My students need materials for the Handwriting Without Tears program, including workbooks, crayons and pencils. They also need HeidiSongs math DVDs and a counting book.
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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My Transitional Kindergarten class will be learning to hold pencils correctly and print letters and numbers this year. These are difficult skills for five year olds, and I would love to be able to use a method that has been found effective and developmentally appropriate.
Handwriting Without Tears is a program that was developed with the intention of helping young learners develop strong fine-motor skills, so that they will be able to print with confidence.
Confidence instead of fear is what my students need to do well in the area of handwriting. Learning to print well and to print easily will boost their confidence later on when they are older, and asked to write stories, essays, or even print out long division problems!
My Transitional Kindergarteners are just turning five. This is a new program in California for children that were previously considered at-risk for failure, due to lack of maturity and readiness. My students are racially diverse, and include English Learners and students with special needs. Our school is a high poverty school, and we are located in the San Fernando Valley.
My Project
I have requested some of the materials that are used with the Handwriting Without Tears program. These materials include crayons, workbooks, pencils and math books. These materials will help give my students a head start when it comes to developing fine motor skills, phonemic awareness and vocabulary. My little ones will be able to develop coordination and confidence in their abilities to draw and write. They will develop vocabulary and concepts such as rhyming and opposites. They will learn the alphabet names and sounds, as well as learning numerals and how to count.
I have also requested Musical Math DVDs and The 1-100 Counting Book from HeidiSongs. These items will help my students learn number and math concepts to prepare them for entry into kindergarten.
With your donation, you will be helping a wonderful class of Transitional Kindergarteners to start off right in school.
Learning to print is a very important skill for these little learners, and your generosity will have a great impact upon them. Thank you for reading and considering this request!
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