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Learning to draw can be different for every student. Some students learn by the repetitive tracing of stencils, by copying another drawing, or by freehand sketching. No matter how you learn to...

My students need several classpacks of markers, crayons, tracing paper, 3 drawing books and a jumbo marker.

"These books have too many words on the pages! The words are so little!" Quotes I hear frequently when my first graders are attempting to read non-fiction books. We need new,grade-level...

My students need 5 sets of non-fiction books that are leveled appropriately for first graders.

Writing a research paper can be boring if you are a fourth grader. But...what if you can create your own book and become an author when you are done with your research? We are a Title 1 school, in...

My students need 48 blank books and a set of colored pencils to become authors.

Do you remember your first day of kindergarten? Most children are excited to come and ready to start their school experience. My students will be inner city students of Phoenix. They are...

My students need a morning Circle Time Activity Center, Find and Wipe Alphabet Cards and extra markers to go with them for the beginning of the next school year.

First grade is a year filled with many learning opportunities. One area where our state standards lack is in the support of creative arts. I have a class that is wild about art and creating. They...

My students need craft supplies for a creation station!

Throughout each year I purchase new books that I think are going to spark student's interests. Over the years I have built up a decent selection of books. But one of the problems I always run into...

My students need 4 eReaders to become better readers.

Four students in my class of 24 have a computer with Internet access at their house. I would love to teach my students how to perform a search, find information, do important research, watch...

My students need a laptop for viewing internet videos, resources, and enhancing their learning in endless ways.

Everyone remembers their Kindergarten experience and the joys of learning together on the rug. Help make our students memories a little brighter with a colorful ABC carpet! Our Kindergarten...

My students need a rug that provides comfortable and interactive seating during story time!

Do you remember being asked to memorize equation after equation in math classes and never knowing why the equations were so important in the real world? Stopwatches will give my students numerous...

My students need 20 stopwatches in order to investigate real world events; helping them make needed connections to the algebra content they are learning in the classroom.

Being young, loving to waste as much time as possible, and not having any sense of responsibility. 2nd grade is the start of learning how to be independent, responsible, and a learner. Many...

My students need timers and interactive whiteboard resources.

The art students and science teachers are always asking for art supplies for their projects. My art students always want to do their best art in science but are often stopped by lack of supplies....

My students need 12 sets of tongs, 10 labware assortments, 72 composition books, a classpack of colored pencils and 20 sets of modeling clay.

We have used, used and reused our games, floor puzzles and books for more than 5 years. They are simply falling apart because we love using them. My students are the most amazing students in the...

My students need new books, games and floor puzzles that will help teach them social and character skills that will make them the best they can be!

My students do not have access to books outside of the school environment. I need to be able to give my students as much exposure to books as possible in order to expand their background...

My students need more non-fiction and fiction books, mostly related to animals and 20 subscriptions each to Weekly Reader and TIME for Kids.

Right now I have twelve very excited male students in my after school guitar class. I teach the basics to them, but of course they always want to play more songs. I am looking for more engaging...

My students need music to play for our guitar ensemble. We have a very limited supply of music and I need more to keep the students involved in the program.

I just found out my school "ran out of printer ink" for the rest of the year - and my current cartridges are on their last legs. That means if I want to print anything from school I will have to...

My students need printer ink because my school ran out for the year and will not provide me with any more. Printing their vocabulary posters in color is a primary need.

My mighty class consists of 29 incredibly inspirational teenagers who have faced great difficulty throughout their young lives. The majority of them are refugees from war-torn and poverty stricken...

My 30 students need personal copies of "Freak the Mighty" and "Max the Mighty" for an in class reading unit and for a summer reading assignment.

This past year the district cut back funding for colored copy paper on campus. I'd really like the students to have access to colored paper in the classroom for their interactive notebooks. ...

My students need colored copy paper for notes. Printer ink and glue sticks will also help as we add information to their Spanish notebooks!

Basic materials are essential to keep any class going. In my class, I strive to get my students enthusiastically speaking and learning Spanish on a daily basis. Students face difficulties such as...

My students need a Yacker Tracker, a Spanish game, pencils, tissues, hand sanitizer, and scissors for class; basic Stuff.

Remember your first grade classroom and how excited you were when your favorite teacher pulled out "the big books." it was always a special day to see the story truly come to life right in front...

My students need these fabulous big books to truly experience literature and get excited about learning!

Our first Students' Choice project was for a number of new manga series. We were able to dispose of some of the worn out books, and also to branch out into new manga genres. Now, the students...

My students need an attractive book display spinner to display all of our new manga!