Help me give my students a beautiful brown stair to explore the concepts of thickness and "ten-ness."
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gerdts's classroom raised $230
This project is fully funded
My Students
"Education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual. It is acquired not by listening to words, but by experiences upon the environment." - Maria Montessori
Each morning I welcome 27 curious, little learners into my mixed-age 3-6-year-old Montessori classroom: 9 three-year-olds, 9 four-year-olds, and 9 kindergartners.
This lively bunch spends their day learning through the use of hands-on Montessori materials in the different areas of our classroom, including Practical Life, Sensorial, Math, Language, Writing, Science, Art, Cultural, and Peace. Our school provides young children with a variety of experiences to build a foundation for success and learning.
I am proud to work in a school that values diversity and equality. The children in my classroom are racially, religiously, and socioeconomically diverse. Every child in our school receives free meals and snack. We are proud to be able to provide a Montessori learning environment for children who would not otherwise have access to this type of education.
My Project
Montessori education is special in so many ways, especially in that it includes a sensorial area, where children use materials designed to educate the senses and where materials form the basis for the mathematical mind. In this area, children develop concentration, coordination, a sense of order, and "ten-ness." My children desperately need a new brown stair, so they can explore the dimension of thickness and building from heaviest to lightest. The brown stair is a fundamental material for the sensorial area and my children need a new, stable one to use for safe exploration of these concepts in the classroom.
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. Learn more
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