My students need high quality literature to foster their love of reading.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Garcia's classroom raised $282
This project is fully funded
My Students
I teach general music to over 500 students in grades K-5. Music education is a great resource for our students, as it provides enrichment for literacy, language skills, social and emotional wellness, and a creative outlet for students who might otherwise miss out due to lack of resources.
Our students are hands-on learners that are inquisitive, creative, and highly imaginative.
Many of my students are English Language Learners from other countries. Reading literacy can become a challenge when concepts are not differentiated to meet their visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles.
My Project
Books aren’t just for English Language Arts classrooms. A music library serves multiple purposes. It not only supports English language arts, it supports music history, music cultures around the world and careers in music. Books also support musical skills with rhyming activities, movement activities, timbre and singing activities.
Reading to children provides an opportunity to show them how interesting books are.
It is important to read high-quality literature to develop students' expression. Reading with appropriate expression brings these stories to life.
The books chosen are based on the great songtales of our heritage and they combine storytelling, poetry, and music into delightful classic songtales that will captivate and delight all children.
The books in this project will be used as a reading/listening center during music class time and also as a closure activity, where all students gather around and listen to the storyteller sing the story using correct expression and feeling.
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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