Help me give my students the support they need to learn to write comfortably.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Pell's classroom raised $157
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
My Science students spent most of the first 2 years of their schooling during the COVID Pandemic. They learned remotely on a computer and so never had that early training and practice of how to hold a pencil and write comfortably. They never developed the muscles that go with holding a pencil to write long and strong.
Believe it or not, not being able to hold a pencil comfortably is holding my students back from writing, participating, and achieving.
So I have been buying packages of "My First Pencils" with my own money. I am on my third package and it is only January. My students love using these pencils and ask for them daily. And I see the difference in their writing. They are able to write longer and stronger because they are very comfortable holding these pencils.
I have also included the triangular pencils in this project because I have been advised by both students and occupational therapists that some students do better with these. Please help us recover from just one more effect of the COVID pandemic - learning to hold a pencil correctly!!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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