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The goal is to foster a love for poetry and generate excitement to publish a poetry book of their own to give as a gift to their mother (or special female relative) for Mother's Day. This has been a grant that has been funded multiple times and is always a big success, since the items are consumable it needs to be applied for yearly.

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Poetry is a Gift

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School:
Poinciana Elementary 
Subject:
Language Arts 
Teacher:
Jenna Zimmer 
Students Impacted:
93 
Grade:
Date:
August 31, 2018

Investor

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Corky & Chuck Carlsen - $225.00

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Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 95

    We are so thrilled with the way our Spring Poetry Unit turned out this year!  We are extremely thankful to Champions for Learning and Mr. and Mrs. Carlsen for making our grant wishes come true.  This year was even more magical because we combined the publishing of the book as Mother's Day gifts with our poetry cafe.  

    The students took their writing through the writing process beginning with learning about different types of poetry all the way through publishing their original poems into a hardbound book for their mom's as a gift. Our free and reduced lunch population hovers around 75% so this gave the students that otherwise couldn't afford a gift something to give their mom's that they will cherish for years to come.  After publishing and wrapping their books, we practiced reading their poetry aloud.  We worked on volume, pace, and eye contact.  We also worked on introducing ourselves and thanking our audience.  This helped prepare our kids to be comfortable with public speaking.  As teachers we were so amazed at the level of their speaking skills and the confidence that they showed.  Even our two students with speech difficulties stood up with confidence and read their poems aloud.  The project targeted reading and writing standards, as well as, listening and speaking standards. 

     The morning of the poetry cafe was amazing!  We had a packed house with great attendance from parents and grandparents.  We received wonderful feedback from both the students and parents.  We are so excited with the event this year and hope we can continue to build on it for next year.  

     

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Student with Poetry Book

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Poetry Book

 

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Student Presenting

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Student Presenting

 

Original Grant Overview

Goal

The goal is to foster a love for poetry and generate excitement to publish a poetry book of their own to give as a gift to their mother (or special female relative) for Mother's Day. This has been a grant that has been funded multiple times and is always a big success, since the items are consumable it needs to be applied for yearly.  

 

What will be done with my students

Students will receive instruction in the different types of poetry in our Spring Poetry Unit and then will be given the opportunity to write, edit, and publish their poems in a hardback book that they can illustrate and give it to their mother (or special female relative) for Mother's Day.  

 

Benefits to my students

The benefits of allowing students to learn, write, edit, publish, and illustrate their poetry is that they take ownership in the final product. They are engaged and invested because it is a gift for a loved one. Taking them through the writing process and allowing them to create a finished product allows the students to to process their knowledge about poetry in a way they will remember. It gives them ownership and pride. I have asked for enough books that our entire third grade at Poinciana will be able to participate and benefit. This activity is excellent because it can easily be differentiated for English Language Learners and our ESE students.  

 

Budget Narrative

My budget is for the blank hardcover books 95 @ $1.95 each. Plus tax of $9.26 and shipping @ $19.00. 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 100 Blank Books @ 1.95 each $195.00
2 Tax $11.00
3 Shipping $19.00
  Total: $225.00

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