Over the course of the next school year, countless elementary school teachers will be spending their own money stocking their classrooms with supplies which may not last more than a few months. Unplanned, new students will arrive throughout the year with little more than a pencil and a backpack, certainly not enough to get themselves engaged in active learning with the rest of their marker-wielding classmates. At recess, students will likely not have enough playground equipment including balls, jump ropes, sidewalk chalk, and the like. Because of this, they will have difficulty involving themselves in inclusive play and will resort to less productive and meaningful forms of play which can lead to underdeveloped social, emotional, and cognitive …show more content…
Recess is a time of the day of equal importance to regular school subjects, and should be treated as such. In speaking with my mother who is a second grade teacher at Valley Forge Elementary School, I learned that inclusive play is something that her school greatly supports. Inclusive play is when students play organized, team-building games together, opposed to merely chasing each other on the playground or roaming around individually. Without proper supplies such as balls, jump ropes, and sidewalk chalk, less students can be included in inclusive play and, because of this, their social, cognitive, and emotional development …show more content…
Saturday (5/21) and Sunday (5/22)
I will go online and research the issue more, looking specifically for scholarly articles/books/journals.
I will also search for other secondary sources such as articles that parents have written outlining the effects recess and inclusive play has had on their child, or studies that have been proven to show the positive benefits of inclusive play.
Monday (5/23)
I will email people who can help me to raise money for school supplies as well as recess supplies.
I will also most likely set up a school supply drive so that people can donate even after this project is completed.
Tentative Solutions
Possible ways to solve this issue are to hold a school supply drive, where people can choose to donate school supplies. Another solution is from a teacher in Nevada who has created donorschoose.org page where people can donate money for school supplies, and in doing so, can even see and choose exactly where their money is going. One of these pages can be set up for Valley Forge Elementary School if people would rather donate money instead of actual
These are just some key points I would touch when trying to promote recess to school administrators or a school board. Recess is very important to our children and I think taking it out of their day to day routine will hurt them in the end.
In 10th grade, I made a club with my sister called "TPF Rangers Club" to support the Theodore Payne Foundation. Like I mentioned in the previous response, TPF is a non-profit organization that serves to preserve California native plants and I have been volunteering there since 9th grade. One time I saw an article that they are seeking funds to build a new nursery because the current nursery was too small to hold all types of native plants. I was depressed that they barely have any support. As the president of the TPF Rangers Club, I believed that we should give financial support and thus planned a fundraiser for the foundation that will at least help them to buy more plants or new tools to use for gardening. The club as a whole designed a tote bag and sold them in school, Ralph's, and even at churches. As a result, we made a total of $280 and we donated all the money to the foundation. I as a leader participated in all the
If your store is willing to donate any kind of cash we would like it to be in by check or cash
What I came up with was doing a fundraiser for an individual that was from Macomb, IL and had went to Kibera, Africa to serve the needs of the people. My vision was to raise money for the children of the community to provide them with housing, education, and food. I did not want this to be a me thing but to get the campus involved with something bigger then themselves. I got University Union Board, Inter-Hall Council, Resident Assistant Council, Western All Volunteer Effort, Kappa Alpha Psi, and Alpha Phi Omega to co-sponsor this fundraiser that raise over $1,400 that provide the children we sponsor for six months of education, housing, and food. I have truly spent my last three years serving and being a great leader to this campus due to me believing someone has to step up and lead the way for
In her Huffington Post blog article titled Here’s One Way to Wreck a Child’s Education: Take Away Recess, Haley Krischer takes an emboldened stand against the practice of eliminating recess; which is often done as a punishment or to make more time for instructional learning. I stand in agreement with Krischer. I do not agree with schools taking away recess for any reason with the exception of dangerous weather or environmental circumstances. Yet, research indicates how common the 86-ing of recess is occurring in schools. A study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2010) revealed 77% of school Principals reported taking away recess as a punishment, and 81.5% of schools allow students to be excluded from recess. Krischer begins the article by introducing her 9 year old son and his affinity for recess: “the only subject he will talk about”. She gives examples of how recess benefits her son such as other students who help him troubleshoot technology issues and challenging him to improve his sports skills. Indeed, the unstructured playtime allows children to explore their environment and develop new ideas and understandings of it and those within it (American Pediatric Association, 2013). Kischer also expressed that children need active play to combat restlessness and that this is especially important for children who may suffer from ADHD, noting that taking away recess as a punishment for misbehavior may be counterproductive and result in increased behavioral problems. A longitudinal study that followed over 10,000 students between the ages of 8 and 9 concluded that student recess of at least 15 minutes resulted in better behavior as rated by teachers (Samuels, 2009).
