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  • Mauro-Sheridan Sci-Tech-Comm
  • New Haven, CT
  • More than half 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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Children learn best through play and I am hoping to incorporate more play based learning in my classroom this year. Instead of my students completing written morning work each day, I am introducing Morning Tubs students can use independently or with a group. These Morning Tubs contain materials that promote sharing, creativity, imagination, and STEM inquiries. Many students do not have access to these items at home due to their low economic status/ resources. These activities can range from dramatic play toys to magnet tiles to arts and crafts. I’d like to include imaginative materials like play doh and building blocks/legos to let the students explore creatively. As the year goes on, I would incorporate some math and literacy play activities to mirror what we learn in the class. One of our health lessons focuses on feelings and I’d love to have an activity where students can manipulate facial expressions to match a specific feeling. All of these items are hands on activities the students can use themselves, while learning to share materials with each other. Being only first graders, it’s still crucial we teach these basic fundamental skills, like sharing, in school. My hope is to have less behavior issues because the students will be actively engaged in their activity. Young children still need time to play and interact with each other to improve social skills. With focusing heavily on academics, it’s sometimes hard to also teach social skills simultaneously. One of my goals is to maintain student engagement in learning. I am hoping these Morning Tubs will help my students improve on those skills while still learning academic content through play.

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Children learn best through play and I am hoping to incorporate more play based learning in my classroom this year. Instead of my students completing written morning work each day, I am introducing Morning Tubs students can use independently or with a group. These Morning Tubs contain materials that promote sharing, creativity, imagination, and STEM inquiries. Many students do not have access to these items at home due to their low economic status/ resources. These activities can range from dramatic play toys to magnet tiles to arts and crafts. I’d like to include imaginative materials like play doh and building blocks/legos to let the students explore creatively. As the year goes on, I would incorporate some math and literacy play activities to mirror what we learn in the class. One of our health lessons focuses on feelings and I’d love to have an activity where students can manipulate facial expressions to match a specific feeling. All of these items are hands on activities the students can use themselves, while learning to share materials with each other. Being only first graders, it’s still crucial we teach these basic fundamental skills, like sharing, in school. My hope is to have less behavior issues because the students will be actively engaged in their activity. Young children still need time to play and interact with each other to improve social skills. With focusing heavily on academics, it’s sometimes hard to also teach social skills simultaneously. One of my goals is to maintain student engagement in learning. I am hoping these Morning Tubs will help my students improve on those skills while still learning academic content through play.

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