Creating Community With a Class Carpet

Funded Nov 4, 2022

My class and I cannot thank you enough for this amazing gift! We now have a place in our classroom for morning meeting, collaboration, and conversation. One time, our students earned "Friday Fun" because of their amazing behavior and work ethic throughout the week. One thing they wanted to do was to build with legos. A group of students worked together on the rug with legos and built an amazing community in which they then got to play with. The rug created this space for them to be collaborative and creative!

Our students were so excited when they first saw the rug! They loved the animals, the colors, and most importantly, the new space we now had in our classroom!

This rug has created a meeting space for students and has increased the possibility of collaboration. Instead of sitting at tables or desks, students are right next to each other. This has made "turn and talk" conversations much easier to facilitate. We know students learn best from each other, and the addition of the rug in our classroom has increased their opportunities to collaborate with each other.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Lavelle