Rhonda Taylor, pre-K teacher at Wandell Early Learning Center, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner.
Taylor applied for the grant to purchase a new classroom rug. In pre-K classrooms, the classroom rug is a large part of daily activities. It is used in circle time, story time, lessons and for gathering. Classroom rugs usually feature colors, letters, numbers and shapes to support what the students are learning.
“It serves as more than just a decorative element; it is an essential teaching and learning tool that supports classroom structure, and routine for our 4–5-year-old learners,” Taylor said. “I strive to create a warm, welcoming, and developmentally appropriate learning environment for my young students. A new classroom rug would enhance our learning space and positively impact daily classroom activities.”
Northeast Community Credit Union awards $300 every month to a classroom to be utilized for classroom needs, classroom activities, and academic enrichment. Helping Teachers Teach is open to teachers within Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Sullivan and Washington counties who are members of Northeast Community Credit Union. Area teachers may become members online or at any NCCU location and can download the grant application on the credit union’s website: www.BeMyCU.org.