Making Science Come Alive!

Funded Aug 2, 2019

This project has made my students excited about learning science through literature and hands-on learning. The fiction and non-fiction texts that you funded has helped students become more interested in learning about science, and it has become their favorite part of our school day. In fact, they could not wait to open our boxes when I told them we had new books for our classroom.

I have been able to teach my students about non-fiction text features, such as how to use a Table of Contents and glossary to help them understand the text better. They have also been practicing identifying the main idea in the texts we have read about. Most recently, we were able to complete a unit of study on how animals use their body parts. In one of the lessons, we used materials from our science kit to help them mimic how birds use their beaks to gather food. After a student read the book ¨Beaks" to the class, they had to discover which beak worked best to pick up their bird feed.

I will forever be grateful for the generosity you have shown my students, and I look forward to using these materials with my future classes as well.”

With gratitude,

Mrs. Byford