This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My students regularly deal with trauma in many forms: poverty, homelessness, hunger, abuse, imprisonment of family members, etc. Their young minds often find it difficult to concentrate on their studies for any length of time.
All of my students qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Often, school meals are the only food they eat in a day. Concentration and putting forth the energy needed for learning is difficult, although they are curious. My students crave new experiences and information.
My students like to experiment with different types of technology and media. I love watching them make connections in our ELA center activities.
My Project
Our current Listening Center accommodates four students at one time. Many of our center groups contain five students. Additional headphones will allow groups to work together.
Independent reading book bags allow my students to keep texts--at their independent reading level--at their desks.
This is important because it saves time and provides students with an option when their assignments are finished. Knowing the students have texts at their fingertips, with which they can be successful, means I can be confident they are able to complete various reading and writing assignments.
Dry erase markers are a sure-fire way to get my students actively engaged in learning.
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