My very creative and enthusiastic class is called "The Second Grade All-Stars", because we love baseball. Our in-person classroom has a baseball theme - our table groups are named after bases (1st base, 2nd base, etc.) and our class meeting area is called the "All-Star Dugout". Due to Covid-19, my students are currently learning remotely over a computer.
My All-Star 2nd grade students attend an amazing school right in the heart of the largest city in Washington State.
60% of my students speak two or more languages.
My in-person school is extremely unique... Its design is called "open concept" because there are no walls between the classroom teaching spaces (just low bookshelves.) What makes this design so innovative is that it supports close collaboration and team teaching among the staff, and the students get to easily work with their classmates who are right next door in the neighboring classroom.
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I was thrilled to see that Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT for short) gift cards are available on DonorsChoose! TPT is the go-to online site for educators looking to find the resources, knowledge, and inspiration we need to teach at our best.
TPT has more than 3 million available resources, created by teachers for teachers, who understand what works in the classroom.
For the past 5 years, I have used Teachers Pay Teachers extensively to supplement and enhance the Second Grade curriculum. Now that my students are attending school remotely (over a computer), I have had to totally rethink, revise, and restructure the way I teach them, and how they show me what they have learned. Nearly all assignments and activities are completed online using the learning management system "Seesaw". A Teachers Pay Teachers gift card would allow me to download an extensive array of resources that can be uploaded and then used by my students on Seesaw.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
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