Kindergarteners Getting Their Tactile Skills on Point!
Help me give my students triangular pencils, composition books, learn to write wipe boards, an anchor chart with a stand, and a "following directions building set" for our classroom.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Watson's classroom raised $421
This project is fully funded
My Students
I teach a beautiful kindergarten class, at a Headstart through 5th-grade school, in North Miami. Ninety-eight percent of our students are high-poverty and have limited resources at home. My students are always excited to use technology in the classroom, and when we do center activities, they rush for the workstations to explore. For most of our students, Internet access and the use of computers are a luxury that they do not have at home.
Most of our students still face the challenges of coming to school with basic supplies.
The majority of our students do not have computer access at home. As we are embarking to be designated officially a STEM and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) school, technology has now infiltrated every aspect of how our classes are taught.
My Project
Last school year, DonorsChoose.org funded my very first project and the hands-on materials requested helped my kindergarteners tremendously. My students were engaged and their handwriting skills showed a marked improvement.
This school year, my new students show similar areas that are in need of further development, specifically in their motor/tactile skills.
Learning how to hold a pencil and write on the lines are of paramount importance and the triangular-shaped pencils are ideal for helping little hands learn how to write properly. The anchor chart will allow me to demonstrate because of its size and the loose sheets of lined paper will be used by the students for practicing. The journals will also be used by our kindergarteners daily as they start each day learning to write a new sentence, express a thought or copy new spelling words.
The Following Directions Building Set is very useful in helping students improve their tactile skills while interacting with others. The visuals on the cards will also help them with developing their spacial skills.
More than half 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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