My project needs a classroom incubator kit, brooder cage, Chick Life Cycle Puzzle, and Chick Development poster.
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"Did u know the sonogram my sister had is just like the time when we candled our chick eggs." That was the comment one of my lowest functioning student made a year after we had done our chick project. This is my third year teaching a second grade bilingual class. My students are of Latin American descent and speak both English and Spanish. I teach all subjects to these 15 students who come from a high-needs community. They receive free lunches and come from a very low-socioeconomic background.
The variety of academic levels found in my classroom is at times difficult to handle. Class 205 not only has students who are on second grade level, but also students who are on kindergarten and first grade levels. At times it is difficult to keep them engaged, but this project has helped them advance academically and personally.
My students look forward to the spring when they find out they will be in my classroom. It has become a tradition in my classroom. Unfortunately, because of the high turnover rate our administration has been changed and our supplies for the hatching project has gone with them. This year my Class 205 might not be able to do our chick project without your help. We have no supplies to hatch our chick and ducklings with and my new administration does not even provide writing paper let alone whole sets of incubation kits. It is difficult working in a high-needs school when I have so many ideas to help my students achieve academically so they will have a chance to succeed despite the hardships.
Despite the hardships I find my students are determined to achieve. The chick and duckling project is essential to my classroom. It is one of the few times that I can combine all subjects to help my students achieve. No matter the academic grade level, Class 205 excels during the time we research and observe our chicks and ducklings. Teaching them in the traditional fashion only helps my students learn the material. When I give my students the opportunity to get their hands in the dirty so to speak, they understand the material and apply what they learn to their lives. The resources I have put on the list are chosen based on what I have previously done and what I felt I have lacked in prior years to make this a successful project. The incubation kits chosen are complete with all the materials necessary to have a great hatch of both chicks and ducklings. These resources are the key to leaving a lifetime of memories for my students who are faced with such a negative environment.
The chick and duckling program I have implemented is the chance I have to give my students an opportunity to learn in a different format and setting. It’s a program I hope to continue throughout my years at the school and expand to include the entire school. We have shared our findings with other classes and hope to continue this. It is the one opportunity that all students are engaged and learning values that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, I have to depend on others to help my school. I hope that you hear my plea and that of my current and future students so that they have at least one opportunity to learn in an exciting new way.
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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