This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My class is a first grade class of wonderful 6 and 7 year old students. They live in a community that is diverse and made up of mostly low income families.
I try to make the learning process as engaging as possible for the kids. They think that an overhead projector is "magical" and they beg to use it. They want to write on it and "catch" the words with a piece of paper. (They also want to make hand puppets, but that's another story:)) The one I have now is very old and difficult to manipulate. I hesitate to let them use it independently.
A new projector would allow the kids to work independently on writing, making words, and a huge variety of skill work.
You will be giving my students another tool to make learning a special, magical, engaging activity. It will also give them the independence they crave!
Nearly all 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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