"We are here to learn!" That is our classroom motto because it covers every aspect of school success. We are a community where everyone teaches and everyone learns so that everyone wins.
My students are individuals who learn to believe in themselves through critical thinking and problem-solving.
They experience success and refine their ideas in a safe, supportive environment. Our charter school's mission is student-centered learning, and we pride ourselves on meeting students where they are. I teach the whole child with hands-on learning through real-life, self-directed, and relevant experiences. My students are members of our school's unique culture. They take pride in positively representing themselves, their families, their teachers, and our school community. They are caring and compassionate people who work hard for individual success, but also focus on personal integrity and responsibility. The tradition of developing better ways to teach children is at the heart of our school. We believe that children learn best in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment. Our students thrive in a student-led, teacher-guided educational experience.
My Project
An important part of developing a love and appreciation of life is learning about inspiring contributions made by extraordinary people. This project will put picture book biographies about the inventor of the balloons in the Macy's parade, the inventor of basketball, the first African-American women who worked at NASA, the inventor of computer code, the inventor of the slinky, the creator of the first crayons, and other notable people in history in the hands of 4th graders. Nonfiction texts are rich with text features that bring information to life and make students want to read on—and read more. Biographies inspire students to dream about contributions they may make themselves if they work hard and have a vision. My students are eager readers and especially enjoy the nonfiction experience. They will benefit from the facts presented with rich, colorful photographs and illustrations. I know these books will be a great addition to our classroom library.
Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball
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$14.84
1
$14.84
A Wizard from the Start: The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison
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$14.69
1
$14.69
Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards))
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$14.24
1
$14.24
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
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$13.74
1
$13.74
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation
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$11.99
1
$11.99
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
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$11.64
1
$11.64
The Bravest Man in the World
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$11.59
1
$11.59
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13
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$11.48
1
$11.48
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons
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$11.29
1
$11.29
Margaret and the Moon
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$10.79
1
$10.79
Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire
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$9.89
1
$9.89
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (Volume 1) (People Who Shaped Our World)
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$8.99
1
$8.99
Materials cost
$145.17
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$9.29
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.18
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$186.64
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$32.94
Total project goal
$219.58
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$219.58
4 Donors
-$154.21
Donations toward project cost
-$147.26
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$6.95
match offer
-$46.33
Match offer toward project cost
-$39.38
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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