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Our school has recently made big changes which are primarily designed to support students in their weakest academic area. The schedule change has also brought about the opportunity to create "Genius Time," a once a week period for students to participate in a club of their choosing during school hours. I am leading my Genius Time club, Crafty Kids, in designing and making fun, interesting, and useful items through the application of math skills and creativity. My students have already begun a small project that I was able to put together through my own sewing/craft stash and my students absolutely love it! So many of them have told me that they really enjoy our club time and wish we could do it every day. And we have only had three sessions at the time of writing this! My students can't wait for the next opportunity to make something with their own hands! They WANT to design, sew, crochet, paint, and repurpose. They enjoy seeing where the math skills they learn in class can actually be applied. They can't wait to make things they can use or that they can donate to someone in need. So many have never had the opportunity to learn these skills due to the level of poverty they have lived under their whole lives. They deserve to have a chance to experience the joy of creating and really using their skills for something other than a worksheet!

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Our school has recently made big changes which are primarily designed to support students in their weakest academic area. The schedule change has also brought about the opportunity to create "Genius Time," a once a week period for students to participate in a club of their choosing during school hours. I am leading my Genius Time club, Crafty Kids, in designing and making fun, interesting, and useful items through the application of math skills and creativity. My students have already begun a small project that I was able to put together through my own sewing/craft stash and my students absolutely love it! So many of them have told me that they really enjoy our club time and wish we could do it every day. And we have only had three sessions at the time of writing this! My students can't wait for the next opportunity to make something with their own hands! They WANT to design, sew, crochet, paint, and repurpose. They enjoy seeing where the math skills they learn in class can actually be applied. They can't wait to make things they can use or that they can donate to someone in need. So many have never had the opportunity to learn these skills due to the level of poverty they have lived under their whole lives. They deserve to have a chance to experience the joy of creating and really using their skills for something other than a worksheet!

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