With these funds I will...purchase team-building puzzles,games and read-alouds which promote cooperation, leadership, communication, and teamwork!  Help me increase my positive classroom environment and provide a fun learning routine.

This money will directly impact my scholars by building more excitement within our classroom culture, help establish trust and build shared experiences between scholars. 

We plan to purchase more educational puzzles which are good team building activities, great icebreakers and are fun ways to continue the process of building a strong team/class based on positive relationships. Some of the puzzles would include:

• Life sized Jenga http://www.amazon.com/Belknap-Hill-Trading-Post-Towering/dp/B00DMBCF52
• Charades for kids http://www.amazon.com/Pressman-Toy-3009-12-Charades-Kids/dp/B00I4J63WI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442795757&sr=8-1&keywords=charades+for+kids
• Connect 4 http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-A5640-Connect-4-Game/dp/B00D8STBHY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442795958&sr=8-1&keywords=connect+4
• Twister http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-98831-Twister-Game/dp/B008J87PVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442796003&sr=8-1&keywords=twister
• Uno http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-42003-Uno-Card-Game/dp/B00004TZY8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442796031&sr=8-1&keywords=Uno

We also would like to purchase books that focus on working together and teamwork. These books would be used for read-alouds and group discussions some of the book titles I would like to purchase are: "Cook-a-doodle-Doo" by Janet Stevens; "The Giant Ball of String" by Geisert; "The Little Red Hen and the Ear of Wheat" by Finch; "One For All—All For One" by Weninger; "The Giant Carrot" by Peck; "The Little Red Hen" by Sturges; "Barton Stone Soup" by Muth; "Bone Soup" by Evans; or "Ugly Pie" by Wheeler.

My goal is for my scholars to learn how to effectively work with one another thus lowering conflicts in and out of the classroom. 

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