Help me give my students art materials to support creativity, develop fine motor skills and free play!!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. V's classroom raised $481
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Guess what? My students are the most amazing children. I am a preschool teacher in Elizabeth, NJ. My classroom has 16 girls and 14 boys. (I work in a dual language school.) They come from all different cultural backgrounds, the majority from low-income homes. They come to school every day, eager to learn and explore. They are learning to understand about feelings and needs of others, and their behavior shows that they can feel empathy for others and can share their toys and take turns. Four-year old children learn by playing with manipulatives, listening and looking at beautiful colorful books.
My Project
Children are naturally curious! Children like to explore, observe and imitate, and art helps children explore and learn freely.
We need playdough, paint, dot-markers, little notebooks to create stories for unrestricted exploration to help children form connections in their brain, to help them learn—and it’s also fun.
Art is a natural activity to support this free play in children. The freedom to manipulate different materials in an organic and unstructured way allows for exploration and experimentation. These artistic endeavors and self-directed explorations are not only fun, but educational as well.
In addition to helping children develop important skills, free expression is also good for overall health and well-being. Giving children a creative outlet can help relieve stress and work through things happening in their lives. By encouraging artistic expression, you can help facilitate learning.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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