Help me give my students stories that will ignite their imagination and help them learn about the world around them!
$808 goal
This project expired on September 27, 2020.
This project expired on September 27, 2020.
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.
Our students are very curious and are full of questions. We strive every day to learn something new. We have worked with Green Our Planet and installed our first set of garden beds. We want these beds to be a learning classroom for students, whether we are inside or outside out our learning never stops.
Our kindergarten students are very curious about the world around them and we want to give them those hands on chances to learn as much as possible.
Our students live in sunny Las Vegas, NV. As teachers at a low income/low SES Title I elementary school, we try to give our students as many hands-on learning activities as possible. Our students don't get the opportunity to explore much of the world around them. All of our students school-wide receive free breakfast and lunch and 30% of our students are homeless. Our school's goal is to provide students with the best learning education while teaching them how to be the best person they can be. One small act at a time, we can change our world.
My Project
Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents and teachers can do with children. Reading aloud builds many important foundational skills, introduces vocabulary, provides a model of fluent, expressive reading, and helps children recognize what reading for pleasure is all about.
A good read-aloud book allows students to go beyond just surface-level knowledge.
The books I have chosen will allow students to emphasize key aspects of college- and career-ready standards, including quality, sequenced text-dependent questions, improved speaking, listening and writing tasks, and a focus on academic vocabulary.
These books will be used to teach students deeper thinking comprehension skills. Some of the books are going to be used for science lessons. These books have been paired together to help teach the Next Gen Science Standards. Through "Chrysanthemum" and "Wemberly Worried" students will learn to love their uniqueness while learning to think for themselves and not follow the crowd. Through "Elephants Can Paint Too" and "The Art Lesson" students will learn that each person is their own special kind of artist. "Cactus Hotel" teaches students all about how plants, insects and mammals rely on each other. "Penguins" and "Polar Bears" will be used to teach students about how to survive in the arctic.
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