Help me give my students heavy duty sturdy canvas tote bags for smooth classroom transitions.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rivera's classroom raised $340
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it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
Fifth grade is the last elementary school grade before the huge transition to middle school where students will be transitioning from class to class, for up to seven times. My colleague and I work on giving our elementary students a feel for those transitions by coring between our two groups of fifth grades.
It is important to mentally and physically prepare our fifth graders for the huge change in learning they will encounter in middle school all the way to their college years: transitioning from class to class.
We each have a homeroom but then also specialize in core subjects. I teach English Language Arts and History Social Studies while she teaches math and science. We split the day between both classes, switching mid way. Each student has a cubby in homeroom classroom to hold their books and materials for when needed. When transitioning to the "switch class" students need to take certain materials with them from their homeroom, like their binders, Chromebooks, and pencil pouches, to study with and work with in their switch class. Holding these materials in their hands has been a problem as they at times end up dropping their materials such as their chrome books. Their backpacks are too big and bulky for our elementary school classroom and hang on their outside hooks holding their lunch and such. Cue the sturdy canvas bags! These canvas bags are perfect for holding the materials the students need when transitioning between classrooms. They fit perfectly inside the desk space that students use while in their switch class. No more dropping of materials while transitioning. Thank you in advance for helping us give our students an organized "taste" of transitioning from class to class as they will begin to experience in middle school
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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