Creating a Collaborative Community Center for Critical Thinkers
My students need a community rug space where they can collaborate and share ideas. Through partner talk and whole class discussion, we can build our classroom community and learn from each other.
$751 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
My Students
Our classroom population is a perfect representation of the beautiful diversity of San Francisco. Mostly comprised of immigrant families, our classroom is a combination of children from many different countries all learning with and from each other. While 40% of the students come from Asian backgrounds, the remaining 60% mostly originate from Africa, Central and South America, as well as Western and Eastern Europe.
Although rich in heritage, a majority of our families are struggling with the high costs of living in San Francisco, with 62% of them qualifying for free and reduced lunch.
My Project
My students need a space where they can gather together to share ideas and collaborate. All students have unique learning styles with individual strengths and needs. Some learn best working alone at a desk, while others thrive in group situations. Having a central place such as a whole class size rug gives us a space to come together as a class during instruction and discussion time. Students of all types, especially second language learners benefit from pair-sharing and turn-and-talk techniques that can occur in a central meeting place.
A large rug provides a meeting space where we can gather to build community through class meetings and whole class discussions.
The bean bags are a wonderful incentive for reluctant readers who need a comfortable space to fully relax and immerse in their books.
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