I am a teacher of 5th grade self-contained gifted and talented students in the largest inner-city school district in Ohio. My students are part of our district's academically gifted and talented program. My classroom is diverse with students coming from all parts of the district.
Students learn best when instruction and learning match their learning style.
My students love technology and crave for anything that expands their knowledge. Opportunities for collaboration and hands-on learning provide my students with real-world skills.
My Project
This summer I read 'The Write Thing' by Kwame Alexander and I would like to provide necessary resources for my students to not only appreciate poetry, but to also write their own. Throughout the year I would like my students to immerse themselves in poetry in many different ways and forms. Our library of poetry books will provide poetry collections, anthologies, picture book poems, and verse novels. I want my students to be able to find themselves in the poems by reading different types of poetry from poets from different times, races, and cultures. The mentor texts will be a great way to jumpstart their exposure to poetry in multiple forms and it will help ignite their own creativity.
Poetry can provide an outlet for students to express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
I would like to provide materials for my students to not only write their own poetry, but also to publish. The fun markers and pens will entice my students to not only create poetry, but to also illustrate and make it the work of art that it is!
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point (0.7mm), Assorted Colors, 24 Count
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$17.99
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$17.99
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak, Soar, and Roar! (Stories & Poems)
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$17.46
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$17.46
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children
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$16.93
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$16.93
Crayola 50ct Washable Super Tips Markers 50 Color Variety
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$14.95
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$14.95
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes: A Classic Collection of Poems by a Master of American Verse (Vintage Classics)
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$14.38
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$14.38
Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost
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$13.79
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$13.79
Poetry for Kids: Walt Whitman
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$12.61
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$12.61
Poetry for Kids: William Shakespeare
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$11.96
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$11.96
Brown Girl Dreaming (Newbery Honor Book)
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$11.89
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$11.89
Rhyme Schemer
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$11.89
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$11.89
Planet Middle School
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$11.72
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$11.72
A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children
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$10.99
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$10.99
Selected Poems
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$10.84
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$10.84
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold (Junior Library Guild Selection)
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$10.58
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$10.58
The Way a Door Closes
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$9.89
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$9.89
A Maze Me: Poems for Girls
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$9.89
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$9.89
Poetry for Young People: African American Poetry
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$9.75
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$9.75
24 Fineliner Color Pens Set, Taotree Fine Line Colored Sketch Writing Drawing Pens for Bullet Journal Planner Note Taking and Coloring Book, Porous Fine Point Pens Markers
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$8.99
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$8.99
Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson
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$8.05
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$8.05
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems
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$7.95
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$7.95
Honey, I Love
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$7.61
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$7.61
Materials cost
$250.11
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.75
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$283.86
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$50.09
Total project goal
$333.95
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$333.95
1 Donor
-$196.34
Donations toward project cost
-$196.34
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$0.00
match offer
-$102.97
Match offer toward project cost
-$87.52
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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