Past projects 2
Indigenous Stories by Indigenous Authors
Funded Sep 11, 2021Thank you for your contributions to my classroom! Many of my students are reconnecting with their indigenous communities, and this makes reading indigenous stories even more important. These stories were engaging and modern, yet taught important historical lessons of the past.
Though I have moved on to 6th grade, I have left these books behind so that other 4th grade students may continue to learn indigenous stories through indigenous voices! This is especially important as the curriculum surrounding Native American studies has evolved, but is still lacking proper representation for our students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Garcia
This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 3 other donors.Reading is FUNdamental
Funded Aug 29, 2019Where do I start? Having novel study books in the classroom is so invaluable. This year I have many low readers who lack confidence in their independent reading abilities, but love being read to. With the novel studies, I also purchase the audible narration. This is sometimes more fun than hearing me read to them every day! It is so crucial for all the students, but especially the low readers, to be exposed to novels above their reading level. As they follow along and have the book read to them, they will learn how to pronounce words they do not recognize, and will be able to recognize them in the future.
The Halloween Tree was a very fun book to read, but also a very educational one. By reading it in class we learned about how those we love that have passed on are celebrated in different cultures, and the true history of Halloween.
The book that has the greatest impact in my class is from the Joey Pigza series. Joey Pigza is about a young boy who has ADHD, a dysfunctional family, and the struggles he faces, and how he overcomes them. It is very real and relatable for many of my students. It has taught them that while some people are different, it is not a bad thing. I had a parent tell me that her son came home telling her about how I introduced this amazing book to the class, and how it is about a boy named Joey who is different, just like him. He went on to tell his mom that he loved the book so much because it taught him that just because he is different, it did not mean there was something wrong with him, and how happy he was that I read that to him. As a teacher you do not often hear about the impact you have directly from the student. It was very special that the parent shared that with me. It tells me that these novel studies you helped fund for my classroom have touched at least one students heart, and that is the reason I teach.
Thank you for making this possible for my students, whom I treasure so much.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Garcia
This classroom project was brought to life by Montgomery Family Foundation and 7 other donors.