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Building Brains The Stem Way! Part 1 and 2 I wrote and received these grants so I could begin a 2nd grade STEM Club! Generous donors, CBS' Young Sheldon Show and GM helped fund a STEM activity cart that included 10 tubs of activities, batteries, a Beebot, and building blocks baseplates. WHY this grant? Students love learning and exploring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics topics!
Mecklenburg County "Friend of a Farmer" Open Resource Grant- I wrote and received this grant which includes $150 and a paid one year subscription to the NC Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom "Book of the Month" program. WHY this grant? Students will weave their science and literacy learning together via our outdoor classroom and my STEM Club will put together Lego pollinators.
Reading Isn't A Secret Anymore Donor's Choose Grant- I wrote and received this grant to help enhance phonics instruction. We received the manual, posters, and the phonics porta-pics. Why this grant? Reading and writing is very important for a student's success!
The Hershey Heartwarming Project Grant- I wrote and received this grant "to carry out a project to advance inclusion, belonging, empathy, and kindness in your community". All families will receive a book about kindness to keep. Books for the classroom about inclusion, belonging, empathy, and kindness were ordered. We will collect canned food, animal shelter supplies, and snack basket items for our community heroes!
EL Education Better World Day Grant- I wrote and received this grant for a 'community service project that contributes to a better world'! We read the book Kindness Rocks and painted kindness rocks to be given secretly or with a smile on our face to someone who we want to share kindness with! Why this grant? Social-emotional topics are important this year and we want students to practice spreading kindness.
EL Education Better World Day Grant- I wrote and received this grant for a 'community service project that contributes to a better world'! We partnered with a 2nd grade class who taught us about pollinators and we then shared our knowledge of plants. We filled two raised beds with soil, put on gardening gloves and planted eight pollinator-friendly plants. Why this grant? Pollinators such as bees pollinate about one-third of the food we eat. Without bees, we wouldn't have most of the fruits and vegetables that you see on tables. They are very important for our eco-system!
Take A Look It's in a Book! Donor's Choose Grant- I wrote and received this grant for books, books, and more books...books for our social studies culture unit, 200 easy readers, social-emotional topics , math concept stories, etc. WHY this grant? In the pandemic it has become harder to share books like we previously did so having more books for students to keep in their personal book box is safer. They enjoy reading and rereading which helps their fluency.
Mecklenburg County "Friend of a Farmer" Raised Bed Grant- I wrote and received this grant which includes an installed raised bed, soil, and a paid one year subscription to the NC Farm Bureau Agriculture in the Classroom "Book of the Month" program. WHY this grant? Students will weave their science and literacy learning together via this outdoor classroom.
WE Volunteer Now Grant- I wrote and received this grant to continue our campaign of collecting used crayons for The Crayon Initiative. This grant will buy books and crayons to introduce our new classroom teachers to our collection effort, pay for shipping charges to mail the crayon pieces to CA, and purchase shirts for my teammates to wear when we promote this service learning project to colleagues and students. We appreciate the support and tools to be able to organize this student volunteering activity. WHY this grant? See below.
EL Education Better World Day Grant- I wrote and received this grant for a 'community service project that contributes to a better world'! We will be decorating and donating paper lunch bags for the Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen (Huntersville NC) to use for the Summer Bag Lunch program. We will also decorate the insides of children's books to donate. WHY this grant? Students take civic action and see that they can make a positive difference in their community.
WE Volunteer Now Grant- I wrote and received this grant for 23 books for K-2 classrooms, 16 packs of crayons for 3-5 classrooms, and 5 'Crayon Crew' vests. An initiative of WE made possible by Good Starts Young and The Allstate Foundation, WE Volunteer Now made it easy to set up this school-wide student service project. WHY this grant? When students are empowered with the knowledge, skills and resources to be leaders, they can change our world for the better. Students and teachers will collect crayons- used, broken pieces- and at the end of the year they will be shipped to The Crayon Initiative. The Crayon Initiative collects donated crayons from restaurants, schools and homes across the country, then melts them down and remanufactures them, reducing waste. The recycled crayons are distributed to art programs at children’s hospitals across the U.S., brightening the lives of young patients during their stay.
Make Us Organized Wiggling Wobblers! Donor's Choose Grant- I wrote and received this grant for a rolling book box cart and two active learning stools. WHY this grant?
giving students choices about their physical classroom space teaches them higher-order thinking skills
weak organization skills affect kids' ability to store and retrieve information for learning, increasingly important as they get older
No Sigh-ing With This Science! Donor's Choose Grant - I wrote and received this grant for 3 sets of differentiated nonfiction texts and true to life xrays. WHY this grant?
To help develop background knowledge
To help develop complex text comprehension that is engaging and age appropriate
To help satisfy the basic human motivator of understanding WHY did something happen and HOW does something work. Curiosity is the foundation of invention!
We've Got To Move It, Move It! Donor's Choose Grant- I wrote and received this grant for flexible seating choices. WHY this grant?
giving students choices about their physical classroom space teaches them higher-order thinking skills
physical activity is linked to higher academic performance, better health, and improved behavior
Native Pollinator Plant Garden- I attended workshops and then applied for and received the grant from the Green Teacher Network. Bank of America volunteers (one was a former parent) came to teach lessons and help students plant our beautiful pollinator garden! Books about gardens were also donated. Thank you to all who contributed! We enjoyed watching the bees and butterflies! WHY this grant?
To provide a hands-on outdoor learning environment
To cultivate students' natural fascination with the world
To teach students' responsibility, leadership, and respect for all living things
To enhance student achievement particularly in the STEM subjects
To foster critical thinking and group problem solving
Pets in the Classroom Grant- I wrote and received this grant and each year I then request a 'Sustaining Grant' to continue the fun! Our Betta fish is named Bubbles and this year he is going back to school in style with a Betta bed leaf hammock! WHY this grant?
To teach children responsibility and leadership via animal care.
To teach children compassion, empathy and respect for all living things, including animals, humans, nature, and the world we share.
To enhance and enrich a variety of traditional academic lessons, from science to language arts.
To provide an avenue for relaxation when children are stressed or when their behavior is unstable and/or challenging to manage (for both typically developing children and those with special needs).
To help students feel comfortable and engaged in the classroom and with their peers, so that the school environment is more conducive to quality learning, growth, and social connections.
To expose students to new experiences and opportunities (particularly for those who do not have pets of their own), which may translate to a decrease in unfounded fears and biases among children.
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