Help me give my students the most flexible and fun learning environment possible! The carpet will help me to build a comfortable and fun space to go build classroom behavior and teach my kiddos how to be students!
My student are all eager learners that have been diagnosed with autism and need a little extra TLC to get through the days. Most of students struggle with transitions and can become overwhelmed easily during certain tasks. My hope is to show them that learning can be fun and that the classroom doesn’t have to be so overwhelming all the time. I also have students who are nonverbal and can become frustrated with regular paper and pencil work. I’d love to provide them with appropriate classroom activities and materials to assist them in accessing the curriculum. My students love to learn through kinesthetic and sensory based activities, so most of the time I’m making or prepping these activities myself. I would love to have access to materials that I would be able to just set out throughout the week, without needing to prep over and over again.
My Project
In my environment, my students need as much assistance as possible to learn how to be "students" and how to behave in class. Students usually learn this during Kindergarten, and a huge part of kindergarten is having your daily "Morning Meetings", "Story Time", and "Calendar Time". So much of Kindergarten is centered around your daily group meetings, including learning how to sit and attend to your teacher. When students master being able to sit and attend at carpet time, this opens the door to showing growth in not only behavior, but ultimately in their academic progress!
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