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Goal

A preschool library with Tonieboxes would create a fun, engaging, and hands-on learning environment where children can develop important early childhood skills through storytelling, music, and imaginative play. Written by a fellow teacher, as a school we received a ten thousand school library grant through St. Joe. We just starting ordering items but after collaborating with fellow educators, we would like to achieve purchasing Tonieboxes, with accessories, to make it into another center within our library. Listening to stories helps preschoolers build vocabulary, improve comprehension, recognize story sequences, and develop a love for books. Tonieboxes encourage children to listen carefully, follow along with stories, and strengthen their ability to focus. Children can select Tonie characters, start stories, and make choices independently, building confidence and decision-making skills. Listening to stories encourages children to visualize characters, imagine settings, and explore creative ideas. A cozy library with gentle stories and calming music provides a peaceful space where children can relax, manage emotions, and take a break from busy classroom activities. Not only will it enhance students skills, but it will also prepare those going to kindergarten to be familiar with a library and the expectations with their future librarian.  

 

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Robots - LEGO or other 

 

What will be done with my students

Project activities we have already included within our St. Joe grant is an actual treehouse. Mrs. Lewis who wrote the grant, came up with a "Magic Treehouse" theme so our library geared toward a woodland theme. We have a large carpet with variety seating for a teacher/special guests readers, a puzzle/game center, the treehouse to read/play, as well as a puppet corner. Adding a space for Tonieboxes in a quiet corner is a great add we are trying to accomplish. Different activities for Tonieboxes could include after listening to a story, children use animal puppets or figurines to retell what happened, children arrange three picture cards to show what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of a Toniebox story or children draw their favorite character, setting, or event after listening to a story. Teachers will write down children's descriptions to show end results. We are also requesting furniture for this corner as well as some other teacher requested books.  

 

Benefits to my Students

Preschool children learn best through hands-on experiences, meaningful play, and engaging learning environments. Many young learners are still developing essential early literacy skills, including vocabulary, listening comprehension, attention span, and the ability to retell stories. Our school library needs a welcoming, developmentally appropriate library that encourages children to explore books, develop independence, and build a lifelong love of reading. Our goal is to create a magic woodland-themed Library with a Toniebox listening center that provides children with opportunities to engage in storytelling, music, and imaginative learning. Tonieboxes will allow students to independently select and listen to age-appropriate stories while strengthening their language development, comprehension, and listening skills. This project will support student achievement by increasing exposure to rich vocabulary, improving listening and comprehension skills, encouraging story sequencing and retelling, and promoting social-emotional development. It will also support independence, self-regulation, and positive interactions with peers. These foundational skills are essential for kindergarten readiness and future academic success. Our measurable goal is for at least 80% of participating students to demonstrate improvement in two or more targeted early literacy skills by the end of the project period, as measured through teacher-created checklists, observations, and age-appropriate assessments. 

 

Budget Narrative

The goal of our Toniebox Library center is to improve early literacy, listening comprehension, communication, and independent learning skills among all preschool students by providing an engaging, accessible, and multisensory learning experience. Our Toniebox Library center will provide three Tonieboxes, a variety of educational Tonie characters, headphones, and storage organizers to create an interactive listening and literacy center. These supplies will allow students to independently explore stories, songs, letters, numbers, and vocabulary through hands-on, screen-free learning. Tonieboxes will strengthen language development, listening skills, attention, and comprehension while encouraging independence and creativity. Headphones will provide individualized listening experiences, while storage organizers will promote responsibility and organizational skills. By providing accessible learning opportunities that meet the diverse needs of our students, this project will increase student engagement, support measurable growth in foundational literacy and communication skills, and create an inclusive learning environment where every child has the opportunity to succeed.  

 

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