Help me give my students Honey Maid Lil Squares, Doritos, Goldfish, and Cheez-Its to keep their minds focused on academics and not hunger during the winter!
Benjamin Franklin once said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Students need to be involved in their learning so that they can take ownership of what they are doing. Students need to get their hands "dirty" by using them to research, create, and make learning meaningful. I teach about 20 eager, energetic third-grade students in my classroom this year. We are a CEP, Title I school which means 100% of our students participate in the free lunch program. All of our students are eager to learn and need experiences that they do not get at home. Many of our children come from single-parent homes.
Our school is in close proximity to a major military base; we serve many students who come from active and retired military families.
We want parents to associate school with love, learning, and caring. We would like to change parents' points-of-view from the negative experiences they may have had as children to be able to see the positive experiences we provide their children through rich literature and unforgettable activities.
My Project
My students need snacks such as Doritos, Goldfish, Cheez-Its and Honey Maid Little Squares to keep them energized for learning all day long! These snacks would allow our students to have enough energy to keep on learning throughout the day and grow their brains!
If we can make sure they get a snack, they will be able to better focus and really build the fundamental knowledge necessary for them to go onto the next grade and continue to be successful throughout school.
This project is important because our students have a very long day and need some different yummy snacks to help them stay engaged in learning.
If we can give them the smallest thing like an afternoon snack, they will be able to keep up their energy and learn even more in the exhausting afternoons.
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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