This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My students love to learn. My students are advanced learners. They thrive on challenge and acceleration. They learn quickly and absorb information. My students are curious and often ask thoughtful, searching questions. They have an advanced ability to reason and draw conclusions from given information. Some of them come to class hungry due to not having a healthy breakfast or lunch.
My students are diverse and love using creativity, hands-on activities, reading books, and they love field trips!
There are many students who are English language learners, yet they love books and learning. My students are from a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee that is diverse. They come from different backgrounds but come together like a close-knit family.
Many of my students have different socioeconomic statuses, but they persevere. They are future engineers, artists, and leaders and love to read. They love learning about history and other cultures. Our class has a STEAM maker space that allows students to integrate the arts with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
My Project
My students love learning new things. Many of them are walkers and bus riders. I have seen my students arrive to school without proper winter attire.
My students need hats, scarves, gloves, and socks because winter weather has arrived.
We live in the South, so many of us aren't used to the colder weather. We recently had our first snow day. It's hard to learn if you are freezing. Some parents choose to keep their children home because they don't own hats and gloves. I have seen students come to school with no socks in their shoes. I would love to help them stay warm when temperatures are dropping to the 20s and 30s.
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