Making Learning Fun With an Amazingly Versatile Easel

Funded Jul 25, 2023

This easel has had a huge impact on the learning in my classroom. I can store everything I need in the huge storage bins so that I do not have to waste time getting up and looking around the room for the things that I need for teaching. It easily holds my flashcards, magnets, erasers, markers, books, calendar numbers, and sock puppets for our rote counting just to name a few things.

The wheels work perfectly. We can turn it around and use either side for writing sentences, spelling words, or even writing numbers with our dry-erase markers. I love that the easel is magnetic. When we are putting stories in order or practicing our sight words it is so nice to have something that is magnetic right next to me on the carpet.

My students are Kindergarteners and the easel came before school started so they did not know that it was something new. But they do know it is very helpful in our lessons and they love to earn the privilege to come up to the easel and write something or move around our magnetic sight words. There are even hooks on the top of the easel for us to hang our "Heggerty Capes" which two students a day earn the right to wear by participating in our phonemic awareness curriculum.

I honestly cannot thank you enough for donating to this project. The easel has greatly improved our time on the carpet where we practice many essential things.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Baird