My students need 28 copies of The Little House in the Prairie in Spanish in order to read this historic American classic in Spanish and English.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Pippin's classroom raised $459
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
Literature can make history come alive, and tying the personal story to the story of our Nation can help students imagine a time far removed from their own. Literature is hard to come by in Elementary school, and in Spanish even less so. Help us connect language learning with an American classic!
Our classroom is passionate about learning.
I can't get them to go home at the end of the day. They come to school every morning to an inner city school in Los Angeles, on public transportation, walking, or fighting traffic and they know they are their for a reason. Our students are very diverse economically, culturally, and linguistically. We are a Title 1 school, where over 90% of our student qualify for free lunch. Our families send their children to our school with the hopes and dreams for a brighter future. They work extra hard in a dual immersion program, where they have to master the standards in both English and Spanish. Although many of my students face real challenges, they have a passion for learning, and the potential to achieve greatness.
My Project
By utilizing the story "Little House of the Prairie" we will compare the narrative of the story with the narrative of the United States, looking at the geography, the people, and the conditions that impacted these narratives. We will discuss how Laura Ingalls tells gives us a story through a particular lens, that of a pioneer and a settler. We will also explore varied lenses to paint a fuller picture of the U.S. westward expansion. "Little House on the Prairie" gives students a vibrant depiction of all the challenges and dangers that those individuals faced when they came with their families into those territories unsettled by the United States at that time. We will look at the opportunities that this country afforded those who were brave enough venture forth and lucky enough to survive, as well at the impact this had on the Native Americans who inhabited these lands.
This book is perfect for discussing historic complexities because it is an authentic first person account that is not conveniently engineered to free of moral conflict.
When you give to this project you are giving these students the opportunity to ask themselves and others those difficult questions such as: What would you do if you were in those historic shoes? By having deep and analytic discussions students can truly use history to help them make better choices for the world today.
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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