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
This is my 13th year teaching at the best "little school in the hood that could," as my principal says. We are a high-poverty and high-minority school. Even though my students may not always have a lot, they do not let that stop them from learning. They always come into my classroom eager and excited to learn.
They are constantly giving me hugs and writing me notes to tell me how much they love school.
I never want this joy and excitement for education to stop. That's why I need to keep finding new ways to keep them motivated and on task. They have so much energy and enthusiasm. I just want to see it channeled in the right way.
My Project
I teach first grade at a high poverty school. We are constantly using dry erase boards. My students love writing on them and it saves paper. However, the dry erase boards that I had were older than my students and were falling apart so I had to get rid of them. Now I no longer have any for my students to use this upcoming school year. These boards would be great because they are double-sided and one of those sides has lines. Plus they are magnetic. These are wonderful tools that my students need to help them be successful in school.
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