It Isn't Puzzling How We Learn Flexible Solving Skills
My students need a variety of 550-1000 piece puzzles, including USAopoly Pokemon Johto Puzzle, Buffalo Games - Reflections - Mountains on Fire, and Call of the Pack 550 Pc Jigsaw Puzzle.
$307 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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 are a mix of diverse learners and general education students. As a school, we're trying to include as many students as possible in the general education environment while still providing instruction in smaller settings. To achieve that, teachers and students are collaborating across environments.
Building responsibility and confidence makes a huge difference for my students.
We have rotations for math and reading to practice different skills and to build independence. It is difficult for my students at the beginning of the year, but by December, they can usually work for a full 30 minutes without teacher intervention during their independent work time.
My Project
Puzzles and games are things I never considered years ago when I started teaching. Puzzles are technically non-academic, but my students have asked for some in the past that have proven to be great cooperation and social emotional tools for success.
Puzzles don't have RULES that can be argued over, require trial and error, and have a clear finishing point with in-between steps.
Many of my students have asked to stay after school, have helped other students, and increased their percentages of completed work when one of the options for success is some time with a larger puzzle. The puzzles in this project will last my students many years, and will bring some students together who otherwise would not interact.
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