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Have you ever tried to learn something and no matter how many times someone said it to you, it just didn't make sense? You probably did better when they showed you pictures and gave you examples. Now, if you then took that instruction and did it yourself, with your hands, I bet you would understand it even better! This is how my students learn! I work at an Elementary School in an urban, low economic neighborhood with half the budget that the general education teachers receive, with students who have disabilities, and yet my students are the best students ever! They deserve to have materials to learn with that are interactive and fun. My students will be so surprised when we begin using fun and interactive materials! Instead of teaching reading with cards and books I find, my students will be using games, interactive learning activities, and having so much fun, they won't know how much they are learning! Student's with special needs learn differently. Even in small groups, directly teaching to my student's, does not bring learning. For example. Student's need to learn word families: bat, cat, mat, hat. Using the Word Family Flip Books, several students can use a book with "at" on the right card. Then, by flipping the first card with different letters, students will learn more of the possible words spelled with different beginning sounds. Another opportunity these supplies will provide my students is the chance to learn social interaction. Several of the items like the Pirate Island Reading for Details Games are played by more than one student at a time. This encourages turn taking, communication, fosters friendships, and engages the students in interactive fun as well.

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Have you ever tried to learn something and no matter how many times someone said it to you, it just didn't make sense? You probably did better when they showed you pictures and gave you examples. Now, if you then took that instruction and did it yourself, with your hands, I bet you would understand it even better! This is how my students learn! I work at an Elementary School in an urban, low economic neighborhood with half the budget that the general education teachers receive, with students who have disabilities, and yet my students are the best students ever! They deserve to have materials to learn with that are interactive and fun. My students will be so surprised when we begin using fun and interactive materials! Instead of teaching reading with cards and books I find, my students will be using games, interactive learning activities, and having so much fun, they won't know how much they are learning! Student's with special needs learn differently. Even in small groups, directly teaching to my student's, does not bring learning. For example. Student's need to learn word families: bat, cat, mat, hat. Using the Word Family Flip Books, several students can use a book with "at" on the right card. Then, by flipping the first card with different letters, students will learn more of the possible words spelled with different beginning sounds. Another opportunity these supplies will provide my students is the chance to learn social interaction. Several of the items like the Pirate Island Reading for Details Games are played by more than one student at a time. This encourages turn taking, communication, fosters friendships, and engages the students in interactive fun as well.

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Help teachers & students in your hometown this season! Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

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Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

Support Ms. Hurst's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

Past projects 1

Let's Make Reading Interactive and Fun!

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Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.