My class is a class of 32 enthusiastic learners who come from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. The majority of my students receive free or reduced-price lunch and many of them have already experienced homelessness at one point in their lives. Our classroom is our home away from home. We all come together as a community for lessons and fun activities. However, our resources are limited. We are in need of tools to help meet the needs of each individual learner in our classroom.
In our classroom, we are one big family and we are part of a larger school community.
Some students struggle with daily academic skills, especially those students who find traditional learning activities difficult or who are learning English as their second language. This year, our school is starting a STEM initiative through the use of project-based learning opportunities. This will help the students to grow their problem-solving skills in a hands-on way with real-world experiences. It will help them to build their cooperative learning skills and become outside the box thinkers. My students need the option of fun, alternative activities and lessons to support their learning styles.
My Project
In our classroom, every Friday is club day. Students are given the choice of which clubs they would like to attend each week. These clubs include Bengali Dance, Art, STEAM, Gardening, and Zoology. I would love to start a Cricut Club at our school where students can use the Cricut to create bulletin board displays around the school. The Cricut EasyPress would allow us to expand our club and create motivational T-shirts, tote bags, pencil pouches and more to promote our school pride and build a positive school culture
A Cricut EasyPress would allow us to infuse creativity and collaboration into our club time!
The HTV Vinyl would allow students to create beautiful designs to be permanently pressed onto fabric materials. The EasyPress Mat would allow us to safely use our EasyPress and make it simple and quick to create beautiful projects! Please consider helping us bring Cricut into our 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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