4th graders are inquisitive and hilarious, bright and brilliant, compassionate and empathetic. At our immersion school, they study core subjects in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Moreover, they engage in hands-on, projects-based learning, as students of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB-PYP).
As their teacher, I hope to nurture my students' growth as bilingual, diplomatic stewards of an ever-connected global community.
I feel it my responsibility to create a classroom environment- full of wonderful, high quality books- that will assist my students in developing greater intercultural understanding and respect for others. In the past, I have taught early childhood, specifically Kindergarten-2nd. As I venture into 4th grade this year, I am eager to create a classroom environment that is developmentally appropriate for older students, and I need all the help I can get!
My Project
I really hope to curate a classroom library that emphasizes the universal themes of “home” and “belonging." These are particularly relevant for my students, who are bilingual and bi-literate. At all times, they bridge at least two worlds, seeing, thinking, and breathing in two dominant languages. It would be so wonderful if my students could have access to books that help them navigate what it means to be American by birth or immigration and, moreover, what it means to have multiple homes.
These picture books will serve as windows and mirrors for my students, allowing them to glimpse into other worlds and, at the same time, see representative reflections of themselves.
I am ever hopeful that, through these books, my students will grow as active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
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