Energy, passion, excitement and determination are all words that come to mind when I'm asked to describe the room full of scholars that walk in my door every morning for 180 days. Their home lives are varied and a large percentage of them come from families that qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. Many of them have very supportive, involved parents, and others have parents whose attention is spread very thin. But no matter their lives at home, they are so excited to learn new things and, when I am able to find a topic that they have strong opinions about (what third grader doesn't have some strong opinions?), they run with it!
My Project
I have a fairly well developed classroom library of books about our government and election process, but many of them are very dry, traditional nonfiction texts. Areas like social studies can start to feel very rote and disconnected without the right resources at hand.
My goal with this project is to capture students' attention with picture books and then spark their passion by introducing them to the struggles of minorities and women to get the right to vote.
As we explore the history of the election process in the United States, students will learn the state social studies standards in a way that is pertinent and exciting to them. We will use the texts and the history as a catalyst for discussions, debates and cooperative learning experiences in our classroom.
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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