My project includes high-interest books, manipulatives, and resources that will help bridge the gaps many of them came in with this school year and keep students motivated to learn through hands-on activities. While my students love to read, my recent change in grade levels leaves me without a wide variety of books matching my students' abilities and interests.
We make time for independent reading every day, and it is critical that my students have access to high-interest books at a wide variety of reading levels; this is something many of them did not have access to during distance learning. In addition to promoting the joy of reading, we use their self-chosen books to support the reading standards being explicitly taught. For example, many of the books I have requested are fantastic for practicing literature standards such as analyzing character development, sequencing events within a story, summarizing, and determining the narrator's or author's perspective of events.
Additionally, I have requested manipulatives and resources to help my students with challenging concepts in all subject areas. These materials include personal whiteboards for daily math and language/grammar work, fractions manipulatives to develop understanding of equivalent fractions and adding/subtracting fractions, and earbuds to allow for use of two differentiated ELA computer programs that include read-aloud features and develop listening skills. I have requested chart paper so that our class can create anchor charts together as a learning tool, and desktop nameplates that include reference materials they will use on a daily basis. The remaining materials requested are for our classroom centers to organize materials and provide students with daily access to hands-on, small group learning activities.
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My project includes high-interest books, manipulatives, and resources that will help bridge the gaps many of them came in with this school year and keep students motivated to learn through hands-on activities. While my students love to read, my recent change in grade levels leaves me without a wide variety of books matching my students' abilities and interests.
We make time for independent reading every day, and it is critical that my students have access to high-interest books at a wide variety of reading levels; this is something many of them did not have access to during distance learning. In addition to promoting the joy of reading, we use their self-chosen books to support the reading standards being explicitly taught. For example, many of the books I have requested are fantastic for practicing literature standards such as analyzing character development, sequencing events within a story, summarizing, and determining the narrator's or author's perspective of events.
Additionally, I have requested manipulatives and resources to help my students with challenging concepts in all subject areas. These materials include personal whiteboards for daily math and language/grammar work, fractions manipulatives to develop understanding of equivalent fractions and adding/subtracting fractions, and earbuds to allow for use of two differentiated ELA computer programs that include read-aloud features and develop listening skills. I have requested chart paper so that our class can create anchor charts together as a learning tool, and desktop nameplates that include reference materials they will use on a daily basis. The remaining materials requested are for our classroom centers to organize materials and provide students with daily access to hands-on, small group learning activities.
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