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Completed: Bring Food "to Life" for Students Studying Spanish!

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"I teach 1st and 2nd year Spanish, including a freshman self-contained Special Education class, in a high school in the Bronx.

The vast majority of my students are visual and/or kinesthetic learners who respond to hands-on activities. I use many flashcards when teaching them Spanish vocabulary, b... " MORE

"I teach 1st and 2nd year Spanish, including a freshman self-contained Special Education class, in a high school in the Bronx.

The vast majority of my students are visual and/or kinesthetic learners who respond to hands-on activities. I use many flashcards when teaching them Spanish vocabulary, but would like to bring more pizazz to a unit on foods.

Food is a high-interest area, and having props for the students to manipulate will increase their interest in learning new vocabulary. The addition of such props to our classroom will also enable us to carry out more student-centered activities in authentic situations. For example, students can simulate a market excursion and buy items from each other, or put together shopping lists of food (in Spanish, of course) necessary for a meal they will prepare, and then go “shopping” for the items. The students will be able to communicate with each other about the foods they see/have/hold. Some of the food items will also enable us to role-play in a restaurant setting.

In my experience, students remember the vocabulary that they acquire in “authentic” situations. Your donation will enable them to acquire and practice vocabulary related to food & meals.

My project needs one set of assorted plastic food items and one set of Hispanic play food items. The cost of this proposal is $269, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ?."

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Ms. C. sent this note after the project was fully funded:

Nov 25, 2007
Dear ScienceBlogs, 
Thank you so much for purchasing the plastic food for my students! I am excited to be able to bring them three-dimensional objects instead of the flat flashcards I made and have been using. My kids have already expressed excitement about "going shopping" for food, so I know they'll dig right in when they see the tubs arrive in the classroom!

On May 8, 2008, Ms. C. followed this note with student letters sent via mail to the donor who completed this project, and to donors who gave $100 or more.

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Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Scott C. (associate) on Sep 2, 2007
Verified the cost of the requested supplies and posted this project.
Alisa C. (staff member) on Sep 4, 2007
ScienceBlogs from New York, NY gave in support of Gene Expression Mo Money on Nov 9, 2007
Project fully funded!
Happy news on Nov 20, 2007
The teacher Ms. C. on Nov 26, 2007
Purchased the supplies for Ms. C.'s classroom and notified the school principal of delivery.
Eileen M. (staff member) on Nov 28, 2007
Packaged the thank-you letters written by Ms. C.'s students and sent them on to the eligible donor(s).
Evelyn A. (staff member) on May 12, 2008
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