Fiction and non-fiction books with What Do You Say... What Do You Do... in the Community? Social Skills Board Game to supplement learning about government and citizenship for 3rd grade students. (awarded to Gina Holzmann for Mountain Park school)
Materials (such as Snap Circuits and Lego Architecture Studio) to enhance the daily WIN (What I Need) period for 4th graders to work cooperatively to plan, build, and create structures. (awarded to Marie Pellegrini, Michele Guerriero, Stacey Saravay, and Jared Prupis...
A Tech Center Pack including 12 Dash Robots and associated materials for 5th graders for coding and robotics exploration during the What I Need (WIN) period. (awarded to Carla Gamba, Leigh Gillespie, Mike Skara, and Joanne Stanek for Mountain Park school)
Cross-curricular study of dinosaurs and fossils for 3rd graders. Includes nonfiction books, building/modeling supplies, and a school visit by The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University– Academy on the Go: Discovering Dinosaurs Program. (awarded to Marilyn...
Teacher resource books and read aloud character education books for use by all fourth grade students at MP. The 4th grade team will promote a growth mindset and give the 4th grade students the strategies and tools to turn negative self-talk to positive, grow...
Using music and an array of puppetry techniques, this play, “The Town That Fought Hate”, incorporates the concepts of tolerance and acceptance by recounting the events of a 1933 bias incident that took place in Billings, Montana. Includes purchase of copies of the...
Story Pirates is a program that consists of 4 separate assemblies (MP grades 2-3 and grades 4-5) in 2 visits, during which a company of 5 actors will come to the school to encourage the writing process through brainstorming, writing, improvisation, and performance....
As part of an enrichment unit, the Gifted and Talented program known as Quest have partnered with the Berkeley Heights Downtown Revitalization efforts to celebrate the 100 year Anniversary of our nation’s National Parks. This revitalization effort will include...
Kids Kore Wobble Chairs and Ball Chairs will allow students to get their “wiggles” out by encouraging subtle movements without getting up from their seats. Providing students with a variety of seating options will help to naturally facilitate paying attention, sitting...
One dry erase table for each Elementary school to pilot a new tool for collaborative learning. The tables would be placed in the back of the classroom to be used for small group lessons. The tables are innately motivating to the students and would likely increase...