Making Waves in Kindergarten: An Ocean of Learning
Kassandra Jackson
ID-2020
School Name:Pelican Marsh Elementary
Grant Request Grade:K-5
Grant Request Subject:STEM
Additional Details
My goal is to create a Kindergarten classroom where my students are excited to learn, ask questions, and explore new things every day. I want to provide hands-on materials and learning experiences that allow my students to learn by doing, not just by listening or completing worksheets. These resources will help make learning more engaging while supporting important skills in literacy, math, science, and problem-solving. Most importantly, I want my students to come into our classroom each day feeling excited, confident, and ready to learn.
Students will use the materials from this project throughout the school year during whole-group lessons, small-group instruction, learning centers, and hands-on activities. I plan to give my Kindergarten students opportunities to explore, create, build, practice, and work together while developing skills in literacy, math, science, and problem-solving. The materials will be used in meaningful activities that allow students to be active participants in their learning rather than simply completing worksheets. I want my students to be able to learn through play, exploration, and hands-on experiences while building confidence and excitement about learning.
These materials will benefit my students by giving them more opportunities to learn through hands-on experiences. Kindergarten students are naturally curious and learn so much by touching, building, exploring, and trying things for themselves. Having these resources available will help me make lessons more engaging and provide different ways for students to practice important skills. It will also allow me to better support students with different learning needs and give them opportunities to work independently and with their classmates. My hope is that these experiences will help my students become more confident learners who are excited to come to school and discover something new each day.
The purpose of this grant is to create hands-on academic centers that provide Kindergarten students with engaging opportunities to practice foundational literacy, phonics, mathematics, writing, fine-motor, and problem-solving skills. The requested materials will allow students to learn through building, sorting, counting, manipulating, writing, and exploring rather than relying primarily on paper-based activities.
The materials will be used throughout the school year during literacy centers, math centers, small-group instruction, intervention, and independent practice. Phonics and word-building materials will help students develop letter-sound knowledge, phonemic awareness, CVC word skills, and early reading skills. Math manipulatives will give students opportunities to practice counting, number sense, patterns, and problem-solving. Writing and fine-motor materials will strengthen letter formation, early writing, and hand coordination.
Because the materials are reusable, they will provide ongoing learning opportunities for students throughout the school year and can be differentiated to meet a variety of learning needs. This funding will help create an engaging classroom environment where Kindergarten students can build confidence, develop independence, and strengthen essential academic skills through meaningful hands-on learning.
469.97
Hand2Mind Phonics Word Work Small Group Set
64.47
Magnetic Alphabet & Number Sets
37.78
Magnetic Letter Construction Set
27.99
CVC Word-Building Activity Set
39.99
Magnetic Dry-Erase Boards
48.98
Beginning Sounds Phonemic Awareness Box
59.99
Really Good Stuff® Magnetic Learning Activity Boards Kit - Alphabet Arcs - 4 mats, 104 letters
