If My Stomach Is Growling, My Mind Is Elsewhere 2!
Help me give my students snacks for their bellies to fuel their minds!
$412 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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 are struggling readers and language learners. My students are creative, imaginative, and silly. My students are hard working and resilient.
I teach K-5 reading and math intervention and English Language Development at a title 1 school.
I work with struggling readers and language learners with such tenacity and resilience that inspires me each and every day. Our classroom is my student's safe space. In my classroom we take risks and try our best. We approach learning with a curious eye and an open heart and mind. In our classroom we are a team and my students support each other in their growth. They support each other during struggles and they celebrate each others victories!
The thing that my students benefit most from is reading, speaking, and hands on learning.
My Project
Children can not focus on their studies if their stomach is empty. I teach at a Title I school. Oftentimes, my students come to school hungry. They often come to school without a snack and their little tummy's start growling midday, which makes learning impossible and behavior problems flourish. Improved nutrition has the potential to positively influence students’ academic performance and behavior. Studies have shown that a student's nutritional situation can directly affect mental capacity among school-aged children. Existing data suggests that with better nutrition students are better able to learn, students have fewer absences, and students’ behavior improves, causing fewer disruptions in the classroom. I had a similar project at the start of the school year and my students have enjoyed the nourishment and peace of mind knowing they could come to me if their tummies were growling.
I am asking you today to please help me purchase snacks once again so that my students will never sit in my class without something in their tummy.
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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