We raised almost $2000 from just private donations. These are from local businesses to individuals. We sent letters to local businesses and I was getting phone calls day after day. These people wanted to support the Piggyback Foundation and this is how the awareness spreads. That is our goal, people need to know about this foundation, so they can give to them. Our individual donations were on a different level this year. We are blessed to have caring community members and this senior project would not be the same without them. At St. Paul, we have had many families helped by The Piggyback Foundation. My mother, Allison Smith explains “that is why it is important to educate our school and community how important it is to support this local foundation.” I am proud of what we could do for this awesome foundation and I give thanks to the community for so much
Ginsburg et al. (2006) The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds. Available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/1/182.full#sec-2 (Accessed: 10 April 2014).
My project that I will be doing for my Senior project is helping out the Swan Falls Assisted living center here in kuna. I would be playing games, helping them get around, make cookies, and anything else they need. I want to give back to my community and help others out as much as I can. I also would like to donate blankets and warms socks to everyone that lives there since it’s winter and its cold. It’s a very nice and generous thing to do and some of those people in there don’t get to see their family since they live out of town, work, or medical issues.
As a student who is heavily involved in school politics I know some of the costs going on at this school. St. David’s catholic secondary school has recently purchase a
Ramstetter, Catherine L., Robert Murray, and Andrew S. Garner. “The Crucial Role of Recess in Schools.” Journal of School Health 80.11 (2010): 517-526. Academic Search Elite. Web. 8 Feb. 2012.
“More than 40 percent of school districts across the country, … have done away with recess or are considering it” (Mulrine). This is a ridiculously high number when considering all the benefits that recess has on young children. Children develop and improve so many basic skills, as well as just simply getting a brain break. Educators, however, believe they need more time in the classroom in order to learn more information. What they need may be just the opposite. Researchers of Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found, “ ‘Recess may play an important role in the learning, social development, and the health of children’ “ (“Let Them Play”). Specifically, fourth grade students and younger should be required
Last year so many of you guys donated to purchase water proof rain jackets, ponchos and tarps to the homeless community. The experience touched my heart and inspired me to continue it again this year.
Then, I would contact the local community colleges as well as news outlets informing them of our services. Our efforts would include creating flyers, designing a website, placing ads in the newspaper, and contacting the school radio station. Once the volunteer service is in action, I would assist by organizing our volunteers’ schedules and babysitting children
The resources that support my curriculum plan are described in these articles. The first article that I chose to read is The Power of Play. The article focuses on the importance of how children can learn and grow through playand self-directed play as well as how play is vital to young children’s development.According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), play is a vitally important part of child development and is essential for every child’s health and well-being. Play provides a wide range of benefits, including socio-emotional health, physical health, social learning, improvement of problem solving skills, and improved self-regulation. Self-directed play also, creates success in creativity, problem solving, and decision making skills.
How will this kindness project affect our community, fellow peers, and city of Stockton?This will have an impact on our fellow peers which will be making the wonderful gifts, which truly will have an abounding amount of impact on these wonderful children and the elderly which, who will be receiving these gifts. This will affect not only the elderly, but the children too. Hpw? Because the children will learn to give and not get, they will learn how to be kind and also have a change of heart a new perspective on the world. Maybe this impact is so tremendous on the kids0 it will stop bully in San Joaquin elementary school.