Project Description Massachusetts legislators recently passed a new law that requires school districts to provide means to screen students for a potential language based learning disability, such as dyslexia. The […]
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Wampanoag and Pilgrim Life
Project Description Third graders will participate in a comprehensive and engaging social studies exploration of Native American and Pilgrim ways of life in the 1620s. Students will individually research a […]
Read moreDY Drones = 100% Engagement
Project Description “As part of a STEM initiative, the library is implementing a drone workshop with our students. This first time interactive program will allow students to explore the social, […]
Read moreStargazing Community Project
Project Description Activities will include viewing the night sky through telescopes, flashlight reading under the stars, solar system games and space art stations. Students and families will have an opportunity […]
Read moreDiverse Novels for Advanced Course
Project Description Starting this year, our school has implemented a new year-long course titled Advanced Literacy to serve those students who have been identified as being exceptionally skilled in reading […]
Read moreReading Without Embarrassment
Project Description A “kid kindle” can be loaded with up to 100 books for free. Students can read whatever level they want and others cannot see what they are reading, […]
Read moreBilingual Book Library Book Section
Project Description We would like to start a bilingual section in our school library so that students from all cultures will see themselves represented in our collection. How will the […]
Read moreVoting Rights in America: A Traveling Exhibition
Project Description Cobblestone magazine is an exceptional history magazine for kids, used by teachers like myself, for decades. Their issue on voting rights in America traces voting rights back to colonial […]
Read moreNurse’s Office Library
Project Description Creating a library/reading nook has the potential to impact all students that visit the Nurse’s Office. To give an idea…throughout the 2018-2019 school year, the Nurse’s Office logged […]
Read moreCelebrating our Culture & Heritage!
Project Description A brand new teacher committee was created this year at the Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School (CCLCS), called the “Heritage & Culture Committee”. The committee was created out […]
Read moreHands on Literacy Centers
Project Description As first grade teachers, we do a lot of reading instruction! We have found that a major piece of learning to read is developing phonics skills. Through phonics […]
Read moreLord of the Flies Unit/ Mock Trial
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. […]
Read moreA Piece of Peace Parade #3: LIVE WELLfleet
Project Description The theme of this year’s parade is LIVE WELLfleet. The project entails a variety of projects throughout the school year culminating with a rally and parade to which […]
Read moreLiterary 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 moreProject Learning to Read in Spanish
Project Description I am an enthusiastic student of language acquisition. We know that today’s young learners acquire language more effectively when they are able to USE the language in context. […]
Read moreGIVE IT OWL YOU GOT, BCIS!!!
Project Description This year, we have transitioned from a Horace Mann Charter School to an Innovation School and our new mascot is the owl. The culminating project will be a […]
Read moreFrom Seed to Table
Project Description Harwich Elementary has 8 beds that we are able to use for planting. The plan is to have students and all grade levels start seeds and seedlings in […]
Read moreHistory and Social Science books
Project Description Purchasing fiction and non-fiction books to support the Grade 2 History and Social Studies curriculum at Stony Brook. How will the project be evaluated (e.g. how will you […]
Read moreFood Pantry Free Library
Project Description I read a statistic that in middle-income neighborhoods the ratio of books per child is 13 to 1, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio is 1 age-appropriate book for […]
Read moreNew Books for Special Ed Students
Project Description Funds from this grant will be used to purchase educational materials from the Rainbow Resource Center and the Institute for Multi Sensory Education. The Alphabet Series of readers […]
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 moreFamily Art Kits
Project Description Families will be invited to check out a themed Art Kit for a week. Inside each kit will be books (bilingual or multilingual, wordless and those featuring illustrations […]
Read moreFamily Fun Math and Engineering Night and Day
Project Description The project entails both a day and night aspect. The first day/night will be centered around geometry and physics (the Phys Ed teacher will be a part of […]
Read morePuzzles for All
Project Description What child doesn’t love a puzzle? Puzzles provide children with essential life skills. The purpose of the grant is to purchase a variety of developmentally appropriate puzzles for […]
Read moreDyslexie Classroom Library
Project Description The Dyslexie Classroom Library will be available in each third grade classroom for students with reading difficulties. A few years ago, I started a Dyslexie Library containing books […]
Read moreStudent Book Writing / Publishing
Project Description Class books teach students all aspects of the writing process, publishing and reading. Students share every book written with families. All Massachusetts standards in English Language Arts are […]
Read moreLiteracy for All
Project Description This literacy project, which specifically helps students develop phonemic awareness, will be utilized year upon year. Each phoneme is taught individually as part of a multi-sensory approach to […]
Read moreReady, Set, Read!
Project Description To begin a pilot program introducing an e-book collection for our school, Nathaniel H. Wixon. Utilizing this grant, I will purchase titles and begin an online catalog to […]
Read moreGrowth Mindset Social Emotional Classroom Library
Project Description I would like to create a Growth Mindset Read Aloud & Audio Library in my fifth grade classroom this year. Our fifth grade thoughtful thinkers will be able […]
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