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These materials will become morning tubs in our first grade classroom. Each morning, students will begin their day with about 15 minutes of morning tub time. This means that together with their table team, they can interact and play with the materials inside of the tub. These materials will regularly be rotated to allow for diverse exposure and experience. Some of the items that will fill our morning tubs include: magnetic blocks and Magna-Tiles (to develop engineering and fine motor skills), foam dominoes (to practice math skills and creative construction), magnet letters (to develop letter and word recognition) and pattern block puzzles (to practice problem solving and visual-spatial skills). Working as a team, my first graders will interact with the material in their morning tub while building social and academic skills. Instead of a paper-pencil worksheet each morning, students will be able to begin each school day by exploring these materials as well as interacting with their peers. There is a great amount of research that supports play-based learning for our primary students. Playing is not only fun, but it is an important part of a child's development and learning. Researcher Brenna Hassinger-Das writes that "A growing body of behavioral research establishes relationships between children’s play and development in several areas, including language, executive functions, mathematics and spatial skills, scientific thinking, and social and emotional development." With this research in mind, our morning tubs will allow students to freely interact and play with these materials as well as their peers, opening up immense possibilities for their creativity, exploration, and social growth.

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These materials will become morning tubs in our first grade classroom. Each morning, students will begin their day with about 15 minutes of morning tub time. This means that together with their table team, they can interact and play with the materials inside of the tub. These materials will regularly be rotated to allow for diverse exposure and experience. Some of the items that will fill our morning tubs include: magnetic blocks and Magna-Tiles (to develop engineering and fine motor skills), foam dominoes (to practice math skills and creative construction), magnet letters (to develop letter and word recognition) and pattern block puzzles (to practice problem solving and visual-spatial skills). Working as a team, my first graders will interact with the material in their morning tub while building social and academic skills. Instead of a paper-pencil worksheet each morning, students will be able to begin each school day by exploring these materials as well as interacting with their peers. There is a great amount of research that supports play-based learning for our primary students. Playing is not only fun, but it is an important part of a child's development and learning. Researcher Brenna Hassinger-Das writes that "A growing body of behavioral research establishes relationships between children’s play and development in several areas, including language, executive functions, mathematics and spatial skills, scientific thinking, and social and emotional development." With this research in mind, our morning tubs will allow students to freely interact and play with these materials as well as their peers, opening up immense possibilities for their creativity, exploration, and social growth.

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