Empowering Students Through Art in the ESOL Classroom Part 3
My students need a laptop stand, crayon sharpener, oil pastels, canvas panels, crayons, Sharpie markers and pencils to add details to our illustrations and paintings!
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
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” ― Leonardo da Vinci. All students love to explore. My students want to draw and paint pictures of their school community and garden!
As an ELL teacher, I have a diverse group of students from many linguistic backgrounds.
There are 15 different language groups in my school. My classroom of first and fifth grade ELL students come from countries such as Mexico, Algeria, Nepal and Cambodia. For many of my students, this is their first experience with English. In my school of over 500 students, almost 40% of the students are English Language Learners. Many of my students are new to the country. It is my job to build their social and academic language skills. Many students come to my classroom with limited formal education.
My Project
This school year, my students had the opportunity to visit and take photographs of the school garden in early Fall. We took a virtual field trip and observed community murals while learning their significance to our city's cultural landscape. My students need a laptop stand, crayon sharpener, Crayola oil pastels, canvas panels and paper, Crayola crayons, Sharpie markers and pencils to add details to our illustrations and paintings! Students will use the canvas paper and panels to create art based on our school garden and community spaces. The art will be sold to benefit the garden. They will use paint that they previously received from Donors Choose. Students will document their learning on our classroom iPad. The laptop stand will be used to position the iPad for the perfect picture. The crayon sharpener will be used to bring life to our used classroom crayons. Empowering students through art in the ESOL classroom will teach them about the cultural significance of community spaces!
Your donation to this project will give my English Language Learners the opportunity to be creative, to collaborate and become critical thinkers!
This is a culminating experience in which they inquire, explore, learn and experience the uniqueness of our school community. My English Language Learners will have the supplies that they need to draw and paint pictures and murals for our classroom. My students are eager and energetic learners and we want our school community to represent that!
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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