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  • C.W. Beasley Elementary School
  • Mesquite, TX
  • 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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I have included in my materials various games and sensory items. My students struggle with completing work, so I want to provide them with positive challenges and games to motivate them to finish their classwork. Also since they struggle, they sometimes get frustrated and need to cool back down. I have challenging games that aren't based on academic knowledge but general understanding and problem solving which my students are capable of. Also I have sand and liquid hour glasses as deescalation tools and academic games that will support repetition and learning of skills they struggle with.

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I have included in my materials various games and sensory items. My students struggle with completing work, so I want to provide them with positive challenges and games to motivate them to finish their classwork. Also since they struggle, they sometimes get frustrated and need to cool back down. I have challenging games that aren't based on academic knowledge but general understanding and problem solving which my students are capable of. Also I have sand and liquid hour glasses as deescalation tools and academic games that will support repetition and learning of skills they struggle with.

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