Description
The 3rd grade is requesting funding towards sets of classroom headphones and a hanging pocket chart to store each headphones individually.
Grant Applicant
Ashley Cooper, Wendy McKechnie, Ken Rae, Valerie Anagnos
School Site
Grant Category
Grant Date
2024-06-01T12:00:00
Benefits of Program
Each and every student who comes through our third grade classrooms would benefit from this grant.
Success of Program
One way to define the success of this grant is just the time spent with our students each day finding headphones that work during classroom work time. When each student has working headphones, they can get to work just as the allowed time begins, making a smooth transition, as well as more time in the actual activity. This would also allow each student to have their own set of headphones that is theirs for the year. This would also really help when things like lice happen in the classroom. Students won't have to share headphones, since we would have enough for every child in our class, and each set would have its own pocket spot that is only for that one particular student.
Implementation
The Student Headphone Station would be implemented every day. In third grade, one daily activity that requires headphones is Flocabulary. Flocabulary is a program that cultivates literacy across the curriculum with standards-aligned video-based lessons and activities that leverage the power of hip-hop, storytelling, and emotional connections. We use Flocabulary daily with our students to improve their vocabulary since it's differentiated at their specific reading level, so some students are working on second grade words, while others are being challenged with 5th grade vocabulary. When it comes to testing, we have students who have their AR Tests, STAR Exams, CASSP Testing, and other assessments read to them. The headphones would ensure a quiet testing environment where they can hear the test directions and questions being read to them. Other activities that require headphones are Class Dojo, Prodigy, Moby Max, Epic and many others.
Can you share this grant with your grade level or subject team?
Our entire grade level of four 3rd grade teachers would each have their own set of headphones and a hanging bag station.
Sustainability
If this grant is funded, these headphones could be used year after year by students coming through our classrooms. By having a hanging bag station, the headphones would be kept clean and safe throughout the year, ensuring that we would be able to use these headphones for several years with our third grade students.
Amount Funded
$2060.00
Individual Budget Items(s)
$2000 - Headphones at $20 each for 4 classes of 25
$60 - Hanging Organizer $15 each for 4 classes
Other funding sources
No, we haven't spoken with our principal about other funds. The school librarian usually orders cheaper headphones for the school, but they're not great, easily break and don't last for very long before needing to be replaced.