Project Description In 1995 the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School was founded, and one of the early traditions was reading the book The Lord of the Flies in 8th grade. […]
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Literary Magazine Club
Project Description Literary Magazine Club is a student-run club that meets every Friday during school and once a month after school and is aimed at bringing students of all grades […]
Read moreDiversity and the American Dream
Project Description We propose purchasing 2 class sets each (50 books each) of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas for 10th grade English […]
Read moreImage-Making Integrated Curriculum – Author & Illustrator Opportunity for All Students
Project Description This project is designed to go with the “Image-Making Within the Writing Process,” which is a dynamic art-and literature based approach to writing. It is designed to support […]
Read moreProject Learning to Read in Spanish
Project Description As a Spanish teacher of 7th and 8th graders at Old Rochester Regional Jr. High, I myself am an enthusiastic student of language acquisition. We know that today’s […]
Read moreGrade Four Classroom Libraries
Project Description You may have been aware that Teaticket Elementary School was closed last summer and into the fall of 2016 due to the discovery of asbestos in the building. […]
Read moreKid Coders and Engineers
Project Description “The goal of this project is to get children to unleash their creative and innovative natures. Children will be designing, engineering and creating using literature as a basis […]
Read moreUpcycled Trashed Books and Book Pages
Project Description The objective is for students to get excited about books. Look at old books and discover beautiful language, thoughts and impressions that can be brought back to life […]
Read moreNever at a Loss for Words: Vocabulary Inspired by Masterpiece Art
Project Description My goal is to increase vocabulary for all the students in Eastham Elementary School using art reproductions to stimulate language that can be displayed, and shared throughout our […]
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Current Books for Teenagers
Project Description The funding of this grant would pay for the purchase of a set of books for the English Department at West Tisbury School. These will be grade level […]
Read moreGraphic Novel Our World
Project Description The graphic novel section of the East Falmouth Elementary School Library currently contains 142 books, which accounts for approximately 1.40% of our print collection. However, these 142 books […]
Read moreLiterary Lockers
Project Description The end result of the “Literary Lockers” project is to paint the unused lockers(see attachment) that line the halls of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School to resemble the spines […]
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Expanding Literacy Through Graphic Novels
Project Description Goal: to expand our graphic novel collection to support student literacy, promote engagement in school clubs and increase interest in the library, as outlined in the Sturgis Charter […]
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Peace Scholars: Learning Through Literature
Project Description The ultimate goal of education and learning is to produce individuals who think critically about themselves and the world around them, construct creative solutions to problems, and evaluate […]
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Harlem Renaissance Traveling Exhibit
Project Description Last April, I attended the Annual Conference for Teachers and Librarians at the JFK Library & Museum. Three authors/illustrators presented their life’s work, perhaps better said, their lives […]
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Summer Reading Matters!
Project Description Research has shown that the lack of access to summer reading material is linked to the reading achievement gap evident in low-income students. Children from low-income families reliably […]
Read moreBook Hooks
Project Description Over 45% of our students read below grade level and over 50% are eligible for free and reduced lunch. I wish to initiate a program, in the middle […]
Read moreThe Artful Cafe
Project Description The goal of the Artful Café is to provide a creative outlet for our students. The students of Waypoint Academy comprise the most vulnerable population on Cape Cod. The […]
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On Level Non-Fiction Reading
These set of A-D on-level readers will allow kindergartners to read about topics they are expected to master on a level they can comprehend. As a district as a whole […]
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D-Y Library Collection Development for 8th Grade
Dennis- Yarmouth Regional High School (DY) is one among the six schools in the Dennis-Yarmouth school district. It is the only high school in the district and there is one […]
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Art and Literature
Goals, objectives, and activities – Students will learn how to correctly stretch a canvas using a hand-built frame – Students will independently prime a stretched canvas correctly using gesso. […]
Read moreCod Core: Reading Historical Non-fiction
Goals and objectives: Students will read Cod, by Mark Kurlansky, and evaluate the role fish has played in shaping modern world history. Complex, non fiction history is now a greater […]
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