I teach English Learner students in grades K-5 at an elementary school on the Big Island in Hawaii. My students represent many different cultures and economic backgrounds. Most of my students are "disadvantaged" due to their economic backgrounds.
Although my students may be facing challenges in their lives, they are always eager to learn new things.
Our school has been using a state-mandated reading and math curriculum. Many of our students are struggling, especially with the reading curriculum. Our students experience difficulty relating to the stories shared in the reading curriculum, because of their limited exposure to different climates and cultures. Many of our students have never left the Hawaiian islands; therefore, their personal experiences are very limited.
My Project
Our EL classroom is in dire need of new storage units. Our current classroom furniture is outdated. Most of our cubbies and bookshelves are from the 1980's. They are termite eaten, unstable, unsafe due to the wood splitting and the casters don't work the way they are supposed to.
This sturdy cubby storage unit will be used for students to keep their personal learning supplies in.
More than ever before, it is very important for us to make sure that each student uses his/her own supplies due to our current health pandemic that we are all dealing with. Each student will be assigned their own cubby unit so that they are able to keep their books, manipulatives and pencil cases safely in it.
More than half of 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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