Welcome to our wonderful PreK4 classroom! My name is Ms. Kim and it is my third year working at my school. I have 14 students in my PreK4 classroom. I had the privilege of looping with my students. Every day they learn how to follow directions, interact and communicate with classmates, read stories, and learn the alphabet and numbers. Most importantly, we learn how to love ourselves, and others around us. I want to provide a positive learning environment that is developmentally appropriate for my young ones! It is truly a blessing to build relationships with the children and families and watch the little ones grow during the school year.
My Project
Magna Tiles serves as great learning for young children. It supports naming shapes, build 3-D structures, develop fine motor skills, and increases critical thinking skills. Another advantage is that magnet play can help children develop and nurture skills in all four STEM disciplines: Science: Magnet play is a great way to teach children about how magnets work. Life and environmental science can also be incorporated into magnet play activities thanks to a variety of magnetic materials that allow children to design insects and flowers. Technology: You can help children learn about technology as they play with magnets by discussing which technological devices use magnets in order to work and how some technology items can be damaged by magnets. Engineering: A number of magnetic building items, such as blocks or Magna-Tiles, are available to help children learn about engineering as they design and build a variety of creative structures. Mathematics: Children add and subtract magnets from a surface as they play, which helps them learn concepts such as more and less, on and off, and size and shape.
Magna tiles will encourage them to use their creative skills to design and build numerous structures and objects with magnetic building blocks and other items.
Therefore, encouraging Magna Tiles to promote STEM in the classroom is important.
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