Past projects 3
Literature to Support the Arts
Funded Dec 2, 2024Thank you for this incredible donation to our classroom. Many students strive to see themselves in the characters they read about in books, and there aren't as many novels who choose the protaganist to be a teenage Indian boy. This story is impactful for many of my students who are of Native American descent as well as students of other marginalized populations.
This book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by, Sherman Alexie is about an ambitious teenager who lives on a poor reservation. He plays basketball and tries to excel in school, but his team lacks proper funding and facilities to be successful, and his school lacks qualified teachers, updated materials and supplies. The speaker in the book tells his story in the first-person narrative so we hear it with an authentic voice of a kid. This makes it very relatable to my students.
My students had the opportunity to opt in to this book club which meets during intervention/enrichment times during the day. They take the book home and we discuss it during our meetings. The conversations that have come from these discussions have been meaningful and have given some of our quieter students a voice to help express thoughts and feelings that they had previously thought were just their own.
Thank you for your generosity in helping to purchase this class set. It has been a meaningful experience for my students.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bratcher
True Grit Novel Set
Funded Dec 31, 2024I am so excited to get this over into my students’ hands. This was written by an Arkansas born author which will give the book additional relevance to my students. Your generosity is unmatched. Thank you for supporting public school teachers and our efforts in the classroom. I am very encouraged and grateful.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bratcher
This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 6 other donors.Reading for TodayTime for Kids, Time for Relevance
Funded Jul 27, 2018This has been such a WONDERFUL project for our classroom. Historically, students struggle with non-fiction texts. Nonfiction is usually a more difficult content for new readers and it holds less interest, typically, than it's fiction counterparts. Time For Kids magazines is written specifically for 3rd graders so it meets them at their reading level and interest levels. Using current events allows the students to get a better understanding on what their parents are talking about, or what they hear on the news and can better contribute to conversations. It provides students with a sense of empowerment as they are better aware of what is going on in our world. Thank you for contributing to this meaningful and worthwhile project for my classroom”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Bratcher