My students need a carpet for our meeting area, circle time, and reading comfort zone.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Riss's classroom raised $442
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My 1st Grade Class is made up of 28 students. Almost half of those students are ENL (English as a New Language) students. The rest of the children are regular education students. My class is part of a program that is new to our school. The idea is that ENL students will learn the language from language immersion, as well as a co-teaching setting for the Reading/Writing portion of the day.
Students are often teachers in each other's lives.
The ENL students are learning English and American customs from their new friends, and the native English speakers are learning about world cultures and tolerance from their non-native friends.
My Project
My students currently sit on a cold floor during Morning Meeting, Circle Time, and Book Time. A soft, warm carpet would be more inviting to students during this time, as well as allow the students a new area for Reading Workshop. My students are reluctant to sit on the floor, come close, and learn. They need an invitation piece in the room, and the carpet would be just what they need to want to sit close, listen closely, and read closely.
I picture my students getting comfortable and reading calmly on a cozy carpet and begging me for "a few more minutes" as they relax and dive into their books and new love of literacy.
More than three‑quarters of 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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