This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students are kindergarten through fifth graders who are full of energy. They visit the library once per week for a scheduled special. In addition, teachers send students to the library to complete a task or come for a full class activity. Some also come during recess for fun or to mentor younger students.
The students have adapted to the challenges thrown at them this past year and are not only surviving but thriving in this very different environment.
My students come from very diverse backgrounds. They love reading diverse books, participating in maker space activities and STEM challenges, and are very curious. There are over 1,400 students in our school!
I have a large population of English language learners. They are eager to learn and enjoy every minute of it. My students are both general and special education students. They are all amazing kids!
My Project
Help our entire school celebrate Polar Express Day! Students will read the book and watch the movie Polar Express...in their PJs of course! In addition they will take part in many educational opportunities for the day with the Polar Express theme in mind! (in math they can calculate the cost of train rides to different areas, for ELA they can identify sight words in the book, for science they may see how long it would take for different amounts of snow to melt).
Students will feel they are emerged in the book when they walk in and see life sized cardboard cutouts of the train and the characters.
The stickers will be given out to classes so they can enjoy building the train as a fun activity after completing a days work!
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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