We need additional iPads in our classroom to help more students learn through this wonderful technology. | 5 | 1 |
103,519 | p096777 | 9152a4722aa7da39f3774d37f7ba7e85 | Teacher | CA | 2016-09-16 19:42:55 | Grades 3-5 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | A New Look For New Year! | My students, with special needs are enthusiastic 3rd, 4th and 5th graders who live in a high poverty area of South Los Angeles. They do not focus on their disabilities of Autism, Downs Syndrome, speech and other impairments. They work! Their low-income parents are industrious, caring and decent people who want to make a positive, difference by allowing their children every opportunity to learn and grow. My undaunted, happy students give their all to achieve their best! Hats off to all of them! They love animals and plants and are always thrilled to visit the zoo and arboretum. I am all for EVERY KID IN A PARK. They are aware of the factors that harm life on our planet. When we visited the Los Angeles Zoo they learned about the endangered California condor and that has spiked their interest in conservation, fighting pollution and going 'green.' I will endeavor, with our donors' help, to assist my caring students, in making it possible to save our endangered species and to contribute to making a healthy Earth, fit for us all. | The iPads Pro are excellent teaching tools for my non verbal and speech challenged students. These materials will enable students to access the interactive online alternate curriculum with considerably less difficulty. In addition they will have have easy access to learning materials in the classroom. Being able to have school items stored neatly in the classroom adds to the aesthetics of the classroom. Students are able to find educational materials at a glance and return them to storage without cluttering the classroom. The cart with wheels will make it easy to move from group to group in the classroom. The timer will alert students to rotate from one group to another. | null | null | My students need a storage center and display cart to keep materials accessible, iPad pros and cases keyboards,pencil to help with learning and a timer to help monitor groups. | 18 | 1 |
14,479 | p157647 | b4b02b81d74214d3900727a0a497eb81 | Ms. | NC | 2016-06-06 10:55:32 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | Literacy, Special Needs | Wiggle N' Read | We are a small town Title 1 school, with about 80 percent of students on free and reduced lunch and a large population of English Language Learners. \r\n\r\n In my individual classroom, I am lucky enough to engage with an array of first grade learners including EC students, English Language Learners, and Gifted students. Regardless of their backgrounds, I strive to empower all of my students to take control of their learning. We lead, achieve, and succeed each and every day. | My students are showing a need for movement and choice in our classroom, leading me to embrace flexible seating. For many students, the chance to \"wiggle while they work\" actually allows them to stay more engaged. By giving students a choice in where they sit (and how), they can take charge of their learning. \r\n\r\nI plan to use Stay-N-Play Balance balls as a seating option during small group instruction and Wobble Cushions will be used during center activities . This will allow them to move in a productive way and let's not forget that choice empowers students and helps them stay engaged. | null | null | My students need Stay-N-Play Balance Balls to sit on during guided reading groups and Wobble Cushions to place on chairs during literacy centers. Releasing those wiggles will lead to greater focus! | 0 | 1 |
86,555 | p005970 | aa6cf8df9f267c55c31be7053fb08566 | Mrs. | TX | 2016-06-24 05:28:38 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Math & Science | Literature & Writing, Mathematics | SUPER students need SUPER Supplies for success in Second grade!! | The students in my classroom have endless potential, but little to no resources. How can these amazing kids succeed if they lack the necessary tools needed to thrive? The most beneficial learning environment for English Language Learners is one that is highly interactive, hands on, engaging and student centered. \r\nHaving various resources available to build on common core curriculum is critical to reinforce the successful learning of an English Language Learner. It could make all the difference in the world!\r\n | I am requesting items for my classroom. By donating to my classroom project you are investing in a child's future. A child who has the potential to be anything, a child whose future could be limitless with your generous donation. We will use all of the classroom supplies to build on our common core curriculum to solidify student learning. \r\nWith the necessary classroom supplies, I have no doubt my students will show tremendous growth. It will greatly contribute to successful learning, and is critical in making a difference in the lives of my second graders for many years to come! | null | null | My students need manipulatives, leveled reading materials, center activities for all subjects and various classroom supplies. | 0 | 0 |
99,745 | p095472 | 4a8ff32a439840bf4dfa359fa71a7f38 | Mrs. | AZ | 2016-09-19 01:30:40 | Grades PreK-2 | Literacy & Language, Special Needs | ESL, Special Needs | Focus Pocus | Welcome to our spectacular 1st and 2nd grade ELL classroom. I have the most amazing class of motivated second language learners. These youngsters come from homes with hardworking families that support education. The students along with their parents want to succeed and place value on doing well school. However, life challenges seem to make this difficult for many of the families at my school.\r\nEach day, my students come to class eager to start the day and learn. My classroom brings much stability and ongoing support which they don't always get at home. Our typical day includes hands-on experiences, cooperative learning, and plenty of opportunities for success. I want each student to feel like the classroom is a safe, happy place. It is my hope that each student develops a lifelong love for learning. Our Title 1 school community works hard toward our goals of student success and growth. | Student engagement is the key to success in learning. My first and second graders often struggle with the ability to focus and pay attention. They need an opportunity for extra movement which will allow their brains to be more alert and attentive. I would like to provide them with a few \"tools\" to help relieve stress, reduce anxiety, and relax.\r\n\r\n Having \"tools\" like balance balls, wobble cushions, and squishy-fidget balls will provide much needed sensory input for my students.\r\n\r\nThese items will enable them to channel their physical energy in a positive way, allowing them to focus on their work and reach their full potential as learners. | null | null | My students need balance balls and squishy balls to help them concentrate. | 5 | 1 |
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