My students need a way to connect themselves to their world. Providing these 8 hands-on geography and history kits for my children increases their experience and understand things they are not able to see.
Understanding where a person is in relation to our world is a gigantic concept for second graders to understand.
I teach 20 amazing second graders in a high poverty, Title I, school district.
I have ability levels ranging from 5th grade to pre-kindergarten! We are located in rural Georgia. Many of my children haven't seen the beach much less the mountains in our state.
My Project
I am requesting hands-on geography and history kits for my children so that they can experience and understand things they are not able to see. I would like them to understand and relate to where they are 'on the map'. I can use Google Earth to show them where they are, but they need to learn all of the layers, the continent, the state, the city, and the town.
I believe that using primary sources and being able to 'touch' and be a part of history and geography enable and empower students to understand these difficult concepts.
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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