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  • Neway Center
  • Newaygo, MI
  • More than half of 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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Imaginative pretend play is a crucial part of children's development. Through pretend play, such as playing "house" or "restaurant", or "work", children learn social-emotional skills, develop language and literacy, work on numeracy concepts, and engage in the give and take of joint planning and play that later develops into cognitive flexibility, which is critical to academic learning and success. Imaginative play allows children to work through feelings of stress, fear, and anxiety, of which many children are experiencing because of COVID-19, in a safe manner. The materials I've requested are all solidly built and will withstand being sanitized several times each day. In the past, I've used real food boxes donated by families, but that is no longer an option due to the current health crisis. The face shields for staff will allow us to safely interact with children as we teach and play with them, while still allowing them to see our faces and learn to recognize the emotions and social cues everyone projects through their facial movements.

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Imaginative pretend play is a crucial part of children's development. Through pretend play, such as playing "house" or "restaurant", or "work", children learn social-emotional skills, develop language and literacy, work on numeracy concepts, and engage in the give and take of joint planning and play that later develops into cognitive flexibility, which is critical to academic learning and success. Imaginative play allows children to work through feelings of stress, fear, and anxiety, of which many children are experiencing because of COVID-19, in a safe manner. The materials I've requested are all solidly built and will withstand being sanitized several times each day. In the past, I've used real food boxes donated by families, but that is no longer an option due to the current health crisis. The face shields for staff will allow us to safely interact with children as we teach and play with them, while still allowing them to see our faces and learn to recognize the emotions and social cues everyone projects through their facial movements.

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