My students are pre-kindergarten students who meet the state requirements and are labeled as being "at-risk" of not succeeding; thus, they are placed in the program to help them succeed. They are four years of age and live in a medium-large city.
My children love to explore, experiment, build and create.
I am eager to expand resources in my classroom. My classroom is beautiful and has many materials. I have increased my STEM/STEAM resources a great deal in the last few years and enjoy using these materials with my students.
My school follows the "Nurtured Heart" philosophy, where we work to find the greatness in each child. In my classroom, I try to make each child comfortable and part of our school family.
My Project
Preschool children have huge imaginations and love to play pretend. My classroom has a lot of furniture, but it is all close-ended; it looks like what it is. The Nugget Couch is not just a couch, but can be turned into a fort, a rocket, a bed or whatever the children desire.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” ―Albert Einstein
I intend to place this in my classroom and show the children how to manipulate the pieces, then give them free rein. One day it could be a fort and the next, it could be a pirate ship. I believe that this would be used daily during their free choice time.
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