Help me give my students snacks to keep them focused all day, and high-interest magazines to read during snack time, that will help boost both their love of reading, and their comprehension skills!
Teaching in a high-needs, Title I school, my students are often faced with challenges outside of the classroom. They are often unable to access technology outside of school hours for various reasons, including both socioeconomic status and stressful family situations.
My goal is to do my part in closing the achievement gap within my own district by providing students with opportunities to be fully exposed to and excited about all of their academic content.
I also aim to help them see the relevance to them!
We also have an increasing ELL population, so I have students who are great academically in their first language, but having expected challenges in our content in English. I try to provide them with resources and materials in their first language where appropriate, and in tandem with the English materials.
Most of my students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch due to their families' socioeconomic status. This means their stresses outside of the classroom are regarding more basic needs. This puts them at a disadvantage in their early lives, to their peers competing for college admissions and eventually, jobs down the road.
They are hardworking, motivated and engaged in any content I present!
My Project
My students come from all sorts of home environments, some of which unfortunately, do not always have enough food at home. Even though many of these students receive free breakfast and lunch while at school, they are growing kiddos and often have grumbly tummies before they head home.
I want to support my students' physical health by providing them extra opportunities to eat every day, as well as make that snack time fun, engaging, and academically rigorous.
Due to the fact that many of my students' families are low-income, magazines are a cherished prize which not only gets my students excited at school, but helps us to grow that love of reading that is so crucial during these years!
Magazines are also a great teaching tool because we can look at different writing styles, article structures, and non-fiction text features! Once students see that not everything has to be an essay, they realize that they are authors after all!
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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