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
I have a lively group of first grade students! Our county is classified as high poverty on every google search. We are a Title I school. There isn't any industry in the area. Access to academic resources outside of the school are very limited.
Most of our students come to us with very little exposure to real life experiences due to the fact that the county resources are so limited.
We are required to expose them to so much, but without technology, that can be impossible. These kids are eager to learn but do not have the necessary tools.
My Project
My students need math readiness backpacks to help them prepare for the common core math standards. We have so much access to lots and lots of books to send home and in the community- from the library, to book drives, to the parents center, but math resources at the house are extremely limited. I would love to be able to send these backpacks home that are filled with basic math prep resources and manipulatives, so the parents have something at their fingertips to help them prepare for this new math the students are learning at school. Common Core Math Standards are new for most of these parents. It's a new way of learning math, and I am asked constantly for advice on how to help. Having manipulatives and flash cards at home is a perfect solution. I was so inspired by the Marvelous Math Take Home Bags project that I decided it was necessary that I create my own take home bags.
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