Description
Weekly newspapers covering social studies, science and current events to enhance our ELD program. All of the monthly and weekly topics correlate to what we are teaching in our transitional kindergarten classrooms.
Grant Applicant
Jen Cilmi
Grant Co-applicants
School Site
Grant Category
Grant Date
2025-03-31T12:00:00
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 engaging for students; 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 in fall!
Implementation
These resources are used weekly during our ELD/Comprehension time. We read them as a whole group, and engage with the online component. They are then taken home to be read with families. Families also have access to the online component and can interact with their child at home with the magazine.
Can you share this grant with your grade level or subject team?
Yes, this grant will be used in all of the TK classrooms.
Sustainability
As a consumable, these are for one year only.
75 students x $5.75 per student, plus taxes and shipping and handling
75 students x $5.75 per student, plus taxes and shipping and handling
Amount Funded
$481.13
Individual Budget Items(s)
$431 - My Big World, print and digital
Shipping
$43.13
Taxes
$-7.00
Other funding sources
Currently, our site funds do not include this subscription, so there is no other funding for this item.
File Uploads
Grant 2025.pdf
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Notes
We wrote the grant for 75 students. We can adjust the actual number needed in September 2025, we thank you for supporting this resource over the years!