This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Our morning begins greeting one another and sharing about the day before. I encourage the students to use new vocabulary during this time. We often use stories to activate the lessons for the day and week to come. It is beneficial for the students to hear the stories multiple times.
My students are loving and kind, they often make me feel like a superstar or a superhero.
They are always excited to see me as well as I am excited to see them. Many of my students do not have story books at home and can only read or be read to at school. My media center and my classroom have many books however we don't have enough listening centers or books on compact disc for every teacher. We would love to be able to listen to many stories everyday.
My Project
My students need a listening center with 8 headphones, a junction box and 2 sets of books that will be used to increase their vocabulary. I have a small reading center in a corner of my classroom. This area is for students to read silently or to each other. All of the students are on different reading levels so books are provided for these many levels. While this is a favorite place for my kiddos, they would love to enjoy time listening to stories being read to them.
The students will be exposed to more vocabulary, different cultures and it will enable them to hear stories from across the curriculum.
The more vocabulary my students hear the more literate they will become. The more literate they become the more opportunities they will have. Dr. Suess said it best, "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go."
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