Past projects 4
Help Me Diversify My Author Study Unit!
Funded May 10, 2023Thank you so much for helping me diversify my classroom library. I was able to add books from several authors who were underrepresented in our school library and can now use these books to complete our author studies throughout the year.
Your support has also allowed me to share these books with other teachers across the school so that they too can share diverse authors and illustrators in their classrooms.
I am filled with gratitude that my students can now all see themselves represented in the books within our classroom! Thank you!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. C.
This classroom project was brought to life by Neukom Family Foundation and 3 other donors.It's Not Just a Book on Tape!
Funded May 8, 2022Thank you so much for funding my Donors Choose project. The materials received have allowed my students to participate in additional literacy centers within my classroom. They have also provided me with the media to incorporate songs and movement activities from CDs that I have from previous years of teaching that were not able to be played through my laptop.
Listening to reading is of great benefit to students for several reasons. High-level readers are often working on improving their fluency, reading rate, and oral expression when reading. They can improve this by listening to fluent reader models without needing to focus on decoding the words if they were reading themselves. Listening to reading also benefits emergent readers because not only does it provide the same fluent model, but it also helps them to build their vocabulary and sight word knowledge as they follow along to the story that is being read to them. Lastly, listening to reading benefits all students develop listening comprehension skills because they are able to focus on the actual story line and use the pictures and expression of the reader to create a picture in their mind of what is happening in the story.
Thank you so much for helping my students grow as readers!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. C.
Help Increase Our Literacy!
Funded Oct 11, 2019This project has made a great impact on our classroom! The listening station has increased opportunities for all readers to hear good fluency models and provides more exposure to new vocabulary. It also gives access to books that some students wouldn't otherwise be able to read independently.
Time for Kids has exposed students to culture outside of their general community. They are learning about people and places that may never have met or heard about before. Students get so excited about reading and learning about the new and different topics each issue.
Students also love that they can share the Time for Kids with their families. They are proud to take the issues home and share what they learned! It has been wonderful!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. C.
Supplemental Literacy and Science Resources
Funded Aug 19, 2015Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! The Let's Find Out subscription and books are a great resource for my students. The Science Spin complements subjects that they are learning in the classroom in our regular curriculum.
The students love completing the activities at the end of the magazines (as shown in the pictures). They are very excited to bring the materials home and share with their friends and families. The vibrant pictures and developmentally appropriate words allow my newest readers to "read" at home using both the pictures and some of the words.
This has been such a wonderful experience and we could not have obtained these materials without your support. Thank you so much for choosing our classroom for your donation!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. C.