Growing Great Readers with Sunshine
- School:
- Lavern Gaynor Elementary
- Subject:
- Language Arts
- Teacher:
- Tiffany Weeks
- Students Impacted:
- 75
- Grade:
- 5
- Date:
- September 11, 2020
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Suncoast Credit Union - $360.50
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!
This grant would meet the following Sunshine State Standards:
LA.5.1.6.2: The student will listen to, read, and discuss familiar and conceptually challenging text.
LA.5.1.6.3: The student will use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words.
LA.5.1.6.5: The student will relate new vocabulary to familiar words.
LA.5.1.7.2: The student will identify the author's purpose (inform, entertain, explain) in text and how an author's perspective influences text.
LA.5.1.7.3: The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level text through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details;
LA.5.1.7.7: The student will compare and contract elements in multiple texts (setting, characters, problems)
LA.5.1.7.8: The student will use strategies to repair comprehension of grade appropriate text when self-monitoring indicates confusion, including, but not limited to rereading, checking context clues, predicting, summarizing, questioning, and clarifying by checking other sources.
LA.5.2.1.2: The student will locate and analyze the elements of plot structure, including exposition, setting, character development, rising/falling action, problem/resolution, and theme in a variety of fiction
LA.5.2.1.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of a literary selection, and depending on the selection, include evidence from the text, personal experience, and comparison to other text/media
LA. 5.5.2.2: The student will make formal oral presentations for a variety of purposes and occasions, demonstrating appropriate language choices, body language, eye contact and the use of gestures, the use of supporting graphics (charts, illustrations, images, props), and available technologies.
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
This school year I am assigned to two different school libraries, Lavern Gaynor Elementary and Herbert Cambridge Elementary.
I am requesting a classroom set of Sunshine State Young Reader Award titles (15 books). One for each school.
The books will be purchased from Barnes and Noble.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 copies of Klwade | $20.00 |
| 2 | 3 copies of Olga and the Smelly Things | $37.50 |
| 3 | 3 copies of Operation Frog Effect | $20.00 |
| 4 | 3 copies of Planet Earth is Blue | $20.00 |
| 5 | 3 copies of Power Forward | $20.00 |
| 6 | 3 copies of Strongheart | $44.00 |
| 7 | 3 copies of Unicorn in the Barn | $20.00 |
| 8 | 3 copies of Voyage of the Dogs | $20.00 |
| 9 | 3 copies of Attack of the Virtual Monsters | $20.00 |
| 10 | 3 copies of Beatrice Zinker | $18.00 |
| 11 | 3 copies of Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen | $20.00 |
| 12 | 3 copies of Caterpillar Summer | $20.00 |
| 13 | 3 copies of Dragons in a Bag | $20.00 |
| 14 | 3 copies of How I became a Spy | $41.00 |
| 15 | 3 copies of Inkling | $20.00 |
| Total: | $360.50 |
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