Shine Bright Like Our Future

Funded Aug 16, 2023

Thank you very much for all of your donations. My students love to read and listen to stories. Most of the books in this project were for the students to become confident, feel empowered, and learn emotional regulation. Building confidence in my students is one of my main goals as a teacher, and these texts have helped do so.

Reading has many different forms in my classroom. We mostly sit on the carpet and I read them a story. We have discussions about the story and we make predictions and ask questions. At the end of reading each story, we talk about the main idea or what the author wanted to teach them. The students also have reading bins, so when they have free time or when we cool down, they read a book from their book bins. Reading also does not only happen during the Reading block. We also read during science, social studies, and at the end of the day.

All of the students enjoy listening to the books and are so engaged. We reread books as a class three to four times and they still get excited like it's their first time reading the story. With all of your help, my students' love for reading has grown.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Galang