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
My 22 energetic and loving 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade scholars work independently to complete a monthly or weekly work chart at their own pace. While the Montessori materials lend themselves to mastery, feeling safe and comfortable is a major challenge in our urban public school to help each scholar meet their potential.
Despite their learning disabilities and different levels of understanding, my students come in ready to learn every day with huge smiles on their faces.
They all have great ideas and really want to make their teachers and parents proud. Our school is a unique public Montessori magnet school in a large, high needs urban school district. My school is dedicated to providing a safe, stimulating, and peaceful environment for our scholars.
We are a Title I school in which all of our scholars receive free or reduced-price lunches. Our school welcomes partnerships in the community, which provide necessary services to our scholars; however, our scholars still have large gaps to overcome.
My Project
My students need boxes to help them organize and contain their work, journals for each subject, and pencils, pencils, and more pencils! These boxes will replace our cubbies, provide flexibility within the classroom, and keep my scholars organized from day one!
Coming to a new classroom or back with old friends without supplies can be an uncomfortable feeling on an already anxiety filled day.
By providing these materials for them on the very first day, all of my scholars will feel more at ease and focus on the important things, such as making new friends and learning all of their names!
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