Help me give my students books about social justice like: Dreamers, Harvesting Hope and Dream Drum Girl. We are also requesting posterboard so the students can present about the historical figures they learned about.
$454 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
Our school is located in an area of low economic development. Over 90% of our students are growing up in poverty. Books and resources are scarce in their homes. But they come to school every day eager to learn and to apply their new skills.
In Kindergarten we are laying the foundation for all future skills!
Every day we are learning letters and sounds that will help us read. We are learning to count and graph, which will begin their understanding of math skills. All our activities are hands-on letting the student discover and discuss as they are learning.
My students are not growing up with the same experiences their counterparts in the wealthier parts of town are privy to. When they walk in the first day of school they are still learning how to write their names, the letters of the alphabet. We work very hard to get these students reading, writing and adding on grade level. The problem is we need hands-on resources and books to get them there. They need to practice their skills on a daily basis in order to become successful.
My Project
Today's students are growing up in an era quite different than what we faced decades ago. But the same issues are still vibrant in their lives. I want my students to learn about the fighters of social justice from the past and inspire them to care about the issues today. I am requesting books about people like Cesar Chavez, Silvia Mendez, John Lewis and Malala. We will read these stories together and discuss the issues of equality that arise.
Then my students will present their own Wax Museum to profile their favorite historical figure.
They will dress up like that person, recite facts they have learned and put together a project on a backdrop-that's what we will use the posterboard for. I want my students to know they can stand up and speak out against injustice and I think the best way to teach them that is to hear the stories from the past of brave souls who did just that.
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