This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My pre-K students come into our classroom every day looking forward to a new learning opportunity. One of their favorite parts of the day is called small group time. During this time, students work alongside 8 other students and me to develop their kindergarten readiness skills.
I expose them to different types of student-friendly activities that tap into the 7 domains of early childhood development.
These domains are gross motor, fine motor, language, cognitive, social-emotional, adaptive and moral.
I want my students to have a positive view of school and to feel successful in the grades to come. I teach at a Title I school in a large city in Michigan where almost all of my students are living at or below the poverty line. Many of my students had no prior experiences with basic kindergarten readiness skills before entering my classroom. Despite their struggles, my students deserve the best classroom environment, one that allows them to blossom in the previously mentioned areas.
My Project
My Pre-K students require materials that will help develop their fine motor skills. Most inner city students lack this skill entering into preschool due to the lack of exposure to such materials in their home environment. Students will continue to exercise their small muscles by creating their own works of art using various materials such as: glue, wiggle eyes, jewelry rings and paper. I also ordered wallets and play money for this project.
These materials will help improve my student's fine motor, imagination, counting, language, creative arts and hand-eye coordination skills.
They will be used during small group times and also made available during individual work times. Items were selected in hopes of continuing to support my students' creativity.
Your generous donation will provide opportunities for my students to build life-long skills. With the mastery of these skills, the students in my class will feel successful in school at a young age.
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