Room 7

Age Group: 4-5 Year Olds

Class Size: 12 Children

In my class, I see students blossom with potential, turning every teaching moment into a source of joy and fulfillment.

Jennifer Krajewski

Special Education Teacher

Julia Zadrozny

Lead TA

Room 7 is a 6:1:2 integrated preschool classroom with children ages 3-5. Throughout the year the children work on increasing their attending skills, independence skills and appropriate social and play skills with both adults and peers. Throughout the school day we also work on a variety of academic goals within one-to-one settings, small groups, and large groups.

Mrs. Jenn’s Wish List on Amazon

Recently in Room 7...

7/28/26 A Visit from Moonbeam & Carol

Moonbeam, a flat coat lab who visits Crossroads monthly with her human, Carol, gives us a wonderful time of petting, talking, and loving! Today, we were ablet to get a great group picture with her!

Check out our school photo album of visits from Moonbeam on Facebook,

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=crossroadscenterforchildren&set=a.1322165173278313

7-14-26: Color Coordinating

Look at Room 7 working hard! We’re so proud of these kids for sitting together and completing their color coordinating activity. Color matching is an important skill to practice and placing stickers is a great use of motor skills! It looks like these students are having some laughs while learning too! Great job Room 7 team. Thank you for always making learning interactive and fun!

5/20/26 – Butterflies in the Making!

Every year since 2020, Crossroads has been blessed to have the amazing support of the Bender Scientific Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. Their grant funds our beloved Butterfly Unit, something that each classroom enjoys and benefits from. We receive the cups of caterpillars, and observe as they wind up into their J form, then form their chrysalis and finally emerge as beautiful creatures to be released into our Bender’s Butterfly Science Garden.

Our class has been loving the beautiful weather lately! In addition to our playground, we’ve been spending time in the courtyard—especially at the sand table, which is always a favorite.

Fresh air and outdoor play give children a chance to move freely, reset, and build energy for learning, supporting both physical health and focus back in the classroom.

Sand play adds another layer of learning. As children scoop, pour, and dig, they’re building fine motor skills, creativity, and early math concepts like volume and cause-and-effect. It’s also a wonderful sensory experience that helps children relax, explore, and engage at their own pace. Just some of the reasons we love it so much!

4.29.26 A Visit From Home Depot

Big excitement on the playground this week!

Our students got a surprise visit from a The Home Depot delivery as materials arrived for our nature trail project. When the lift tractor came back through, curiosity took over, and our young learners ran to the climbing structures for a better view!

The driver gave a friendly wave, and the kids were absolutely thrilled. These times when we see them engage with the outside world are wonderful. We love when our growing space brings new experiences right to our playground!

3.27.26 Spring Painting

Our class welcomed spring with a fun and focused painting activity using Q-tips! Instead of traditional brushes, we had students use these small tools to carefully dab paint onto their papers. This technique encourages children to slow down, concentrate, and use precise hand movements, helping to strengthen fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

As they worked, students became deeply engaged—experimenting with colors, mixing shades, and watching new combinations come to life. Activities like this spark creativity and also build important early learning skills like focus, control, and curiosity. It was wonderful to see how immersed they were in both the process and their beautiful creations!

2/12/26 Learning Through Play in Room 7

Room 7 had all the wooden letter puzzles out recently! Each puzzle pairs a picture with the letters that spell its name — like a car with “C,” “A,” and “R” as separate pieces to match and build.

While students in this classroom work hard during discrete trial training, moments like this are where we see the power of generalization. Children are practicing letter recognition, word-picture association, fine motor skills, and peer engagement — all while playing together in a group setting.

So many goals being addressed at once. So much progress happening in real time. That’s the beauty of ABA woven into meaningful play.