Paula Smith

Smith's "M&M Program" is a multi-sensory learning project designed to encourage students to use multiple senses in learning. As part of the project, math and alphabet boxes are filled with magnetic letters and numbers. The magnets are used on magnetic "word walls" and sometimes misspelled or incorrectly calculated, so that students can look up words or re-solve the solutions on their own. The multi-sensory elements of the program allow for increased participation and exploration by students, promoting successful learning. The creative items of the M&M Program provide opportunities for visual, tactile, and auditory learning.