Frustration? Stress? Confusion? Misunderstood? Overwhelmed? Lost? If you have felt any of these feelings, then you have experienced some of the same feelings that my students face on a daily...
Worksheets are tedious, boring, and often ineffective for learning. Many of my students come from poverty and arrive at school without their basic needs met. Many of these students also face the...
"Reading is boring!" Sadly, this is the perception of many of my students. They have not yet discovered the joy of reading, or developed the skills necessary to be effective readers. Most of my...
You can't exactly touch thermal energy but you can use hot plates and thermometers! One of the concepts studied in science is thermal energy. We are in great need of these materials to ensure that...
"All we ever do is test, Miss!" This is not the case, but it can certainly feel that way to eighth graders. My students are eighth graders at a neighborhood middle school. The school serves...
Do you remember trying to do math but you did it the same way without any variations day after day? My students love to work math problems on the windows because it is something different and it...
My school principal recently purchased four new leap tag pens for my classroom, but we are in need of books to go with them. My students attend a school that is Title 1. Nearly half of my class...
Help us listen! We desperately need headphones for our computers and listening center! We are 20 amazing Kindergarten students with brilliant minds attending a Title I school which means that the...
Enhance our learning! Kindergarteners' expectations and demands in the classroom continue to increase and we desperately need your help in acquiring supplies to help our creative minds! We are 20...
Did you ever have that friend in class that wouldn't stay in their own space and constantly was bothering you while you were really trying to listen? My students attend a school that have other...
Have you ever been at an activity but because you are not tall enough you cannot be a part of it? I have a few students with this issue. They so want to enjoy and do the work to keep the reef...
Help our stories come to life! We need props and kits to help our preschoolers learn to use their imaginations. I teach Head Start Pre-school in a Midwestern public school system. My students come...
Have you ever tried to learn a new skill or information, and it just did not make sense? My students struggle with this on a daily basis. My students have a wide range of disabilities from Autism...
Help our children be happy! My walls need positive reinforcements! I teach in a low income, high-poverty school where many students come in and have a difficult time smiling. Sometimes they didn't...
Help our students read their books independently, please! I teach technology in a low income school where reading levels are something with which students struggle. Many students come into their...
How fun is it to take a new book home and be capable of reading it and sharing with your family? My English Language Learners have a chance to select new books every night to take home and read....
Do you remember the excitement of new pencils and a new pencil box? My first-graders love new school supplies! My first grade class is a diverse group with various learning needs and challenges....
Remember the thrill of a new box of crayons and a brand new journal? So many possibilities to color your world! My first grade class is a diverse group with many learning needs and challenges....
Do you remember the joy of receiving brand new supplies for school? Using a brand new, sharpened pencil to write and draw with, or the joy of having a brand new box of crayons? I teach a class of...
I teach a class of 24, fabulous, first graders - 12 boys and 12 girls in a diverse urban setting. We are an energetic bunch that enjoys having fun learning. We love to read books and have them...
Let me hear it! Do you remember the joy of having a book read out loud to you? My students love to hear a great story come to life! We are a diverse bunch of students who love to learn. Located in...
Do you remember the first time you got lost in a book you couldn't put down? I want my students to be able to have that feeling. I want them to be able to discover their favorite Dr. Seuss stories...
Getting a little bored here... My students have been reading the same Leapfrog Tag books all year long! The students in my classroom have a love for learning and reading. All of the students in my...
Do you remember how hard it was to keep your desk clean throughout the day? Students struggle with this each and every day. I would like these seat pockets so my students can put any unfinished...
Spark the light in a child's mind with the book "City of Ember"! With this novel class set, my class will be able to foster closer relationships with each other not only through an intensive theme...
Second grade is so much fun when 7 year olds truly become "readers"! Sure, we all know how to read in 2nd grade but to truly understand what we read is the sign of a good reader. Unfortunately,...
I remember being in 2nd grade and visiting Washington DC. I can still feel the butterflies in my stomach as I stood in from of the Lincoln Monument. My 2nd grade students will likely never have...
"Reading through the SUMMER? You must be joking!"...most students would respond to my request, but I plan to use the technology of email and Google docs to help guide my students through a SUMMER...
The world is very technologically driven. I want to give the students at my high poverty school every opportunity to be successful in the ever changing arena of technology. I teach at a school...
Using their fingers, having longer wait time than normal, or not knowing the answer at all. These are just some of the problems I encounter with my 6th graders on a daily basis. One of my goals...