Past projects 4
Always Choose Kindness
Funded Aug 3, 2017Thank you so much for donating to my project called Always Choose Kindness. I'm excited to use this to teach my students about acceptance, tolerance, friendship, and kindness. These traits are needed even more today as children grow into adults. I look forward to sharing our journey with you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. DORSEY
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Funder and 6 other donors.Home Away From Home
Funded Aug 3, 2017My heart is full right now! Thank you for donating to my project. Your gifts will help make my classroom a very inviting and comfortable place to learn! I cannot wait to share all of our new things with my students! I know they will love them! Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. DORSEY
Following the Journey Through the Pages of a Book
Funded Jun 15, 2016Thank you so much for the books that you helped purchase for my classroom. Our author study of Patricia Polacco was a wonderful part of the school year. Her books brought much laughter and tears to our days.
They also were very important in establishing a sense of community between students. The books were used as read alouds, in small groups, and in literature circles. The students became excited to talk about the book and use the books to dig deeper to understand the many characters that came to life through the words of each book.
Patricia Polacco came to our area this school year, and I was able to go to a luncheon with her. She told stories of her childhood and shared where many of her ideas came from in her books. I was able to talk to her one on one about the books you purchased and have her sign a copy of Junkyard Wonders. The students were so happy for me to share all of that with them. It made the books even more special!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. DORSEY
This classroom project was brought to life by an anonymous donor and one other donor.Making History Come Alive
Funded Jul 30, 2016Thank you so much for contributing to my new 5th grade classroom. I have always loved teaching social studies, but have found that the content is very difficult for young minds to understand. Integrating language arts and social studies has prove to not only help them understand but connect with and comprehend on a much deeper level.
Through the use of the books that you helped purchase, my students were able to master several reading and writing standards. We used these books as read alouds during our unit of study, but also used them in whole group and small group instruction to teach drawing conclusions, inference, problem solving, and character analysis. During these types of instruction students were engaged in the act of reading and discussing these books in whole group lessons and in literature circles. Writing stories to depict the time period that we are studying or about the book and characters took place daily.
Our units also included integrating the arts. As we studied the Roaring Twenties, we read books, researched, and wrote about how Jazz and the Harlem Renaissance played a role in history. The students created expository writings based on their research and created paintings of an instrument during that time. We study famous artworks of instruments and techniques. They also learned dances that went with each decade and performed them for the school and parents.
As you can see, my students loved using literature to learn history this year. They would beg for me to read to them, ask to borrow books, and couldn't wait to discuss their learnings after reading. Thank you for helping my students to be successful and happy 5th Graders!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. DORSEY