Funded Dec 19, 2022Thank you so much for the opportunity to share with my students the love and joy of storytelling. It all begins with adventures with "Pete the Cat". Each week, a student can enjoy having school and classroom adventures with Pete, the plushy. Once they had adventures with Pete, they were able to write one or two adventures in our "classroom book: Pete the Cat Our Class book School Adventures". They so much enjoyed not only the chance to have an adventure with Pete, but to share them out loud and in writing for all to read and have. This opportunity to create our own classroom book excited them so much, that they all began to want to read with Pete, write with Pete, play with Pete, eat lunch with Pete, learn with Pete, and so much more in order for them to share their stories.
The materials so kindly donated to our classroom helped me with printing out all the pictures of my students, the final product and being able to print and share it with all my students to have, to keep, and to continue reading it whenever they wish. As the school year is nearing its end, this book will not only remind them of the great memories they created in first grade, but of how much fun it was to read and write about their everyday adventures.
For the future, I would like to keep this tradition of storytelling with all of my classes by creating a classroom book. As for my students, I know they will love to continue writing about their own adventures and creating their own personal books. Thank you so much for this opportunity not just for myself as a teacher, but for my students.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Garcia