The Daily Five is a district-wide classroom management system that is a framework which completely encompasses reading and writing curriculum. One of the five components is "listen to reading". A CD listening station along with some new books on tape will replace older equipment that does not work well.
Grants - all (all)
Supporting Daily Five
1st Grade Teachers: Davis, Reece & Neneman, Mahaffie Elementary, $800
Time To Focus
Laura Bogart, Juvenile Detention Center, $1,490
Incarcerated youth have a lot of free time with nothing to do but read. Some are learning to love reading for the first time but resources here are limited. These books will create a library of reading materials aimed at their personal interests as well as life and social skills the students need as they are given time to focus on their future and reflect on their past.
Teacher in My Pocket
Toni Cole, Mahaffie Elementary School, $840
MP3 players allow this teacher to record stories with her teaching strategies interjected for home reading practice. She will "be there" walking students through the pages of books. Parents will also be able to listen themselves and learn how they can help their students.
Whisper Phones
Brett Hartin, Olathe South High School, $845
Two PVC elbow connectors and six inch pipe, glued together, makes a "phone" students hold, reading quietly into one end and listening to the amplified sound that travels to the other end at their ear. This teaching tool is used during the writing process allowing a student to read a paper out loud, quietly, to themselves while not bothering other students. Additional funds purchased books, expanding the breadth of literature taught in English IV, starting with the oldest surviving English epic, Beowulf, and ending with the last great epic written in English, Paradise Lost.
Marathoning Minds Fitness Challenge
David Kearney, Sunnyside Elementary School, $550
Electronic recording devices purchased from grant monies will track every individual mile ran during recess by these elementary students as they continue their school-wide fight against childhood obesity, use physical activity to stimulate their brain, and promote a sense of community as their school running club prepares for local kids' races and marathons.
Backpack Bookworms
Carol Adkins, Diana Stevens and Alison Melton, Rolling Ridge Elementary School, $965
This innovative summer program will allow students to walk from their school each week during the summer months to the public library with their teachers. This will keep books in their hands and promote reading all summer long.
Climbing the Level Ladder
Stacy Vandemark, Forest View Elementary School, $1,000
This program will maximize student success by allowing them to practice with books on their exact reading level which will, in turn, allow them to progress up the reading level ladder.
No Time to Waste
Jill Stuart, Claire Alternative Learning Center, $1,050
Students who struggle with emotional and behavioral issues often spend time out of the classroom trying to manage their acute emotional issues, yet they have no time to waste academically. Theraputty, work boxes, zoom balls and other equipment provide experiences to maintain educational learning while experiencing emotional recovery.
Orffestrators!
Michelle Williams, Rolling Ridge Elementary School, $3,800
A classroom set of Orff percussion instruments such as xylophones, metallophones and glockenspiels will give each student a fun and exciting way to learn the music curriculum. Afterschool Orfesstrator ensemble performances will allow students to shine.
ELL Night Classes
Selena Eckstrom, Countryside and Indian Creek Elementary School, $3,500
Limited-English-speaking parents will learn language skills that will allow them to help their students with homework and test preparation at home.