DC Metro Moms Blog, a sister site of Silicon Valley Moms, is a collaborative group of moms writing about their lives in Washington, D.C., where moms live and work in the shadow of the Capitol, Beltway driving is the adventure sport of choice, the Mall is flanked by national monuments instead of anchor stores, and bipartisan playdates easily gain constituency approval.
Our writers are working moms, stay at home moms (SAHM), city moms, suburban moms, rural moms--but, most of all, they are opinionated moms. Check out some of the DC-based classroom proposals we have selected by clicking on them below.
This "Book Worm" rug would truly help to foster a community of readers, who are able to work closely together to enjoy and utilize the power of literature....more
"I am so grateful that this request has been funded. As I am sitting here typing this, I am looking at my old reading rug, covered with spots and rips. All eighty-five of my fifth graders will enjoy ..." more
Yoga is definitely not fun when someone's foot is in your face. I wonder how I was able to teach warrior, downward dog, airplane and volcano without someone getting seriously hurt!...more
"What a surprise! :) I almost gave up any hope of getting my proposal funded, and now I am so happy and thrilled! Thank you a million times over! My students are going to absolutely love the yoga mats...." more
In order to infuse music into reading class and reading into music class, I would like my students to be able to read about music history. I've found 31 great books about famous composers so that my s...more
My students need 31 different books so that they can read about famous composers like Aaron Copl...
"Thank you so much for your kind donation to my students! As teachers, we work so hard to help our students read. And one way to get students excited about reading is to give them choices and allow t..." more
We need cowbells (and who doesn't need more cowbell in their life), guiros, shekeres (Nigerian shakers), claves, and maracas. With these instruments, the students will learn more than just the drums a...more
My students need 4 guiros, 4 cowbells, 6 shekeres (Nigerian shakers), 6 pairs of maracas, and 6 p...
"Thank you so much for your kind generosity. With these materials, we will be able to play so many wonderful ensembles during music class. This will not only be a fun activity, but will be an amazing..." more