Learning about Leaders

School:: Lavern Gaynor Elementary
Subject:: History
Teacher:: Tiffany Weeks
Students Impacted:: 325
Grade:: K-5
Date:: August 29, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Glenn & Lisa Church - $100.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 350

The "Who was" & "Who is" books have always been popular, but now that we were able to add 20 new titles they have been more popular than ever! There is now a section in the library dedicated just to those titles.

Students have been able to read about many famous leaders from the past and present. This correlates with the school's Leader in Me culture.

Many biographies are very mundane and boring, but these titles are clearly written for children. The students were able to get a much deeper understanding of the subject. I smile every time a student comes in and asks where they are located. The circulation in our biography section has increased and students are now being exposed to leaders that they have never even heard of before.

For our annual Leadership Day, the students created a wax museum with information they had gathered from the biographies. It was so cool!

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

To increase students' enthusiasm for reading biographies and learning about famous people from history.

What will be done with my students

Students will read the high interest "Who was" or "Who is" biographies
Students will have an opportunity to publish a report or develop a book trailer to be shared with other students who may be interested in reading about that person. Book trailers can be connected to each title via a QR code.

Benefits to my students

These biographies are very popular. The combination of this set of books and the unique way of presenting what they have learned will create a positive and memorable learning experience for students.

This type of biography also helps students to build their sustained reading skills since they are written in a chapter book format.

Budget Narrative

This amount will allow me to purchase approximately 15 different paperback titles. These books can be used for multiple years.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Variety of "Who Is/Was" Biography Titles	$100.00
	Total:	$100.00

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