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First graders work really hard everyday and could use a variety of tools to help them. I have children who demonstrate difficulties sitting at their desks and carpet time on a daily basis. Sensory tools can help children focus and attend to tasks. Giving students a tool can make the world of a difference and I am hoping that having a variety of tools available in the classroom will help engage my students.
Bean bags provide a calm area where children can sit and read a book or listen to instruction. Providing an option other than a chair will help my students who are very active. Sitting on a traditional chair can be difficult for many students and I want to provide wobble chairs as another option. A slant board will help some of my students with appropriate placement and make writing more comfortable. Again, I have very active 1st graders who would benefit from fidgets, such as pencil toppers and tools that they can hold while listening to me read a story. We write daily and I have noticed that many of my students have an incorrect pencil grip while writing. It is important to teach them a helpful way to hold a pencil and the specific pencil grips I am asking for have been successful in my classroom before. In the past, our schools OT has lent them to us, but I have to return them at the end of the year. I would like to have our own supply in our classroom. Lastly, I meet with small reading groups everyday and would like to have stools around our reading table. A reading phone would be a nice addition to help with fluency, comprehension and accuracy.
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First graders work really hard everyday and could use a variety of tools to help them. I have children who demonstrate difficulties sitting at their desks and carpet time on a daily basis. Sensory tools can help children focus and attend to tasks. Giving students a tool can make the world of a difference and I am hoping that having a variety of tools available in the classroom will help engage my students.
Bean bags provide a calm area where children can sit and read a book or listen to instruction. Providing an option other than a chair will help my students who are very active. Sitting on a traditional chair can be difficult for many students and I want to provide wobble chairs as another option. A slant board will help some of my students with appropriate placement and make writing more comfortable. Again, I have very active 1st graders who would benefit from fidgets, such as pencil toppers and tools that they can hold while listening to me read a story. We write daily and I have noticed that many of my students have an incorrect pencil grip while writing. It is important to teach them a helpful way to hold a pencil and the specific pencil grips I am asking for have been successful in my classroom before. In the past, our schools OT has lent them to us, but I have to return them at the end of the year. I would like to have our own supply in our classroom. Lastly, I meet with small reading groups everyday and would like to have stools around our reading table. A reading phone would be a nice addition to help with fluency, comprehension and accuracy.