I received all of the Kindles for my classroom I ordered through the grant last week. The students and I have set them up, established ground rules for their usage in the classroom, and began using them today as we started reading novels in class. The students are loving them!

I received the Kindles for my grant last week. I have them all charged and the FreeTime settings established. I have attempted to download The Odyssey for my Eng I class and get it to download on each device. No luck so far, but I’m still going to work on the settings and so forth to see what these things are capable of! More to come on how we…Read More

I received the items that I ordered through the grant yesterday. I ordered Pretend Play toys through Melissa and Doug. I got a grocery store, diner, lemonade stand, and food and accessories to go with each setting. I plan to use these resources to give my students increased opportunities for pretend play to improve their language and social…Read More

This year for my grant I want to incorporate the Tiggly and Osmo learning systems and games (Tangible Learning and Play) into my resource room to improve both academic and social skills.

So far I have only received the Osmo Learning System with the grant. I am still waiting on the iPad and the Tiggly Learning System. I started using my personal…Read More

The Character in Me project is underway!! Auditions complete, roles cast, scripts disseminated. Anxiously awaiting arrival of new ARI funded items for students to start learning about lighting and sound before rehearsals begin.