Scholastic: My Big World for Transitional Kindergarten

Moderation state
funded
Grant Applicant
Jen Cilmi
Grant Co-applicants
School Site
Grant Date
2024-06-01T12:00:00
Description

Weekly newspapers covering Social Studies, Science and current events to enhance our ELD program.  The topics all correlate with what is being taught in transitional kindergarten. 

 

Benefits of Program

This is a great resource to get students excited about learning the Science, Social Studies and current event topics we are teaching. The newspapers are age appropriate and engaging. They support our ELA and ELD Speaking and Listening standards. They allow for great class discussions and peer-to-peer conversations. There is also an online component that is really engaging, with supplemental videos, games, and movement breaks. 

Success of Program

These materials enhance our collaborative conversations and vocabulary development. They add a lot of great facts/information to our curriculum. They are also very exciting and engaging. The students really look forward to reading them in the classroom together and taking them home to share with families. The monthly topics coincide with our TK monthly themes, from farm animals in spring to investigating pumpkins! 

Implementation

These resources are used weekly during our ELD/Comprehension time. We read them as a  whole group, small group and independently. They are then taken home to be read with families.  Families also have access to the online component.

 

Can you share this grant with your grade level or subject team?

They will be for all TK classrooms.

Sustainability
As a consumable, these are for one year only.

72 students x $5.75 per student, plus taxes and shipping and handling
Amount Funded
$489.00
Individual Budget Items(s)
$414 - My Big World, print and digital
Shipping
$41.00
Taxes
$34.00
Other funding sources

Yes, this is not a district/site funded item.

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Notes

We wrote the grant for 72 students.  We can adjust the actual number needed in September 2022.

We thank you for supporting this resource over the years!