Growing Great Readers with Sunshine
- School:
- Lavern Gaynor Elementary
- Subject:
- Language Arts
- Teacher:
- Tiffany Weeks
- Students Impacted:
- 75
- Grade:
- K-5
- Date:
- August 3, 2021
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Perna-Rose Foundation of Hope - $402.00
Original Grant Overview
Goal
Fifth grade is a pivotal year in reading. My goal is to grow the students' love of reading for pleasure by providing a variety of quality literature in the students' classroom. We will increase peer interaction by sharing with others, through conversation, ideas and thoughts, about books on the Sunshine State Young Readers List. Also, students will experience firsthand the political voting process when choosing their favorite book and comparing our results with those of other participating schools around the state of Florida.
What will be done with my students
Fifth Grade teachers will each be given a class set of SSYRA titles and curriculum to support student learning. Classes will view a SSYRA premiere when the Media Specialist provides video book trailers on each of the 15 titles. Students will be encouraged to read as many of the books as they can throughout the 7 month period. They may write book reviews that will be shared with their peers. These may be viewed by students throughout the school. Students that read at least 3 titles, which includes at least 2 titles that will be read and discussed by the classroom teacher (this helps accommodate readers of all levels in the class), may vote in a mock election using real voting booths provided by the Supervisor of Elections. For every 3 books read, the student will be eligible for a reward provided by the Media Specialist. Those students who are successful in reading (or listening to) to all 15 titles will be invited to a special invitation only reading party. In the past, we have made this a field trip to California Pizza Kitchen and a shopping spree at Barnes and Noble!
Benefits to my students
Independent reading programs enhance students' knowledge and skills. The book trailers and awards will help motivate reluctant readers. Students will learn the importance and power of the voting process when they vote for their favorite SSYRA title. They will practice good citizenship skills when discussing the books with their peers and learn to appreciate the views of others about which is the best book. The students and classroom teachers will benefit by having the 15 quality titles easily accessible in their classroom library. These books will be able to be read by students for years to come. This program will benefit three 5th grade classrooms which will be approximately 75 students.
Budget Narrative
I am requesting 3 classroom sets of Sunshine State Young Reader Award titles (15 books).
The books will be collected at the end of the year and organized together to create literature sets for lessons that will benefit students for years to come.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 copies of Amelia Six | $24.00 |
| 2 | 3 copies of Black Brother, Black Brother | $24.00 |
| 3 | 3 copies of Charlie & Frog | $24.00 |
| 4 | 3 copies of Disaster Days | $24.00 |
| 5 | 3 copies of Field Guide to Getting Lost | $24.00 |
| 6 | 3 copies of Following Baxter | $51.00 |
| 7 | 3 copies of From the Desk of Zoe Washington | $24.00 |
| 8 | 3 copies of The Great Pet Heist | $24.00 |
| 9 | 3 copies of How to Test a Friendship | $18.00 |
| 10 | 3 copies of Incredibly Dead Pets | $42.00 |
| 11 | 3 copies of Midnight at the Barclay Hotel | $27.00 |
| 12 | 3 copies of The Newspaper Club | $24.00 |
| 13 | 3 copies of Roll With It | $24.00 |
| 14 | 3 copies of Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez | $24.00 |
| 15 | 3 copies of Wish Upon a Sleepover | $24.00 |
| Total: | $402.00 |
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