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.
My Students
I teach in a small public school within a large urban school district. My students are as diverse as the members of the communities they come from, but they are united in their thirst for learning and goals to advance via education.
My students are ambitious, bright, and hardworking, and I applaud their continuous efforts to cultivate their learning through discovery and inquiry.
My students are encouraged to work on developing their reading and writing skills independently, but exposing them to collaborative activities allows them to see how language evolves. With the right classroom tools, their academic growth will be incredible, this year and in the future. And they will always feel empowered to use their voice.
My Project
The purpose of my project is to allow the students to use their problem solving and creative skills to produce stories and ideas, using magnetic poetry, in order to understand how fluid language can be.
Whether it is writing a sonnet or a free verse poem, the metaphor dice, paint chip and magnetic poetry will allow them to see the how fluid language is as well as the process authors undergo as they create stories.
In my classroom, students are always asked to read texts written by published authors and engage in critical reading in order to understand a text. Often they are reluctant or bewildered about how to proceed because they don't have the right words, yet they are always on their phones tweeting or texting which comes quite naturally to them. These tools will provide with a new way to work with the words, and their creativity will be their guide.
More than half of 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
Magnetic Poetry - The Poet Kit - More Essential Words for Your Refrigerator - Write Poems and Letters on The Fridge - Made in The USA
• Amazon Business
$19.95
3
$59.85
Magnetic Poetry - Original Kit - All The Essential Words for Your Refrigerator - Write Poems and Letters on The Fridge - Made in The USA
• Amazon Business
$19.95
3
$59.85
U Brands Contempo Magnetic Dry Erase Board, 11 x 14 Inches, White Frame
• Amazon Business
$7.49
5
$37.45
Metaphor Dice Starter Set
• Amazon Business
$20.00
1
$20.00
Chronicle Books Paint Chip Poetry: A Game of Color and Wordplay
• Amazon Business
$17.06
1
$17.06
Haikubes: Create Captivating Haiku With a Roll of the Dice!
• Amazon Business
$16.10
1
$16.10
Magnetic Poetry - Revolution Poet Kit - Words for Refrigerator - Write Poems and Letters on The Fridge - Made in The USA
• Amazon Business
$12.95
1
$12.95
Materials cost
$223.26
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.35
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$256.61
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$45.28
Total project goal
$301.89
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$301.89
3 Donors
-$301.89
Donations toward project cost
-$256.61
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Cabrera and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
