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 Project
My students are pre-kindergarten through fifth graders who are full of energy. They visit the library once per week for a scheduled special. In addition, teachers send students to the library to complete a task or come for a full class activity. Some also come during recess for fun or to mentor younger students. The students have adapted to the challenges thrown at them this past year and are not only surviving but thriving in this very different environment. My students come from very diverse backgrounds. They love reading diverse books, participating in maker space activities and STEM challenges, and are very curious. There are over 1,400 students in our school! I have a large population of English Language Learners. They are eager to learn and enjoy every minute of it. My students are both general and special education students. They are all amazing kids!
My students participate in weekly LEGO STEM challenges during library time as well as during before-school enrichment.
As we have just added a substantial amount of LEGOS to our collection, the new additions are organized in bags, boxes, etc, and are not easily accessible for the students to take out and put away themselves. These storage containers will allow students to access their legos on their own as well as clean up. They will help teach the children responsibility. In addition, the larger size will allow students to not have to break apart their projects to fit them back in a bag at cleanup, allowing them to work towards something bigger.
With our weekly STEM challenges, students get the opportunity to be engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and even writers.
We sometimes center STEM challenges around holidays such as floats for Thanksgiving, ornaments for Christmas, Red builds for Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day.
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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