Help me give my students books that encourage kindness, helping others, and learning math skills
$190 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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.
There was something else my mother did that I’ve always remembered: ‘Always look for the helpers,’ she’d tell me. ‘There’s always someone who is trying to help.’ I did, and I came to see that the world is full of doctors and nurses, police and firemen, volunteers, neighbors and friends who are ready to jump in to help when things go wrong.” ~Fred Rogers
Let's teach my students that kindness is a top priority and that they have the power to change the world!
Like Fred Rogers' mother, I aspire to teach my students to focus on the good in the world. I work at an inner-city elementary school where all of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. Coming from poverty, many of my students struggle to focus on their work. Reading engaging books about characters who they can relate to and solving real-world math problems will capture their attention and promote learning.
I love my students and want to provide them with engaging materials so they can succeed in the classroom and beyond.
Thank you for your consideration. :)
My Project
In our ever-changing world, one thing is certain: a little kindness goes a long way! With COVID-19, my students are confused, scared, and wondering what to do. Inspirational books can help kids learn how to solve problems and make positive changes in their worlds.
Since children often learn best by following the examples of others, I'd like to create math lessons based on engaging books with characters who use money to help others and promote kindness.
The books on my wish list are heartwarming and inspirational! The books showcase how anyone can help others with small gestures, determination, and random acts of kindness. Math lessons will be based on these books to promote coin recognition and values, counting, coin combinations, problem-solving, and goal setting. Lessons will focus on money values and how money can have a value beyond itself.
Space limits me on what I can write, so I will showcase some of my favorite books from my project list:
Beatrice's Goat: Based on a true story of a girl from Africa who receives a goat from an anonymous donor. The goat provides milk and cheese which she sells to earn money to go to school.
A Chair for My Mother: An award-winning book about how a young girl, her mother, and her grandmother save coins to buy a comfortable chair to share with others after a fire destroys their home.
I Am Abraham Lincoln: An inspirational book about how anyone can make the world a better place through their words and actions. In this book, Abraham Lincoln's traits of fairness and kindness towards others is highlighted.
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