My 5th grade students are very diverse. We come from a variety of social, economic, religious, and racial backgrounds. We speak several different languages, and we perform on a variety of different academic ability levels. We all come to school each day with different gifts and talents, interests and issues, hopes and dreams.
Despite all the ways we are different, we share many things.
We are all leaders in our school. We are all excited about learning. We LOVE to share what we know. We are curious, ask questions, and celebrate when we are successful at learning new things. Most importantly, we work hard by using everyone's unique talents to support all of our varying needs. We know our teamwork is what will make our dreams work!
My Project
Our school is a new Leader in Me school, so I am looking for ways to infuse key leadership principals into all areas of our day. I believe one of the best ways to do this will be to incorporate a variety of engaging literature into our reading instruction that reflects Steven Covey's "7 Habits" of good leaders.
While connecting with a variety of diverse characters who demonstrate skills of being proactive, my students will be strengthening their comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency skills.
Other requested books will inspire my students while modeling key skills of good writing.
Students will also be able to connect, compare, and discuss multiple "7 Habit" traits as they share serious fictional reading texts like with their classmates.
These books are sure to be a "Win-Win" for my class!
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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