Project Description The NECC Partner Program is looking to adding a sensory reinforcement area for the 5 students in our program. All students in the program are severely autistic and […]
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The Bike Bunch
Project Description The Bike Bunch project is about teaching at-risk students a useful new skill, helping them gain confidence through succeeding in both physical and mental challenges and getting them […]
Read moreTangible Mathematics
Project Description This is a simple wood construction project that teaches a core concept in algebra: the cube of the binomial (A+B). Each student is given the tools and materials […]
Read moreBring the World to International Night
Project Description Wareham Public School’s International Night has been a hugely popular community event since 2003. We usually have 300-500 community members in attendance including students and their families. Volunteers […]
Read moreVirtual Reality as a Learning Tool
Project Description The use of VR to offer a 3D experience in learning to engage students and have them experience the wonders of technology. How will the project be evaluated […]
Read moreSensory Helpers For First Graders
Project Description I am looking to add sensory supports for the first grade class. Currently, I have introduced sensory tools to a handful of students. The two tools I am […]
Read moreMarketplace
Project Description During class, we are working on developing businesses to create and sell goods, and practicing consumer transactions by buying goods and services. The student plays two roles: a […]
Read moreSensory Classroom
Project Description The students in my program have unique sensory needs as they all have been diagnosed with Autism. Sometimes, an item that works well one day will not another. […]
Read moreStudent Seating
Project Description The funds from this grant would allow me to purchase chairs for my students, especially those with special needs. Currently I have standard hard, metal chairs in my […]
Read morePollinators of Peace Garden
Project Description It is in the WES mission statement to help children create a “foundation for lifelong learning, responsible citizenship, and the realization of their potential”. Enrichment opportunities and community […]
Read moreInnovation – Lego Creativity Center
Project Description Minot Forest Elementary School has moved into Wareham Middle School. I work with students in grades 3-7 at both schools. We are working to transform our library space […]
Read moreWareham Honey Bee Project
Project Description The Wareham High School has had 2 Langstroth honey bee hives on its campus for the past 2 years. The hives are used in science and cross-curricular activities […]
Read moreJROTC Leadership Reaction Course Field Trip to Joint Base Cape Cod
Project Description 35 Cadets from the Wareham JROTC program will participate in the Leadership Reaction Course at Joint Base Cape Cod followed by an aviation orientation session. Cadets will be […]
Read moreActive Seating
Project Description First grade students will use Kore Wobble Chairs for seated learning instruction during reading, math and writing lessons. The Kore Wobble Chairs will be implemented to promote slight […]
Read moreFine Motor Tools for Kindergarten Students
Project Description The goal of this project is to purchase fine motor materials and tools for kindergarten classrooms at Station Avenue Elementary school in order to give students opportunities to […]
Read moreQuashnet-Wampanoag Clam Day
Project Description It is our goal for students to understand the importance of the available resources in our environment. The Wamponoag Tribe Education Leaders will demonstrate and speak to the […]
Read moreMulti-Sensory Learning
Project Description Students learn differently and require different stimuli to learn. I will be using these multi-sensory learning tools to help ALL children succeed. These various tools such as sand, […]
Read moreGoogle Cardboard for Virtual Reality in lessons
Project Description My goal is to incorporate virtual reality into the classroom to provide a virtual field trip for my students. My hope is that the virtual field trips will […]
Read morePrimitive Reflexes and Literacy
Project Description The goal in requesting this grant is to obtain 14 yoga mats for use during the third and fourth grade literacy blocks. During these blocks, small groups of […]
Read moreSTEAM: Minot’s Plant Musicians
Project Description Students will explore and compare plant communications using ” Music of the Plants”, an instrument that perceives the electrical impulses sent from the surface of a plant’s leaves […]
Read moreWhether You’re Ready or Not the Mashpee Weather Balloon Is Taking Off
Project Description The goal of the project Whether You are Ready or Not the Mashpee Weather Balloon is Taking Off is an opportunity for high school students to participate […]
Read moreBoston Tea Party Ships and Museum
Project Description One of our third grade units of study is Massachusetts’ role in the American Revolution. This trip to the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum includes a guided […]
Read moreDeveloping Citizen Scientists
Project Description We hope to develop “citizen scientists” in our first grade so that they know they can impact our world by studying, observing and sharing their ideas with the […]
Read moreDY Jenga
Project Description I would like to create a life size Jenga game that will be completely customized by students in both art and graphic design classes. Students will have the […]
Read moreWhiteboard Walls
Project Description Whiteboard paint turns any surface into a dry erase board. The application of this paint on the wall of my classroom gives students a large surface to explore […]
Read moreAccent on Focus
Project Description To supply students with needed “wobble seats” to redirect busy bodies. How will the project be evaluated (e.g. how will you gauge its success) Student attention, performance and […]
Read moreBooks on Tape
Project Description The goal of this initiative is to provide equal and appropriate access to educational texts for students with documented disabilities who are enrolled in the Special Education department […]
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Sensory items for classroom
Project Description The students in my classroom are on the autism spectrum. They have unique needs that vary from academic to social to sensory. At times, sitting in the classroom […]
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Touch & Grow
Project Description Goals and objectives include using sensory integration activities which are designed to help children regulate and process information taken in through all of their senses. This increases the […]
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Alternative Seating for Special Ed Students
Project Description The funds for this grant would allow me to purchase chairs for my special needs students. Currently I have standard hard, metal chairs in my special education class. […]
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