This year they have shown so much growth within the areas of mathematics, reading, language, geography, and their favorite.... science. With all the work they have done these munchkins deserve so much, and this little room would be a huge surprise to them.

My students come from all over the district to my classroom, and from the first day we are called a "family." They each have their own personalities, their own way they learn, their own voices, and their own challenges, but they are each perfectly made.

These tablets will have a huge impact on my students' daily experience within our classroom. Last year and this past semester we have had one tablet for stations and for the students to share. It was our hope to receive more tablets, so the students would be able to complete their daily activities, use them for communication purposes, and work independently during our daily rotations. Every day my students complete their centers; one being tablet/computer. Many of my students do not have the fine motor skills to work with the computer mouse so they have to share the one iPad for a group of four.

The tablets would finally give them access to independent learning games that they love, but often cannot complete on the computer by themselves; but the tablets will help them complete this work independently.

There are two amazing things I love about these new tablets. One, they are kid friendly! The kid edition of the kindle fire comes with a protective case, and parental settings that only allow certain applications to be utilized. Two, ,any of my students are still learning how to write with pencils, draw, etc. There are apps that can be downloaded that allow me to add their assignments/assessments to the tablets to be completed. They will be able to trace, write, and manipulate items within the tablets as they continue to strengthen their motor skills.

These tablets and headphones would be an amazing gift to them!