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.
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Growing up in a world that is consumed with technology students are finding it harder to build a foundation of social skills that are necessary for daily interactions now as students, and later as adults. Throughout the year I have been working toward a classroom that is full of students that are communicating and communicating respectfully with those around them. In order to accomplish this I incorporated play into a lot of our daily learning. During math and reading stations students are using academic play to advance their learning. From the beginning of the year to now I can see a huge shift in their social skills as they are collaborating daily through academic play. By using the materials requested, such as Magna-Tiles, Interlox and Tinker Toys I can promote social skills through play within our classroom.
The difference in our students from being exposed to social skills through play has drastically impacted their academic learning because collaboration is such an important piece to the academic puzzle.
My students are prompted and encouraged to collaborate with peers on a daily basis. Students sometimes struggle with being able to take their thoughts and put them in a way that is respectful and easily received by others. By using the materials requested I will be able to incorporate more play into the classroom and be able to pair it with academic learning as well as promoting creative and critical thinking which will result in advancing our students social skills as well. Some of the best learning takes place when students are unaware of all that they are actually learning.
I have seen how greatly impacted my students already have been from using play to promote social skills. I know that with these materials our students will be able to benefit even more.
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Growing up in a world that is consumed with technology students are finding it harder to build a foundation of social skills that are necessary for daily interactions now as students, and later as adults. Throughout the year I have been working toward a classroom that is full of students that are communicating and communicating respectfully with those around them. In order to accomplish this I incorporated play into a lot of our daily learning. During math and reading stations students are using academic play to advance their learning. From the beginning of the year to now I can see a huge shift in their social skills as they are collaborating daily through academic play. By using the materials requested, such as Magna-Tiles, Interlox and Tinker Toys I can promote social skills through play within our classroom.
The difference in our students from being exposed to social skills through play has drastically impacted their academic learning because collaboration is such an important piece to the academic puzzle.
My students are prompted and encouraged to collaborate with peers on a daily basis. Students sometimes struggle with being able to take their thoughts and put them in a way that is respectful and easily received by others. By using the materials requested I will be able to incorporate more play into the classroom and be able to pair it with academic learning as well as promoting creative and critical thinking which will result in advancing our students social skills as well. Some of the best learning takes place when students are unaware of all that they are actually learning.
I have seen how greatly impacted my students already have been from using play to promote social skills. I know that with these materials our students will be able to benefit even more.