Help me give my students interesting books, dry erase markers, and book rings to explore the world of imagination.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. CAO's classroom raised $178
This project is fully funded
My Students
I am an ESL teacher and General Ed teacher working in a low-income/high poverty school district. My students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.
Ninety percent of my students come from immigrant families with working parents.
"Experience more by seeing more" is my goal for all my students. Outside of the school, they do not have many opportunities to explore areas and places outside of their neighborhood and are not even aware of the great places that surround them. Many students do not even have books in their homes and are solely exposed to reading in the classroom. These students deserve the best education I can possibly provide them to help them reach their maximum potential and grow into positive contributors to society. I want to help my students build a productive struggle mindset this year to help them conquer life difficulties in the future.
My Project
Books let kids try on the world before they have to go out into it. Books give kids an opportunity to experience something in their imaginations before it happens to them in real life. Books help prepare kids for their next stage of maturity, vicariously preparing for the grown-up world.
My students are learning how to create their magical stories using the people around them, scenes they have seen, things in their experiences and most importantly, powerful mentor books they read.
From reading and creating their books with markers and book rings they will learn that there is more than one way to view the world. Those powerful mentor books could also help them become more compassionate.
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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