The students in my seventh and eighth grade social studies classes are fascinated by history and current events. They are energetic, inquisitive, and thirsty for knowledge.
I teach at a Title I school in Philadelphia where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch.
I teach a wide array of students from gifted to those on learning support. My students do not have the resources that they deserve and need in the classroom. They love reading, researching, and using various forms of technology that allow them to be immersed in the topics they are learning.
My Project
This project will give my students high interest books that will fuel their love of reading. The books chosen will introduce my students to new perspectives as well as help them find comfort in characters going through similar situations, which will help their emotional well being.
This project is important because students for years to come will have access to the books I have chosen.
My students will be able to find comfort and acceptance by reading books with characters going through the same things. This project will solve the problem of a lack of inclusive and culturally diverse books in our library. The project will also help the emotional well being of students, by giving them a way to connect and share what they are going through.
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