The Japanese Classroom in Need

Funded Jul 20, 2021

I am grateful for what you donated to help my classroom. Since we are still in the middle of the pandemic, I haven't been able to use everything as much as I've wanted, but we've still be able to have some fun with the items.

I was able to use the number bean bags with my 1st years as they learned their numbers and they enjoyed be able to toss them around the room and at each other without worry of hurting themselves or others. (I even let them throw them at me and they seemed to enjoy that). We've used some of the food items to talk about what it is and isn't (practicing negatives) and asking politely for things.

The sentence strips are being used to display their current sentence structures which has helped those that don't take the best notes, or struggle with memorizing things. I've got a few more decorations I haven't had the chance to use, but plan to try and get those into place over winter break.

We'll be using shapes in colors in the spring so I can't wait to start using all the beanbags all at once! We'll also have more opportunities to use the food items as students start talking in more detail about shopping for things and counting items. I can't wait!”

With gratitude,

Ms. Suttles