"Learning is an active process. We learn by doing." - Dale Carnegie.
I teach a fun, energetic group of kindergartners with a love of learning.
My students come from diverse backgrounds and bring a variety of experiences into the classroom. They enjoy learning and are always ready and eager to explore and learn something new. Students take an active role in the learning by exploring and using their critical thinking skills daily. My goal is for all of my students to not only meet but exceed the Indiana Academic Standards by creating a student-centered classroom.
Eighty-eight percent of my students receive free breakfast and lunch. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center states that poverty is the best predictor of college attendance and completion. Their research has also found a good education is seldom available to children living in poverty, but the long-term solution is a high-quality education. Poverty is increasing, but the spending on education is not. The challenges my kindergartners face on a daily basis do not stop them from coming to school with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn.
My Project
This whole experience has brought on so many different emotions and I do not have control over much right now, but I can start preparing for life after this. Students will need new supplies if they come back this year. My students next year will need supplies if they are not able to supply their own.
Many families right now are facing troubled times with the loss of their jobs.
This means it will take them some time to get back to where they were before this virus happened and changed our world. I would like to be able to offer supplies to students who are unable to supply their own.
Students will write stories in their notebooks and turn them into journals. Students will illustrate stories with markers and creations. They will write stories using the pencils and the gold pencils will help students who are struggling with fine motor skills. Students will create letters and words with the play-doh. We are facing a new normal and this project would allow me to help my families be ready for school.
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