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Ms. Horak's Classroom

  • Belair K-5 School
  • Augusta, GA
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Planning to GROW

    Funded Jul 10, 2024

    I am so thankful and excited that you have given to my project. I got tears in my eyes when I saw this morning that the project was fully funded and realized my students were going to walk into a classroom already prepped for learning and growing this year. They will feel loved and supported and believed in right from the beginning of the year! Thank you so much for helping my second-graders grow to their full potential!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Horak

  • Help Us Build Our Reading Muscles

    Funded Oct 21, 2021

    My students are so excited to have new books for our classroom, especially since they will get to read them together in partners! I am excited to see them increase their fluency and comprehension while having fun! These books are great practice for those you need extra work with high-frequency words. They will also students of multiple skill levels to discover the central messages in texts and practice answering and answering questions - important reading strategies for second graders. Thank you so much for your donation.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Horak

    This classroom project was brought to life by Dollar General Literacy Foundation and 3 other donors.
Even my most reluctant readers love laughing at funny stories with a classmate and it builds both their confidence and camaraderie, but it is a challenge to always find engaging texts for this activity. I spent much time last year at my public library checking out books for my class, but I was not able to plan well ahead of time because availability was not guaranteed. Also, students need to be able to quickly find a quiet spot for sharing together, so they don't waste any of their reading time. With these resources, students will build their reading muscles and discover reading to be an enjoyable experience as they share these great books with one another. I have carefully chosen texts that I know will facilitate partner reading. For example, Elephant and Piggie books have two characters telling a story through dialogue. Students will build their reading muscles by reading these books together and then re-telling the story using cues we learn in class. The You Read To Me books include many classic stories rewritten and color-coded to be easily read with a partner. The stories will help students gain cultural background knowledge to apply to more complicated texts later. The cushioned seats will make reading with a partner extra-special: students will be able to quickly grab a seat and find a quiet spot away from other activities.

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Even my most reluctant readers love laughing at funny stories with a classmate and it builds both their confidence and camaraderie, but it is a challenge to always find engaging texts for this activity. I spent much time last year at my public library checking out books for my class, but I was not able to plan well ahead of time because availability was not guaranteed. Also, students need to be able to quickly find a quiet spot for sharing together, so they don't waste any of their reading time. With these resources, students will build their reading muscles and discover reading to be an enjoyable experience as they share these great books with one another. I have carefully chosen texts that I know will facilitate partner reading. For example, Elephant and Piggie books have two characters telling a story through dialogue. Students will build their reading muscles by reading these books together and then re-telling the story using cues we learn in class. The You Read To Me books include many classic stories rewritten and color-coded to be easily read with a partner. The stories will help students gain cultural background knowledge to apply to more complicated texts later. The cushioned seats will make reading with a partner extra-special: students will be able to quickly grab a seat and find a quiet spot away from other activities.

About my class

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