It all started with a book! A book about Greek gods and goddesses, half-bloods, demigods, and monsters. It started with a story packed with friendship and adventure and the reading bug bit, and it bit hard. As a teacher of 6th grade students at a Title I school, I do anything I can to foster the love of reading and encourage continuing education. So, when I picked up a copy of The Lightning Thief as a way to motivate my classroom of students who live in a high-need and high-risk community, I had no idea the impact one book would make!
I want to make an impact with students and foster the love of reading. I want to tie the 6th grade social studies curriculum and use The Lightning Thief as a way to connect the curriculum. The problem is purchasing enough books to do a literature study of this book as an entire class with no classroom funds.
My students need a classroom set of these books to be used for a literature study as an integrated part of the social studies curriculum.
With your donation you will make it possible for students to share and experience a book that brings the past alive. The book is engaging to students and it is a GREAT way to motivate them. The book has a high interest level and students enjoy making higher level connections and predictions based on what they've learned in social studies. With your donation you will help the reading bug bite!
More than half 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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