We're a small community school in suburban Tennessee, and 100% of our kids are on free lunch and breakfast. They are a curious bunch who are eager to learn and are full of energy each and every day, but do not always have access to the materials they need.
We have a diverse population of readers and we're hoping through doing a unifying project that we can connect everyone and begin discussions.
You are never too old to have a story read aloud to you.
My Project
Books have the ability to show us who we are, where we’ve come from, and who we can become. I’ve read many books in my life, and very few have affected me as deeply as Katherine Applegate’s Wishtree. I want to buy a book for all of my third, fourth, and fifth grade students so we can read together. I plan to encourage them to take the All Are Welcome Here pledge: a promise to accept, respect, and celebrate differences. Katherine Applegate created the pledge and related activities as a teaching resource for her novel. Through readings and discussions of this book and others, our teachers hope to inspire empathy, curiosity, and open-hearts across all grade levels.
We want to teach them to embrace those who are different, to learn without fear, and discover it is our differences that can unite us in friendship and humanity.
We will start the year with building our very own Wish Tree where students can tie their wishes and hopes throughout the school year. This will be a part of our literacy kick-off jubilee. Students and their families will be invited to share in story times, book walks, a costume contest, and more in a celebration of reading.
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