Your imagination can take you amazing places. One day you can be a chef and the next you are a lion. Imagination is everything! Can you imagine not knowing how to use your imagination? In our classroom, our students work really hard to learn how to use their imagination everyday!
I teach at an elementary school in Chicago, IL.
My school is a pre-k through 3rd grade school serving approximately 700 children. We have an amazingly diverse community of learners; 25 languages are spoken by families in our school community. Many of the students (97%) come from low income homes. My students come from a variety of backgrounds and home environments, but they are resilient and come to school to learn each day. The students in my special education class have autism or low incidence disabilities. Our class is an early childhood significantly modified curriculum with intensive support. Each student is wonderfully unique, creating a diverse group of learners with varying interests, levels of ability, areas of strengths, and learning styles. While each student is different, many effective strategies have been found to help students with special needs learn.
My Project
My students will use these resources during their free choice time to engage in imaginative play. A play kitchen, pots & pans, plates, and a doll house will allow them to make meaningful connections to their real life experiences and use their imagination to take them further. They will learn how to take themselves out of reality and go into a new and unfamiliar role. Some of the most influential and innovative creations have come from the simple act of imagining something bigger, easier, or more beautiful. Scientists and creative artists have an amazing gift for thinking outside the box and allowing their imaginations the freedom to grow and evolve their thoughts, many of which have created products that have changed the way we live entirely. These materials will open a whole new world up for my students!
This dramatic play material you provide will allow my students (this upcoming school year and many years to come!) to engage in imaginative play while building skills in many essential developmental areas.
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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