Our early childhood school is now in its tenth year serving the community. In our Pre-K class, that means over 180 students will have come and gone from this Pre-K classroom. Along with that, many other students have called our room home for enrichment classes, after-school programs, and summer camp.
Families send their precious children to our class every day, for us to help them take those first steps towards accomplishing great feats.
Children make this room their home for however long they stay and miss it dearly when they move on. It's something we take pride in, and we hope to continue doing what we love to do and that nurtures their love for learning.
I've been teaching at my first and current school for six years. No matter who enters through that door, they are part of our school family. I hope to provide them with the absolute best education we can offer.
My Project
I have watched many of my pre-K students grow up and move on to the higher grades in our school. So many have entered pre-K without speaking a word of the language spoken in school and by the time they are in third grade, they are fluent.
Although they are fluent in the new language, many of them seem to have forgotten a lot of their home language or seem too embarrassed to speak it.
All languages are beautiful and speaking many languages is beautiful and important for our children who will grow up to enter a diverse workforce. The world seems to be getting smaller as countries from all continents are connected online. Being able to communicate with people in our own communities as well as others far away will be very important.
Our school is transitioning to a bilingual program with the intent of helping our children maintain their home language. I want to be proactive in this transition, and although the bilingual program will not be offered in pre-K, I want to help my language learning students maintain their home language as well as develop their new language. Language is culture and culture is a very important part of our students' identity. I want to show them that all languages and cultures are welcomed in our school. The Chineasy books and games will be used in a way to help our students understand that their home language is appreciated in school and we want them to develop their home language just as much as they learn and develop their new language. Hopefully, when they are in third grade, they will also have that appreciation for being able to command multiple languages.
Chineasy Tiles | Play games to learn Mandarin Chinese! Easy and fun for children and adults.
• Amazon Business
$89.00
4
$356.00
Guaishou New Chinese English Language Learning Wooden Blocks Domino Children's Educational Product Wooden Toys Recognize / Identify Fruits and Animals 100pcs
• Amazon Business
$18.99
4
$75.96
Chineasy: 60 Flashcards: The New Way to Read Chinese
• Amazon Business
$19.99
1
$19.99
Chineasy Everyday: Learning Chinese Through Its Culture
• Amazon Business
$18.25
1
$18.25
Chineasy for Children: Learn 100 Words
• Amazon Business
$14.56
1
$14.56
Chineasy: The New Way to Read Chinese
• Amazon Business
$12.77
1
$12.77
Materials cost
$497.53
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.46
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$534.99
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$94.41
Total project goal
$629.40
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$629.40
11 Donors
-$498.21
Donations toward project cost
-$470.73
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$27.48
match offer
-$75.61
Match offer toward project cost
-$64.27
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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