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 Students
My students are working to become biliterate in Spanish and English, or they are taking on the challenge of learning a new language. Each day students work hard to learn and grow their skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing in Spanish.
My Project
After a year of primarily learning online, I would like to give my students more opportunities to engage off the screen in my classroom. This year, I plan to start off the year by building community and getting to know my students. In all of my classes, students will share about who they are and what they believe in during the first couple of weeks of school. This identity work is important for my students to learn about themselves, each other, and for me to learn about them.
I will launch a short writing assignment in which students share about the origin of their name, elements of their identity, and then create a poster with their name and short essay to display in the classroom for the year.
My dual language students will write the short essay in Spanish and my Spanish 1 students will use sentence starters to complete their poster. All students will have an opportunity to be creative and engage with the Spanish language during the first weeks of school.
Additionally, students will be able to learn about their peers and also see their name prominently in the classroom. My hope is that this elicits a sense of belonging in my classroom.
In order to fulfill this project, I need to update my paint supplies in my classroom. The paint, brushes, and storage materials are needed to help this project come true. Thank you for your support of my students and our classroom community!
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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