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Hello, my name is Jessica Muldrow, and I am so thrilled about being your child's 1st Grade teacher. It is going to be a fun year of learning, fun, and adventures. I cannot wait to meet you and learn more bout you and your child but let me tell you a little about me.

I was born in Johnston, South Carolina. I graduated from Aiken Technical College where I received my Associated Degree in Early Childhood Development in 2013. I have two daughters: Bryanna (12) and Taylor (6). I am very passionate about teaching and cannot wait to enjoy teaching and learning with your child.  In my free time, I enjoy crafting with my daughters, reading a good book and being with family and friends.  It is so important to keep communication open and I would love to talk to you whenever you feel there is a need. I am looking forward to the great year together.

My Favorites:

Color: Blue
Movie: Love and Basket

Hobby: Crafting
Food: wings, seafood, & pasta

Candy: Almond Joy
Place to visit: Charleston, SC

Drink: Dr. Pepper
Quote: Delayed but never denied!

Educational Philosophy

I believe that the goal of early childhood education is to support and advance children’s development by providing them with developmentally appropriate environment and materials that relate to real-life experiences. By observing children through play or in their natural environment, so that a teacher can get a greater understanding of what the children knows. I believe the purpose of early childhood education is to guarantee children with a foundation of social and emotional, cognitive, and physical developments. It is to help expand their learning by giving the children materials to explore and that is based on real-life experiences.

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https://www.funbrain.com/
* This website offers hundreds of games, books, comics, and videos that help develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy.

https://www.zearn.org/
* This website provides engaging math activities for students.

https://getepic.com/
* This website offers access to books and videos for students 12 and under.

https://www.abcya.com/
* This website meets school standards and provides interactive games and learning materials that students and teachers can see the progress while making learning excited.

https://www.jumpstart.com/
* This website provides adaptive curriculum games for kids of all ages to help with reading, writing, and math skills.

https://www.scholastic.com/
* This website provides books and educational materials for students and their families. This websites allows students and families to order through school or from home.

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1. Sight word Hunt: Parents can write spelling/sight words on index cards and hide them around the house, have child look for the card. Tell the child to say the word and spell it.

2. Reading Challenge: Parents and child can read a story every night and log the book they read together on a log sheet.

3. Rainbow Fact Families:  This activity allows families to help children with their math skills. (template is provided for families).

How to play rainbow fact families

1. Children choose 1 of the rainbow numbers and places it in the space at the bottom of the game board.

2. This will be the fact family they will be using for the game.

3. Place their counters on start.

4. The first player rolls a die and moves that number of spaces.

5. They read the number on that space then decide how many more they need to reach the fact family number. For eg, if the fact family number is 10 and they land on a 3, the answer is 7.

6. Children take it in turns to work their way around the rainbow game board, following the directions on the arrows till they land on ‘you did it!’

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1. Family Connection of South Carolina--- changes lives by making connections, raising awareness, and promoting inclusion for those with disabilities and special healthcare needs.
Contact Information:
Address: 1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 104, Columbia, SC

Phone: 1-800-578-8750

Email: info@familyconnectionsc.org

2.  Children's Trust of South Carolina--- This resource promotes strengthening families, organizations and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Contact Information:
Address: 1330 Lady Street, Suite 310, Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-733-5430

Email: info@scchildren.org

3. Edgefield County First Steps--- a local nonprofit that works collaboratively to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their highest potential. We achieve this goal by engaging families, caregivers, and community partners in high-quality programs and services that improve early childhood development, from before birth through age five.
Contact Information:
Street Address

416 Calhoun Street
Johnston, SC 29832

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 295
Edgefield, SC 29824

Phone: 803-275-0800

Email: candi@edgefieldfirststeps.org

4. Edgefield Mental Health Clinic--- specializes in Adolescent Medicine, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Psychiatry and Adult, and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry.
Contact Information:
Address: 409 Simpkins St, Edgefield, SC 29824
Phone: (803) 637-5788

5. South Carolina State Head Start Association (SCSHSA)---works to create safe, healthy, nurturing learning environments for all children in South Carolina. We focus on the early years in children’s lives, schools, and communities. We provide resources and support for children’s first and most important teachers—their parents—and others who care for and teach them.
Contact Information:
Dr. Brewton, The President
Office Phone: (864) 327-4530
Fax: (864) 585-5152
Email: abrewton@pcasp.org
Website: http://sc-headstart.org/