The Focus Desk Project
Quite often students are in motion and need movement to increase focus. Traditional desks may make students feel boxed in, bringing out distracting behaviors. Focus desks provide students an opportunity to stand at their desk during instruction and work time.
Stem Open-Ended Building
Using Brackitz, a building block kit, students explore using open-ended projects. They are encouraged to build and experiment with block play, which encourages problem solving and collaboration.
Google Expedition: Virtual Learning
Google expedition is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets teachers lead or join immersive virtual trips all over the world. It allows students to get up close to historical landmarks, dive underwater and visit outer space! Teachers act as a “guide” to lead classroom-sized groups of “explorers” through collections of 360-degree 3D images while […]
Fidgets for Focus
Fidgets are self-regulating tools to help with focus, attention, calming, and active listening. Fidget tools provide students with small objects that can be squeezed, pulled or moved around as the child listens to the teacher.
Outdoor Environmental Classroom
With the renovation of the Salt Brook courtyard, there is space to create a learning environment to include tables, seating, outdoor chalkboards, etc., creating an educational, eco-friendly and inspiring outdoor learning environment for students and teachers at Salt Brook School. This grant will complete the renovation and make it a fully functional interactive outdoor learning […]