Funded Feb 3, 2021Thank you so much for your support!
When the new materials arrived, we were learning remotely. I open the packages during our zoom class. Everyone was cheering and happy to see their materials. There were a lot of smiles and words of appreciation. They couldn't wait to start using them.
My students look forward to any assignment we have in class. They see it as an opportunity to give life to their characters using real skin tone colors. They have start to see and notice our similarities in our cultures and even within their own extended families.
As I began to read, The Color of Us, students saw themselves in this story. Their eyes opened big when they heard the different color description of all characters. After
the story was read, some of them felt comfortable sharing who they see in our neighborhood, and compare themselves to the characters of our new book. My goal is to continue talking about our differences and similarities in our neighborhood, our world to help them develop respect for each other.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Aranda