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I am also requesting a hand dispenser to help when we're working on our art projects. The dispenser will help keep the paper towels in their place and having them at arms reach. \r\nThank you for reading our project and possibly donating to it. We wish you a joyful Lunar New Year ... Gung Hay Fat Choy! 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Learning about new cultures, traditions, and celebrations is an important way for them to build curiosity, understanding, and respect for others.\r\n\r\nThis project will introduce students to Lunar New Year, a celebration observed by millions of people around the world that the students may not be familiar about.\r\nThrough hands-on activities, books, visuals, and cultural exploration, students will learn about traditions, symbols, foods, and customs connected to the holiday. These materials will help make learning meaningful, engaging, and memorable.\r\n\r\nBy exploring Lunar New Year, my students will expand their worldview and see how people in different cultures celebrate family, hope, and new beginnings. Your support will help bring the outside world into our classroom and allow students to develop cultural awareness, empathy, and a love of learning that extends far beyond our school walls.\r\n\r\nI am also requesting snacks such as Cheez-its, Goldfish, cookies, and popcorn to keep them energized for learning all day long! Snacks enable the students to become more engaged in classroom activities. The snacks can help students grow and develop more skills in the classroom. The snacks can help promote fewer behavior problems. 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These donations go beyond the classroom learning. \r\n\r\nI am asking for storage bins to be able to have a clean and organized classroom filled with supplies for students. My students will benefit from having organized supplies and easy accessible to them.\r\nI am asking for new shelves, as the ones I have in my class are wobbly and unsafe. This will support our classroom safety. Students tend to try to climb on furniture as they explore their surroundings. Having safe stable shelves will ensure their safety as they learn to navigate school areas.\r\n\r\nBetter than Paper bulletin board paper to have a visually appealing classroom. Students benefit from less clutter on walls, supports reducing their over stimulation, and encourages focus. \r\n\r\nNew dramatic play toys are essential in our Preschool classroom. Dramatic play not only supports their play and imagination, but supports their social emotional learning, and language development. \r\n\r\n My students will benefit from new toys as they learn through play, and role playing. A variety of make believe toys encourages creativity and imagination as they step into roles where they practice self care tasks, language development and friendships. \r\nStudents learn to share and practice turn taking as they explore new toys. 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