My students need 14 wooden puzzles: Careers, Colors, and Castle Puzzles; and a puzzle rack for our Pre-kindergarten classroom.
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My Students
"While random activity provides delight for preschoolers, focused task oriented accomplishment builds character and closure." All of life is a puzzle. It would be wonderful to have new puzzles for my Pre-Kindergarten classroom.
I teach per-kindergarten and am dedicated to making improvements within our classroom on a daily basis.
My goal is to have puzzles in class that will build logical thinking skills and improve their spatial awareness. Puzzles provide lots of fun while building critical thinking. The children I teach are all between the ages of three and five. They are curious, fun loving, energetic, silly, loving and creative little people. The students come from low income families; all of the children receive free lunch. The children come from culturally diverse backgrounds and many come from homes where English is spoken as a second language. During the beginning years in a child's education, it is important to provide a warm and nurturing education as well as opportunities for the children to develop intellectually while encouraging individualism which builds self-esteem.
My Project
My students need 14 wooden puzzles: Careers, Colors, and Castle Puzzles; and a puzzle rack for our Pre-kindergarten classroom. I have noticed that many children who come into Pre-K have not worked on puzzles before. Children need to learn how to put puzzles together because it helps their problem solving skills, stimulates the brain, and develops fine motor skills. It also helps with hand-eye coordination, increases shape awareness, and improves spatial awareness. It also helps them with skills such as cutting, coloring, and handwriting.
The puzzles will also give the children an opportunity to make independent choices and complete their self-selected task. Puzzles can be tricky for children, but it is wonderful to see a young child keep working at it until they have it figured out. I love to see the look on the face of a young child trying to make all the pieces fit just right. The look of accomplishment on a child's face after completing a puzzle is priceless.
I am requesting puzzles in order to help the children learn essential academics that will really help strengthen necessary early childhood skills.
Thank you for taking the time to read my proposal.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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