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The soft, calming texture also provides valuable sensory input, helping students regulate their emotions and remain engaged in learning.\r\n\r\nPluffle has quickly become a favorite activity in our sensory table and is used daily as a follow-up activity after interest area rotations. By rotating small manipulatives and materials that connect to our current units of study, we are able to provide fresh, engaging learning opportunities that encourage exploration, collaboration, language development, and imaginative play.\r\n\r\nThe mess-free, non-toxic, and never-drying nature of Pluffle ensures that students can enjoy repeated hands-on learning experiences throughout the school year. Your generosity has created an inviting space where children can build essential developmental skills while having fun and fostering a love of learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our young learners and helping us create meaningful educational experiences every day.","fullyFundedDate":1779109881730,"projectUrl":"project/small-hands-big-discoveries-fine-motor/10242922/","projectTitle":"Small Hands, Big Discoveries: Fine Motor Play with Pluffle","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Graczyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9563361_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719481123831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/graczyk"},{"teacherId":9563361,"projectId":10252793,"letterContent":"This project provides Pre-K students with engaging, hands-on learning experiences through Five Little Ducks using puppets, books, and manipulatives. The puppets give students an exciting way to retell the story, and they have really enjoyed playing with them during literacy and center time. These experiences help build early sequencing and storytelling skills while strengthening listening, memory, and oral language development through repetition and active participation.\r\nTeaching Five Little Ducks also supports foundational math concepts in meaningful, playful ways. Students practice counting forward and backward, explore simple subtraction, and develop one-to-one correspondence by matching each numbered duck to the correct quantity. The materials can also be used for sensory play, color sorting, and creating AB patterns, helping extend early math learning across multiple domains.\r\nThe small farmhouse adds another layer of engagement by encouraging imaginative play in the block area and helping students connect the story to a familiar setting. In addition, students have really enjoyed reading different versions of the Five Little Ducks books, which allows them to compare illustrations, notice similarities and differences, and express their own preferences. Overall, this project deepens understanding while supporting early literacy, math, creativity, and social-emotional growth in a joyful, hands-on way.","fullyFundedDate":1778186169899,"projectUrl":"project/five-little-ducks-went-out-one-day/10252793/","projectTitle":"Five Little Ducks Went Out One Day","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Graczyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9563361_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719481123831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/graczyk"},{"teacherId":9563361,"projectId":10252261,"letterContent":"This project has provided Pre-K students with engaging, hands-on literacy experiences through exploring different versions of *The Wheels on the Bus*. Because the song is already familiar and exciting to young children, students are able to focus on building early literacy skills such as pattern recognition, vocabulary development, comprehension, sequencing, and connecting spoken words to text. Students have been having a blast reading the different versions of the story, and their excitement has greatly increased engagement and participation during literacy activities. Reading multiple versions also encourages students to compare and contrast characters, settings, and events while strengthening critical thinking and prediction skills.\r\n\r\nThe books support learning throughout several classroom units, including the beginning of the year unit, building unit, and transition to kindergarten unit, giving students repeated opportunities to revisit and deepen their understanding of the stories. Students also enjoy using the pretend bus to reenact the stories, which promotes imaginative play, collaboration, oral language development, and creativity. Overall, this project transforms a familiar song into a meaningful, joyful learning experience that supports both academic and social-emotional growth.","fullyFundedDate":1778101071912,"projectUrl":"project/the-wheels-on-the-bus-go-round-and-round/10252261/","projectTitle":"The Wheels On The Bus Go Round and Round","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Graczyk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9563361_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719481123831","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/graczyk"},{"teacherId":9563361,"projectId":10243874,"letterContent":"This project has created a rich, hands-on learning experience for Pre-K students by bringing The Little Red Hen to life through books, sensory materials, and interactive play. 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