My students need bean bags for cozy reading spaces besides their hard framed desks.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Holt's classroom raised $645
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.
My Students
My co-teacher and I have a wonderfully diverse classroom in Queens, NYC. Our students are from Mali, Guyana, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ecuador, and Nigeria, to name a few. We have an academically diverse group of learners as we co-teach 33 students; some are identified with special learning needs and others are strong academic learners. We have a large class population with a tight class space. We do our best to rotate the students at least bi-monthly around the room for a fresh learning view and new neighbors to team up with.
We have a high emphasis on learning to love to read and to read a variety of genres.
Each day we set aside time for independent reading to help refocus the students and give us time to read one-to-one and have conferences to touch base. Reading helps the imagination flourish, and we encourage books that they "can't put down!"
My Project
Our students have a small classroom space for 35 bodies - 33 kids, 2 teachers. It's hard for anybody to sit at a hard desk all day and continue to enjoy each and every moment enough to be engaged.
We would like to see our students enjoy reading more by providing them a soft/cozy space.
The bean bags would allow them to move from their working group space to create a space of their own. This individual space would allow them "to get lost in their books' adventures." Students can move to a special spot in the classroom or they could easily transport them to the hallway. Some students may want to group two or three bean bags together to create a small book club. Luckily bean bags can be easily stacked for storage at the end of the day.
Unfortunately, not all our students are guaranteed a couch or cozy chair to sit on at home for pleasurable reading. We'd like to bring this comfort to the classroom and keep them excited about independent reading time.
More than three‑quarters 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
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