My school has had such an influx of young children these past few years that we now have four Pre- Kindergarten classes! What a great thing for us Early Childhood teachers! We love being able to start molding young minds at such an early age!
Our school is a very diverse, multi-cultural, multi-language school filled with children who are eager to learn, parents who are eager to help and teachers who are excited about teaching.
Our school population consists of 10% English Language Learners, 10% Individual Education Plan students and 53% of our students qualify for free lunch.
This year, I am switching grades! I will now be teaching full day Pre-Kindergarten in my NYC school. Due to the extreme budget cuts we have been experiencing, I am in desperate need of supplies, toys and various materials for my new Pre-K class. These supplies will be very helpful to my students of varying socio-economic levels, language abilities and ethnicities. They have missed out on over a year of socialization, emotional growth and learning. Now more than ever, I need to help bring these kids together in learning and friendship while keeping them safe, healthy and happy.
My Project
These materials will encourage my little ones to use their imaginations to act out the concepts we will be learning about families, communities, community helpers and more! By encouraging creativity through dramatic play and block building, the children will have a better understanding about the world around them. The ability to interact and play together is so important to their social emotional development now, as many students have missed out on these interactions over the last year. I am looking forward to facilitating hands-on learning with these new materials.
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