My students need 2 sets of puzzles and a puzzle rack.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Thomas's classroom raised $181
This project is fully funded
One word best sums up my students- enthusiastic! My combination Kindergarten & 1st grade class LOVES school, LOVES to read, LOVES to explore their world and "discover" how things work or how animals grow and move; quite simply they LOVE to learn! My students attend an urban, high-need school where most of our families qualify for free & reduced lunch. We have a large population of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students who come to us from all over the world. In our classroom, however, we are learning not to let these types of challenges slow us down, but we are each finding joy in every day and in the adventure of learning!
My children enjoy working puzzles. Puzzles are an excellent educational tool. They help the children increase their eye-hand coordination, strengthen their small muscles, but puzzles also help the children begin to learn simple geometrical principles such as concept of shape, size and the ways shapes can be manipulated and moved and changed as a result. These are the building blocks of beginning geometry and though the children are working puzzles and believe they are “just playing,” they are truly learning and practicing important math concepts that will be built on in lessons throughout their years of schooling
Our class has a very limited supply of puzzles, most of them being too simple or too difficult for their developmental level. Your donation will help me to purchase more appropriate puzzles that will be the right challenge for my kindergarten and first grade students. These puzzles will also be a wonderful asset for our classroom as they will portray families from many cultures just as our classroom family does.
Your generosity will bring hours upon hours of learning and joy to my Kindergarten & 1st grade students. More importantly you will be helping these children make significant gains in their understanding of geometric principles as well as build strength and coordination which will pay off in their ability to communicate through writing. What a difference this will make in their young lives and on throughout their educational journey
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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