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During the pandemic, kindergarten teachers have been faced with new challenges of how to protect students from tangible threats as well as those that are unseen. I am used to providing structure and modeling behaviors to give students an opportunity to learn how school works at an early age. However, with the pandemic kindergarten teachers are challenged to fight against an invisible threat that is completely abstract to a five or six year old - germs and contacts between students. Kinders already struggle with learning to organize their supplies and hygiene is an even greater challenge. We know as educators that a student who feels safe will be a stronger student and more willing to work on the curriculum. Students naturally want to feel organized and confident in their learning environment. My students have tables with no readily available storage close to them; by having seat sack organizers for each individual kindergarten student, the children will be: more organized, more hygienic and less exposed to the contacts of other students, and time will be saved during transitions because the supplies are immediately ready to go. I want to ensure that our students have their individual supplies, books, etc. ready and at their fingertips. This will guarantee that there is less contamination between students and hopefully increase our student engagement by having more efficient transition times and increased daily attendance. As a result, my students will learn more and be better prepared for the next grade level and those to come. Also, having a student that is able to organize their materials at school impacts their behavior at home and in the community. They will be better prepared and able to tackle whatever comes their way, if they feel organized, successful and able to manage their time / resources.

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During the pandemic, kindergarten teachers have been faced with new challenges of how to protect students from tangible threats as well as those that are unseen. I am used to providing structure and modeling behaviors to give students an opportunity to learn how school works at an early age. However, with the pandemic kindergarten teachers are challenged to fight against an invisible threat that is completely abstract to a five or six year old - germs and contacts between students. Kinders already struggle with learning to organize their supplies and hygiene is an even greater challenge. We know as educators that a student who feels safe will be a stronger student and more willing to work on the curriculum. Students naturally want to feel organized and confident in their learning environment. My students have tables with no readily available storage close to them; by having seat sack organizers for each individual kindergarten student, the children will be: more organized, more hygienic and less exposed to the contacts of other students, and time will be saved during transitions because the supplies are immediately ready to go. I want to ensure that our students have their individual supplies, books, etc. ready and at their fingertips. This will guarantee that there is less contamination between students and hopefully increase our student engagement by having more efficient transition times and increased daily attendance. As a result, my students will learn more and be better prepared for the next grade level and those to come. Also, having a student that is able to organize their materials at school impacts their behavior at home and in the community. They will be better prepared and able to tackle whatever comes their way, if they feel organized, successful and able to manage their time / resources.

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