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"We Need Puzzles! I am a child development teacher in a wonderful South Carolina school and program. I teach a thriving, energetic, and inquisitive group of twenty 3 and 4-year-olds. My students and I come from very diverse ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds, but we all have one thing in comm... " MORE
"We Need Puzzles! I am a child development teacher in a wonderful South Carolina school and program. I teach a thriving, energetic, and inquisitive group of twenty 3 and 4-year-olds. My students and I come from very diverse ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common; we share a thirst for knowledge.

Our program is mostly funded through tuition and receives very little money for classroom supplies, which is why we need your help. Teaching young children requires ever-changing and challenging activities that will help the children learn and grow. We have limited supplies, especially items that promote social and fine-motor development. Puzzles create not only an obstacle to be overcome, but also a goal of completion, and a sense of accomplishment. In addition, pro-social behavior is developed. Children who have previously worked the puzzle can then be the "expert" and help their friends complete the challenge.

Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles- we need puzzles! Through the use of the set of classroom floor puzzles selected practically every area of our curriculum can be addressed. These puzzles include the areas of weather, transportation, literacy, math, geography, diversity, and more.

Teaching a class with an inquiry-based curriculum is very challenging when the students have a limited knowledge base from which to draw. The “All About Science Puzzles” set can help concepts come to life for the students. In addition, children have the choice of either working independently or together using smaller puzzles. Some children prefer to work separately and show a sense of pride when they accomplish a goal with no help, other children need to have social interaction and affirmation from their teachers or peers throughout the process.

With your help, and these puzzles, students can become more actively engaged in learning. Puzzles will make learning more meaningful to the children. The students can become more socially interactive while developing their fine motor skills, and increasing their knowledge in many different areas. Thank you for considering this proposal.

My students need 2 large sets of floor puzzles.

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Mr. R.'s Classroom: Minimal Poverty School ?
Polo Road Elementary School
Columbia, South Carolina 29223-8153
Submitted:
May 17, 2008 |
Expires:
Oct 23, 2008
Materials Vendor Price # Total
FK200X - Classroom Floor Puzzles - Complete Set Lakeshore Learning $149.00 1 $149.00
JJ560X - All About Science Puzzles - Complete Set Lakeshore Learning $79.00 1 $79.00
  
Vendor Shipping Charges ? $22.80
State Sales Tax ? $11.40
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee ? $3.42
Postage / Processing for Donor Thank-You Package ? $9.00
Project Cost Excluding Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org $274.62
Optional Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org ? $105.38
Project Cost Including Donation to Support DonorsChoose.org ? $380.00

Additional Details

Level:
Grades PreK-2
County:
Richland
District:
Richland Co School District 2
Teacher's funded projects:
0
Thank-you punctuality:
N/A ?
Subject:
Early Development (in Applied Learning)
Resource:
Supplies (Essential)
Students reached:
20
Used by future students?
Yes
Project ID:
185603
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This proposal expired on October 24, 2008.


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