My students need literature that teaches about tolerance and helps promote acceptance in our classroom and throughout our community. Reading about Ruby Bridges, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King will help define adversity.
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My Students
My students love reading various genres of literature to learn about the world around them.
We all live with the objective of being happy: our lives are all different and yet the same.
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Our school houses over twelve hundred students in kindergarten through fifth grade. We are an underfunded, Title 1 school, in an inner city, where many ethnicities come together to learn and explore while speaking over forty languages! The students in my second grade class are a diverse bunch! The majority of them speak English as a second language, while others receive learning support for different needs. Most of the students came to my class reading below grade level. They never experienced kindergarten and lack the resources at home to develop their abilities.
My Project
The materials requested will make a difference in my class. Students will enjoy reading the stories of Michael Jordan, Amelia Earhart, and the Iditarod Race and learn to recognize that no matter who you are, someone is always facing a challenge. By reading these stories, students will realize that any obstacle can be overcome with dedication and perseverance.
There are many children’s books out there that teach tolerance and encourage their readers to be respectful of all types of people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexuality .
The literature selected in this project not only teaches life lessons, but also aligns with the common-core curriculum required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Students will learn new vocabulary words, identify characters' feelings, make connections to the stories and develop their fluency and comprehension skills. Students will present to their peers and explain the adversary being faced. They will compare and contrast the past and present, making connections and discuss if it is relevant in today's world, and if changes have been made to include all people of every race, religion, or ethnicities.
Hopefully, teaching tolerance in my class will encourage my students to be respectful of others at home and in our community. My students are a diverse bunch and I feel it is necessary to expose them to literature that promotes tolerance and generosity towards all.
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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