Since school has began I have received three lovely boxes full of resources for my classroom. Two of the three boxes were class sets of books (Flipped and Dolphin Tale) and one set of biographies to be used with a research project at the end of the year.  I still have three projects that are live and waiting to be fully funded.Barnes and Noble ...

I don't know about you, but I would like to be wise with my money in regards to the classroom. I want to dump bushels of dollars in my classroom to make it the very best and thankfully Donors Choose helps me do so!{Click the picture to go to Donors Choose} Donors Choose is a non-profit organization that connects public school teachers with people ...

A while ago my mom and I visited Winter the dolphin from Dolphin Tale in Clearwater, Florida. {bonus teachers get in for FREE} {Facts about Winter}Lives at the Clearwater Marine AquariumRescued from crab traps in 2005lost her entire tail and two vertebrates due to this incidentShe was not a year old when this happenedDespite the odds learned ...

My Fifth project has been funded!My students will be receiving and reading Flipped come this fall. I have been wanting to read an actual novel with my students instead of literature stories in our literature book. Now do not get me wrong the literature stories are great, but I am getting a little tired of them and would like to try something new. ...

When I got my first Donors Choose project funded, I was really baffled by the Thank You package.  I just wasn't sure what the Thank You letters were supposed to look like.  Where they supposed to be actual notecards?  Should it have a picture?  Paragraphs?  Letter format?  WHAT???? After a bit of trial and error, I have finally settled on ...

My Techie Tuesday post will have to wait.  I am writing you guys to ask for help.  My students' Donors Choose project will expire this Friday.  And when I say that it's their project, it truly is.  This is something that they wanted to pursue.  They knew how fun and engaging these little gadgets were and they wanted some of their own!  ...

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My kids and I have been introduced to one of the coolest educational ''toys'' ever!!!  The best way to sum it up:  Guided Math Meets Technology!  It's the Math Shark!  My kids tried one out last week and went crazy over it!  It helps them practice several different math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, ...

Project number five is up and running on Donors ChooseFor this project I am asking for three class sets of books//15 of each book\\8th grade: Flipped by Windy Van Draanen7th grade: Mr. Poppers Penguins By Richard and Florence Atwater 6th grade: Diary of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney With these class sets I am going to have each grade level break up ...

Third thank you package went out in early June. Fourth project fully funded yesterday! Total amount for all four projects$1,177The resources that Donors Choose has brought into my classroom has made an immense difference in my students reading and writing. I am so grateful for all the wonderful donors that have selflessly contributed to my ...