My students are a diverse group of learners. Each student comes to my class with their own unique academic needs. This coming school year, my students will be returning to the classroom, many of them for the first time in 18 months.
Elementary School students in the past 18 months have faced unprecedented challenges.
Every one of my students has persevered through the recent challenges with grace and has remained motivated to conquer any challenge.
My Project
At the start of this school year, all fifth graders read Save Me a Seat together. Save Me a Seat is about two very different boys entering the fifth grade. The boys soon realize that although they come to school with their own unique perspectives, they are not so different after all. This story helped to connect my fifth graders and helped us learn that even though we all have our own points of view, we still have a lot in common. As the year goes on we constantly referenced back to the main characters whenever we felt alone. The story helps us to remember that even though we are all different and are physically far apart, we have more in common than we realize.
In previous years we have read this book virtually or as a read-aloud but now that we are back in the classroom I would like each student to have their own copy.
Each student has their own printed copy of Save Me a Seat allows them to dive into the book in a way you cannot do when reading online. There is nothing quite like the feeling of a paperback book in your hands when reading.
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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