My students are an eclectic group of children. They come from all different types of homes. Many of my students are ELL students, meaning the language spoken most in their home is not English. Though this can make communicating difficult, music is a common love we all share.
The students at my school unfortunately often don't get the same kinds of opportunities as others because of financial reasons.
I want to help them still have a great music classroom. They deserve to have the amazing instruments and resources that many schools are able to purchase without any help.
My Project
This rug will first help our classroom to be an organized and safe place. Children will have a personal space that is theirs while opening up the rest of the room for them to move and explore.
Not only will the rug provide a place to sit but it will also encourage reading.
The rug has a variety of symbols that can easily be incorporated into the lesson when they are right where the students sit.
I plan to use the circle music rug to teach the symbols around the rug as well as help students easily make circles for the numerous variety of activities we do where making a circle is very necessary. With this added resource that both helps our movement and our knowledge, I am truly empowering students through art.
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