Help me give my students digital resources for an anti-racist curriculum that will teach them diverse perspectives and history of events or people that are not written about in textbooks!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gupta's classroom raised $275
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
I teach first grade to a class of brilliant girls in New York City. Many of my students are English language learners and children with special needs. Most qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
All of my students are creative, thoughtful, and eager learners, and much of their knowledge this year has been expressed through their literacy and play.
It has been so exciting to see them fully engaged each day as they learn through collaboration and play with their peers.
I teach 28 bright and beautiful first-graders in a high-needs area of New York. My students and I have been working intensively to get to grade-level proficiency in reading. We set realistic reading goals and are working to make at least one year's growth. They have a goal-setting mindset.
My Project
The curriculum that is often required of teachers to teach to their students is not culturally responsive to the students that I teach nor does it allow them to make meaningful connections to their own culture, language, or life experiences.
I want to bring curriculum to my students that will help to validate and reflect their diversity, identity and experiences.
I am asking for two gift cards to Teachers PayTeachers. This will allow me to purchase curriculum that is anti-racist and teaches history of events and people that are often overlooked or never mentioned in more streamlined textbooks or curriculum. These resources teach about Indigenous Americans, African Americans, and Latinx peoples in America.
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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