Past projects 2
Diverse Books for Social Justice!
Funded Aug 23, 2023Picture books, for all ages, but especially elementary students, are powerful tools of education. Their eyes light up and they literally leap for joy when they see me pull one of these beautiful books from the shelf for a read aloud. We are wired to love and learn from storytelling and stories make wonderful launchpads for deep discussion. They are so engaged with the content when presented in this way. The wide variety of books you have so generously supplied us with, allows me to expose my students to the stories of people who look like my students and who don't, who live like my students and who don't. Providing these "windows and mirrors" books helps young people affirm their own identity while learning to respect and admire the beauty of other identities. These stories and texts are opening up a dialogue amongst my students about religion, immigration, disability, age, race, gender, ethics, respect, empathy, compassion, kindness, citizenship, patience and the vastness of the human experience. Although my students are only 7-9 years old, they are capable of deep and meaningful conversations when provided with such rich materials. Your donation is making this all possible, and it will continue to for years to come. We so appreciate your kindness and the ripple effect difference you are making in our community as a result!”
With gratitude,
Ms. McCreary
Books! Listening Center, Read-Aloud Materials, and Math Books.
Funded Oct 9, 2015Thank you so much for funding this project of interdisciplinary books! It is bringing to life for us the life skills we have been working so hard on learning such as self-control, having a growth mindset, compassion, tolerance, respect and citizenship. We also have been loving having new math stories to read during math enrichment; that has really been encouraging and motivating us to stay focused through our seat work. In addition, the large collection of common core paired reads, engaging poetry, high level novels have been supporting our work in utilizing reading strategies and pushing up our fluency and comprehension levels. The books on tape have made our listening center the most popular place to be and have been sparking deep literature circle conversations. We so appreciate your support of our learning and look forward to using these books for years and years to come!”
With gratitude,
Ms. McCreary