With so many unknowns this year and strict guidelines about not sharing materials, it is so important to me to ensure that all of my students are equipped with the things they need to be successful whether at school or at home. Working in a Title One School, many of my students can't afford to purchase the materials they would need to learn from home. Knowing this, in my heart, I can't possibly ask them. Sadly, I don't have enough to provide them all individually at school either.
Kindergarten students THRIVE off of hands on learning. I can picture the little wheels in their minds turning as they figure out patterning using the Counting and Sorting Bears, the "AHA!" moments when they see written and spoken numbers quantify using the Double Sided Counters, and their eyes light up as they discover how they can make rhyming words by manipulating the Magnetic Letters on their whiteboards and then physically write them with their dry erase markers. The possibilities are endless and my students strongly need them.
Providing students with hands on learning opportunities as part of their daily learning is crucial for so many reasons. It allows students to experiment, engage in trial and error, identify and work through their mistakes, and experience the learning process. It allows students to take ownership of their learning, because through the mistakes they make, they can see where the gaps are and utilize the materials they have in front of them differently to figure it out.
As a teacher, I know that the students who will walk through my room this year, will walk through as all types of learners, with varying skills. It would be incredible to provide them with the individual materials they need to walk out confidently ready for First Grade.
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With so many unknowns this year and strict guidelines about not sharing materials, it is so important to me to ensure that all of my students are equipped with the things they need to be successful whether at school or at home. Working in a Title One School, many of my students can't afford to purchase the materials they would need to learn from home. Knowing this, in my heart, I can't possibly ask them. Sadly, I don't have enough to provide them all individually at school either.
Kindergarten students THRIVE off of hands on learning. I can picture the little wheels in their minds turning as they figure out patterning using the Counting and Sorting Bears, the "AHA!" moments when they see written and spoken numbers quantify using the Double Sided Counters, and their eyes light up as they discover how they can make rhyming words by manipulating the Magnetic Letters on their whiteboards and then physically write them with their dry erase markers. The possibilities are endless and my students strongly need them.
Providing students with hands on learning opportunities as part of their daily learning is crucial for so many reasons. It allows students to experiment, engage in trial and error, identify and work through their mistakes, and experience the learning process. It allows students to take ownership of their learning, because through the mistakes they make, they can see where the gaps are and utilize the materials they have in front of them differently to figure it out.
As a teacher, I know that the students who will walk through my room this year, will walk through as all types of learners, with varying skills. It would be incredible to provide them with the individual materials they need to walk out confidently ready for First Grade.
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