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 second grade in a Title I school. My students are at or below poverty level living in a suburb of Los Angeles, California. All of my students qualify for a free breakfast and lunch. My class consists of 13 amazing girls and 10 "ready to go" boys. They enjoy being challenged academically and physically everyday. They are in the Limited English Proficiency program levels 1 and 2. My students are creative, inquisitive, hard working, and eager to learn about the world around them, as well as themselves. In the classroom my students work in a whole group, independently as well as in teams.
They encourage each other to grow and explore their wonderful world of learning.
My Project
In math, regrouping is a hard concept to achieve for second graders. I have several strugglers that will benefit from using the Counting and Place Value Pocket Chart, Magnetic Base Ten, the Wooden Dominoes, etc. They need a solid foundation of number sense in addition, subtraction, and place value. Currently, my students are beginning to add with two and three-digit numbers. It is imperative for them to have the visual aid, such as the Place Value Pocket Chart, to see the value of each digit.
Performing mathematical calculations improve reasoning, problem-solving skills, behavior, the ability to self-regulate, and self-esteem.
If my project gets funded, my students will make the transition from using models to add two and three-digit numbers, to using the addition algorithm once they understand the concept of regrouping. My students will have plenty of practice with skip counting, place values, ordinal numbers, and subtraction.
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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