I have been an early childhood educator for 12 years and became the academic coach for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. The past couple of years, our school focused so much on ELA and math, and often forget about other content areas.
Imaginative, creative, and loving are words to describe my students.
They love to play and interact with manipulatives. They love to use their imagination in order to build structures like castles and bridges with blocks and legos. They create crafts with random materials that are available in the classroom. My students enjoy being outdoors, from finding ladybugs on bushes to running around our recess field. They love being in school because they often tell me how glad they are to be there as soon as their parents drop them off.
With your support, I would love to bring developmentally appropriate practice back into our early childhood classrooms.
My Project
The use of manipulatives in my inclusion, early childhood classroom happens daily. The alphabet activities will help children build the skills needed for reading and writing. The tens frame and number chart will support my students with counting and number recognition. Kids explore concepts hands on…with learning centers, math games, magnetic letter tiles, alphabet mystery box, and much more!
The donations of this project will help support young children with developmental delays and encourage the development of key skills.
Many children with developmental delays benefit from daily physical activities that accelerate muscle development. With the materials on this project, children will be doing activities targeting the fine motor skills needed for writing.
More than three‑quarters of 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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