Funded Jun 14, 2022What an amazing literary environment you have helped to create! As a first year teacher, the part that was the most intimidating about stepping into my own classroom was building out my classroom library. I had a lot of goals -- I wanted books that would supplement our academic pursuits in science and social studies; I wanted to books that would be windows to other ways of life and mirrors to reflect students' lived experiences; and I wanted books that would help students build social-emotional skills. Your contributions have helped to accomplish all of this and more. Students have loved exploring the books. While all of the books have been well received by students, the most popular are "Pelé, King of Soccer," "Riley the Rare Red Panda," and "I love BOBA!" I'm glad that my students love boba as much as I do! We have also used books such as "" and "" as mentor texts for personal narrative writing.”
With gratitude,
Mr. Ward