This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My amazing, energetic students are some of the most incredible people I know. Despite their cognitive, behavioral, and emotional disabilities, each student contributes unique strengths, talents, and insights to our classroom. Helping my students master challenging content, grow as individuals, and become positive members of society is an honor. Each student has diverse educational and emotional needs that are best met through hands-on learning experiences. Being a Title I school, most of my students come from impoverished homes and face additional challenges such as food insecurity, lack of basic supplies and lack of transportation, and reduced access to resources.
My students' emotional and behavioral disabilities, as well as intellectual disabilities, lead to additional challenges in the classroom that require creative interventions to improve focus and learning, especially during the pandemic that continues to alter their lives and routines in so many ways.
My students enthusiastically pursue any opportunity to enrich their learning through fun, hands-on activities, such as the garden, cooking, and vocational skills, but they sometimes struggle to focus during the activities. My goal is to guide my students as they aspire to reach their maximal personal, academic, and behavioral potential!
My Project
Many of my Special Education students suffer from health issues, along with their intellectual and emotional disability. This is due in part to medications that they must take to help them regulate and participate in daily life. Many of our students are overweight, or have been recently diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes.
Having sugar free snacks, as well as baked snacks (instead of traditional fried chips) will improve everyone's health, and introduce them to healthier snack choices.
As we all know, the cheapest snacks are usually fried and full of sugar. Families who are on a very tight budget often need to make sure everyone has something to eat, so they do not focus on introducing healthy snacks.
Even though I try to always keep fresh fruit and vegetables on hand to share with students, I would like to be able to provide snacks for those who are struggling with health issues.
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